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Guitar
I'm an aspiring artist who is in the market for a solid-body electric guitar. I need suggestions on guitar manufacturers and companies. And opinions on the following: Fender, Gibson, Squire, Washburn, Epiphone, Ibenez, and Dean. Any advice from people who own/have owned any of these guitars is appreciated. 5's for all even if you're being a jerk.
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if you are just starting to play, go with a Fender or a Fender squire. These are the most standard guitars that are easier to learn on and go well with any type of music. PLus they are not as pricy as other brands. If you have played for a few years, then the guitar brand really depends on what you are interested in. (example - Gibsons are good for rock, Ibanezs have awesome distortion which is good for metal, epiphones are good for funk and jazz, Fenders are good for anything)
i myself play a fender stratocaster at the moment
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fender is the best
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I have a Fender. It's very nice, but I think I paid a lot just for the brand name.
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i have a squire and fender and id say its been great for me so far. Nothing wrong with it and ive had it for a few years. They keep up pretty good too. The gibson should be pretty good too.
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well, i personally love fender, Telecasters are great, along with all of their others. i havent tried gibson, but i k now that Squire and dean suck. washburns i have no experience with either, and Ibanez is great for its price.
so in my opinion, Fender>Ibanez>Dean>Epiphone> Squire.
washburn and gibson are probably above dean
oh yea, and good luck!
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Well, being that I am a guitar player myself. I would go with either Fender or Ibanez. Both have a solid, rich sound that most other guitars just can't even compare to. Well, I hope that you are successful in your guitar endeavors.
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I have a Fender Strat, made in Mexico - it is perfectly good guitar.
I'm not overly fond of the necks on Gibson guitars, particularly the Les Paul - I love the sound, just don't like the feel of them.
Squire guitars are cheap-ass Fenders - generally a much poorer quality - if you want a serious instrument, DON'T get one.
Washburn - no real opinion formed about them.
Epiphone - very much like Gibson, given their tied history... they are good quality instruments.
Ibanez - I have been an Ibanez fan for years. I have an Ibanez 5-string bass... I love it. Their student-model instruments are on par with the Fender Squiers and other such low-end units, but their other guitars are very well made.
Dean - they look very pretty. However, I can't say that they are good instruments - they are very pretty though... I'm not overly fond of Dean, they are made to look nice and be inexpensive, but I'd rather pay more and get an axe that I know is going to last a while.
The biggest thing I can tell you though, is to try out many guitars that you've deemed to fall into your price range - and choose on how it sounds and how it feels in your hands... if you don't like how the instrument feels, why would you get it? Choose a guitar that feels comfortable to you.
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