Beginner electric guitar choices made easy.

How to choose a great guitar

Think of the people before you that made that same decision, people like John Lennon, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix.

They made history - maybe you will too.

There are lots of great looking electric guitars out there.

They are not all as great sounding as they look - here's some of the things that I found that make a great electric guitar.

1. Solid wood body - quality wood produces quality sound production and sustain. Choices are usually Swamp ash, which is know for its twang, mahogany which is known for crunch, Alder which is good for modern Rock, poplar which has a good sustain and tone to it.
2. Good quality pickups - Good quality signal to amplifier. Pickups are easily replaced later for better sound.Lots of choices here. I recommend taking a look and listen to Rockfield pickups. I have them in my Les Paul. They make me smile :)
3. A strong stable neck with properly dressed frets. - This prevents a myriad of problems and expensive repairs caused by warped necks and bad fret jobs.
4. Properly dressed frets that are even, no sharp ends, no buzzing due to uneven frets. - prevent cut fingers and frustration with buzzing. This is very important - .important fret jobs are expensive even on a inexpensive guitar.
5. Good quality tuners - A quality guitar is easy to tune and reduces the frustration a beginner has with tuning. Tuners should have smooth accurate action and hold solid. Tuner replacement can be a major hassle if replacements are hard to located. Good tuners can be a $150 - $200 replacement job by a good tech. It's not that hard to do yourself if you know which tuners to buy.
6. Good quality electronics and shielding - prevents crackling noises and hum. Try the guitar out around florescent lighting or a old computer monitor to see if it hums badly.
7. Simple tremolo system - Floyd rose tremolos make changing strings overly complicated for a beginner, unless you want your guitar tech to do it, but that can run about $30 or so. Floyd Rose trems can be a major cool factor though.
8. A manufacturers warranty - Peace of mind in case of future problems identified later. Used guitars will usually not have this.
9. Covered by a guarantee of satisfaction or money back.

Here's some great choices in a beginner electric guitar.

It is not a guitar for high gain, but it does alright.

A very simple guitar, nothing much to mess with except learning.

Light weight, quality wood. Great sound. Good for blues, and rock. Has a nice snarl. One single coil pickup, this thing is simplicity itself.

Best yet, it's a Gibson - very respected guitar company that helped usher in a whole new era of modern music.

Gibson Melody Maker - Right now this guitar is selling for around $400.

The Gibson Melody maker was the first electric guitar that was owned by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. He teamed it up with a Fender Champ Tube amp and this combination was the start of a significant portion of Rock and Roll history.

This turned out to be perfect for Billy Gibbons to start on and he's no slouch. Put it through a decent electric guitar amp and its a dream.

Bear in mind this is a simple guitar. People like versatility but this one is so simple, you'll need pedals to make it do anything more sophisticated.

These are very versatile guitars that respond well to the player.

This is a Rock and Roll guitar that is good for a variety of styles. Blues, Jazz and Heavy Rock. Very affordable for a Les Paul with a lifetime limited warranty if you buy it new.

These are good the way they are for learning to play the guitar and can be hot rodded with different pickups later.

Team this up with a good amp and this is great choice for learning how to play the electric guitar.

For just a little bit more than a standard Strat the deluxe models add upgrades such as better sounding pickups so you might not feel the need to upgrade the pickups so soon.

Fender Stratocaster Deluxe Lonestar Strat is my weapon of choice in this line. Comes in a around $550. Money well invested for a person learning the guitar because of the quality, sound and ease of play.

The extra hundred dollars will get you a much better sounding guitar with pretty good pickups, some of them Duncan designed. Designed by Seymour Duncan and built outside the USA.

These are great looking guitars that are a good starter guitars.

I did notice the fret ends were a little sharp. choose carefully.

Dean ML XM - This is a guitar that is very unconventional in its looks. Its important for a guitar to be comfortable while you are sitting down while learning and I did not have a problem with this guitar sitting down.

Mainly associated with harder rock styles and metal, I had fun playing this guitar. Its very comfortable to play, the pickups sounded really good for the price and the neck was very easy to get around. I believe this would make one of the best beginner electric guitar choices out there.

That's it for my suggestions on some of the best beginner guitar choices out there.

These guitar were chosen for their quality and low price range.If money is not a issue and you are totally committed to stick with the guitar the higher end guitars from these same manufacturers would be a excellent choice.

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