Buying your first guitar is an exciting and possibly daunting experience. If you play electric guitar you will need an amplifier and cables in addition to a guitar. The following list of electric guitar starter packages represents excellent value for money.
Yamaha Pacifica 012 guitar starter pack
Peavey Raptor plus electric guitar stage-pack
Squire Stratocaster starter pack.
Epiphone Les Paul Special II starter pack.
Which one is best for you? Depends on the type of music you want to make:
The squire pack is based on the Fender Stratocaster style guitar, used by Dave Gilmore (Pink Floyd) Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knofler (Dire Straights), Eric Clapton or John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli Peppers).
The Epiphone is based on a guitar created by the late great Les Paul. Guitarists such as Jimmy Page, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Slash (Guns N Roses), Pete Townsend (The Who), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) are famous for playing this style of guitar. Because of the way its constructed it has a deeper thicker tone.
The Yamaha and Peavey guitars are what can be described as 'super-strat' guitars. They first came about in the early 1980's as rock guitar re-invented itself. Initially they were very popular with rock and metal guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen or Steve Vai. They have since become widely used due to the tonal versatility they offer, and can be used for most styles of music, from top 40's pop to the heaviest metal.
The Items above are supplied by Digital Village. If your local music store doesn't supply any of these items above they should be able to provide something similar.
