How To Buy Your First Electric Guitar

[@kipptt]

How to Actually buy a Guitar in 5 steps: Step 1: Get money Step 2: Realise that you don’t have any money Step 3: Beg your parents for money Step 4: Realise that they also cant afford a fender Strat Step 5: Buy a bullet strat

[@kittycatdays8719]

dane you can try an Ibanez, theyre said to be good and I’ve seen some on the B&H website for 150$

[@wiseguy9202]

@@kittycatdays8719 Ibanez make some of the best low end guitars out there along with Jackson, Schecter etc.. Squier is another beast.

[@phillipholt6005]

I agree I love my Bullet Strat HSS!

[@zachhanlon6430]

Literally my life hahaha

[@mohannadali9662]

Thank you for this. Now I know what to buy.

[@Chris-ty9ef]

He hit me with that $1200 amplifier... I dropped out of music that very instant😂👍🏻

[@nadia-yx6re]

They're not all that much. This dude is pricy idk what he's doing lol. You can find guitars for 70-150 at cheapest. Amplifiers aren't expensive if you go on Amazon and get the small ones

[@wujkmusic]

Christopher Peña the expensive amps are usually gig amps you can get a small one for your home for very cheap.

[@Chris-ty9ef]

I ended up buying a Gibson les paul sunburst limited edition😁🥳 very happy with it. Then bought a $350 amp that has suited my needs for now.

[@kellyvaughnofficial]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. 🎸 Let's be friends and help each other out. Musicians have to stick together. 🙂

[@357bullfrog2]

You don't need exoencive gear to play music. All you need is a love for it and determination

[@M139NG]

Indonesia, China, stuff like that.

[@earthianfriendly5708]

nOT THIS BAD. i AM LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR OVER FOUR DECADES, NEVER PLAYED A SONG STRAIT. HA

[@Calvbread]

White people are like that.

[@winstonchurchill624]

Svsca 2020 Please don't group all white people together with the douchebag in this video.

[@jazong]

Congratulations! you found something to be offended about. Remember, today is a new day. Better start looking for another thing to be offended by!

[@gluesniffer8650]

Okay my first guitar was stratocaster and i played so many nirvana riffs with that it was good guitar!

[@John-yt5zr]

I’m going to purchase my first electric guitar, this video was excellent! Very helpful, and the host seems extremely knowledgeable.

[@VI-fq5do]

Did you get it?

[@Sidguru101]

Did you get it?

[@unknowninfinium4353]

Advice for making your advice videos: Not everybody is Jeff Bezos looking for guitar.

[@louisaltena4309]

How does this video have 2.1k likes and only 162 dislikes when all of the comments are negative lol?

[@daveduffy2823]

Will you try to charge me $95 for a case when I know it cost less? That is my Sam Ash experience.

[@masonharris9166]

Do you want them to sell it at cost? How are they supposed to make money.

[@daveduffy2823]

When I saw it on the SA website for $85, then went to the store and was told its $95, what's that? I expect the prices to be the same because the web site is just another store front.

[@masonharris9166]

Dave Duffy Well OK then.

[@daveduffy2823]

Even the web price has been marked up from what SA paid for it.

[@freehongkong8732]

They buy the products and mark it up, if you want to buy it directly from the website then just do that but you'll probably end up paying around $95 with shipping.

[@amirkhalid5449]

Advice given here is not helpful. A beginner (or a parent buying for one) will not be seriously considering an expensive Gibson or American Fender or a high-maintenance tube amp. They'll be looking at Epiphone Les Paul Specials, at Squier Affinity or Bullet models, at Staggs, at unbranded made-in-China guitars; at 15-watt bedroom amps; at starter packs. The absolute beginner still learning her cowboy chords does not need to be thinking about pedals yet. She could use practical advice on guitar care and supplies, on a gig bag to take the guitar to lessons. These things, not high-dollar gear, are what the presenter should be talking about.

[@jessel1217]

Amir Khalid he showed Squires and Epiphones.... and even The $200 crap player packs. Also, something to HIGHLY consider is this is 34th Street in Manhattan. I’m from Manhattan. This is THE city of the riches. Parents here WILL and DO drop 1 grand on gear for their kids like it’s NOTHING (cuz it’s not). So yeah, he covered all bases in this video quite well.....

[@DearArianaMusic]

You should try watching the whole video. Also, it's helpful to show the whole range.

