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Little Wing · March 29th, 2011, 06:31 AM

I have been playing guitar for a little while now and am really interested in getting an electric. Ideally what I would like to play is blues, given time, so would appreciate some help if you can! I have been looking at a few and read reviews etc. Squier CV Custom Tele, Gretsch Jet Pro and my dads mate has a Hamer that he said I should have a look at but I know very little about them. Are there other guitars I should be looking at?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Califiddler · March 29th, 2011, 10:08 AM

If you're looking at the lower end of the price range, I would consider the Squier Classic Vibe 50's Stratocaster. The 2-tone sunburst is really nice. Strats are great blues guitars. Check out one of Clapton's Crossroads concerts, you see way more Strats than any other guitar.

iblastoff · March 29th, 2011, 10:19 AM

It's not jet pro it's pro jet. Definitely way better than the squier cv crap

hekawi · March 29th, 2011, 12:31 PM

lots of guys like 335 style semi-hollows for blues, such as the Epiphone Dot. they are very versatile guitars and can handle rock and jazz easily as well:

superape · March 29th, 2011, 12:43 PM

Try as many as you can (shouldn't be a problem in Bristol) and see what you get on with best. Definitely consider one of the Squier Classic Vibe Teles or Strats. Good luck with your choice and remember that the Tele will get you in the end.

rotheryrules · March 29th, 2011, 01:27 PM

I def wish my first electric had bern a tele up to the quality of the current squiers! I had a plywood bodied strat that would not stay in tune!
My second guitar was a tele and have never looked back!
Is really hard to go wrong these days, the quality is Infinitely better!

AJBaker · March 30th, 2011, 06:44 AM

A squire tele is probably a good start. I think the simplicity of a tele is great for beginners. A strat tremolo is more difficult to set up and keep set up I find, if you don't yet know what your doing.

backsideslappy · March 30th, 2011, 07:26 AM

Try all your options and take home the one that feels the nicest, regardless of pricepoint or what users on forums tell you about it man.

DoyleLuna · April 1st, 2011, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJBaker

A squire tele is probably a good start. I think the simplicity of a tele is great for beginners. A strat tremolo is more difficult to set up and keep set up I find, if you don't yet know what your doing.

I tell this to novice players all the time

Blazer · April 1st, 2011, 08:28 PM

I remember my first electric back in 1988, it was a Rockson branded Pointy headstock strat-style thing with a plywood body and a neck that bowed.

I might sound like an old fart here but kids these days don't know how lucky they are with the quality of the beginners instruments these days.

stillrockin · April 1st, 2011, 08:55 PM

I'll toss this one in from left field (an American baseball expression, mate): I believe late-1980s vintage Korean-built Hohner 'PROFESSIONAL' models are more common in GB than here in the US. I've found some to be extremely well built and great sounding. TE Custom (a tele), ST Special (a strat) and Gibson setneck LP-style model. You might find a nice one and put the savings toward a sweeter amp than you could afford otherwise. Just a thought.

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Little Wing NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bristol Posts: 1	Buying that first electric... I have been playing guitar for a little while now and am really interested in getting an electric. Ideally what I would like to play is blues, given time, so would appreciate some help if you can! I have been looking at a few and read reviews etc. Squier CV Custom Tele, Gretsch Jet Pro and my dads mate has a Hamer that he said I should have a look at but I know very little about them. Are there other guitars I should be looking at?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Califiddler Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: California Posts: 2,092	If you're looking at the lower end of the price range, I would consider the Squier Classic Vibe 50's Stratocaster. The 2-tone sunburst is really nice. Strats are great blues guitars. Check out one of Clapton's Crossroads concerts, you see way more Strats than any other guitar. __________________ "In the fiddler's house, all are dancers."

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hekawi Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Age: 55 Posts: 7,518	lots of guys like 335 style semi-hollows for blues, such as the Epiphone Dot. they are very versatile guitars and can handle rock and jazz easily as well: __________________ ____________________________________________ "I have affixed to me the dust and dirt of countless ages...who am I to disturb history?" - Pig-Pen (the Peanuts character)

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backsideslappy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia Age: 27 Posts: 1,344 12 Photos	Try all your options and take home the one that feels the nicest, regardless of pricepoint or what users on forums tell you about it man. __________________ "What sounds to you like a big load of trashy old noise, is in fact the brilliant music of a genius - myself" - Iggy Pop Gear: 1976 Greco Spacey Sounds (MIJ)/ Classic Player 60s Strat / Fender Jaguar HH Special (MIJ)

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Blazer Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Netherlands Age: 36 Posts: 10,256	I remember my first electric back in 1988, it was a Rockson branded Pointy headstock strat-style thing with a plywood body and a neck that bowed. I might sound like an old fart here but kids these days don't know how lucky they are with the quality of the beginners instruments these days. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

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iblastoff Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: toronto Posts: 421	It's not jet pro it's pro jet. Definitely way better than the squier cv crap

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superape TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Camden, London Age: 43 Posts: 92	Try as many as you can (shouldn't be a problem in Bristol) and see what you get on with best. Definitely consider one of the Squier Classic Vibe Teles or Strats. Good luck with your choice and remember that the Tele will get you in the end.

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rotheryrules Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Manchester Uk Posts: 300	I def wish my first electric had bern a tele up to the quality of the current squiers! I had a plywood bodied strat that would not stay in tune! My second guitar was a tele and have never looked back! Is really hard to go wrong these days, the quality is Infinitely better!

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AJBaker Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,889	A squire tele is probably a good start. I think the simplicity of a tele is great for beginners. A strat tremolo is more difficult to set up and keep set up I find, if you don't yet know what your doing.

April 1st, 2011, 08:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
stillrockin TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 88	I'll toss this one in from left field (an American baseball expression, mate): I believe late-1980s vintage Korean-built Hohner 'PROFESSIONAL' models are more common in GB than here in the US. I've found some to be extremely well built and great sounding. TE Custom (a tele), ST Special (a strat) and Gibson setneck LP-style model. You might find a nice one and put the savings toward a sweeter amp than you could afford otherwise. Just a thought.

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