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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn

At least it will thunderstorm tonight, and we know how they feel about water. :)

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Originally Posted By Drew23⏩

Hey brahs, I'm looking for some advice. My 11 year old son has played guitar for 3 years. He mostly plays melodies and can play a few chords. Everything is first position and we just got him enrolled with a new instructor (previous guy closed because of COVID).

He's been playing a 3/4 size Yamaha acoustic and I want to buy him his first electric guitar. The one he likes is a Jackson Soloist. It seems to be a good size and he feels comfortable with it. Is this a good brand/choice? I know nothing about guitar and I'd like to buy him something quality that isn't crazy expensive (this one was $400 on sale, but I would be ok going up to $800). The new place sells guitars and accessories and also partners with a local guitar shop, so I'm sure they will just recommend something they sell.

Thanks in advance.

You should find out what specifically about that guitar he likes. If it's the pointy headstock and sharkfin fretboard inlay, then find him a Soloist that has the sharkfin inlay with a hardtail (i.e., fixed) bridge; if he's into Vai and has aspirations one day to use the bar like him, then get him the standard Soloist and block off the floating Floyd Rose for a few years.

One caveat about the Soloists: they all have neck-through bodies.



Left is bolt-on, middle is neck-through, right is set neck. So, if he's careful and respectful of his stuff, then the neck-through shouldn't be an issue, but if he's prone to breaking stuff, then bolt-on would be better.

Deepfat: "I guarantee I beat you by at least 6 strokes. Afterwards, I'll slide my thick conservative cawk in your old lady just to finish the job."

z4: "So when are you available in September to play?"

Deep: "On second thought, I don't play golf with broads. You're such a scumbag that I'd be much more inclined to just slap the chit out of you."

z4: "MMA match works, too. So when are you available this month?

Deep: "I won't subject myself to being in the presence of a scumbag."

Deepfat: "I guarantee I beat you by at least 6 strokes. Afterwards, I'll slide my thick conservative cawk in your old lady just to finish the job."

z4: "So when are you available in September to play?"

Deep: "On second thought, I don't play golf with broads. You're such a scumbag that I'd be much more inclined to just slap the chit out of you."

z4: "MMA match works, too. So when are you available this month?

Deep: "I won't subject myself to being in the presence of a scumbag."

Originally Posted By MBisonSon⏩

I wouldn't buy from a shop because I'm not trying to pay that markup.

Buy offline or maybe even get a nice used guitar.

The one we found was at Guitar Center. I looked at some of the other online stores and theirs was the best price.

Originally Posted By z4v4⏩

You should find out what specifically about that guitar he likes. If it's the pointy headstock and sharkfin fretboard inlay, then find him a Soloist that has the sharkfin inlay with a hardtail (i.e., fixed) bridge; if he's into Vai and has aspirations one day to use the bar like him, then get him the standard Soloist and block off the floating Floyd Rose for a few years.

One caveat about the Soloists: they all have neck-through bodies.



Left is bolt-on, middle is neck-through, right is set neck. So, if he's careful and respectful of his stuff, then the neck-through shouldn't be an issue, but if he's prone to breaking stuff, then bolt-on would be better.

He has tried a few different ones, this one he said he liked the weight of it and how it felt while playing it. He plays sitting, so it's important to him that it's not too heavy and it sits comfortably on his knee.

He cares for his things. He keeps his regular guitar in the case and stored safely when he's not using it. He also has a cheap Rogue that he likes to play sometimes and he keeps that on a guitar stand in the den. Is a certain neck style more preferable?

Originally Posted By z4v4⏩

But dad doesn't know much about guitars. For example, a crack could be in between the bottom side of fingerboard and the top side of the neck, which cannot be seen but only heard by those knowing what to listen for. That's $50-$150 repair there. Or the frets may need a crowning, that's $150-$200, or the frets may need a refret - that's $300-$500 job. Then there's twisted necks, unseated or unlevel frets, and such.

If you don't mind grinding, you can go to a place like GC, and you can grind them down to dust. Even a popular online vendor, if you call and speak to someone, you can grind them down.

I would only consider buying new at this point. And I would have his instructor look it over. He's not likely to drop it or mishandle it, so I'm not worried about damage in that regard. But if the damage is from poor quality, I'd like to avoid that.


