Expensive Amp Vs Expensive Guitar Argument

#guitar #music #guitarist #shorts
yessir. finding out whether a pricey amp or guitar makes the best bang for your buck. can you dig it

[@empty_field5526]

as someone with a cheap amp and guitar this feels like a punch to the gut 💀

[@thiccv1nce60]

Same here man

[@1egit_exe]

What counts as cheap?

[@Cookie4yabro]

his cheapest guitar is the Donner Dst-400 which is not so cheap too 💀

[@EvelynSucksAtLife]

Samr

[@elispears4408]

@@1egit_exepeavey vypyr

[@pepelaugh7]

As someone with no amp, no guitar and no money to buy any of them this hurts my soul

[@ChikaraSilk]

Why do you gotta be so relatable

[@dublethetruble4620]

@@ChikaraSilk why do you gotta be relatable by being related to this relatable comment???

[@xX_Athena_Xx]

@@dublethetruble4620 Why does your relatable comment about being related to their relatable comment about being related to op's relatable comment have to be so relatable ??

[@Andrian0_0]

Why you talk about me 😢

[@wandacore3946]

real

[@EagleScout2019]

Me who is broke: “it’s all expensive”

[@davidtuell5558]

I felt that one 🥲

[@maestrovonhuge9397]

Totally, but save up and wait for the sales and practice in between so when you get em your scorching already👊🎸😍

[@NotSoNumb01]

us

[@maestrovonhuge9397]

@Vincent well put.

[@8Phoenix8]

Facts

[@someoddnumber]

*Expensive Pedals has entered the chat*

[@natasa04tsats15]

lmao fr. Got a cheap guitar and amp but tbh with a few pedals it wont matter that much lol

[@poisof457]

Why buying pedals when You can build one yourself?

[@jackbaude403]

@@poisof457 Okay send over the circuit for a chorus pedal with a CAD file of the housing. Why waste hours of time for likely a shitty tone when I can buy a used one for 80$.

[@hureak1456]

​@@natasa04tsats15i mean, just have 1 distortion pedal, ovedrive, equalizer, compressor, chorus, reverb and delay and you will sound like fucking alex lifeson

[@natasa04tsats15]

@@hureak1456 yeah damn, aight I'll try that thx lol

[@116Cryptic]

Me looking at your first amp saying “hm that looks familiar” and then realizing it’s right next to me

[@malachidenson3473]

What kinda amp u got

[@RodrigoSamano-wu3yw]

​@malachidenson3473 it's a fender champion 20 it's pretty cheap and a good beginner Amp

[@cobaltbluesky2276]

lmao same

[@mellowyellow360]

That went 144p to 4k real quick.

[@BPBcovers]

No replies is crazy

[@snail2661]

this is actually funny as fuck dude

[@toast3990]

⁠@@BPBcoversAttention replies are crazy

[@BPBcovers]

@@toast3990 mb

[@IntoTheDepths444]

let me in to your heart and it will be emptied of everything and restored to its natural perfect empty clarity@enriqueamaya3883

[@AndyK.23]

Clearly, we need great guitars, AND expensive amps! Done.

[@undyingv0id397]

Agreed

[@12345fghhyfvg]

​@@undyingv0id397 nice pfp

[@dhaerque]

Yes, but he didn’t mention the playability of the instrument as a factor. That’s why it’s recommended to get an expensive amp if you’re gigging and an expensive guitar if you play at home mostly

[@Jeg08.]

Thats what I'm sayin

[@lucasjaj2263]

No shit

[@zoemunday3184]

As an expensive guitar, this really hurts my ego. But I shouldn’t fret to much

[@YerboyoJp]

Valid

[@berlin_sauce7]

pun intended

[@zacklp3844]

Heh, **Fret**

[@trexgaming_69]

As a person with a $20 acoustic guitar I see this as absolute pain

[@CheeF_Phetty]

Well... look on the brightside you don't need an amp in the first place.

