gibson electric guitar models
GUITARISTS- Would I be better off buying a new guitar or a nicer used guitar?
Hello All.
I have only about 500 dollars to spend. I don’t know whether I should buy a used Gibson (they are usually at very least five years old) or whether I should buy a new Epiphone. I am aware that Gibsons are supposed to be better instruments than Epiphones, but do you think the GIbson would be worth getting an older guitar?
I played one of Epiphone low end guitars (a G-310), and was not impressed. Would this say something about the brand as a whole, or its lower end models only?
I am not entirely sure about electric guitar maintenance, because up to this point, I’ve only really owned Acoustics. I don’t know how much a decade can change the quality of an electric guitar. How long do electric guitars take to quit sounding Good?
Thank You!
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Hello there,
I will answer your questions out of the order you gave them.
How long do electric guitars take to quit sounding good? If the guitar is properly maintained, they last a very long time. The best sounding electrics I have played were made in the early 1960s. On the other hand, some of the worst sounding and worst playing guitars I have played were made in the 1960s also. There were a lot of cheap import guitars back in the 60s and 70s that were terrible, even back then. However, the craftsmanship that went into the Gibson and Fenders was outstanding. Even the Epiphones were very good.
Guitar maintenance? For an electric guitar the maintenance is somewhat similar to an acoustic. If you already understand how to properly maintain an acoustic guitar, learning the maintenance for an electric will come easy.
Unless you plan to do a lot of gigging with the electric, I believe you should buy a used guitar. Given your budget I think that especially applies in your case. You can buy a used good quality guitar for around the price of a new lesser quality guitar. Get more for your money. I have made this same recommendation to several other questions here at Yahoo. I recently came across an article that pretty much echos my sentiments. Here is the link.
http://www.learnelectricguitarnow.net/learn-electric-guitar/used-electric-guitar
One thing to consider when buying your first electric guitar is the amp. Unlike the acoustic where you depend on the quality of the instrument to give you good quality sound, the electric guitar depends on the amp. The amp is a big factor in the sound quality. A great guitar played through a lousy amp will sound lousy. A mediocre guitar played through a great amp will sound decent. So in planning your budget you have to strike a balance between you guitar and your amp. Don’t blow all your funds on a great guitar and as an after thought pick up a cheap practice amp. You will be disappointed in how bad your great guitar sounds.
Also, there are some very good Epiphones. As you may recall, John Lennon sometimes played a Casino. I have played some Epiphone versions of the ES 335 that sounded very good. Perhaps not as good as my 1963 Gibson ES 335, but very good none the less. I like the Epiphone semi hollow body guitars. They make some very good ones.
Later,
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