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Hey, I'm going to be getting back into the guitar scene now that I have my life sorted out. I'll be visiting my guitar teacher regularly like I used to. And with getting 2 jobs and a promotion will be making more money, so now I can afford some stuff. My gift to myself will be a new guitar. So here is where you come in.
I currently have a cheapy starter $300 dollar Squire Stratocaster. And though it's a great guitar to learn on, I feel it's time to move up in the ranks and get a nicer guitar, maybe one that doesn't slice up my fingers for starters.
I'm looking for a guitar in the price ranger of about $500 dollars. Not much more I know, but it's a start. I'll go as high as $700 or $800 dollars. $800 would be my absolute max and could not afford a penny more. So $800 is including tax.
I'm looking for a guitar that will play more heavy grungy rock than clean rock. So things like God Smack, Disturbed, Children of Bodom etc. I also would like the guitar to be nice in production wise. So a guitar that won't slice the sides of my finders while moving around the neck of the guitar. My current guitar has no protection against the jagged metal that make up the frets. So I tend to get a lot of cuts on my left fore finger.
Also if you have any pedal recommendations or any other such equipment, please put them here. Although I am looking for comments mainly by Gir and Dark, comments by all are appreciated. Thank you.
:Edit:
Oh yeah, if you know any way of me getting a nice cheap piano, or a keyboard with all 88 keys, please let me know. I went to Best Buy the other day and started having trouble playing Fur Elise during the middle of the song and felt pretty embarassed even though no one was around. So I wouldn't mind a piano as well.
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My apologies for all the edits, but things keep coming to mind. If you know a good amp/headphone combination (like one that actually sounds good) please let me know. I don't want to bother my roomate who is in college. I wouldn't want her to fail.
I currently have a cheapy starter $300 dollar Squire Stratocaster. And though it's a great guitar to learn on, I feel it's time to move up in the ranks and get a nicer guitar, maybe one that doesn't slice up my fingers for starters.
I'm looking for a guitar in the price ranger of about $500 dollars. Not much more I know, but it's a start. I'll go as high as $700 or $800 dollars. $800 would be my absolute max and could not afford a penny more. So $800 is including tax.
I'm looking for a guitar that will play more heavy grungy rock than clean rock. So things like God Smack, Disturbed, Children of Bodom etc. I also would like the guitar to be nice in production wise. So a guitar that won't slice the sides of my finders while moving around the neck of the guitar. My current guitar has no protection against the jagged metal that make up the frets. So I tend to get a lot of cuts on my left fore finger.
Also if you have any pedal recommendations or any other such equipment, please put them here. Although I am looking for comments mainly by Gir and Dark, comments by all are appreciated. Thank you.
:Edit:
Oh yeah, if you know any way of me getting a nice cheap piano, or a keyboard with all 88 keys, please let me know. I went to Best Buy the other day and started having trouble playing Fur Elise during the middle of the song and felt pretty embarassed even though no one was around. So I wouldn't mind a piano as well.
:Edit2:
My apologies for all the edits, but things keep coming to mind. If you know a good amp/headphone combination (like one that actually sounds good) please let me know. I don't want to bother my roomate who is in college. I wouldn't want her to fail.