[@tahaibrahim8509]

+1

[@pqb0]

Good amp kinda hits different tho

[@kaimuto123]

It's kinda like having a shitty drum set, but the cymbals go crazy

[@fool4343]

it sounds deeper kinda

[@jess_n_atx]

Hits different.🤢..that en vogue phrase. Maybe im just getting old. But this modern lingo is wack. Not tight at all

[@pqb0]

@@jess_n_atx Its kinda hard to watch how you struggle understanding that people have a subjective opinion to how they express; your comment only makes it evident how your way of thinking is petty. So unfortunate…

[@theolympiyn8670]

@@kaimuto123well to be fair you can hear bad cymbals a lot easier then bad toms

[@theinvoluntarybeatboxer3766]

I feel like if u looped a clip of the cheap one and played the expensive one u could write a really good somg

[@Crowliflower88]

The song is Funck by Rafa Rodriguez 😊

[@sarcastaball]

I feel like if you never made a comment ever again it would be really nice.

[@theinvoluntarybeatboxer3766]

@@sarcastaball or better yet, hear me out. you just keep scrolling!!!

[@Tralby19]

​@@sarcastaball weirdo

[@Keitan97]

Zomg

[@flyingbabyroblox]

this is why I play inter-dimensional time flute

[@UndersackitchFungalbollock]

Cant be a the vintage triangle

[@deadmemes1097]

Why not jazz flute

[@maximumpee9849]

A common choice among the time traveling space demons of the planet Blorbidale, didnt realize it was gaining popularity on earth, thats great to hear 😄👌👏💞

[@geraldfriend256]

My ex could do that. Made it hard to leave.

[@kodykindhart5644]

If you like that check out super secret band

[@hippoheadstudios4097]

Nobody’s talking about how his “cheapest guitar”…. Is a suped up partscaster

[@SuperIperMegaTriper]

His very first amp is more expensive than my whole setup lol

[@uhhmike_d]

never have i ever heard someone test guitar tone with a Rafa Rodriguez riff, u got good taste

[@demigr0539]

IK dude I'm liking this guy more n more

[@vulfkachnanajza4483]

Yes!!!

[@rafasgreatesthits]

:D

[@8BitsOfFun1323]

What song?

[@YoakeUdez]

@@8BitsOfFun1323 Funck by Rafa Rodriguez

[@freak9345]

“The equipment is only as good as the person using it” -my music professor

[@peter333]

bingo!

[@OrestisRockGuitar]

Exactly, check out this video I made with the same cheap amp he is using. Tone is affected by everything, but in the end it is mostly up to your hands and fingers. kzbin.infoX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_

[@Jaster832]

While that is true, he left out the part about how the person using it is only as good as the equipment.

[@brianrosemusician]

Cheap guitar with expensive amp wins every single time. There is no argument.

[@supafrogg258]

Yeah, the guitar can't be total crap. But if your cheap guitar is reasonable, a good expensive amp can make a huge difference!

[@dl_shank]

Yeah, it's super easy and cheap to upgrade guitars anyways. You can easily make a cheap guitar sound and play like a custom shop guitar.

[@Tyler-yf2js]

expensive amp gives off a nice sound while the expensive guitar gives you a nice feel while you play

[@ezrabeaton]

The fact that your cheapest strat is an HSS strat made me feel broke

[@MechStep09]

hss are not necessarily that expensive, squier makes some really cheap hss models!

[@conifergreen2]

Amps really make the difference.

[@simoneric8183]

I agree.

[@OrestisRockGuitar]

Check this out and then tell me you cannot get a great tone with a cheap amp. kzbin.infoX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_

[@chriskibodeaux9818]

No they don’t! You can get same sound from a cheap amp vs expensive amp!

[@peppymartian9382]

​@@chriskibodeaux9818the real crazy difference comes from the speakers and cabinet size. if you use a tiny combo amp with shitty speakers, it's gonna sound worse than a tiny amp head hooked up to a large cab with v30s or another nice set of speakers

[@chriskibodeaux9818]

@@peppymartian9382and u absolutely can get the same sound from cheap vs expensive!

