mikeeey said:
[quote author=GooeyGus link=1214564052/12#18 date=1214705219][quote author=mikeeey link=1214564052/0#10 date=1214684297]I want a BC Rich WMD Warbeast. but that thing is $700!
but it looks so awesome!:
Don't get a b.c. rich warlock (or similar looking guitar)... every noob has one of those. I know there are a few different kinds, the expensive warlock is actually pretty nice (as is the one you posted, i'm sure) but every kid out there has the $250 cheapie version and tells everyone its the most bad ass guitar ever.
I would really recommend a Jackson. They're all I play. I've played gibsons, fenders, ibanez, esp (these would be my second choice), pretty much every major brand you can think of, but nothing beats the Jackson Soloist series. The neck through design makes them sound killer, the action is so low a baby could play it (yet it still doesn't have fret buzz), and they're just good quality guitars. Mine retailed for around $1300, but I got it for $850 about 6 years ago. BUT my first jackson was killer too, it was a cheap JS-20 Dinky. 200 bucks but the action was still good and it sounded decent right out of the box (and even better later, because I added a complete set of EMG active pickups... hence my e-mail address that I created when I first bought the guitar about 12 years ago)[/quote]
lol yeah ive noticed this about the warlocks, everyone has them, and they aren't that great.
what can you recommend to a 16 year old who doesn't wanna spend anything more than $250, is this unreasonable? I really cant see myself paying near $1000 for a guitar lol.[/quote]
Get one of the jackson dinky's... a JS-20 was my first guitar. $200. I learned to shred like crazy on that thing, so when I jumped up to a $1000+ guitar after about 8 years of playing, it was like I had the power of god in my fingers ;D
Here is a link to my first guitar:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Jackson-JS20-Dinky-Electric-Guitar?sku=511474
Its about $30 more expencive now, but you cant really get any better for a first electric, IMO.