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Postby Omag 2.0 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:05 pm

Hi everybody!

I'm currently thinking of taking up a long dream... learning to play the guitar. I fell in love with the fender stratocaster and visiting lots of blues and pop gigs made me look into it. I'mm considering buying a mexican Fender Stratocaster Classic standard 60's... But the amplifiers got me puzzled... anyone any suggestion or advice?

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Re: Guitars...

Postby Anxyous » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:06 pm

I'm not a guitar whiz, but I think you just need a small amplifier... :)
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Re: Guitars...

Postby Hagar » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:15 pm

Most companies do a range of reasonably priced practice amps. Unless you're planning on annoying the family & neighbours something like this should do to start with. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fender-Frontman-Amp-15G/dp/B000Q82GM6

I've always said you don't really need an amp when you first start learning. Most pro musicians practice on an acoustic guitar.
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Re: Guitars...

Postby scalper_old » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:28 pm

I started learning on acoustic. its the best way to train you fingers to saty on the strings. I have a few Acoustic. 87' Norman cut away. very loud for a acoustice and a 70 epiphone very nice clean tones. then I have my strat of course. Hendrix Stevie ray. Style.

You cabn get a 15 watt amp to begine with would do.
but if you want a clean sound and tone. I would go with a tube amp. They are way better then solid state amps. And with a mexican strat you can not go wrong with that axe,
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Re: Guitars...

Postby Omag 2.0 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:53 pm

One of the questions was the amount of watts needed. This prooves my thoughts. There's just so much choice I'm a bit lost in the woods. :-)

Anyway, I plan a visit to a BIG musicstore nearby and I'm going to talk about it with a friend who plays for many years now...
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Re: Guitars...

Postby Apex » Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:14 am

I AM a guitar whiz - 45 years of whizzing.
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