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Hey, I'm right in your shoes. On Friday I finally
purchased a guitar. That is how new to this I am. I
think the first important thing is knowing what you
like and reading this board. They have some excellent
information on gear (look under Guitar n amp
question). I also know what it is like to live in the
middle of nowhere (Northern New Mexico) and the need
to find equipment. I suggest reading quite a bit and
then making some online purchases. This group is
really great and should be able to help you out
immensely.
Anyway, as far as gear goes, here is what I got out
of all the replies to my first post. Fender is the
way to go. The Rolls Royce of the surf world guitars
appears to be the Fender Jaguar. That costing quite a
bit, I got myself a standard Stratocaster. I figure,
for starting, spend a little less for a good quality
guitar. I'm still working on amps. I understand the
married with children (or child in my case) and will
probably stick with a practice amp for a long while.
At least until I don't suck at playing. When I can
finally play something and not feel embarassed, I'm
going to try and find a good reverb pedal to try in a
store. There are plenty of pedals out there and I'm
still working that whole world out.
There are numerous tabs out there. I really like
Brian Neal's Man or Astroman page. If you aren't
familiar with Man or Astroman, check them out. Their
new stuff sounds like Sonic Youth (which isn't so bad,
but not the surf sound they had earlier.) Pre 97'
stuff is great. Anyway, good luck.
pat.
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