https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:25:44 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319525 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:17:13 +0000
You're right gnease, it's another happy beginning. Sam Ash is going to bankrupt me, I swear. :lol:]]> Opinions and Polls JoeHempel https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319525 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319486 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:57:12 +0000 Opinions and Polls gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319486 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319454 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:35:50 +0000
And congrats for the new guitar, too! A new Strat after a setup!]]> Opinions and Polls Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319454 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319431 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:32:36 +0000 Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319431 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319426 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:52:38 +0000
The Amp I got was a Vox Pathfinder 15R. I didn't need anything bigger, but it has a nice warm sound and options for a pedal, plus a line out and such. Has good distortion as well. I'm going to mess around a bit later today. I wasn't able to mess around on the electric much after I got back from the shop.]]> Opinions and Polls JoeHempel https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319426 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319420 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:42:33 +0000
What kind of amp did you get?]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319420 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319406 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:14:44 +0000
And I bought an amp and a case for the Strat, and kept the one I had. Instead of using the trade in value, I used the extended service plan to get it set up, and wow, what this guy did is amazing. I wish I knew enough about what he did to be able to do this stuff and not worry about screwing it up.

He sanded down the fret edges, sanded down the nut and deepened the the grooves in it, adjusted the intonation, the neck apparently was straight as an arrow and had no relief so he adjusted that, he sprayed something in the 5-way switch cause it would pop every time I hit it. And then he adjusted the pickups. By the time he was done it sounds like an entirely different guitar.]]> Opinions and Polls JoeHempel https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319406 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319351 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:07:46 +0000 get the guitar you want, the one that feels right.]]> Opinions and Polls dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/paged/2/#post-319351 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/#post-319340 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:29:14 +0000
Well, they are giving me $75 for it because I bought the setup plan (you get 75% of what you bought it for in trade for one year if you do), so getting a $170 guitar for $95 is pretty good for me right now. This guitar was only $100, so I could just go get another one later if the need arises. Depending of what used gear they have I may do just that though, and hold on to it.]]> Opinions and Polls JoeHempel https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/#post-319340 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/#post-319335 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:34:55 +0000
some advice on the Strat: it may not feel right now -- and maybe it never will, but if you can afford to do so, hold on to it, but set it aside for now. get a guitar that feels right to you, and continue to learn. then six months from now, a year from now, for no particular reason or if you've hit a learning or creative plateau or can't make a tune work for you ... whenever or whatever, try the Strat again and see if it feels more right. you may be surprised.]]> Opinions and Polls gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/beginner-electric-guitar-2/#post-319335