Happy NGD! (new guitar day)
As a rookie, you can’t be expected to know that it’s good form to at least share a pic of the new arrival. We can wait for audio-visuals till you’re ready
Glad you found Justines community. I hope you enjoy all the he has to offer. There is a ton of great stuff and a lot of support. Check out the song list, tons of cool songs on all skill level.
Lot’s of great folks here that love to comment on anything guitar.
Lot’s of things to do and learn with JG too. Keep on with his lessons. They’re very educational!
Bummer about no more guitars though.
Believe me I get it. I get the same thing from my wife.
Food for thought from my personal experience between me and my wife.
I wanted a different amp. I got the NO MORE AMPS period from my wife too (I had two amps at the time). For a year and a half I got that comment when I said I wanted a different amp (I mentioned it to her kinda often). After that much time went by, finally, I told the wife I wanted a different amp and I got the comment ‘whatever’ out of her. imho, that was as good as saying ok. I got my different amp shortly after her whatever comment w/o resistance. Point is, perhaps she’ll come around. It just takes some time.
Speaking of amps. It don’t sound like ya got one. A amp is not a guitar. If ya got a new amp, then you’d obviously need to get a new guitar to go with your new amp… Just trying to help ya out if another guitar is something your considering. fwiw, if ya hang in there learning to play, it will be something you’ll be considering too (if your like everyone else here anyways). Generally, getting new gear is kind of a hazard when your a guitar player. It seems to me to be part of the fun of playing.
Have a great time here on the forum and have a fun journey.
Thanks!
Good story about your wife. They’re pretty much all the same. They just don’t understand why we need these things. My wife’s pretty good, though. She doesn’t nag. If I want a new toy, she’ll probably say–why do you want that, you already have X?. I’ll calmly explain and buy it anyway. It helps that I spend hardly any money on myself, so the occasional splurge is okay.
Anyway, just got a new acoustic (don’t have any electric guitars–yet.). Yamaha FG830. Nice–but I’m already looking to get an electric . Nothing fancy. An inexpensive, passable instrument (around $300-$400) and a small amp. Do you have any suggestions?
But I’m going to wait until probably the end of next year before I spring that on the wife.
And ya got a nice one too. Congratulations. Having a good acoustic is most important I think. Perhaps even more important that having a electric even. Acoustics are just to easy to grab and play. I like that.
As for the electric. Plenty of stuff out there in that price range these days. Most of it is respectable imho.
Myself, I’ve been happy enough with cheaper Epiphones. They’re a pretty good bang for the buck instrument.
One of my electrics is a Epiphone Casino. They’re pretty cheap. When I was buying the casino was 499 new. I got mine used. Do consider used too. It helps with keeping the price down. Most of my gear is pre used.
Of course there’s other Epiphones, other than a casino. They are a real old company with much to choose from. Acoustic and electric. fwiw, my acoustic is a Epiphone too. So, as ya can see, I like them.
Sounds like ya got some time to do some research to me. This is good. It gives you time to wear the wife down. Least that’s how it works for me . Also gives ya time to do research as to what may suit you best. Lots of fun to be had trying to figure out what your wanting to get. Use the www and you’ll spends days and weeks doing the research. And it’s fun to do too. There’s much to choose from. I just ended up with Epiphone.
Don’t forget yer gonna have to have a amp too. More money to spend.
While your considering what you’ll do. Consider this. A statement that I’ve found to be mostly true.
A very expensive guitar played thru a cheap amp will sound like the cheap amp. A cheap guitar played through a very expensive amp will sound like a very good amp.
All I’m saying is I think the what amp ya play through will likely be more important to your tone than the guitar is.
My cheap guitars sounded ok through a cheap amp. Then I got a more expensive amp and my cheap guitar sounded much better than the guitar is. As long as your guitar is playable, the amp is the more important part of your rig as for having good tone from an electric.
Also, ask your question here on the forum too. You’ll get many more answers to your question and many more opinions than just mine. There is much to consider.
Good advice. I’ve been playing acoustic for a while, but I’m a complete newbie concerning electric guitars. Good point about the amp. I was thinking cheap guitar & cheap amp . No more. Actually, I’ve started researching already, it is a lot of fun. Guess I get over to the gear thread, now.
Hi Paul, it is good to see that you have started a learning log. Happy NGD with the new Yamaha acoustic. You might want to consider a Yamaha Pacifica electric since those seem to be popular. I have a deal with my wife now, 1 guitar or amp in and then 1 guitar or amp goes out. Perhaps if you had a keyboard that you didn’t need? At least the electric guitar can hang up on a wall or the side of a tall bookshelf or cabinet.There are a lot of inexpensive mini-practice amps available now. You can finds lots of discussion in the gear section of the community.
Hi Steve,
I’m very happy with the new Yamaha. Except that I hadn’t touched a steel-stringed guitar in decades. So my fingers are a bit sore. I can last about 15 minutes before I have to switch to the nylon-stringed classical–which I can play for hours. My fingers are SLOWLY getting tougher, though.
It’s funny, but before joining JG, I never thought about getting an electric guitar. I loved heavy metal when I was a kid, but never got an electric. Probably because the things were so ungodly expensive that they were never on my radar.
However, while watching Justin with electrics and other students here, I thought they sounded pretty cool, especially for blues. And since prices are extremely reasonable, I’m thinking. . . I must have an electric guitar. I simply have no choice.
But seriously, I’m blown away by the low prices for what seems to be good to excellent quality electrics: Squier, Harley Benton, Yamaha, Epiphone and others. The selection is amazing. I was thinking of holding out for a year, but I don’t think I can last that long. Probably more like 6 months. Which is fine. It’ll take me at least that long to have some basic chops in blues guitar. In the meantime, I’m happy with the guitars I have.
Perhaps in that 6 months you can try out a few electric guitars in nearby music stores or shops and see how they feel to play. You may be surprised to find that the electrics are as easy on the fingers as the classical guitar if the strings are not too heavy.
Definitely. But the only music store in town went out of business a few years ago–after 40 years . Another victim of the internet, no doubt. So, I’ll have to take an hour’s train ride to the big city. Oh, well. At least it will get me out of the house.
Those brands of guitar you mentioned can all be very good for little money.
I discussed the thing about equipment with my wife as she is very supportive of my hobby. What bothered her is not buying more things and spending money but the space and mess they can make. Especially big pieces of equipment and lots of cables. So I made sure I got most of my equipment up out of the way and decivised a system to have as many cables out of the way and off the floor as possible and mounted the guitars on the wall. Can’t do that with amps and keyboards.
Regarding the amp, if space is an issue then remember you can go into an AI and into a computer and to monitors which can save a bit of space. It’s not my thing. I’m old school and like amps.
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. Nothing fancy. An inexpensive, passable instrument (around $300-$400) and a small amp. Do you have any suggestions?
. No more. Actually, I’ve started researching already, it is a lot of fun. Guess I get over to the gear thread, now. 
. Another victim of the internet, no doubt. So, I’ll have to take an hour’s train ride to the big city. Oh, well. At least it will get me out of the house.