electric guitar

so i'm getting my son an electric guitar for christmas...

http://www.fender.com/products/searc...tno=0130169530

i figured i'd ask here... what do ya think?

in light,
aleesha

i thinks its pretty cool, but i know nothing about guitars beyond knowing how to play smoke on the water. LOL. maybe the vomitore man can help you out.

I would say if the price is right, go for it. As far as I know, Fender guitars are still decent. If you know someone who plays that can try one out for you, so much the better.

Can't go wrong with a strat. :)

his guitar teacher is going in to check it out tomorrow. it's at the store until closer to christmas LOL don't want him to find it early afterall!

i know NOTHING about guitars... hence the reason i thought i'd ask here. and yup, vomitore is who i was specifically thinking of when i made this thread!

My dad has had several Stratocasters and I have played several too.. always like them.. well, as long as they are the American made ones.

yes, these are made in america... not the overseas ones. that's a different "name" on the guitar. ;) (see i learned something today at the guitar store LOL)

What style of music will he be playing most of? thats always something to consider when choosing a guitar as some are more suited to certain types of music whereas some are sort of "all purpose".........also, has he expressed an interest in a particular shape/colour and/or brand name?

he's 13... he loves metal... heavy metal. so we are getting him a peavey (spell?) amp as that's what was recommended to us.

and at this point... he doesn't know anything about electric guitars so he doesn't have a preference.

My first amp was a Peavey, and they are my favourite, especially the performance series, if I ever buy my own stage setup, it will be Peavey top to bottom LOL

If I were you, I would check this out http://www.zzounds.com/item--EPISPII
thats the one I'd be buying him, but I'm biased since I'm a Les Paul freak LOL but from what you said, its likely going to deliver more of what he'll be after...p.s. Black is hot ;) :D

here is a good review page for that model in particular http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/revie...l_2/index.html
all the new kids are playing them :rolleyes::P

if your looking to order from a Canadian retailer, theres a shop in my city that has an online shop and does shipping, let me know if you want the link

thanks chris but we are buying local (to support local shops) ;) i do know he wants the 'whammy bar' if that's what it's called LOL - and that one says it doesn't have one.

good guitar, will this be his first guitar?

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i do know he wants the 'whammy bar' if that's what it's called LOL - and that one says it doesn't have one.

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True, it doesnt....I personally would never use one, and neither do 90% of the players of the music he likely is into.... but I'm also all about giving my kids what they want, so if he wants a whammy bar, he should have one ;)

it's about the only thing he talks about regarding an electric guitar... so ya, i want it to have one ;)

he has an accoustic guitar already and he's very gifted... he is picking it up so naturally. his guitar teacher doesn't care which one he plays in class and he's welcome to bring whatever he wants to play that day... so that's nice. he adores his teacher!

his teacher is more concerned about assisting his passion... cause without passion, he won't go far.

he has NO idea he's getting this. i've told him he has to play the accoustic for at least a few more years before i'll consider buying him an electric. we went in to see how much they are so we could 'gift' him some money towards his future guitar for christmas... but this was too good a deal to pass up (50% off).

and as adam says, "those smiles are priceless!" (not an exact quote but close enough)

bumping this up for mike!!!

Looks like seks on a stick to me, but yeah, where's Mike?!

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so i'm getting my son an electric guitar for christmas...

http://www.fender.com/products/searc...tno=0130169530

i figured i'd ask here... what do ya think?

in light,
aleesha

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Trust me. He's gonna go nuts for that! :D Haha it's very nice and honestly, some of the Mexican made Fender's are just as good as the American ones I have played. What kind of amp does he have? I can point you in the right direction for a lil practice amp that's just plain amazing and a great value!

we were picking up a little peavey amp... something easy to carry to and from lessons.

what do you suggest?

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we were picking up a little peavey amp... something easy to carry to and from lessons.

what do you suggest?