[@amirkhalid5449]

@@jessel1217 The video is aimed at more than just wealthy Manhattanites. I still reckon that cheap beginner gear is what kids and parents look at first, and that's what should have had pride of place in the video. The expensive stuff should have been an afterthought, at most.

[@jessel1217]

Amir Khalid - Well yeah that’s what I’m saying lol. I’m from NYC, all these promotional videos will always show top tier gear because like I said, you’ve got the wealthiest of the wealthy here and they will spend grands on gear even if they’ve never played before. There’s a guy I know from the local coffee shop who bought his kid that new iPad Pro. TWICE. Because the kid broke it a few weeks after it was purchased. But yes, I do hope parents will start out with lower end gear to get their kids going and then maybe upgrade in the future but then again this is Manhattan.

[@winstonchurchill624]

Jesse L Mate, you don't seem to understand how the Internet works. Just because a video was made in one place, doesn't mean that only people in that place will watch it.

[@RileyTech]

Main thing they obviously don’t tell you is thy you can negotiate the price a little bit (usually about 20% off)

[@gregfeo8639]

"set up when you leave the store" make sure of that , people #1

[@yurunning5574]

just get a adapter and plug in those ear buds or head phones

[@leo5115]

it doesn't work like that. i tried it once but it didn't work. i believe that the electric guitar needs power to work.

[@kittycatdays8719]

Leo Geissler you need an amp, first, to amplify the guitar’s signal, and then you can plug in the headphones into the amp. That’s the only way itll work.

[@an6350]

Is a tuner really part of the bare minimum? I've never played an electric guitar but i assume u can just tune by ear using a piano or yt video audio right?

[@confusedcat-sm9cy]

yes it is

[@an6350]

@@confusedcat-sm9cy as an electric guitar player now i would say no, u can tune easy just by hearing an E on youtube

[@confusedcat-sm9cy]

@@an6350 it honestly depends, but a tuning pedal helps even to those with good ear

[@adithya6453]

when he said budget i expected 60$ when he said 600 dollars i actually lost my mind, how can anyone get into electric guitars if they are soo expensive..

[@Firusdhf]

They aren’t 600 dollars and up

[@annegonzalves9530]

It’s a one time purchase unless you’re thinking of buying a guitar every month or something lol.

[@corgis_]

bro im renting a cello thats worth 8,000 🤧

[@ShadyLurker16]

$60 wtf? A guitar isn't a toy, They're gonna a cost you more than a Lego set lol.

[@wissamimzi]

@@ShadyLurker16 in europe u can buy one with 150 $ easy

[@oc_vatsal_1197]

What about Yamaha Pacifica Range...

[@travelinman617]

I have a fender MUSTANG 111 I got for nothing grand new at SEMINOLE MUSIC STORE in LARGO FL because my other fender amp was not working and couldn't be fixed the music told that I had life time warranity on fender amp I was very surprised it sounds a hundred percent better than the one that fender that wasn't working a 100 different affects and sounds it has amazing amp

[@jupaytinapay4209]

I just want yui's guitar from k-on!

[@Xuigs2]

Dont we all 😂

[@longjamboris1041]

Ibanez is cool for me

[@adzee5998]

the way he casually said 1000 dollars and up

[@ShadyLurker16]

$1000 for a cheap Chinese or Korean made Gibson/Fender $4000+ for made in USA.

[@conradsenior5843]

Everyone should learn to set up their guitar(s).

[@theduckifier]

Thanks 👍 imma try to ask for a guitar for christmas or save up money when i get a job

[@goffdroid]

Is that a fast under the bridge downtown riff you kept playing.. learning my guitar ear. Coming from drums.thankful I understand time.

[@Jamalama555]

My thought or advice would be to ignore what your hero’s played for a moment and be less visual and more practical like you would with a pair of jeans. 1. Which one fits you, neck shape & size 2. Nut width is also crucial as the spacing with effect your playing if not suited for your fingers. 3. Play it clean & see which sound, style of pickups , solid or hallow bodies you gravitate towards. Then compare the American made original version to the foreign copy’s also known as “budget guitars” Remember not every guitar shaped liked a strat is a strat and not every American guitar is worth the $. Personally I buy less but only American.

[@Mark-OutWest]

Funny you mention the Epiphone uses less expensive materials. It's made in China so it's the labor where the money is really being saved. I would argue the woods are just as good.