[@MrMd5555]

It took me years to learn that good amps are the key to good tone. I had owned 3 usa strats & a les paul before I learned this though. Now I always put more emphasis on my amps & take a diff approach with my guitars

[@bappochan6615]

Amps, pickups, and strings. If those 3 things are good then it doesn’t matter if your guitar is $50, or $17,000, if the frets are measured out correctly, and you have those 3 things, it’ll sound awesome and people would struggle telling the difference from just hearing

[@erikmorgan7059]

The speakers in the cabs matter way more than the strings, bad speakers can make good amps sound bad

[@bappochan6615]

@@erikmorgan7059 fair point. All of this still builds on the foundation tho, having an expensive guitar isn’t what makes great sound, it’s having equipment. It’s so much nicer knowing I can buy a crappy $200 warlock, as opposed to feeling entitled to pay $4000 for one that’ll sound the exact same

[@chriskucholtz6967]

So what amp you use now?

[@bappochan6615]

@@chriskucholtz6967 I’m a synyster gates whore, I grabbed a marshall hellwin before they stopped being made

[@mxkvlio]

as someone who can't even afford to buy either a cheap guitar nor a cheap amp made me feel like poverty just slapped me right across my face

[@smartacus88]

I longed for a "real" guitar and amp for years. You've just got to get your priorities straight and really try. Save $10 a week. Ten bucks, and DON'T TOUCH IT. In a year you'll be surprised at what you can buy.

[@selliantuttimusi6735]

Cheap comfortable guitar + cheap decent amp is the best combo for beginners.

[@vsgvictorystrikegaming2229]

It is imperative to possess a high-quality instrument, as an inferior one will inevitably compromise the quality of your performance, regardless of the amplification employed. Amps don't matter as long as you crank it up! ✌️

[@Charles10293]

Me who plays acoustic

[@KD-vg2yn]

Playing that primal setup

[@kwz8139]

​@@KD-vg2ynlmaooo

[@username-do4mu]

I’m in the same boat, tested by time and the best for what I play.

[@ishikami3631]

*proceeds to start slaping the guitar instead of playing on the strings 💀

[@johnnytightlips991]

Generally, a cheap guitar will more than likely sound good through an expensive amp. An expensive guitar will more than likely sound crap through a cheap amp (exceptions to the rule of course) Edit: crap may be too harsh - but you will certainly notice the difference in sound quality between cheap amp/expensive guitar vs expensive amp/cheap guitar - the latter is, 90% of the time, better on the ear

[@JustAdude291]

Agree

[@tiagorodrigues5096]

Spot on

[@GRZNGT]

I feel like the comparison of camera and a lense would be a spot on, but I know nothing about guitars. In the photography, a good lense will always be better than an expensive body. Plus, you can someone's good a very good lense relatively inexpensive. Camera though... cheap is bad, always.

[@Robstrap]

There isn't exceptions.

[@anthonymorales842]

@@GRZNGT The lens is everything especially if the medium is film

[@zyzyx4157]

A good guitarist can make any guitar/amp sound nice 😮

[@Augrills]

You can’t make a fender practice amp sound good unless you turn your tone knob all the way down lol, and then it still doesn’t sound good just bearable

[@DylanMcNulty2003]

@@Augrills yeah u can

[@Augrills]

@@DylanMcNulty2003 nah

[@bolillo5013]

We had the same first amp. I mostly play metal but you can get some killer tones out of that thing for any genre.

[@craigdaker123]

Champion 20 is great for a budget, frontman 10 might be the worst amp ever created

[@jeeptoe]

@@craigdaker123 yeah

[@TemkaUwU]

I use an 30w Philips speaker with an inexpensive car amp (total was about 20€) and get pretty workable tones for practicing with my band

[@Exandria]

Always guitar PICKUPS. Use DI and an amp sim, and you can have any amp you want for like $100.

[@neikyy2564]

You see, the cheap guitar and expensive amp are the *head* option, while the expensive guitar and cheap amp are the *heart* option. While it makes more sense to go for the amp, this won't make you feel like a rock star, but a nice guitar will. At the end of the day, we are guitarists. We have an inherent need to attract attention, and a shiny guitar attracts far more attention than some bulky box in the background, for which 95% of people don't hear the difference. Of these, there are 99% who don't even know what the typical amp settings do, but they know a fancy guitar when they see it.