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It's called a Roland Cube 30. It's AMAZING! Sounds out of this world with Boss effects (Roland owns Boss) and it has received nothing but raved reviews. I have a full stack myself but for a lil practice amp that would be my ultimate choice. You can also plus a lil CD player into it and jam with it as well as you can plug an acoustic guitar into it. We have these 300.00 Martin acoustic elctric guitars at my work and I plugged it into the Roland and the tone was out of this world! Thay sell for 219.00 and it's hands down a killer value.

okay thanks mike! i'll check to see if they have those.

I would go with the fender myself. I always wanted a fender strat and once had the ultimatum to choose either a fender squire strat or a Mongoose freestyle bike (before mongoose sold out)...


Needless to say I ended up going for the Bike but to this day wish I went for the guitar. I was in the 6th grade though as well...so for me getting around the neighborhood a little easier was more on my mind. lol

As far as Peavey products are considered. I'm not generally knowledgable on the guitar end of things but I know their Pro audio ( Dj/pa ) stuff is great. I'd reccomend their stuff to anybody.

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I would go with the fender myself. I always wanted a fender strat and once had the ultimatum to choose either a fender squire strat or a Mongoose freestyle bike (before mongoose sold out)...


Needless to say I ended up going for the Bike but to this day wish I went for the guitar. I was in the 6th grade though as well...so for me getting around the neighborhood a little easier was more on my mind. lol

As far as Peavey products are considered. I'm not generally knowledgable on the guitar end of things but I know their Pro audio ( Dj/pa ) stuff is great. I'd reccomend their stuff to anybody.

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Yeah I'd prefer a Peavey PA before I get another amp from them. I had the 5150 amp and it was ok, but nothing amazing. My current amp though is just what I've dreamt of. I was playing it last night and I set my V up with heavier strings and detuning and man, it just roared with such feirce power.

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Yeah I'd prefer a Peavey PA before I get another amp from them. I had the 5150 amp and it was ok, but nothing amazing. My current amp though is just what I've dreamt of. I was playing it last night and I set my V up with heavier strings and detuning and man, it just roared with such feirce power.

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I hope you went with at least 65 on your E and then dropped it to B!!

CH-CH-CHAWNKK!

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I hope you went with at least 65 on your E and then dropped it to B!!

CH-CH-CHAWNKK!

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HAHA no 65. 65 is too much tension. My V is a long scale neck so I dont need as much tension. However on my ESP Les Paul I need a 60 since it's a short scale neck. But man the tone and roar I heard last night. I felt like a prom queen again! :eek: And yes, It's in B.

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:eek: And yes, It's in B.

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Atta boy! Grim it up!


(I had to drop from 70's to 65 to get the tension right on the Viper - but it's got some chest-thumping chunkitude)

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Atta boy! Grim it up!


(I had to drop from 70's to 65 to get the tension right on the Viper - but it's got some chest-thumping chunkitude)

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Oh ok. A Viper is short scale like my Les Paul. So A 65 I can see. I'd probably go with a 58 or 60.

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Oh ok. A Viper is short scale like my Les Paul. So A 65 I can see. I'd probably go with a 58 or 60.

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Either would be far easier to play that's for sure - but for that Sabbath/Runemagick deeeeeeep doooooomy drone . . . .

(now I notice the lack of a dancing grimster smiley)

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(now I notice the lack of a dancing grimster smiley)

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I have NO idea what that would look like....but if you find one, I'll install it for us. ;)

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Either would be far easier to play that's for sure - but for that Sabbath/Runemagick deeeeeeep doooooomy drone . . . .

(now I notice the lack of a dancing grimster smiley)

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You'd want a lil slack in the strings. It'll be more doomy. To me if it's too tight it wont sound like it's tuned down.

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You'd want a lil slack in the strings. It'll be more doomy. To me if it's too tight it wont sound like it's tuned down.

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Haha truuuuust me - you can still bend the lowest notes appreciably - there's more than a little slack.

Haha you'd love the sound though I got last night. 2 Marshall 4x12's with vintage 30's. Wow!

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Haha you'd love the sound though I got last night. 2 Marshall 4x12's with vintage 30's. Wow!

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<- Jealous - I only have a little Rocktron (which is still too loud for the house hehe).

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<- Jealous - I only have a little Rocktron (which is still too loud for the house hehe).

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Get a Roland Cube 30. The high gain on it is uber-god!