[@I_like_turtles_67]

The pick ups are made of cheap pot metal. So there's a big cost cutter right there. Not saying they can't sound good. But the American made ones tend to sound better.

[@dd-pt2qz]

@@I_like_turtles_67 Yk u can get expensive Chinese ones too lol 😂

[@sou_desu8587]

what do think about yamaha? it is my first guitar and i am still using it cuz its my only one

[@ninten_ducks]

I think i'm gonna buy a electric guitar on my 15th or 16th birthdayyyy

[@MrRyangrrr]

Alicia B you won’t regret it. If you practice an hour a day you’ll get good in no time

[@jhen6704]

samee :D

[@gb-sb1hy]

I’m getting one next week hopefully I’m really excited

[@Natenate443]

Alicia B Im getting one on my 16th birthday I’ve had an acoustic for a while and I think it’s time to move on to an electric I can’t wait

[@yeehawhomie5749]

Same here, I've been playing since I was 9 but didn't get serious about it and got lessons at 13. 45 minutes everyday for 3 years now, I love the acoustic and my parents say I should play an electric. So I said 'why the fuck not', so I'm going to pick out a guitar on my birthday. Knowing me I might buy my 5th acoustic instead though..

[@laluna5192]

my Mexican deluxe from 1995/96 rings out, plays full chords and My USA is a little crisper, but the Mexican comes very close

[@georgetea7chhakchhuak879]

I shop like a pro but don't have enough money 😔😔

[@lasa9595]

Me : Ok so which guitar would you recommend? Sam : Fender Me : Idk man its a little too expensive to me, got anything cheaper? Sam : Fender Me : Ok thats a little too cheap you know? So like you got anything that is cheap but not too cheap? Sam : Yeah, of course Me : ...which is? Sam : Fender

[@therealpaulnewman]

Horrible info. If your guitar needs a full setup four times a year, the guitar is bad. Also expressed that cheaper guitars simply sound different. Wrong! Biggest difference is playability. Cheaper means less fret work, less consistency, cheaper tuners, bridges & electronics which means wont stay in tune as well, won't hold up to use, may not be able to lower action (string height) as much. Those are more important than sound especially if you are learning to play. And a beginner should never be sold a Fender Twin unless they are practicing inside a stadium 😵

[@timionline9583]

What chords is he playing in the first two?

[@travelinman617]

Leave to New York to show great videos I have seven guitars not Gibson or fender we'll have one two fender stratocaster one epiphone les paul my other guitars are great also SX stratocaster and a SX 335 style guitar and all my guitars are made left handed from rondo music in New Hampshire

[@travelinman617]

I'm from New York

[@travelinman617]

My one guitar is a epiphone fifty's les paul cause of the Gibson tuning keys

[@diggingtheburger1326]

WHAT ABOUT JACKSON

[@daveduffy2823]

This looks like a plug for Gibsons and Fenders

[@pinkyogurt8440]

Amazon has guitars like this for about 150 minimum it’s a set that comes with a cord a amplifier a beginner electric guitar and I think a pick

[@musicchannel7651]

Tuning get a good tuning pedal then use your ear to fine tune.

[@arrrrrran3043]

That shop is a miracle! (bc it's on 34th st get it? )

[@jujoropo]

Excelent video man! Thank you very much!

[@anonymousvirusgaming5477]

The closest sam ash to where i live is 40 minutes away. My local guitar center is less then 10 minutes away

[@PiaCaduyac]

so..how do i buy a electric guitar its lockdown and im on phillipines

[@VI-fq5do]

You can buy it online

[@PiaCaduyac]

Ok thanks

[@bartekjxx]

What u have played? Was that a songs or Just chords?

[@Tracks777]

Excellent video. Keep it up!

[@sgg8060]

Not all Gibsons or Epiphones have humbuckers

[@travelinman617]

There was a great guitar store in New York called MANNY'S MUSIC STORE they had alot of signature guitars all of them

[@manofthewest5395]

"Cream of the crop"? I wouldn't buy a 2019 les paul if somebody had a gun pointed at my head.

[@lth1999]

how come?

[@strawberrywigz1658]

Why?

[@dakshdhawan21]

@@lth1999 bad quality control. I would definitely go for a PRS.

[@truffularecords8982]

Idiot

[@avacotter2137]

Are the player packs good?

[@yoojayy8712]

I just bought a Stratocaster it’s the best Guitar ever

[@leviyoung4066]

He showing us 1000 dollar guitars

[@kj-marslander]

watch the whole video and then comment.

