Chocklit_Thunda wrote:
Gearhead wrote:
Buy second hand in each of those price ranges. Who needs a new guitar to learn on? The only excuse for buying new is if you think you want something that's not for sale second hand (but you can't be sure up front about what you want anyway).
Or if you didn't know better. I bought new and that was 2 years before I found my way onto this forum... So yeah, you don't need a brand new guitar to learn on, but a lot of folks don't know that you can find great beginner's instruments online or elsewhere for half the price
Whilst there are certainly deals to be had second hand, I am not so vehemently opposed to buying new. I think a great number of Cort guitars new could well meet your first two categories.
Sometimes, when you're a beginner, as I once was, it's nice to buy a new guitar from a store,(in my case it was Andy McGibbons) get a set up, and acquaint yourself with the dudes there.
Buying my first Cort new 13 years ago gave me the chance to take it back in several times for minor adjustments and stupid things, like tightening an allen key to hold my whammy bar tighter...I was young and my guitar was my life and I was scared to do shit like that myself.
The guitar only cost me R2000, but the support, back up, expertise and ultimately friendship that I got from Andy, Aggi, Deon, Mando, Richard, etc, has been well worth that money.
I'm not saying you have to buy new, tho having bought many guitars new (ranging from the cort s2550 to the Prs Custom22 artist package) I can safely say that I have never paid an unacceptable price, and I have never regretted buying a new guitar.
