Thread Advice on Fender guitars and amps
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Sorry, I didn't give a budget because I am a little flexible and I wanted to hear what you would suggest first...
So, I was planning on spending around $800 for both the guitar and the amp, but I don't mind spending more if I find something I really like. There are so many choices though, and I feel a little overwhelmed!
I know that I shouldn't choose just by the brand, but so many people have told me that Fender is the best and so I really want one (good marketing on their part I guess!)
As far as the type of music I want to play, I want to try some kind of blues / rock sound...like Eric Clapton
So, that being said - any other ideas?
So, I was planning on spending around $800 for both the guitar and the amp, but I don't mind spending more if I find something I really like. There are so many choices though, and I feel a little overwhelmed!
I know that I shouldn't choose just by the brand, but so many people have told me that Fender is the best and so I really want one (good marketing on their part I guess!)
As far as the type of music I want to play, I want to try some kind of blues / rock sound...like Eric Clapton
So, that being said - any other ideas?
thurston
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Humm... I think a stratocaster will be fine. 
if I were you, I would look for a second hand one. mexican classic player sound realy good and look the highway to. they are good guitars and you can get them for 400$/500$.
for the amp, look the small 5 watts tube amp, like the epiphone Valve Jr if you only want to play at home.
If you want to have an which can play both with band, and at home, look the 15 Watts amps.
but it's more expensive and it sounds a bit loud for a "domestic play", (but you can get attenuators http://www.tubejuiceattenuators.com/, or make one, it's not difficult)
I tried several of them, and I bought the fender Blues Jr, it's a realy good amp, nice and beautifull clean and crunch, it sounds as every fender: like cristal.
what is more, it accepts realy realy well every kind of effects.
I have read a quotation of a fender executive about it: hendrix has sold more fender guitars than every fender representant.
legend...
excuse me for my english...I'm french, and french people speak realy bad english...
if I were you, I would look for a second hand one. mexican classic player sound realy good and look the highway to. they are good guitars and you can get them for 400$/500$.
for the amp, look the small 5 watts tube amp, like the epiphone Valve Jr if you only want to play at home.
If you want to have an which can play both with band, and at home, look the 15 Watts amps.
but it's more expensive and it sounds a bit loud for a "domestic play", (but you can get attenuators http://www.tubejuiceattenuators.com/, or make one, it's not difficult)
I tried several of them, and I bought the fender Blues Jr, it's a realy good amp, nice and beautifull clean and crunch, it sounds as every fender: like cristal.
what is more, it accepts realy realy well every kind of effects.
Quote: (good marketing on their part I guess!)
I have read a quotation of a fender executive about it: hendrix has sold more fender guitars than every fender representant.
legend...
excuse me for my english...I'm french, and french people speak realy bad english...
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