[@demeloco5461]

My Sam Ash experience is this: I live in California and want to buy an electric guitar. Go to Sam Ash website and look a store. THE SAM ASH WEBSITE IS HORRIBLE . Then go to GuitarCenter site and in 2 minutes i registered and see a local store

[@milk_chemistry]

This is your first electric guitar not your 5th or 6th like squire ibanez epiphone

[@JJ-xt2dq]

100$ for a cable?????

[@lolloler8302]

I have the fender that he showed first but it is a limited edition and is black and the pick guard is kinda purplish sparkle type

[@johanliebert5845]

Even my first guitar and still using it right now is just worth $100

[@MidnightStorm4990]

Lmao same i'm planning on getting a new one soon

[@Sidguru101]

@@MidnightStorm4990 Does it sound good?

[@travelinman617]

Very good speaker explained everything good job

[@SriramVad]

I saw a video comparing Harley Benton st 20 with an actual strat and they sound almost the same.. and for a beginner like me.. welp. I got the Harley ..for 80€ that's cheap and really good.

[@camerond8176]

Whats funny is the bottom of the barrel squire classic vibe will sound and feel better than your Mexican fender. The squire has smooth Alnico pickups just like the American fender, while the mexican fender has harsh ceramics. But many brand conscious people want the fender name, rather than listening to their ears.

[@yosi1653]

The only thing im jelous of is how easyyou play that god damn b/b minor chord ffs

[@masonmercado645]

what song is he playing

[@denniskwahl]

I was looking to purchase a new stratocaster, but I've heard so much conflicting so called advice that I have decided to not buy one at this time. Maybe in another year or so but not for a while. All this B.S. being put out is very frustrating and I refuse to waste my hard earned cash.

[@y_kaori]

Do you still offer the player pack?

[@notasteinrhythm7032]

Im still kinda confusw, i mean You can still play it without amp. Right?

[@VI-fq5do]

You can, but it won't sound as loud and you can't add distortion or any other effects

[@notasteinrhythm7032]

@@VI-fq5do ty4infotimetobuyastrat.

[@travelinman617]

I'm from NEW YORK originally born in LONG ISLAND CITY NEW YORK

[@pandamear3452]

planning on buying my first today. Fingers crossed

[@DrMan-nh3bg]

Did you get it?

[@pandamear3452]

@@DrMan-nh3bg Yeah. A black Caraya Strat. I'm absolutely inlove

[@bassa69]

what the sg or ltd viper or telecaster

[@emilyadams3228]

How To Buy Your First Electric Guitar: Don’t. Just…don’t. But if you must, get a solid-body, preferably a Fender Telecaster. It’s maple neck is strong, & its sharp corners really dig into the face of anyone who says “You have to stay w/it!”, if you decide you don’t want to play any more.

[@sivertSt02]

just telling to all new guitarist there is absoulutely no diffrence in spiphone or gibson for the most part, so thay are just cheaper gibsons

[@musicchannel7651]

Hey Sam get your thumb over the top.

[@captinnapkin0211]

4:35 *Commission

[@hankthefarmer4433]

Excellent video, just have to become a millionaire first

[@jimreid9260]

Been in that store down the street from msg wish I could afford some of there stuff

[@wiseguy9202]

When people talk about humbuckers being muddy in the 2000's.....the 80's be like, hold my beer. These pickups today are lightyears better than starter pickups back in the day. Muddy? LOLOLOLOL!

[@rurysaurus]

epis made in china vs indonesia, which is better?, need your answer pls

[@VI-fq5do]

I would say Indonesia, just beacause i bought one of les paul, and it sounds great

[@travelinman617]

I have left handed guitars high quality just as good as Gibson and fender no we're near the price they charge for Gibson or fender l tried Gibson and fender wasn't at amazed about the sound my guitars sounded better I bought from rondo music in New Hampshire and shipped to me in west coast of Florida

[@Badohunter]

Thanks! A very good overview for newbies :D

[@jaswanthsingh5257]

Best video

[@ptmgaming06]

The Gibson looks so smol

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Hi is $200 Washburn RX10BPAK, have good enough sounding pickups? Or should I avoid (not really a beginner, I'm somewhere in the middle). Thanks. God bless, Proverbs 31

[@tvharikrishna4080]

thanks

[@randomsubscriber100]

The Samash by me closed down. I'm in the Torrance area and can no longer visit Sam Ash unless I go to Hollywood (which I never do since Hollywood kind of sucks)

[@Yzzo1]

Go to the one in Orange County

[@silverdragon0000120]

Sooo what guitars are good for deathcore????

