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[Xikarita]

If it's your first guitar, buy one that isn't too expensive (150-250 Euros is good enough). It's also important to feel the guitar in your hands, so that you know if you like to handle it. Try something that isn't too heavy. It's also important to have a versatile instrument, i.e., one that you can play all kinds of music with. I'd go for a Squier Strat, because they're made by Fender. If you don't have an amp yet, try a Kustom. They sound ok and they're not too expensive.

See, I had stopped this discussion when others resumed their conversation about guitars. However, it seems that there are those who barely understand enough English to misunderstand what I have been trying to say all along. I do find it intriguing that when you confront someone about something, they will deny it until they are blue in the face and come up with every attempt at logical retaliation they can muster, and if they cannot, they show their indignation at that person for bringing it up in the first place. On the other hand, they don't seem to mind it when the shoe is on the other foot.

[TheVoid]

Ok so today I went to the shop to buy that famous guitar.
My budget got lowered (I'm going to Greece in few days so I have to save some money).

So I thought about the following points.
-I had a limited budget
-I wasn't going to spend a lot of money for my first electric guitar and maybe regret it
-everyone seemed to dislike Squiers and Yamahas
-I was going to use it for fun, not for playing in bands and such
-I wanted a coffee
-I didn't want a metal-oriented guitar


Finally, I got a Stagg S350.


* Pickups: 3x single coil
* Controls: 1x volume + 2x tone
* Pickup selector: 5-way
* Body: solid alder wood
* Neck: hard maple / 648mm/ 25'' 1/2
* Fingerboard: maple / 21 frets
* Bridge: classic “s” style tremolo
* Machine heads: vintage, chrome
* Pickguard: pearloid gray
* Body Color: Metallic Black.



I like the design (It's a Stratocaster after all) and the vintage colors. And it sounds slightly better than the Squier Stratocaster. Plus I got it at a quite nice price - 150 € instead of 227. Therefore I'm satisfied with it, and I'll eventually switch to a better one when I'll have improved my skills.
For the moment, I quite love it

[taikara]

It's a sweet guitar, and it sounds like you picked it for a lot of good reasons! k:

[Strobe]

good choice, void!

i hope you will have a lot of fun using this nice instrument!

be sure to inform us about all songs you do with it... k:

[troop18546]

My brother would want one of those... but my cash flow is running critical...

[Tulac]

@Void: Do you have an amp?

[Darken]

If you need a cheap amp, you can a Danelectro 15W amp for about 45$(sorry dont know Euro conversion). Danelectros have a clean vintage sound especially the Nifty Fifties line of amps. Danelectro also sells nice effects pedals for really cheap.