[@virtualnuke-bl5ym]

If your guitar: -stays in tune after bends -has moderate action -doesn't cut you when you slide -has frets that aren't super high Then it's good enough. On the other hand, what you really want in a guitar is: -9 strings -multi-scale fanned frets -kill switch -single-coil and Humbucker toggle -whammy bar -locking tuners -volume knob that actually gradually changes volume

[@user-rp3jt4ik2l]

People who have this argument completely miss the fact people are buying gear for different reasons. If you have no intention of gigging you should get the nice guitar for more fun practicing. If you intend to gig get the more expensive amp for the better sound. To argue one decision is better than the other with no context is completely insane.

[@screamkeeper]

While your reasoning is most definitely true to most senses, "I" have personally found the best route would be more expensive amplifier over guitar due to (sounding) better/closer ro what you wanna play will continue your endeavors. Either way, its up to the players preference and budget🤘🏻

[@pr0wnageify]

I would say enjoying playing your guitar is most important. You even still want to play unplugged if you have a really nice guitar.

[@NoelDGama]

it is disgusting to be disturbed by a kid, while i am playing live for 55 years, and enjoying my music without add ons.. these shorts work like ads, so my premium tube is becoming an ad channel.. bottom line:: you need fancy guitar and amp if you are a shit musician...

[@Logical7787]

I pick expensive guitar, moderately priced mixer and expensive speakers, my mixer has so many tone options that its cheaper to get a mixer and speakers, but thats just my opinion

[@RedBeardReaper]

Well yeah that's a no-brainer if you're an electric player. If you play acoustics invest in a better guitar first.

[@sirultim8643]

Why does the first one low-key sound good

[@ahhhhyes]

It sounds better these people just think louder = better lmao

[@Rehaaaaaaan]

​@@ahhhhyes now let's hear it in overdrive

[@defaultdan7923]

i feel like this isn’t a very fair comparison. don’t get me wrong, he’s still absolutely right, an expensive amp can turn any guitar into a beauty to listen to, but the tones are fundamentally different. the cheap amp is much more mid focused, while the second one is much more balanced. expensive amp is still clearly more detailed though. i also have to add, tones are tools to get a desired feeling. that cheap amp didn’t have a stereotypically great tone, but it had a kind of feeling that was very unique, almost nostalgic. the thing is though, you can make an expensive amp sound like that if you wanted to, but it’s much harder (not impossible) to make a cheaper amp sound expensive.

[@TheApsodist]

​@@defaultdan7923 The thing is, the amp provides a eq filter that might sound good or not, but over time your ears kinda adjust to that filter and reveal the underlying tone of the guitar, by which time the expensive amp + cheap guitar.. sounds like a cheap guitar!

[@ryiisync7118]

For anyone curious, the song is Funck by Rafa Rodriguez

[@lkj9478]

ty bro

[@aizenemmaiaht.mendoza8010]

Thanks so much! Sounds fire!

[@Myflynx]

nah, it's about being great at guitar, not the price

[@robertmazurowski5974]

200 USD guitars got so good these days, that investing in a good amp is qay more important.

[@joopnotyop]

bro! Rafa Rodriguez? loving your taste lately.

[@old3rbrother]

Your best investment in terms of guitar tone is always going to be your speaker cabinet. The other stuff only really changes your tone slightly, but a good cab will blow you away.

[@OrestisRockGuitar]

The best investment in terms of your tone is always going to be to learn to play better. Check out this video I made with this exact same cheap amp and then tell me you cannot get an amazing tone with a cheap amp. kzbin.infoX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_

[@frankbernat740]

Glad to see you are big into guitars. I met your Dad years back at an event for Bill Martini, was a cool evening. But Happy Holidays!!

[@AcroPlaysIt]

Expensive pickups are good even if you have trash guitar and amp (i have scottie lepage signature fishman fluence pickups) and a 30$ guitar with a 40$ amp.

