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I've been playing acoustic guitar for around 2 years now and i want an electric. I'm on a budget so the guitar has to be under $300-400. I want to play pop punk,rock, and alternative(like all time low,paramore, boys like girls, etc) and i was thinking between either the epiphone les paul 100,
the epiphone les paul special II, or a fender strat. I don't really know much about electric guitars, so if you guys could help me out that'd be great!
and what's a good amp i could get?
Answer
Hello there,
Those guitars have totally different sounds. They also have quite a different feel to them. The Epiphone will have a 24 3/4 inch neck scale and the Fender a 25 1/2 inch scale. That means the frets on the Fender will be slightly farther apart. Where that becomes most noticable is down the neck, especially below the 12th fret. I presume you will try both style guitars out before you decide. You will want to notice the difference down the neck. Up in the first few frets there is very little difference.
Epiphone makes some great guitars, however those two are not some of them. Both are very cheaply constructed and not very good quality guitars. I also presume because of your price range that when you say Fender Strat you are referring to a Squier Strat. Actual Fender Strats are going to cost more than that. While Squier is made for Fender, they are considerable lower in quality. The Squier Standard is a decent guitar. The Squier Bullet and the Affinity are just too cheaply made for my tastes. Of the two Epiphones you listed, the Squier Standard is a better quality instrument. The Affinity and Bullet are about equal to those two Epiphones. I would not recommend either those Epiphones or the Bullet or Affinity.
If you can find an 80s vintage Squier those are much higher quality than the current ones made in China and Indonesia. The 80s Squier was made in Japan and Korea and are very good guitars. I see them on eBay sometimes.
Most beginners underestimate the importance of the amp and speakers in your sound. No matter what guitar you have, you can sound no better than your speakers will allow. That is the limiting factor. A great guitar played through a lousy amp or lousy speakers will sound lousy. A mediocre guitar played through a good amp and good speakers will sound decent. Do yourself a big favor and do not get a small practice amp. The speakers in those always make you sound thin and tinny no matter what brand. My suggestion to beginners is to look for a used 1x12 (or 2x12) combo amp. A combo means the speaker and amplifier are in the same cabinet. The 1x12 means it has one 12 inch speaker. I pick that speaker size because I have never seen a lousy speaker in a 1x12 combo by Fender, Marshall, Crate, Peavey, Vox, or Line 6. I see used 1x12 combos sell on eBay for about the price of a new small practice amp. There really is not comparison in sound. Sure each of those brands have a slightly different sound, but all are good and you can sound good on any of them. I picked those particular brands because they are all commonly found and there are lots of good used 1x12s on the market.
If you decide you prefer the Gibson length neck scale, look for a Epiphone Les Paul Standard or even Studio. You can probably get a used one within your price range. There are so much better sounding than the two Epiphones you listed.
Since some of the music you listed requires a clean sound, you may be better off with the Strat over the Les Paul. The Les Paul does distortion better than the Strat because of its pickups. However, the Les Paul does not do clean nearly as well as a Strat.
Over all, my suggestion to you is look for a used Squier Strat made in Japan or Korea ($200 or less). Then get a used 1x12 combo amp (probably $150). You come in within your budget and get a decent quality guitar that plays well and has a good sound and you have a decent amp and speakers to project a good sound.
Later,
Hello there,
Those guitars have totally different sounds. They also have quite a different feel to them. The Epiphone will have a 24 3/4 inch neck scale and the Fender a 25 1/2 inch scale. That means the frets on the Fender will be slightly farther apart. Where that becomes most noticable is down the neck, especially below the 12th fret. I presume you will try both style guitars out before you decide. You will want to notice the difference down the neck. Up in the first few frets there is very little difference.
Epiphone makes some great guitars, however those two are not some of them. Both are very cheaply constructed and not very good quality guitars. I also presume because of your price range that when you say Fender Strat you are referring to a Squier Strat. Actual Fender Strats are going to cost more than that. While Squier is made for Fender, they are considerable lower in quality. The Squier Standard is a decent guitar. The Squier Bullet and the Affinity are just too cheaply made for my tastes. Of the two Epiphones you listed, the Squier Standard is a better quality instrument. The Affinity and Bullet are about equal to those two Epiphones. I would not recommend either those Epiphones or the Bullet or Affinity.
