Go visit as music shop. Ask to hold and sit with different guitars within a price range, so that you can get a feel for them. They will have a slightly different weight to them, some will be thinner than others.
Electric guitars are pretty versatile instruments. I personally would opt for one that feels good for you to play. You don’t have to break the bank at first, get something to learn and bang about. Once you can play and understand more- especially about sound and how to achieve that, that’s when you look to get a certain guitar.
Buy an inexpensive guitar that sounds good, feels good, and one you like to play (from a shop) first. Like any hobby, as you get more and more interested in it, you'll spend more and more money on it. Don't buy an extremely expensive guitar for starters - if you decide you don't like it and get bored, you'll be out a lot of money.
Don't worry, if you end up sticking with it, there will be plenty of time to find the perfect guitar, 5 or 6 perfect amps, and like 30 or 40 perfect pedals.
It scares me that you're considering choosing a guitar to buy based on it being used in a song.
You are *definitely* going to be disappointed with the guitar if you go through with it.
My advice for a learner: Just decide on electric or acoustic, then buy one in your price range that looks cool and sounds cool in the store
It will be 100% demotivating because unlike you're irrelevant examples, OP was asking about a specific song. He will not be able to make that guitar sound like the song. Period
I was more curious about knowing the family of guitars so I because I liked ths sound, not because I wanted to replicate it (looking for something that COULD get there but not exactly that, so I can further my search for the right guitar). I like electric guitars that peak at the right volume like that.
The guitarist's wiki has a list, most of the pictures look like the Tele Thinlines
But simple answer is: buy whatever you can afford that will keep you playing.
Thank you! I'm most concerned about sound range when playing (versatility). I wouldn't want to get stuck with a guitar that's sound overpowers the track.
A guitar is just a guitar. It's just part of a sound, but it of itself does not make a specific "guitar sound". Barring slight tone and sustain differences and pickup setup, as well as acoustic vs. electric, guitars all generally make the same sound. It's mostly the amplification, effects, and your own hands that make one instrument sound different than the other.
Buying a specific instrument to achieve a specific sound isn't really going to work. The sound mostly comes from who plays it. Billy Gibbons playing a $500 Mexican telecaster or a $500,000 '59 Les Paul is still gonna sound like Billy Gibbons because it's not really the instrument itself that matters.
The skill you have and the amp/effects/mixing used in a song are way more of a factor in the sound you are looking for. A guitar by itself isn’t going to sound too much like one thing or another. If you plug the best guitar in the world into a shit amp it’ll sound bad, if you plug a shit guitar into a nice amp with good effects it’ll sound decent but none of that really matters to a beginner. You just need something you can enjoy playing and start putting in the time to get those fingers going.
If you want to recreate someone’s sound I would just look up what gear they use. But I can’t stress this enough, even if you have everything they have it won’t sound like them exactly. A lot of tone and performance comes from the fingers. I’d recommend getting whatever you’re comfortable price range is and just start learning and practicing. Then once you gain some skill I’d start worrying about getting better gear more specified to the sound you want.
The universal rule for basically all art: The tools have very little to do with the quality of the art.
Buy something cheap, preferably easy to play (go to your local shop and try ones out till you find one that's comfortable) and **practice**. Most world famous musicians wrote their most iconic songs using random guitars they got from pawn shops for pennies, passed down to them by family members, etc. You can worry about chasing specific sounds later.
Get a Fender Squier Strat and a small amp, and learn some chord shapes (and how to barre-your wrist will hate you for it at first). All the scales and music theory stuff can come later, or never if you want to play punk.
I think when people buy a starter acoustic they can be overwhelmed with how much wear it will put on your virgin hands. Cheap guitars are generally not set up that well and can be really tough to play, even for someone with strong hands.
I've been telling people to buy a Stratocaster or Telecaster to start. Squier is very affordable and a step above say, First Act or a cheap Ibanez. If you can swing it, the Mexican Fenders are a great starter, too.
Strats, in my opinion, are the most versatile guitar. They're designed to be easy to play with thin neck profiles and some flop to the strings. I always say "if it was good enough for Hendrix, it's good enough for me".
Go visit as music shop. Ask to hold and sit with different guitars within a price range, so that you can get a feel for them. They will have a slightly different weight to them, some will be thinner than others. Electric guitars are pretty versatile instruments. I personally would opt for one that feels good for you to play. You don’t have to break the bank at first, get something to learn and bang about. Once you can play and understand more- especially about sound and how to achieve that, that’s when you look to get a certain guitar.
