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When it comes to choosing the best electric guitar, many considerations come into play. The best guitar for me may be, for a variety of reasons, not the best guitar for you. Why is that? For the simple reason that they are built the same way and neither are the guitars.

In assessing the guitars, the price is usually a major concern. Most of us are working within a budget and a Gibson Les Paul Custom, even one used on eBay, you will reverse a cool $ 3700. You can still find excellent guitars available for under $ 400, so do not think that just because a guitar is expensive it will be right for you. My advice is to find the best tool to then save your money if necessary.

Probably the most important features of the guitar are the tone and playability. These two factors vary widely from one instrument to another. A single coil Fender Stratocaster alder fact going to sound different from a mahogany body Gibson Les Paul equipped with humbucking pickups. The single-coil pickups give you a sweet, pure and rich sound. Ideal for playing the blues. The humbuckers will be more conducive to gender rock music or metal (although you can certainly play the blues with them too.)

Alder provides a brighter tone than mahogany, which is deep and rich. Guitars made of basswood are a little lighter sound of alder, it sounds very solid. This is very subjective, of course. Many great guitarists like Joe Satriani have favored basswood guitars for years. Tilo is lighter than alder, which is much lighter than the mahogany. Pete Townshend stopped playing his Gibson Les Paul on stage during 2 hours each night, because the thing was so heavy (usually about 11 pounds). Switched to a Gibson SG which is much more comfortable to play, but has a different tone because their small body mahogany.

Gameplay is about how your hands fit around the neck, the softness of the neck, its width and the radio. Some guitars fit your hand like a glove, others do play on a task. Everybody's hands are different, some more fingers or smaller hands, so the gameplay is much an individual thing. But one thing is very important because it will play guitar a lot if you are at all serious. The best neck ever played were in a Ernie Ball JP6 and a Charvel So-Cal. The worst was a Gibson Les Paul Custom that has painted the neck and was tacky (sticky) when your hands sweat just a little).

So For these reasons it is advisable to never buy an electric guitar line just because it looks good or because your favorite guitarist plays. It's okay to shop online and select a few models like, but always go to a local music store and actually play them before buying. Listen to the differences in tone. Notice how the neck feel in the hand. No matter if you can not play yet. Let the sales clerk that are connected to an amplifier and just strum a few chords easy. Notice how wide which is the neck? How thick is the neck? Some are like a baseball bat and others are flat and built for shredding.

Here are some my favorites:

For a guitar under $ 400 you can pick up a good used start Mexicans outside of eBay. These guitars are built very close and the American Strats unless they are built across the border in Mexico. Excellent value for money and a well made guitar that almost anyone will love. But again, always play first and make sure it feels good to you. Then go shopping for a price.

For the blues you can not beat an American Fender Stratocaster. These run $ 1200 brand new, but you can always find cheaper to use one on eBay. They come with a variety of settings so you can pick get a humbucker if you want to play a number a little more spicy. But the single coils sound so pure and heavenly (especially the 1969 reissue pickups) that are perfect for the blues.

I've always been partial to Gibson, both Les Paul and SG models. Ideal for blues too, but is also excellent for rock, especially selling expenses. These guitars are usually played with a certain degree of distortion, so if you like rock or metal, then these are always a good option. I do not like painted collars however, for the reason mentioned above.

Ibanez makes a great guitar line that covers almost all styles of play. Are known to be well made and relatively inexpensive compared to Fender or Gibson. They cater to metal shredders and players that many of their necks are flat and thin in comparison with other brands. Because of its low cost make the right choice first guitar. But again, always try before you buy.

Gibson Les Paul Vs Fender Strat