Blog by Robert Diz

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I think it’s great your getting another guitar. The hunt for your electric guitar is quite an exciting adventure. Plus it’s fun researching, asking others, and actually playing different brands and styles of guitars. I have loved playing guitar, mostly professional for 40 years. I own and play many major brands and models of electric guitars. Experience has taught me to use my sense of feel, sound and how well it plays for me…. The Key is to make your final selection of that electric guitar based on how well it plays and sounds and feels to you. You will factor in whatever suggestions we give you or others do. 

I would look seriously towards a name brand like Gibson or Fender, these are my favorites. Also, You can answer this question like I do, Simply do you want a used electric guitar or a brand new one? … It’s a no brainer that “used name brand quality guitars” answers my personal research of the way the guitar feels, the sound, and playable action is superior in used name brand guitars. Fender makes several lines of electric guitars including Fender Stratocaster and Telecasters. They are proven and very popular solid body electric guitars and some models have humbucker pickups.   

Gibson and Epiphone guitars also have several designs and models of electric guitars. I love the semi hollow and 3/4 size hollow body electric guitars available. BB King and many others play a thin semi-hollow body electric guitar. You will be more familiar with these types of guitars being that you play acoustic guitar now. Full size or 3/4 size hollow electric guitars are played by many well known guitarists in jazz, pop, country… Plus the Gibson - Epiphone solid body electrics are well known to most guitar players… Les Paul, Flying V, SG are good choices.

At least you have some experience with playing acoustic guitar. In your research, be careful of Sales hype and plush looking guitar pictures in magazines or online that can be enhanced to look better digitally… I would never purchase a guitar worth more than a 100- 200 bucks online or mail - freight without first playing it and then putting it through my solid battery of testing and I mean REAL testing. If it passes, I may buy it or take serious notes in my head or written so I may get it later. 

Maybe you saw or played a good guitar during your guitar travels in the past. Some of the best guitars I own and play were from word of mouth or being in the right place at the right time. 

Print these suggestions along with all the other answers and re-read them. The valuable suggestions will be remembered and you will be more apt to make a better choice. If you just want the name of a few electric guitars, you will still be very happy with my recommendations here. I think you would be much more satisfied with playing several guitar brands both used and new… before acquiring that electric guitar. Oh by the way, exceptional guitar treasures are out there. I have a couple that I found at a garage sale and in the back room of a no name music store. I never knew it then, that they would eventually be worth now, in the 6 figures $$.

Most of all “Have Fun” playing guitar…. In summary; I recommend a name brand electric guitar thats in good used condition. Fender, Gibson, Epiphone or Ibanez.