[@gatsu8634]

epiphone explorer ex 1984

[@silverdragon0000120]

cool but I'm too poor for that lol

[@teritor2428]

silverdragon0000120 dont worry youll change genre soon,take a strat

[@I_like_turtles_67]

Hello Kitty seems to be big in death metal.

[@mrnoedahl]

Great video my hillbilly friend.

[@element3545]

A setup for a guitar should only cost you around 50-55 dollars and that’s including strings. What a rip off...

[@ayoauxiz3944]

Excuse me what, buying full amps should be well over $300 on their own, strings should be extremely high quality and about $100 or a bit less. Picks should be $2 to ensure some quality.

[@element3545]

AyoAuxiz Do you not know what I mean by set up? Not amps and buying a guitar, I’m talking about an actual set up LOL! Like an adjustment, new strings, cleaning. Lmao

[@partywithyuu]

Lmao get a load of this guy

[@virgo4200]

i feel like hes just tryin to up sale like hes working there

[@A9_Chord]

Nah custom always best even though its take time 3-12 months probally 6 months

[@justsomesaltyboi8716]

jesus christ this mans think we are living on new york wage and have no such thing as bills/rent. hell of a way to scare off the noobs eh there? almost all of the buyers guides always say starter packs are the devil, stay away from them. if i go into a shop and they try to sell me on a starter pack, i'll leave and find a new store... (also this video is MOST DEFINITELY AN AD!!!)

[@christopherdaly1258]

So I guess your branch doesn't sell Dean Schecter or Ibanez,......dollar for dollar the mid level Ibanez and Korean guitars blow all these you mentioned away,......but you don't want the beginner to know about that because there's more of a mark up on the guitars you mentioned also if you can't afforda an ok tube amp,....don't bother with all the ditigal shit,.....but I guess the shoe-box Blackstar is only $99,......I'd still go with a basic Fender if you go S.S.....they probably don't even make a basic S.S. amp any more except for the Bandit,...and for that money you could buy a used tube amp.

[@bryc3391]

Hold on where are them Ibanez chicks.

[@RadicalEdwardStudios]

Buying your first guitar? Watch as I recommend the top lineups from Fender and Gibson instead of the Yamaha Pacifica. Oh god he's trying to upsell cables. This sounds like someone who, rather than actually knowing his stuff, has memorized the sales documentation that the company hands out to new employees. Oh god. Service plans. Make it stop.

[@anirudhmadri2628]

1st step: Dad pweeeeez PS:based on personal experience

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

Uh, Earth to guy in video: Strats are not easy to bend on. The 25.5" scale, plus the fact that the spring-loaded tremolo follows you as you bend, make it harder to bend on than a lot of other guitars. I'm outta here.

[@jaidcz9068]

Chicken noodle soup, is what i had for dinner. I watched this vid and now i have a winner.

[@tonys2189]

How to choose your first guitar... Start by going into a shop with hundreds of them, pick a Gibson Les Paul o a Febder American Strat worth thousands of dollars... Nothing further from the reality of 99.9% of people looking for their first guitar.

[@harolyn7183]

price wise…so i’m just gonna stick to the ukulele.

[@cam70980]

That set up info is full of crap... my guitars were set up years ago! and they r fine.... whats this knob on about?

[@amirkhalid5449]

He's trying sell noobs a plan where the noob, not so much the guitar, gets set up every three months. You'd be better off learning how to do a basic setup yourself.

[@tekkenkun]

Very informative video!!!

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Yeah, this is very informative and all, but are those acrylic bongos??? I didn’t even know those exist!! Lol. I wash my hands of this weirdness.

[@Unkn0wn-x786]

How to get a guitar; well if you are a kid you need to manipulate your parents

[@nataliaduran5196]

🎸

[@Daisy-qd4cz]

Y’all are stealing everyone’s money. I KNOW I could get a electric guitar for about $100

[@beginnerguitartoday6524]

It's very hard to generalise EG because the size, shape and electronics all make small differences to the sound you can produce. EG differ from the classical and acoustic because they don't make any sound without external amplification. All information about beginner guitar, go to "Best Beginner Guitar Today .com"