Hi:

I just got a new guitar for my bday about three months ago. I'm not
getting very far because my fingers are sore and the tips are all red.
My guitar is a Gitane-Selmer Style-Jazz Guitar. My gf bought it. I've
heard that it is supposed to be a good guitar. Does anyone have any
advice. Is it me or my guitar? Is this normal?

Thanks

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FWIW- My understanding is that Samick no longer makes any Epi's.
Currently they are made in China at a plant built by Gibson to build
only Epiphones.

I just purchased a guitar in the same range. The one with the nicest
feel to me happened to be an Epi. The Ibanez's just didn'y feel good
to me (your mileage may vary) though many people seem to love them.

If you can go a little higher (I couldn't) then Grestch and Schecter
had some nice options.

I'm not knowledgable enough to actually recommend an instrument, but
reviews I've read say that some models (such as the DOT I bought) of
the Epiphone are outstansding values. I would suggest that you play
any instrument before you buy it, since the Asians seem to have a
problem with consistancy. Theyt produce some great instruments mixed
in with some real crap.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 23:36:32 GMT, "Count Scrofula"
axbestosjuxtice.com> wrote:

My 2 cents... Have hime take a few lessons on the acoustic, then go
to the guitar store and try out his lesson on a few models there. See
what feels good.

Used has a problem because unless you know the instrument you can get
get burned big time. There is no way to know the integrity of the
seller and there are a lot of variables that go into a the value of a
used instrument.

A brand name is no real garuntee these days since most companies
produce both quality instruments as well as crap instruments, and you
have to be pretty knowledgeable to tell the the 2 apart.

Hands on gives you the shot at the good instrument that occasionally
sneeaks out of the crap factories, as well as a choice between the
cream of those in your price range.

Just my opinion, and what do I know?

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 02:09:02 GMT, "Tony"
wrote:

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:31:15 +0000 (UTC), MarkyBoy rawsons.org>
wrote:

Hmm, Late on reply - sorry, but hopefully still to someone if not you.

In my experience get thye best guitar you can afford to learn on. A
$2000 guitar plays so much easier than a cheap $200 guitar, that's not
saying you need a big buck instrument, but as a rule you get what you
pay for, and part of what you pay for is an easy to play instrument.

In my years of mucking with guitars I've heard a number of "experts"
say it's better to learn on electrics, and about the same number say
acoustics are better to learn on. In my opinion, each has advantages...

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This seems to have a more likely answer, but I'm not sure.

Would it be more productive to devote more time to strumming chords or
fingering melodies at first with these goals:

1) Contribute to a band in some capacity.

2) Accompany yourself singing.

It seems like the guitar equivalent of trying becoming a general
practitioner or a neurosurgeon, without the comparable prospect of the
income (and education debt, at least.).

Thanks.