alritey thanks for the help

i'll start looking some stuff up

actually i just started looking online, and i found this: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Les-Paul-Special-II-Electric-Guitar-100001870-i1149986.gc?CJAID=10449560&CJPID=1759905

do you mind taking a look at it.. im not sure what i am supposed to be looking for in a electric guitar

Billy talent, metallica... hmmm.
Consider going heavier or not? If not, like weasle said, Ibanez are great, also consider Fender (Squier) and maybe ESP (LTD).

Also for the amp, try getting a Roland Cube or maybe something in peavey's branch.
Do NOT get a line 6 spyder, whatever the fucking salesman tells you, do NOT buy that.

$400 hm?

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-RG120-Electric-Guitar?sku=519426
+
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Peavey-Vypyr-30-30W-1x12-Guitar-Combo-Amp?sku=482909

Or you could always go with the http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Peavey-Vypyr-15-15W-1x8-Guitar-Combo-Amp?sku=482908 and grab a pedal, accessories and such.

This post was edited by Darkshade on Jul 14 2009 07:28pm

haha okay no line 6 spyder!

those guitars all look nice.. but.. im again im not sure what to be looking for..

they all seem the same to me, other than the prices!

and.. thats $400 canadian

so like.. $350 US i think?

This post was edited by BB_MelloYello on Jul 14 2009 07:30pm

ya that guitar is a good beginner guitar also
i have been told Gibson Les Paul is the exact same sa Epiphone Les Paul
because they are the same company
and ppl just overpay for a guitar because of the Gibson name

but im not sure if this is even true

but ya thats a good beginner guitar

Hmm ok yeah I see. Well it's hard to find a good guitar+amp combo under 400 CDN unless you wanna aim for a starter pack, but yeah... Those aren't really worth it. If you buy them seperate, your guitar could last atleast 3+ years and the amp even more if it's just for bedroom practices.

But yeah, Ibanez would be your best bet since you're wanting to play rock/metal and such, and they are really good for blues/jazz and other stuff. Anyways, check out musiciansfriend, shop a bit and such.

Keep my idea in mind, I'm pretty sure many guitarists here (Which will surely post later) will agree on the choice or maybe suggest you another guitar, but a Peavey Vypyr is an awesome amp.

I suggest an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
I started with that and I dont regret it at all. It's way more versatile than a strat so you have many more options on which way you might want to go.

Edit:



They are not even close lol.
I had an epiphone les paul standard, epiphone les paul custom, a gibson les paul studio, a gibson les paul standard, and a gibson les paul custom.

The more money you spend the better when it comes to epiphone and gibson.
They're all great guitars though. Just buy what suits you best.
I wouldn't suggest getting the epiphone special, I wouldn't go cheaper than the standard.

Edit: Cheaper ibanez's are very unreliable and don't hold their value well. I'm personally not a fan, but they're more expensive stuff is pretty good.

This post was edited by x]FoRsaKeN[x on Jul 14 2009 07:54pm

I have a fender strat with these pickups http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0992115000 exelent pickups for all kind of music. I also use 010 size strings instead of 09. You will get much better sound with strings like that. Ofcourse 09 is a little easyer to play with, but if you practice enough you can play very fast on 010 too=)

yeah i know ibanez is really dependable, i think im probably going to go with that one.. its just the amp im skeptical about.. damn 200 bucks for that

damn.. everyone is saying different things ..

this is so confusing

hmm.. maybe i could even buy a new guitar for like $300, and get a used amp for like a hundred bucks?

does new/used make a difference for amps?

This post was edited by BB_MelloYello on Jul 14 2009 08:20pm