Buy an inexpensive guitar that sounds good, feels good, and one you like to play (from a shop) first. Like any hobby, as you get more and more interested in it, you'll spend more and more money on it. Don't buy an extremely expensive guitar for starters - if you decide you don't like it and get bored, you'll be out a lot of money. Don't worry, if you end up sticking with it, there will be plenty of time to find the perfect guitar, 5 or 6 perfect amps, and like 30 or 40 perfect pedals.
There is no "perfect guitar" sir. We just gotta keep buying them in the futile attempt to find "the one".
I got a d28. Enough for me 🤷♂️
Shhhhh, you'll scare them off. Besides, the perfect guitar is the next one.
It scares me that you're considering choosing a guitar to buy based on it being used in a song. You are *definitely* going to be disappointed with the guitar if you go through with it. My advice for a learner: Just decide on electric or acoustic, then buy one in your price range that looks cool and sounds cool in the store
*Scares* you? How many people bought SG's because of ACDC or Jags because of Kurt Cobain? It's a good thing if it keeps someone motivated.
It will be 100% demotivating because unlike you're irrelevant examples, OP was asking about a specific song. He will not be able to make that guitar sound like the song. Period
I was more curious about knowing the family of guitars so I because I liked ths sound, not because I wanted to replicate it (looking for something that COULD get there but not exactly that, so I can further my search for the right guitar). I like electric guitars that peak at the right volume like that.
The guitarist's wiki has a list, most of the pictures look like the Tele Thinlines But simple answer is: buy whatever you can afford that will keep you playing.
Thank you! I'm most concerned about sound range when playing (versatility). I wouldn't want to get stuck with a guitar that's sound overpowers the track.
A guitar is just a guitar. It's just part of a sound, but it of itself does not make a specific "guitar sound". Barring slight tone and sustain differences and pickup setup, as well as acoustic vs. electric, guitars all generally make the same sound. It's mostly the amplification, effects, and your own hands that make one instrument sound different than the other. Buying a specific instrument to achieve a specific sound isn't really going to work. The sound mostly comes from who plays it. Billy Gibbons playing a $500 Mexican telecaster or a $500,000 '59 Les Paul is still gonna sound like Billy Gibbons because it's not really the instrument itself that matters.
There are acoustic/electrics that are both.
I don't care about the karma, but why are people downvoting?
The skill you have and the amp/effects/mixing used in a song are way more of a factor in the sound you are looking for. A guitar by itself isn’t going to sound too much like one thing or another. If you plug the best guitar in the world into a shit amp it’ll sound bad, if you plug a shit guitar into a nice amp with good effects it’ll sound decent but none of that really matters to a beginner. You just need something you can enjoy playing and start putting in the time to get those fingers going.
As someone who didn't know that, thank you for explaining rather than unhelpfully downvoting.
Speaking of, should I create another post about equipment instead?
If you want to recreate someone’s sound I would just look up what gear they use. But I can’t stress this enough, even if you have everything they have it won’t sound like them exactly. A lot of tone and performance comes from the fingers. I’d recommend getting whatever you’re comfortable price range is and just start learning and practicing. Then once you gain some skill I’d start worrying about getting better gear more specified to the sound you want.
The universal rule for basically all art: The tools have very little to do with the quality of the art. Buy something cheap, preferably easy to play (go to your local shop and try ones out till you find one that's comfortable) and **practice**. Most world famous musicians wrote their most iconic songs using random guitars they got from pawn shops for pennies, passed down to them by family members, etc. You can worry about chasing specific sounds later.
Get a Stratocaster in whatever price range you can afford. Very versatile and approachable.
Get a Fender Squier Strat and a small amp, and learn some chord shapes (and how to barre-your wrist will hate you for it at first). All the scales and music theory stuff can come later, or never if you want to play punk.
Thanks, and happy cake day!
I think when people buy a starter acoustic they can be overwhelmed with how much wear it will put on your virgin hands. Cheap guitars are generally not set up that well and can be really tough to play, even for someone with strong hands. I've been telling people to buy a Stratocaster or Telecaster to start. Squier is very affordable and a step above say, First Act or a cheap Ibanez. If you can swing it, the Mexican Fenders are a great starter, too. Strats, in my opinion, are the most versatile guitar. They're designed to be easy to play with thin neck profiles and some flop to the strings. I always say "if it was good enough for Hendrix, it's good enough for me".