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Does this look good for a newbie to buy? I'd say yes, with reservations. If you're on a limited budget, then IMO you can't do better than an Epiphone or Squier starter pack - guitar and a small practise amp. BUT....those starter amps are exactly that, very basic amps. I don't know much about the amp in the Epi pack, but the amp in the Squier pack - I got a Fender Frontman 15G amp - is a bit limited.

I'd say get a decent Epi (LP or SG) or Squier (Strat or Tele) and go for a decent modelling amp - sooner or later, you're going to want to vary your sound with pedals (especially if you're hoping to do live gigs) and something like a Cube 15 or a micro Cube will give you an insight into the various tones/sounds you can get. With a Cube amp, you can get virtually any amp sound from a clean amp sound to a rectifier amp sound, which is about as heavy as you can get.

The Vox modelling amps (again, from my limited experience) have a pretty wide range too - every sound you'll ever need from one amp. And when you DO upgrade to an amp you can gig with, and start adding FX via pedals, well, the practise amp will still be there - for practise.

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Dan]]> Opinions and Polls Dan T. https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/newbie-buying-a-guitar-need-amp-help/#post-324422 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/newbie-buying-a-guitar-need-amp-help/#post-324411 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:44:12 +0000 Opinions and Polls AKFlyingV https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/newbie-buying-a-guitar-need-amp-help/#post-324411 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/newbie-buying-a-guitar-need-amp-help/#post-35466 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:57:40 +0000
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