[@chadcat420]

How about something in between? An Epiphone LP and a boss katana amp make for a great combo for example. At the end of the day it depends on the guitarist themselves. Just have fun playing

[@randomsoup4441]

It feels kinda wrong to comment this early 💀

[@imagez3221]

no body cares

[@yak_frost1196]

so quirky

[@IdrinkcoffeeALOT]

​@@imagez3221 *nobody

[@kodaksnaggz1357]

@@IdrinkcoffeeALOT shut up goof

[@IdrinkcoffeeALOT]

@@kodaksnaggz1357 mad?

[@hallucinato2307]

Good amp and comfortable feeling guitar is my go to. It's not so much about about expensive because you can find random gems in something like a squire in how the strings feel on your fret hand. Combine that with your amp and the money you saved to upgrade your pickups and you're in business

[@CiphersWon]

a good guitar player will make any combination sound good

[@less2worryabout]

Wow.

[@luigivids9598]

What the "expensive guitar" called? I forget and probably look dumb (i know he said its custom but i mean like the model yhe 'customness' is built on)

[@panema0]

ngl i kinda liked the tone of the inexpensive amp... i don't know why probably cuz of the genre of music i listen to but hey

[@eljacoboese.in4k]

That riff is so modern metal vibe

[@DingleBetty]

Whats the song

[@demigr0539]

FINALLY SOMEONE SHOWING RAFA RODRIGUEZ SOME LOVE!!! You have no idea how surprised I was to hear you playing funck 😁

[@Account0212]

Personally, it depends what settings you set the amp to. You can tone it to whatever you think sounds nice.

[@justinbowen1183]

Why would someone pay $2,000 for their Marshall amp setup if they could tweak their settings on their $75 pawn shop line 6 10 watt practice amp and get a great tone? You get what you pay for. My current setup is a 100 watt boss katana solid state amp and a synyster gates custom. Tone for me is fantastic when compared to my old setup Line 6 10 watt practice amp and a $150 harmony starter guitar.

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

​@@justinbowen1183 you would def start to notice the difference when you have better gear. But sometimes its good not to have and extract the best out of it. I've made excellent tones with a Boss ME25 and a fender Mustang amp when I was a kid

[@justinbowen1183]

@@pedrosilvaproductions you can get some fantastic tones out of a cheaper amp. For the longest time my go to amp was a line 6 spider amp. I have been playing for 16 years and about 10 of those were spent using that amp. I also for recording would hook a quarter inch to 8th inch adapter into the headphone port of the amp onthe front and run an auxiliary cord to the microphone port of my amp and for the longest time that was how I recorded my stuff. I didnt switch over to an all digital setup until maybe 5 or so years ago. The thing I was hurting for the most man was being able to hardcore fine tune the exact sound I wanted so you could probably imagine how insanely cool it was when I found out that the katana amp before I bought I had a USB out specifically for recording an all digital signal as well as an entire application for fine tuning my tone exactly how I wanted. When I got married my grandfather asked if there was anything I really wanted in life as a wedding gift that was just for me myself. I showed him this amp and he played long ago in the 70's and after explaining what all it could do he bought it for me $500 and it has been extremely good to me since day 1 after I figured out how everything worked.

[@Loner0410]

Good guitar, its makes the overall playing experience better Be a hood guitar player before you start making yourself sound good, then just buy an audio interface and some plug ins + DAW and youre set for life

[@m47kr3nt0n]

Give me the original '62 Strat, Dumble amp, and Klon Centaur I'll prove you wrong.

[@Negasilver]

You can find a ton of great guitars out there used in the 300-400 range and pair that with a decent amp.

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

You can get awesome guitars for that price. I got a Schecter Sun Valley SS FR with sustainiac for that price

[@alohaitskaylee]

honestly, expensive amp is better bc not only does it give u good sounds on ur guitar then, but when u get a new one ur guitar is gonna sound just as good or better!

[@ice6erg762]

i like both, the compression of the cheap amp is something that i feel could fit well in just about any song

[@Elias123dikkiez]

the amp is better, because no matter how expensive your guitar is, in the end it'll sound bad with no amp, and theres no reason to get a good sounding guitar before a good sound transmitting amp.

[@Motomike69]

Well I have a cheap guitar and a bass amp that only works sometimes because I found it on the side of the road 😭

[@PossiblyABird]

Rafa doesn't get enough love man, he's so fucking good.

