Electric Guitar Basics : How to Shop for an Electric Guitar

[Rcami18]

you look like Paul Mcartney

[KnightRyder43]

@uv77re ok calm down so all guitars have 6 strings and loudness doesn't depend on the pickups being big it's on how many watts your amp is also your pick ups are small means it's a single coil and not a humbucker that's all humbucker is a chunkier sound i have a stratocaster it's all single coils it's bright and really nice warm tones if you like this go for a stratocaster if not and you like the bigger pick ups go for a epiphone or a Gibson if your lucky

[uv77re]

I've seen a really nice guitar i like but it only has 5 strings, my friends has 6 and i think the one in your video does too! Do you think i should buy this guitar? Is it faulty with only 5? The store owner said i could buy an extra string but i'm not sure if i should believe him! Also it has smaller pickups to my friends does this mean that it is not as loud? I'm confused as to what to do because i really like the colour of it but don't want to waste my money if it may be damaged or inferior?

[choochizabluezman]

Ty for a great Leason on buying a guitar I now own a ES-335 from Gibson and it rocks...

[devilgloom]

can anyone tell me what's the brand of that guitar?

[DarkTuga96]

@devilgloom epiphone

[devilgloom]

@DarkTuga96 thank you

[PurpleSparow]

What's the best affordable electric guitar?

[tmblacktrack]

aha yeah told my mom i wanted an electric, so she comes home from Walmart one day with a guitar.....i might as well play a broom with strings on it -_-

but now i'm getting the new schecter synyster gates model!

[GinjaNinjaKaratedo]

it is good to have strings high up off the fretboard if you're playing slide guitar...

[bulldogkid180]

yeah man i bought a shit buzzy guitar. but i took it back good to know now

[ohyeah061696]

that epiphone les paul is fake!!!

[MyDreamside]

paul mccartney gives you a lesson dont complain

[waffle44100]

buzz depennds o n ho w long uve been playng!

[kajaria22]

hello sir, iam 19 yrs, i want to buy a guitar. i dont know nethng about ne kind of guitars, please help me out .. how should i proceed??

[dunavidrava]

@kajaria22 there are classical,acoustic,electro-aco­ustic and electric guitars..

classical is more for spanish style of music,acoustic is best for chords and country... electro-acoustic is same as acoustic,but you can plug i into an amplifier.. and electric in my opinion is the best... you can play with it jazz,blues,funk,country,chords­,rock,metal... but it needs an amplifier... amplifiers are not expensive

[nastyguard007]

@dunavidrava I wouldn't say that huge Marshall/Orange/Vox cabinets and heads are inexpensive...

Much like with guitars - the amp prices can vary.

[dunavidrava]

@nastyguard007 its true,but i dont think a begginer really needs a marshall 200 watt amp..

[rouelibre1]

"Make sure there's no statics" ! What statics? This is wired electronics and there is no "static".

You mean crap, dirt or dust in the potentiometers and switches. Or a bad design picking-up lots of 120Hz Humm due to a ground loop or some other fault.

Please.  Use proper terms!!!

[SamuraiTankyuusha]

@rouelibre1 Why are you watching this video. It's made for people who have no idea what you're talking about. Like me.

[rouelibre1]

@SamuraiTankyuusha Well I don't say you were wrong or anything else. I always like to see what people have to say about this or that. I am an old-hand guitarist and often, I pick-up new tricks from guys like you and I am glad about it.

It's the electronics tech that wrote to you. Don't talk about static if you don't know what it is. Just say that one should stay away from a guitar that makes noise when moving around or when playing with the knobs and switches. Just don't give it a name.

[SamuraiTankyuusha]

@rouelibre1 Oh ok I see what you are saying.

[winster626]

you cant go wrong with a gibson

[miguill77]

thnx dude....im gonna buy an electric soon

[Videowatcher76]

I like the action a little high , and I use 13-58 gage strings, tuned to Eb on my Stratocaster Delux , gives it more of that SRV sound

[area51rockers]

The strings could be outa tune, and you could lower the action of the strings...

[NOSchugger]

also make sure the neck is staight and notes dont fret out...etc...

[FDHrocks444]

Plz dont use language like that. Its not funny. Theres young users on here.

[mikesomething]

@FDHrocks444 so their parents should be better fucking parents then

kids + unsupervised internet = bad

[danbro1000]

@FDHrocks444

what language?

[Kylan0728]

@FDHrocks444 Get over it.

[BlackSGMan]

@jolly672 That's.. Just.. NO

[ingeewung]

nice one mate

[hairstyleriioohhh]

that was helpful... i plan to buy my first e-guitar in a few days!

thanks