"Which guitar should I buy?""Which guitar company is good for my style and skills?" These questions are heard frequently with new players and even not so new ones about to buy a guitar. So what to do? Iv'e made a comparison between the main guitar companies, Gibson (and Epiphone), Fender and Jackson.
Gibson: Gibson guitars are pretty high priced, and require a moderate or high skill level to use. Gibson guitars are probably the best quality guitars. For lower levels or people with less money, there are the Epiphone guitars, part of the Gibson company, which sell the same guitars, just with lower quality and a more moderate price.
Recommended: Les Paul Classic (very high price though), Les Paul Studio (milder price) and SG (G-400 is the Epiphone version). All of the above mentioned are suited for every syle of music, invented or not.
Not Recommended: Flying V (very good sound, but very uncomfortable), LP Robot (a waste of money. It's easier to tune the guitar yourself and costs less) and Reverse Flying V (the same as normal V only uglier). All of them are very high priced and a waste of money.
Fender: Fender guitars have been copied and sold at another guitar company so long it's hard to tell the difference. Anything with "Fender" on it is good. Anything resembling Fender is not as good. Fender guitars are suited for all the skill levels, and are moderately priced. There's also a Squire make (part of the Fender company), which costs less, sound ok minus and break after about a year (not the basses though).
Recommended: Stratocaster (Jimi Hendrix's guitar) and Telecaster. Good guitars suited for Rock, Jazz and maybe Metal.
Not Recommended: Squires.
Jackson: Jackson guitars are probably the best Metal guitars. With a huge price range, anyone can play a Jackson guitar, but not all of them. From Lamb of God to Black Sabbath, many Metal bands have used Jackson guitars.
Recommended: Kelly (looks weird though), Soloist and Warrior (cool look). High prices though.
Not Recommended: King V and Rhoads. Very uncomfortable.
well...i have a squire, i buyed it for 290 euros a year and a half a go, sounds great, and definetly wont break! (what part of the guitar do u think would break?) personally, i find gibsons a bit unconfortable since they have a very round fretboard and personally i dont really like how they look...
I've had the cheapest Epiphone SG possible and it is still fully functional, not too many problems, you can achieve many tones with a Gibson, but Gibson and Epiphone are pretty much the same thing. Just because the headstock says Gibson instead of Epiphone they'll boost up the price 1000 dollars more. It's all an ego thing, to have a gibson. You forgot about Ibanez as well, for the price, they have all the good qualities that other name brands such as Fender, Jackson, and Schecter have. They are just cheaper.
1. Gibson is better. I have an epiphone, and i've tried gibson, so I should know probably. I tried most of those guitars, and the others I heard from other people.
2.Squires won't always break in a year of course, but it's a chance that's not safe to take, and they don't sound that great. I know someone who had a squire and treated it well, and it broke, I'm not sure.
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randy rhoads jackson is sick as hell
and not uncompfortable
you probally can't sit down and play so well
but it's veary smooth when your standing up
and not only that it gives you sick ass sound
this makes no sense. why do gibson guitars require "moderate to high skill level to use?" you know who uses them? jonas brothers, fall out boy, nickelback....i rest my case.
and about squires breaking after a year??? where are you getting this information??? i have owned 2 before and both were at least 5-10 years old.
jackson are the best metal guitars? every heard of PRS?
and btw les pauls and SGs are not suited for "everything invented or not". name 1 jazz, blues or big-band guitarist that uses either.
this piece is 50% opinion and 50% just plain wrong. if you've only played guitar for 3 years than you clearly don't know enough about them to judge each one.
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