[@dantedemello]

amps matter so much more than i ever imagined they would back when i first started playing

[@death32815]

If you are playing for yourself a better guitar is better, if you plan to gig with that rig go for the nice amp, spund is more important for gigging.

[@Wipplez]

idk i really like the sound of the cheap amp because it makes it sound kinda like the treble was turned up while the bass cranked down a bit

[@florabamabear2058]

Clearly the amp is most important. Seconded by the pickups, then maybe cables, then the wood of the guitar and the action.

[@tylerlennon9955]

Wood of the guitar is mostly aesthetic. It could effect sustain but I would argue most modern guitars sustain just fine regardless. Action is incredibly important for how you feel playing it. The tone is primarily only changed by the amp and pickups, though having nice cables can help prevent interference in your signal chain. Wood shouldn’t even be on your list except for aesthetic reasons, it can make a difference if you just want a pretty-looking guitar to feel good playing it but there’s a lot of proof that it doesn’t effect tone.

[@rx-heaven8934]

I would argue strings make more of a difference than wood with a solid body.

[@elwolf8536]

Sounds all backwards to me

[@florabamabear2058]

@@elwolf8536 the instrument can only make a sound so loud. Everything from the pickup magnet onward affect the sound more than before because it changes the character of the signal along the way whereas the strings/wood do this to a lesser degree.

[@daniyalahmed97]

Expensive amp always wins. I know people argue about an expensive guitar having better feel, but i really think theres a feel to an expensive amp as well. It squishes and compresses and feedbacks and has its own feel, which imo makes me want to play more often.

[@jxb13_shorts67]

Expensive amp is the way to go in my opinion, my little combo amp is garbage and I wish I had the money for a better one.

[@vitire9806]

In fact this question has no sense these days because everybody knows the best combo is expensive guitar with a pc ;)

[@leonard_321stoppani5]

I could not agree more, I have a random wesfeild strat copy and a lovely marahall vs100 and it sounds👌

[@Loebane]

I miss my VS100. I pawned it for 100 dollars back in the late 2000's.

[@No-er7kc]

We’re guitar players, not amp players. An expensive guitar will last longer, stay in tune, probably sound better too.

[@WB-1]

Good amp all day. Good pick ups in an inexpensive guitar is surprising enough sometimes

[@BoltRM]

FTW!! 💪

[@goner.9989]

Better speaker in amp hence better sound. If you swapped the speakers on cheap amps for some nice ones it’d sound pretty darn good.

[@Spendo]

Me who can only afford one of the guitar picks you use

[@phwildman124]

If you have a cheap guitar that FEELS good, then upgrade your amp first. And absolutely, you'll get results like this. But that's the trick. Finding a guitar that feels good for you through an amp that feels good is the real thing.

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

Don't forget about the speakers. You can really brighten an affordable amp up with a speaker upgrade. Same with the pickups on guitar.

[@Augrills]

Pickups don’t make much of a difference. Of course the types of pickups sound different, but like quality doesn’t mean much. Speakers do make a huge difference, though

[@BigJack096]

“Inexpensive” “Strat” never thought I’d hear those 2 words in one sentence

[@KyLesCaster]

WTF lol Theyre called Squiers

[@furrycircuitry2378]

Lots of good strats personally I like the sawtooth brand of stratocaster they make really good cheap guitars

[@ThePicturePioneer]

Just use a spark amp and Ibanez guitar Ibanez and spark are both great and inexpensive

[@kz.productions]

I think amp is the correct option, but picking the guitar feels better

[@jacklange5478]

Always love your riffing, great retro-modern blend. Tasteful.

[@reubenwhettenmusic]

That answers my question! No more expensive guitars, just amps. Sounds good to me!

[@watcherzero000]

Neither the guitar or amp matters when you have a crappy guitar cab with crap speakers.

[@logancuda4624]

Honestly, a middle of the road guitar and a middle of the road amp will do you more wonders than putting all your money into one or the other

[@benireges]

eh its not about price but about sound. not guaranteed that an amp just because its more expensive than another amp will sound better to you. you have to test amps and guitars and find what fits you and turn a blind eye on that damn price tag. in my opinion of course.

