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Looking for electric guitar recommendations! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by enokoid@lemmy.world to c/guitars@lemmy.world

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Hey! I am looking into buying a new electric guitar because I'm wanting to get back into playing. I would say I was an intermediate player back when I was in high school, but haven't really played much in a few years. My budget is around AU$700-1100, so mid-range considering I'm still a bit of a newbie. I've been looking at some Sterlings and Squiers, but I'm not sure! Any advice or recommendations would be much appreciated!

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[–] doleo@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'd definitely recommend checking out some of the less 'heritage' guitar brands, if value for money is something that matters a lot to you. In terms of emulating your heroes, Fender, Gibson, etc. are great, but you get so much more for your money with other brands.

Any example I'd start with is Reverend. They make excellent guitars with many appointments that fix the problems that Fender (for example) never bothered/didn't dare mess with for fear of upsetting purists.

But that's just one, there are plenty of others too!