Which Guitar sould i get

[DLR ROCKS]

Hey Guys besides the washburn 7 string i found these 4 guitars

http://www.music123.com/Epiphone-Special-II-i27931.music

http://www.music123.com/Epiphone-SG-Special-i30244.music

http://www.music123.com/Washburn-X10-i120152.music

http://www.music123.com/Washburn-x12-i134933.music

id like to know what you guys think of these guitars

[BrownSound1]

I'm not a big fan of Epiphones as a whole, but I really can't say if these are worth a shit without playing them. That goes for the Washburns as well. Just get a guitar that has a sound you like, and the features you want.

I've never bought a guitar online or through mail order....I'm a bit leary of that. Not because I'm afraid I won't get the product or anything, but because I can go to a music store and pick up five guitars that are supposed to be the same make and model, and they'll all sound different. When buying online you just don't get to pick you favorite of the bunch.

[Panamark]

Right on Brownsound1 !

You *HAVE* to play it before you buy it !

[GAR]

Id say the Washburn X10, replace the humbucker with a Duncan 59 and pull the others out.

[Cathedral]

Originally posted by BrownSound1
I'm not a big fan of Epiphones as a whole, but I really can't say if these are worth a shit without playing them. That goes for the Washburns as well. Just get a guitar that has a sound you like, and the features you want.

I've never bought a guitar online or through mail order....I'm a bit leary of that. Not because I'm afraid I won't get the product or anything, but because I can go to a music store and pick up five guitars that are supposed to be the same make and model, and they'll all sound different. When buying online you just don't get to pick you favorite of the bunch.

Straight from the Guitarist's Bible..............

[Don Corleone]

Originally posted by BrownSound1
but because I can go to a music store and pick up five guitars that are supposed to be the same make and model, and they'll all sound different.

Thats bang on. You really need to play a guitar before you buy one (no 2 guitars will sound the same).

[GAR]

DLRRocks is looking down in the dollar-value bin with the Epiphones so my recommendation is within scope of his original question.

[mhsWR210]

if your gonna get a guitar get a fender to start out with. they are good guitars.

[Cathedral]

Make sure that you understand their return policy too.
Like Brownie stated above, you can have 10 of the same axe and all of them will feel different, have different action, and in that group you'll find maybe one killer one while the others would be better suited as coffee tables, just add legs and a coaster.

[zeronumber]

You know what Guitar I like? The one that has a body, a neck, some frets, some pickups, a bridge, some tuners and some strings...

But with all seriousness, It should be something out of personal prefrence, from trying out the instrument, not by looks and price alone.

Speaking of which, that's another thing, Don't be sold on flashy, and "economically" priced guitars. Though it may look interesting, they don't have good sounds, mostly because these guitars are made out of Adler wood, instead of Maple, as you would know on some higher end models.

Plus, you don't want to go with something that would go out of tune, or would require new pickups in short spans of times.

Though, this being irrelavent to you, I'd go with 3 for, 3 reasons.

Mostly because it has a Thin strat body, humbucker pickup, and a tremolo...

That has shredding writtin' all over it.

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Panamark
Right on Brownsound1 !

You *HAVE* to play it before you buy it !

I thought you had an internet fiancee?

[Big Fat Sammy]

Originally posted by zeronumber


Speaking of which, that's another thing, Don't be sold on flashy, and "economically" priced guitars. Though it may look interesting, they don't have good sounds, mostly because these guitars are made out of Adler wood, instead of Maple, as you would know on some higher end models.

Alder is good, its the standard on quality opaque painted guitars, ash on transparent natural ones... and as far as I know there are no maple bodies...only the top is maple, like on Les Pauls.

The low end guitars are usually poplar...its cheap and light, but I tend to like them because they are light and resonate very well for sustain.

EVH used poplar if I remember correctly.

[kentuckyklira]

The Washburn will probably get you better value for money because you won´t be paying extra cash for the "by Gibson" bit. If you don´t feel the need for a tremolo then get the hardtail, better for staying in tune and all that.

Of course, take into account that the Washburns and the Epiphones have different scale necks. I for example, don´t like shorter, Gibson Les Paul style scale necks.

If you´re looking for a good deal on a Les Paul style guitar, check out SX guitars. I think Rondo Music has them!

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
I thought you had an internet fiancee?

Not sure what you are inferring ??

I have a fiance whom Im marrying very shortly.
(In fact next month)
Yes we did meet on the net, but the rest of the deal has
been real life my friend. Did you not know that ??
Fairytale stuff, true love all the way. Im sure you
know what that is.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt as we havent spoken
directly in a while. Congrats on the twins
if you havent read any of my other congratulations.

You can congratulate me too if you feel like

Cheers,

-Mark

[zeronumber]

Originally posted by Big Fat Sammy
Alder is good, its the standard on quality opaque painted guitars, ash on transparent natural ones... and as far as I know there are no maple bodies...only the top is maple, like on Les Pauls.

There are, a couple, but they're usually saved for higher end models, Such as "Deluxe" versions of guitars.

Besides, Maple in the long run looks better if you want to modify the paint, such if you want to ink the top and put a clear coat to do a whole "Prs" look, maple wood is usually the best way to go.

The low end guitars are usually poplar...its cheap and light, but I tend to like them because they are light and resonate very well for sustain.

EVH used poplar if I remember correctly.

Meh, I don't like them because they usually have a cheap feel and sound to them. Granted, on a standard 10 watt amp, you'll hardly tell the difference between the clean sounds of a cheap guitar, with a regular guitar, but in the long run, you'll want something that's going to last you for many reasons.

1- Because if you're a student, you'll want something that's going to last a very long time, stay in tune, and be fairly low maintenace, which is something you won't tend to find in guitars that are so cheaply made these days. Espesially if you see something priced 200. My rule is, that if my pickups cost more than a mass produced guitar, It's most likely the guitar is a POS.

2- If for whatever reason you want to quit, You might as well have a guitar with good buy back value. These sort of guitars go for about 50 at pawn shops...

3-Customization. Higher end guitars are better to invest in because of this factor alone. Mostly because the neck and the body are already top quality...Thus any new parts you add to it, won't be such a shock of a change. (Like say, if you put a different set of tuners on your guitar, you won't have an unequal distrabution of weight, because a alder necks are so light) Plus, any person who ever painted their guitar, or any paints for a guitar, suggest maple, to get the best color you can. Then the final factor, are pickups. Nearly every pickup company (Be it EmG, Lace, Seymour Duncan, etc.) will highly recomend that you have a set put into a Maple guitar to get the best tone possible.

If you don´t feel the need for a tremolo then get the hardtail, better for staying in tune and all that.

Actually, Tremolo's stay in Tune quite well(If the tremolo bridge was put in correctly.) They only tend to go out of tune, if you break a string.