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Jazz Franco · Post by **Jazz Franco** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:20 am

I'm thinking about starting over with guitar--after 20 years without, it's time to go

So far I'm looking at Ibanez Jumpstart Pack (Ibanez GRX40+ 10W amp+some accessories), which is RR5580 (anbout US$200) in these places. The question is--is it any good? (For a 34 y.o. hobbyist who does remember but a pair of chords)

Thanx in advance to everyone in the know

Hernan · Post by **Hernan** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:42 am

I don't think a practice amp is of much use, I would buy a headphone amp myself if I could. A good headphone amp is something you will be using years from now, a practice amp will not see much use, IMHO.

Also, you can check the archives of the alt.guitar newsgroup at groups.google.com. Currently the favorites there seem to be whatever rondomusic.com is importing and the Yamaha Pacifica entry-level guitars. Not dissing Ibanez here, it's a well-known brand.

Lots of very reasonable cheap guitars floating around these days... Squier Bullet, Dean,... much better than what we had back in the day.

Hope this helps... rock on!

L

Jazz Franco · Post by **Jazz Franco** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:53 am

Thanx, Lorenzo, I'll have a look there!

bluelife · Post by **bluelife** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:57 am

I just bought this:
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw2_yamaha_pac ... dinfo.html

185 € - good guitar, does the job.

And get a behringer v-amp for 99€ and you got all you need...

blue

Jazz Franco · Post by **Jazz Franco** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:07 am

bluelife wrote:I just bought this:
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw2_yamaha_pac ... dinfo.html

185 € - good guitar, does the job.

And get a behringer v-amp for 99€ and you got all you need...

blue

Hmmm... that may be an option, but that's 2 times more pricey--is it worth the money? (sorry for obviously ignorant question)

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:08 am

Jazz Franco wrote:I'm thinking about starting over with guitar--after 20 years without, it's time to go So far I'm looking at Ibanez Jumpstart Pack (Ibanez GRX40+ 10W amp+some accessories), which is RR5580 (anbout US$200) in these places. The question is--is it any good? (For a 34 y.o. hobbyist who does remember but a pair of chords)
Thanx in advance to everyone in the know

If you want to play guitar 'by itself' then an amp might be useful, and the quality of the amp could be important. If you want to use the guitar to record with your songs, a good pre-amp may be more useful.

I recently bought a cheap bass-guitar with a 10W amp, but actually never used the amp, always plug it in my pre-amp effectbox and into the computer.

btw regarding the type of guitar: Play on it, and feel it. I recently bought a Stagg Fender clone (about $100), but it plays well (my other guitars are Yamaha APX and Gibson Les Paul) and I didn't mind it being cheap.

Jazz Franco · Post by **Jazz Franco** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:31 am

Thanx, M'Snah, that was helpful! I actually think about using guitar in my songs (when I re-learn how to play it, if ever

), so I definitely will look at other options then... What would you say about J&D JD-ST Mini (I'd like a smaller size guitar) + Behringer X-V Amp?

crusces · Post by **crusces** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:00 am

One thing to keep in mind 'though: Cheap guitars == cheap pickups. This might not be a problem for you when recording in your home through a V-amp or such, but if you were planning to play it live on a big amp (especially with distortion), you might encounter serious feedback problems. Just so you know....

metalsvinet · Post by **metalsvinet** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:24 am

crusces wrote:One thing to keep in mind 'though: Cheap guitars == cheap pickups.

That's how it used to be. Now it's different.

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:43 am

I'll leave it to Lunch Money and Sascha Franck to comment on the specific guitars and equipment

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Barf · Post by **Barf** » Tue May 17, 2005 12:59 pm

Id rather buy a good secondhand guitar, u can always sell it on when u dont like it anymore and the quality is much better. U wont get any money back for a cheap new guitar. Look for a good secondhand Fender or Gibson. Cheaper guitars are cheaper because the use cheaper parts like the tuning pegs, bridge, the wood etc. Especially bad tuning pegs can be a horror, u dont want your guitar to detune when your recording. Same goes for tremolo-bar.

713 TSB · Post by **713 TSB** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:16 pm

Heres a site for you.
http://www.harmony-central.com/
You can check out the user reviews to get some ideas for your consumeristic ideas.

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:17 pm

713 TSB wrote:Heres a site for you.
http://www.harmony-central.com/
You can check out the user reviews to get some ideas for your consumeristic ideas.

whats the big idea here?

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:22 pm

S_A_P® wrote:
713 TSB wrote:Heres a site for you.
http://www.harmony-central.com/
You can check out the user reviews to get some ideas for your consumeristic ideas.
whats the big idea here?

Wrong thread?

mckenic · Post by **mckenic** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:30 pm

Nah guys -

Harmony-Central is great for user reviews of all kinds of stuff...

Im stuck in the backwaters of Ireland and do most of my buying on-line so I have found the reviews on HS very important!!!

Of course you have to take everything with a pinch of salt but its a great option when you cant demo stuff your after!

Cheers,
Dave

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