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There is a Sonic Mustang for $139, which is tempting. But if you are considering it, you should certainly take advantage of Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day, which is the Bullet Mustang for $129. It is a better guitar, with the same pickups/electronics but with a forearm contour and belly tuck body -- a deluxe feature that they completely removed from the new "Sonic" line that replaces the Bullets. (The name improved and there's some new colors, but the guitars themselves are not better.)
But there are some real deals over there right now. Thanks!
I always suggest shopping with the kids if possible. Set a budget and take your kids to the music shop. Let them look around & find something that inspires them in the price range. The best guitar is one that motivates you to want to play it.
I disagree with the advice to buy Amazon or other cheap knockoffs. You want her to have a guitar she likes and likes the feel of. My son started on a Squier and it held him just fine until he upgraded in high school. Go shopping with her, Ibanez, Squier, something like that will serve her well.
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Cheap acoustic electric bundles on amazon come with amps, etc. I'm also a newbie and no beginner will care about sound quality for the first year...but when she finds out that the cables and amp are a PITA to move around, etc. the fact that she can go acoustic will come in more handy than she would expect.
I bought this acoustic electric for travel and found the quality of not only the guitar but also the case to be surprisingly high. Comes with a pre-amp...get yourself the little amp on Slickdeals today and you're all set.
Vangoa Electric Acoustic Guitar Kit for Beginners Adults Full Size Cutaway Acoustic Guitar Bundle Set with Built-in Pickups Bag Tuner Strap Capo Picks Cable, Matte Black https://a.co/d/bZFZmdE
Can someone please recommend what to buy for my 14-year-old, who has never played any guitar and wants to learn. She is interested in electric, not acoustic. Thanks!
Craiglist or Offer Up for the first one until you see if they stick with it. You'll find plenty with amps, cables and tuners because their kid is no longer playing and the stuff is collecting dust.
To those playing moderator and saying we should not make any comments accept on the product posted: That is ignorance. People ask for alternatives and many times other deals are better. And REAL opinions are allowed even if you do not like them. We can't have unequal rules for just you. And besides any buyers offended when others dare disagree and then fussing about anything not positive, about the product posted are the actions of sellers and shills. Not slick deal bargain hunters. Why be HATE FULL? Move along if you do not like it. Who apparently are far to comfortable stepping all over the free market, competitive system. You do not get to lie and hid information in order to corner the market. You have to make a better product or service and do so at a better price or you need to regroup and try again. And ANYTHING counter to that is pushing us deeper into lack of competition, high prices and poverty, eventually. These are known outcomes; that history has clearly demonstrated. And if we fail to learn from history's mistakes then we are doomed to suffer them.
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Oh man… I was actually going to pick up a Player acoustasonic, as they were showing for around $540 in my cart this morning, but it looks like it was a pricing error (Fender had the msrp listed below $1k, and I mistakenly assumed they finally lowered the price of the things). Kinda kicking myself now for not snagging it earlier.
Unless you have played those and prefer the feel/look, there is a strong argument that Godin makes a better guitar of this style for considerably less .. and they are a real bargain used.
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Can someone please recommend what to buy for my 14-year-old, who has never played any guitar and wants to learn. She is interested in electric, not acoustic. Thanks!
Consistently the Yamaha Pacifica has been rated the best beginner electric guitar for the money. I too was going to get a squire until I found out about the Pacifica. If it were my money, I'd get a Pacifica 112v.
Unless you have played those and prefer the feel/look, there is a strong argument that Godin makes a better guitar of this style for considerably less .. and they are a real bargain used.
Totally agree…much more played around also…but I picked one up for $400 and it's great!
Better off with a Monoprice Indio strat, Monoprice tube amp, and CUBE BABY pedal... right?
I actually get a little disappointed when I check a guitar thread here and he hasn't already posted a slightly unhinged 1,000+ word reply about the virtues of cheap Chinese gear from Monoprice and others. Luckily, that does not happen often.
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I bought this acoustic electric for travel and found the quality of not only the guitar but also the case to be surprisingly high. Comes with a pre-amp...get yourself the little amp on Slickdeals today and you're all set.
Vangoa Electric Acoustic Guitar Kit for Beginners Adults Full Size Cutaway Acoustic Guitar Bundle Set with Built-in Pickups Bag Tuner Strap Capo Picks Cable, Matte Black https://a.co/d/bZFZmdE
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