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Roadster32
Wise words by Keith (around 2:40):
video: [www.youtube.com]
You got to know acoustic before you got to know electric stuff.
They just put a microphone in.
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pftw04
I will be learning guitar. Shall I choose acoustic/spanish or electric guitar? If electric then shall I go for telecaster or gibson which Keith uses
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dcba
If you want to "bang" buy an electric. If Angie or WH are your thing buy an acoustic.
Learning to play a musical instrument is - unless you have a natural talent - a very slow humbling and frustrating process.
Then one day you discover you can play easily licks you could not play a few months before. This is a magic moment that will give you intense satisfaction.
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pftw04
I will be learning guitar. Shall I choose acoustic/spanish or electric guitar? If electric then shall I go for telecaster or gibson which Keith uses
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downagain
I would suggest choosing the guitar you're most interested in learning to play. Motivation is key.
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Big Al
If you want a very-reasonably priced electric, you cannot go too far wrong with the Squire 'Classic Vibe' line: essentially, budget-reissues of the great 60's and 70's Fenders. I have a '60's Custom Esquire' from this line. Admittedly, I don't play it very much - I prefer my acoustic for casual noodling -, but it looks lovely on it's stand. They're terrific guitars for the money, in my opinion; and a far better bet than the cheapy-cheap Squires
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Big Al
If you want a very-reasonably priced electric, you cannot go too far wrong with the Squire 'Classic Vibe' line: essentially, budget-reissues of the great 60's and 70's Fenders. I have a '60's Custom Esquire' from this line. Admittedly, I don't play it very much - I prefer my acoustic for casual noodling -, but it looks lovely on it's stand. They're terrific guitars for the money, in my opinion; and a far better bet than the cheapy-cheap Squires
Mike Rutherford played a Squire for some songs on the '21 Genesis tour!
Apparently he was stuck in a foreign country longer than expected due to covid, wanted to purchase a guitar to play around with to kill time, found a Squire and said it was really a nice guitar, so much so he decided to take it on tour.
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dmay
Here's a few places to check out regarding learning to play - Justin Guitar and Marty Schwartz on utoob. Regarding a guitar to learn on, a decent acoustic is the way to start. Go to a local guitar shop and see what they have used and new, hold the guitar and see how your fretting hand feels on the neck. You can also see what a used guitar might/should cost by checking out reverb.com.
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dmay
Here's a few places to check out regarding learning to play - Justin Guitar and Marty Schwartz on utoob. Regarding a guitar to learn on, a decent acoustic is the way to start. Go to a local guitar shop and see what they have used and new, hold the guitar and see how your fretting hand feels on the neck. You can also see what a used guitar might/should cost by checking out reverb.com.
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Big Al
If you want a very-reasonably priced electric, you cannot go too far wrong with the Squire 'Classic Vibe' line: essentially, budget-reissues of the great 60's and 70's Fenders. I have a '60's Custom Esquire' from this line. Admittedly, I don't play it very much - I prefer my acoustic for casual noodling -, but it looks lovely on it's stand. They're terrific guitars for the money, in my opinion; and a far better bet than the cheapy-cheap Squires
Mike Rutherford played a Squire for some songs on the '21 Genesis tour!
Apparently he was stuck in a foreign country longer than expected due to covid, wanted to purchase a guitar to play around with to kill time, found a Squire and said it was really a nice guitar, so much so he decided to take it on tour.
He was stuck in South Africa, I think. Yep, in fact, it was a 'Bullet Squire Stratocaster', the very-cheapest model. It just goes to show, doesn't it?