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mixolyd

If I had to do it all over again I’d start with a Telecaster and a Fender amp.

HAL9000

dexterdexter said:

I like to play rock and country. I don't know if you seen the movie walk the line (2005) I saw the actor Dan John Miller playing a tele classic vibe 50. That's the guitar I want but since I can't afford it I can go for the squier affinity model of the same model If it doesn't make the humming noise being single coil.

If a Tele is what you want then buy one. If you buy something else you’ll always regret it. ...And please forget about the 50 cycle hum - IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER!!

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HAL9000

No, it makes it different to play. Part of the appeal of a Tele is its simplicity. A chamfered body would just be wrong. Keith Richards once said Teles have ‘everything you need and nothing you don’t’. That pretty much sums it up. A Strat is a slightly more sophisticated animal. I own both and they’re both perfectly comfortable.

dexterdexter

 

BRISTOL86

I’d seriously think about buying online (Thomann) if there is such little choice in your local stores. 

thumpingrug

let us all know how you get on.

dexterdexter

 

sixwheeltyrrel

Good stuff @dexterdexter

That's a really decent guitar.

Did you get an amp at the same time or are you still hunting for one? 

Modellista

57Deluxe said:

@dexterdexter ;; get a PRS SE - Used will be good value; it will be a good player and you won't need to worry about anything. Will sound decent too.

The lower priced Pacificas are awful what with their Basswood necks and soulless pickups. They sound wiry and woody and clatter when played. The frets are sharp too. Four students got them last year and each is woeful.

The Frontman 15G is a good amp for clean but the Gain channel is rubbish. It has some thump and volume for an 8" speaker though. Put a drive pedal through the clean channel and is OK tone..

I only paid a tenner for mine and have no quibble with it.



Also see this guy playing one flat out. Mind you, he makes a steel girder with a humbucker strapped to it sound good, so don't be too seduced!

I found the Frontman to be a horrible thing, rattly, farty and shit, basically.  Johan has close-miked it which is a totally different kettle of fish to being able to sound good in a room, it actually makes a virtue out of its terrible distorted sound.  £10 is the correct price.  Let's not give the impression it's some sort of undiscovered gem.  If the Laney is actually worse, and specs do not tell us either way, then it must be the worst amp in the world.

darthed1981

If anyone is looking for a good starter amp I'd point them at the Blackstar ID Core 10.

Fantastic and incredibly capable and less than £100 new and can be had for £50 used!

I'm not a beginner (sound like one but another topic), but I love those new blue PRS SE, I've got an old SE Singlecut Soapbar and it's great,

dexterdexter

 

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sixwheeltyrrel

dexterdexter said:

What cable jack is best for my setup angled or straight?

A straight cable jack @dexterdexter and one which is a reasonable length, 2-3 metres perhaps. It's very odd that the shop didn't provide you with one? 

If you haven't already, buy a tuner. I'd strongly recommend getting into the habit of tuning the guitar up each time you use it and teaching yourself to tune the guitar to itself by ear.

  

mixolyd

sixwheeltyrrel said:

dexterdexter said:

What cable jack is best for my setup angled or straight?

A straight cable jack @dexterdexter and one which is a reasonable length, 2-3 metres perhaps. It's very odd that the shop didn't provide you with one? 

If you haven't already, buy a tuner. I'd strongly recommend getting into the habit of tuning the guitar up each time you use it and teaching yourself to tune the guitar to itself by ear.

  

Yes a tuner is the next most important thing after the guitar itself.  The clip on ones are best for convenience and work great.

57Deluxe

/\ no I said - sounds great clean. A TS into the clean sounds completely different. No farts or rattles with mine has a good bass thump too for an 8" - here's another pic of mine...

http://i63.tinypic.com/b3wlzs.jpg

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markv

dexterdexter said:

I am hanging my guitar to the wall. Is there a standard measurement height from the floor where the hanger should be? Can someone measure the height from the floor to the hanger?

Anything high enough that the guitar doesn't touch the floor and low enough that you can reach it (and maybe high enough so that kids can't, if you have kids). Otherwise - up to you :-)

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dhaywood67

Seriously, you're over thinking this. It's personal preference what height you have it.

Grab it by the neck
Raise against the wall to a height you think looks good
Mark each side of the nut on the wall with a pencil
Hold hanger against wall so hanger arm(s) are level with nut marks
Level, drill and hang