If you can find an 80s vintage Squier those are much higher quality than the current ones made in China and Indonesia. The 80s Squier was made in Japan and Korea and are very good guitars. I see them on eBay sometimes.
Most beginners underestimate the importance of the amp and speakers in your sound. No matter what guitar you have, you can sound no better than your speakers will allow. That is the limiting factor. A great guitar played through a lousy amp or lousy speakers will sound lousy. A mediocre guitar played through a good amp and good speakers will sound decent. Do yourself a big favor and do not get a small practice amp. The speakers in those always make you sound thin and tinny no matter what brand. My suggestion to beginners is to look for a used 1x12 (or 2x12) combo amp. A combo means the speaker and amplifier are in the same cabinet. The 1x12 means it has one 12 inch speaker. I pick that speaker size because I have never seen a lousy speaker in a 1x12 combo by Fender, Marshall, Crate, Peavey, Vox, or Line 6. I see used 1x12 combos sell on eBay for about the price of a new small practice amp. There really is not comparison in sound. Sure each of those brands have a slightly different sound, but all are good and you can sound good on any of them. I picked those particular brands because they are all commonly found and there are lots of good used 1x12s on the market.
If you decide you prefer the Gibson length neck scale, look for a Epiphone Les Paul Standard or even Studio. You can probably get a used one within your price range. There are so much better sounding than the two Epiphones you listed.
Since some of the music you listed requires a clean sound, you may be better off with the Strat over the Les Paul. The Les Paul does distortion better than the Strat because of its pickups. However, the Les Paul does not do clean nearly as well as a Strat.
Over all, my suggestion to you is look for a used Squier Strat made in Japan or Korea ($200 or less). Then get a used 1x12 combo amp (probably $150). You come in within your budget and get a decent quality guitar that plays well and has a good sound and you have a decent amp and speakers to project a good sound.
Later,
what's a good Electric Guitar for under 400?
rurouni
I'm gonna be buying my first Electric Guitar moving up from an acoustic i just don't know where to begin..i live in the middle of know where so going to a music store its not impossible but its near impossible a link to a online store would be great.
Answer
Eh, for $400, you can't really get a good guitar in my opinion. With 500 or 600, there are a lot better guitars. But for $400, you can get low end ibanez, epiphone, and squire.
I suggest you save up a little more. With $400, you will be able to afford low end epiphones, from which I hear, aren't very good quality. With $500 you can get an actual fender guitar. With $700, you can afford a highend epiphone, which is very good for the money. Some say that it is even better than low end gibsons.
Here are some guitars you can get, from lowest to highest.
$230
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Squier-Standard-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=510422
$400
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-Les-Paul-Studio-Deluxe-Electric-Guitar?sku=581254
$450
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Blackout-Stratocaster-HH-Electric-Guitar?sku=H61567
$500
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-1956-Les-Paul-Electric-Guitar?sku=518320
$700
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Les-Paul-Custom-Electric-Guitar?sku=518350
Keep on Rockin'
pacmanguitarist
Eh, for $400, you can't really get a good guitar in my opinion. With 500 or 600, there are a lot better guitars. But for $400, you can get low end ibanez, epiphone, and squire.
I suggest you save up a little more. With $400, you will be able to afford low end epiphones, from which I hear, aren't very good quality. With $500 you can get an actual fender guitar. With $700, you can afford a highend epiphone, which is very good for the money. Some say that it is even better than low end gibsons.
Here are some guitars you can get, from lowest to highest.
$230
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Squier-Standard-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=510422
$400
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-Les-Paul-Studio-Deluxe-Electric-Guitar?sku=581254
$450
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Blackout-Stratocaster-HH-Electric-Guitar?sku=H61567
$500
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-1956-Les-Paul-Electric-Guitar?sku=518320
$700
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Les-Paul-Custom-Electric-Guitar?sku=518350
Keep on Rockin'
pacmanguitarist
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