I truly appreciate the advice on this guys.

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~ Molon Labe ~

The billionaire and the beggar both have 24 hours in a day.

That's why grandma's apple pie rocks and yours sucks.

Originally Posted By Dave22reborn

At least it will thunderstorm tonight, and we know how they feel about water. :)

^^^Racist police officer who also cries about how racism doesn't exist, also cries reverse racism and typifies the stupidity of the racist right, referring to black people as "they" and regurgitating racist stereotypes.

Deepfat: "I guarantee I beat you by at least 6 strokes. Afterwards, I'll slide my thick conservative cawk in your old lady just to finish the job."

z4: "So when are you available in September to play?"

Deep: "On second thought, I don't play golf with broads. You're such a scumbag that I'd be much more inclined to just slap the chit out of you."

z4: "MMA match works, too. So when are you available this month?

Deep: "I won't subject myself to being in the presence of a scumbag."

The billionaire and the beggar both have 24 hours in a day.

That's why grandma's apple pie rocks and yours sucks.

Originally Posted By Dave22reborn

At least it will thunderstorm tonight, and we know how they feel about water. :)

^^^Racist police officer who also cries about how racism doesn't exist, also cries reverse racism and typifies the stupidity of the racist right, referring to black people as "they" and regurgitating racist stereotypes.

Originally Posted By MBisonSon⏩

No, I'm telling you that a brand new guitar in no way ensures that it's playable.

Most people who don't know about guitars don't understand that playability factor because they don't understand how complicated guitars are.

For example my dad was surprised when I explained that to him, he thought all a guitar needed was strings and that's it.

Technically that's true too, but there are so many fine points to a guitar, even something as small as a little sharp corner on a fret can quickly become very annoying, fret buzz, dead frets, etc. are things a person who doesn't play generally won't be conscious of.

Exactly. It's like giving a 100m runner some steel toe work boots and saying: "They are footwear, you can still run right?".

At a novice or intermediate level you could get away with any pick, fret size, neck dimensions, wood type, string gauge or general guitar set-up but as you reach you genetic limits you have to find what bests suits you. Every handle is different, different CNS, even your torso can determine the strap level you use etc.

Also some set-ups are needed to help with certain techniques better. Like hammering from nowhere with mega high action, try doing that fast and complex it can't let you simply with how hard you have to press and the distance it takes to release fully.

I've played 4-6k electric guitars yet one of the first guitars I owned which was only $120 has a fretboard I would much rather trust than many pricey guitars if I was playing live. For acoustics however, I would definitely say a higher price really does make a difference, nearly every cheap acoustic I've played is just horrific compared to like a Maton I own.

Originally Posted By Dominik⏩

EoR, have you seen this?

2:50

I heard I think a "Not Again" breakdown not this one. Yeah, he plays all the right notes but to be honest the tone is horrible. One thing I don't like about his playing is he nearly never varies the pick attack, every note is hit with the same force. Maybe that's needed for his speed but god so many parts of the solo really needs that subtle variation in tone with soft/hard fretting, varied pick attacks to accent certain notes etc.

Like @ 2:45 to 2:49 the first note is pick attacked hard then into some legato but he just plays it all the same. That bend made me wince, @ 2:48. I know I am being fussy but I can hear it straight away so I am sure many others can. It shows just technically playing the notes is not enough to sound really good.

But yeah, I love what he has done it's extremely entertaining to watch. He loves Shawn Lane, so he's got good taste.

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Deepfat: "I guarantee I beat you by at least 6 strokes. Afterwards, I'll slide my thick conservative cawk in your old lady just to finish the job."

z4: "So when are you available in September to play?"

Deep: "On second thought, I don't play golf with broads. You're such a scumbag that I'd be much more inclined to just slap the chit out of you."

z4: "MMA match works, too. So when are you available this month?

Deep: "I won't subject myself to being in the presence of a scumbag."

Deepfat: "I guarantee I beat you by at least 6 strokes. Afterwards, I'll slide my thick conservative cawk in your old lady just to finish the job."

z4: "So when are you available in September to play?"

Deep: "On second thought, I don't play golf with broads. You're such a scumbag that I'd be much more inclined to just slap the chit out of you."

z4: "MMA match works, too. So when are you available this month?

Deep: "I won't subject myself to being in the presence of a scumbag."