[@logancuda4624]

@@benireges Well, its not a matter of a $200 amp versus a several thousand dollar amp. It's a matter of buying an amp that isn't objectively shitty like a free 5W amp you get with your first guitar. I have a few amps that would now probably sell for way more than they are worth, but I've paid $150-$200 for an amp that could out-do any Marshall if given the right toned speaker cab. I've paid $75 for a combo that is better than most other combos in my opinion. So I dont disagree, its not about how much you pay, as long as its decent. That's why I said middle of the road. The middle of the road doesn't mean the middle of the price range

[@benireges]

@@logancuda4624 i misunderstood you then

[@logancuda4624]

@@benireges No worries

[@jcjcviews]

I chose neither. We don't listen to music as much as we learn to make right.

[@Austin_Bourque_]

Expensive amp easy. My mesa boogie mark iic+ crucial

[@xmun0360]

BASED song choice. Good to see a fellow Rafa Rodriguez enjoyer

[@tifftuff6705]

whats the song name?

[@xmun0360]

@@tifftuff6705 Funck by Rafa Rodriguez

[@MontourR]

EVH completely flipped the world of rock music upside down with a $150 guitar. Expensive amp by far.

[@ItsReilleyHere]

You don’t need an expensive amp, you just need a good one. Harley Benton sells a 2x12 cab loaded with Creambacks, and you can get second hand heads for relatively cheap.

[@ciggaretesandvalentines]

Anybody else like the cheap guitar sound💀

[@sods505]

For lord sake, i have the same guitar that you have in mini!

[@nickolasecker9596]

Absolutely, my best suggestion for those starting out in electric guitar is to skip the cheaper amps, even if you have to save up for a bit, start out with a good amp, you can buy a used blues junior, pro jr, Roland jc40, blues deluxe or a vox ac15 for around $350-500 especially if you check local listings. Eventually you might want a Princeton, deluxe reverb, twin, ac30, tweed Bassman or something with higher headroom or fancier build whatnot. Yet those amps I had mentioned in the $350-500 range will sound remarkably better than anything in the $100-300 range 9/10. I’d also implore you to invest similar money at minimum into your first electric. The following guitars are recommended and can be found new or used in the $350-500 range: Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster, anything in the Squier Classic vibe range, Epiphone dot, danelectro models, used grestch models, most of the used Epiphone les Paul’s in that price range will work well too. The more you invest into your starter gear, the more inclined you will be to practice.

[@MartDejonge-v8h]

My guitar is 120 and my amp is 20K 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@NikilyMusic]

I will chose expensive amp

[@max-lame]

In my opinion, it's more important that u use a guitar, which is good (same with amp). They don't have to be expensive, also cheap guitars and amps are often pretty good. They only need to fit ur style.

[@coolcatreturnsdavis9955]

So as someone who owns three cheapish strats, I can say that the amp is the way to go. Cause I have my great grandfathers silverface 68 deluxe reverb. It makes bad guitars sound good. That being said a nicer guitar always sounds better. I pick up swapped all my squires and it does good.

[@ludwiglanestudios]

So true for the amp. I got a PRS CE (middle of the line, but still a Very NICE and expensive guitar) and played it with my cheapo solid state amp and i had no desire to play that guitar again. Then I plugged in my PRS SE Custom 24 (entry level, but still very nice) guitar into a restored fender tweed amp. Holy friggin schnikeys. I didn't want to out my guitar down.

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

Sometimes the lower quality amp can get provide a nice hazy or cloudy sound if that’s the goal.

[@ZB_Gaming1]

Me with a cheap amp and cheap guitar

[@urbeenandanhandique8241]

The best choice is to get a decent amp and a decent guitar

[@acecomet]

Both are a must. But it s true the amp change everything! I have roland jazz chorus 120 from 1982. Once you play on one of these amps. You don’t want any other amp. Except maybe the Dumble amplifier but at 150 000$ its a bit expensive😅

[@kalebkragh2955]

I go cheap guitar cheap amp😂

[@raneshmaurya]

Guitar does affect the sound to some extent (the pickups and other electronics) but the amp has a way more significant effect on your sound.