Guitars

.:x:Marissa:x:. · Post by **.:x:Marissa:x:.** » 10/5/2003, 1:55 pm

are accoustic fender squires good?? i have one, i got it for chistmas last year and im really into playing guitar, except i know NOTHING about brands and such.

Joe Cooler · Post by **Joe Cooler** » 10/5/2003, 8:59 pm

Rufus Wainwright wrote:OK, the Martin's are usually $2000 and are on sale today for $400. Yeah, I need to buy one.

Holy crap...i'll trade you guitar stores.

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 10/5/2003, 9:13 pm

Fenders are nice guitars. Fender Squires, however, are not. They're pretty basic, run of the mill, poorly made guitars for beginners. They're cheap in case you don't really get into the guitar, and if you beat it up, it won't matter, because it's cheap.

If you're into playing the guitar, I'd recommend you take a step up in guitar quality, maybe to a normal Fender or an Ibanez guitar. I'd choose Fender though, they play well for the price.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 10/5/2003, 9:26 pm

Yeah, Fender has great gear

Dabekk · Post by **Dabekk** » 10/5/2003, 11:15 pm

basically I think when it comes to fender, if it's US made, you're golden, otherwise it can be a bit sketchy

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 10/6/2003, 9:17 am

The US ones are pretty expensive though. A good Mexican always plays well, but make sure to steer clear from the Japanese ones.

Joanne · Post by **Joanne** » 10/6/2003, 1:06 pm

Im getting a Takamine acoustic for christmas :drool:

.:x:Marissa:x:. · Post by **.:x:Marissa:x:.** » 10/6/2003, 2:20 pm

hmmm so what types of accoustic fenders are good?

Candy-coated Fake · Post by **Candy-coated Fake** » 10/6/2003, 2:25 pm

Question: I have a Greg Bennett Malibu electric guitar that I got for Christmas last year. With a really shitty amp that stops working a lot of the time, a guitar case, shitty picks, and amp cords (not that proper name, I know) that total cost was roughly $300. Is this thing a piece of shit? I'm pretty sure it is...I'd just like a second opinion, or a third, or a fourth...

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 10/6/2003, 3:34 pm

Rufus Wainwright wrote:The US ones are pretty expensive though. A good Mexican always plays well.

"Tacocasters" :mrgreen:

Dabekk · Post by **Dabekk** » 10/6/2003, 3:36 pm

clumsyfreak8 wrote:Im getting a Takamine acoustic for christmas

my acoustic is a Takamine, I got it about 4 or 5 years ago, $700 marked down from $1100, it's a great guitar, one of my favs.

liam · Post by **liam** » 10/6/2003, 3:40 pm

I want a Gibson... cause i can't affort one...

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 10/6/2003, 4:27 pm

Absent Minded Guitarist wrote:
Rufus Wainwright wrote:The US ones are pretty expensive though. A good Mexican always plays well.

"Tacocasters"

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 10/6/2003, 5:05 pm

.:x:Marissa:x:. wrote:hmmm so what types of accoustic fenders are good?

That I have no clue about. When I play acoustics, I play high end quality. I am rocking out on the Taylors, Martins, and Gibsons when I am playing acoustically.

Does your guitar have to be acoustic? I say you save up the money and go electric, I mean, if you ever want to join a band, it's easier to find people to play with if you have a Strat or Telecaster than an acoustic guitar, unless you want to be like Chris Carrabba, and if that's so, God bless your soul.

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 10/6/2003, 6:03 pm

Oh Alan, you are hurting me with the Dashboard jabs today! :lol:

I have a really old Yamaha acoustic, which probably needs work on the bridge and needs to be restrung. Anyone know how much that sucker will cost?

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 10/6/2003, 6:09 pm

Common misconception about the Squires there... the new ones are indeed crap but if you get one from back around '98 or so or earlier, before they switched production from Mexico to Japan i think, they were actually quite nice guitars. I've got a '96 electric and she's a sweety.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 10/6/2003, 8:03 pm

Cass wrote:Oh Alan, you are hurting me with the Dashboard jabs today!

I have a really old Yamaha acoustic, which probably needs work on the bridge and needs to be restrung. Anyone know how much that sucker will cost?

Depends on the cost of the bridge.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 10/6/2003, 8:05 pm

happeningfish wrote:Common misconception about the Squires there... the new ones are indeed crap but if you get one from back around '98 or so or earlier, before they switched production from Mexico to Japan i think, they were actually quite nice guitars. I've got a '96 electric and she's a sweety.

Didnt you name it?

I named mine Mya