Beginner's electric guitar recommendation

[muttley]

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1383584225' post='2266202']
don't forget the practice amp!
this is on the forum at the moment for £20!
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/217849-kustom-dart-10fx-combo-amp-with-reverb-delay-l20/"]http://basschat.co.u...verb-delay-l20/[/url]
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I still have my old guitar amp but I need to check it still works! If not then I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement.

[muttley]

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1383584199' post='2266201']
Which ever she finds prettiest. Anything else will get zero play.
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She's not that sort of girl, thankfully. I think I can take some credit for that .

[tedmanzie]

[quote name='muttley' timestamp='1383585035' post='2266222']
I still have my old guitar amp but I need to check it still works! If not then I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement.
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by the way it isn't my amp!

[muttley]

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1383585714' post='2266238']
by the way it isn't my amp!
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Yes, that I understood. I meant an arrangement between myself and Miss M to procure whatever she needs .

[tauzero]

Line 6 Variax 300. Then she's got every guitar she'll ever need...

[kendall]

[sub]I bought one of these LTD's to learn on. It plays beautifully, looks nice and I'm sure you can pick them up for less than £200. It was a choice between this and the ibanez. I went for the Ltd as i found it for £160.[/sub]

[sub][url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-mh-50nt-bch-black-cherry/35836?gclid=CKTxouOpzboCFfSWtAodnWAAsg"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-mh-50nt-bch-black-cherry/35836?gclid=CKTxouOpzboCFfSWtAodnWAAsg[/url][/sub]

[sub][url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-grg170dx-ca-candy-apple/17041"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-grg170dx-ca-candy-apple/17041[/url][/sub]

[DorsetBlue]

[quote name='kendall' timestamp='1383643672' post='2266833']
[sub]I bought one of these LTD's to learn on. It plays beautifully, looks nice and I'm sure you can pick them up for less than £200. It was a choice between this and the ibanez. I went for the Ltd as i found it for £160.[/sub]

[sub][url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/esp-ltd-mh-50nt-bch-black-cherry/35836?gclid=CKTxouOpzboCFfSWtAodnWAAsg"]http://www.gak.co.uk...CFfSWtAodnWAAsg[/url][/sub]

[sub][url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/ibanez-grg170dx-ca-candy-apple/17041"]http://www.gak.co.uk...ndy-apple/17041[/url][/sub]
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Thats the LTD that my youngest nearly went for. It has very hot pickups though, so it depends on her musical tastes.

[paulconnolly]

Costco are advertising a Fender Starcaster for about £70 + VAT. no idea what they are like but as a beginner guitar with the Fender name it surely can't be beaten.

[Bilbo]

I recommend Epiphone starter guitars - loads of choices and I have found the quality consistently good (I recently bought a 335 Dot Studio and it's great). There are loads at Thomann that are in your price range.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_special_i_ltded_wc_set_1.htm

http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone1_lp_special_i_ltded_wb_bundle.htm

http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_100_ch.htm

http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_special_black.htm

[highwayone]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1383824388' post='2269541']
I recommend Epiphone starter guitars - loads of choices and I have found the quality consistently good (I recently bought a 335 Dot Studio and it's great). There are loads at Thomann that are in your price range.

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_special_i_ltded_wc_set_1.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ed_wc_set_1.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone1_lp_special_i_ltded_wb_bundle.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...d_wb_bundle.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_100_ch.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...e_lp_100_ch.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/epiphone_lp_special_black.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...ecial_black.htm[/url]
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Seconded, An Epiphone Les Paul Special or SG Special are around the £100 mark and with a set up should play really well, most brand new guitars(6 string) have shocking out of the box playability actionwise. The Epiphone Special's are just cheaper wood and pups etc but to a newbie wouldn't be noticeable. That's my twopenneth

[Green Alsatian]

The Squier and Yamaha Pacifica starter packs are a good starting point and contain all the bits needed to get going. I've had a couple of Pacificas and they're great guitars for the money. My brother got one of the Squier Stop Dreaming... Start Playing! packs and I checked it out for him - nice guitar, perfectly playable out of the box and even better after I'd set it up for him.

Yamaha Pacifica:

[url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/yamaha-pacifica-012-electric-guitar-starter-package-metallic-red-3664-p.asp"]http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/yamaha-pacifica-012-electric-guitar-starter-package-metallic-red-3664-p.asp[/url]

Squier Pack:

[url="http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Squier_Stop_Dreaming_Start_Playing_Affinity_Strat_Frontman_Pack_Black/FEN-030-1612-406?CAWELAID=1830894313&catargetid=1823399575&cadevice=c&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CKPaw4bb0roCFWTHtAodIVkAMg"]http://www.soundsliveshop.com/p/Squier_Stop_Dreaming_Start_Playing_Affinity_Strat_Frontman_Pack_Black/FEN-030-1612-406?CAWELAID=1830894313&catargetid=1823399575&cadevice=c&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CKPaw4bb0roCFWTHtAodIVkAMg[/url]

If you're able to take your daughter to a shop to try them out, that'd probably help, but I doubt you'd have any trouble with either set bought online.

[mingsta]

2nd hand prs SE

[DorsetBlue]

[quote name='mingsta' timestamp='1383854131' post='2270110']
2nd hand prs SE
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Absolute did have a Navarro SE secondhand when I got the youngest's guitar. They love the birds on the fretboard but it was a couple hundred pounds above budget, shame.

[chrisba]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1383492839' post='2264990']
[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Starcaster-Electric-Guitar-with-Amp-and-Accessories-/111190132941?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item19e372c8cd"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item19e372c8cd[/url]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-Stratocaster-practice-amp-gig-bag-leather-strap-and-lead-VGC-/261313958446?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cd786922e"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3cd786922e[/url]

My sons both had Yamaha Pacifica guitars. Yes - very good as a start. They also sell for pathetic sums of money. So you should get a real bargain.
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+1 to that, my son started on one too.

[muttley]

I showed her some generic pics at the w/e of Strat, Tele, LP and SG type guitars. She likes the Strat most as it "looks like an ordinary electric guitar" or similar words. Solid colours only, no wood finishes . So it's a choice between a Squire Strat and a Yamaha Pacifica.