Best electric guitar on Reddit
213 reviews from r/guitarlessons, r/Guitar, r/guitars and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Squier
4.1
(54)
"Just bought a Squier Sonic yesterday and it sounds great."
"I started with a Squier Sonic and loved it!"
"I got this Squire Fender Strat bundle w/amp and accessories for my first ever guitar."
"I can’t recommend Squier Stratocasters enough."
"Squier Affinity Telecaster HH or in all black"
"Anything Squier Classic Vibe, G&L Tribute, or Yamaha used on reverb."
"Look into used squier CVs in my opinion it’s a guitar that can grow with you as you get better at playing guitar."
"Squier classic vibe series is a good place to start, really any of the mid range squier models."
"If you can stretch and get one of the squier classic vibes on sale for about $350 USD that would be the way to go."
"Squier guitars are good, though I'd recommend looking for something with a hardtail bridge."
#2
Ibanez
4.2
(32)
"Japanese quality, a great overall shredder."
"Get an Ibanez. Great guitars for the money."
"It is amazing for the price and is pretty versatile."
"Go for a ibanez"
"I bought a b-stock Ibanez RGRT421 on ebay for like $250. It's awesome."
"Get the Ibanez, much better than the others."
"I have the rg550 reissue in Purple, amazing guitar and very versatile."
"Ibanez Gio! Amazing price and great for metal"
"Mid range guitar - Ibanez RG421EXL."
"Ibanez RGA42FML."
#3
Yamaha
4.4
(29)
"If you can find a PAC612 in the sub-$400 price range - don't hesitate, grab it!"
"Get that one! ;-) Six different sounds out of two humbucker pickups."
"My generic beginner recommendation is a Yamaha Pacifica 112 and Boss Katana 50."
"Yamaha REVSTAR is imo the best guitar for the money."
"Yamaha pacifica
Cant go wrong with that"
"Yamaha Pacifica is super solid and not too $$$."
"Yamaha Pacifica"
"Get a Yamaha Pacifica and a Bluetooth setup with earphones and transmitter to a speaker."
"Yamaha Pacifica 112. Cheap, awesome built quality."
"Used Yamaha Pacifica. Best budget guitar I know of."
#4
Epiphone
4.1
(17)
"Just had a cherry red Epitone 339 delivered to my door today."
"An Epiphone, Fender, PRS S2. Set your budget, then search for guitars in your price range."
"Get a new Epiphone Les Paul or SG."
"I'd say figure out if you like the humbucker or single coil sound."
"I really like the used SG G400 Epiphone I have."
"Epiphone dot or squier classic vibes, they are both pretty good for the price imo."
"Any Epiphone, really."
"Used earphone les Paul custom or standard."
"The budget options would be an entry level guitar like an epiphone."
"Look into Epiphone, Squier or Harley Benton and get a guitar you like the look of."
#5
Fender
4.4
(14)
"Fender is your name brand, Squire is the cheaper version."
"For under 400 you should be able to find a used Fender Player Strat HSS."
"The Johnny Marr Jaguar is an excellent choice."
"I love short scale guitars and really enjoy playing the GS Mini and Jag!"
"You may like Fender’s short scales (Jaguar and Mustang)."
"Can't go wrong with a Fender Player series Tele."
"The fender squires or Epiphone are usually a good place to start."
"Gotta agree with a MIM tele."
"I'd say fender squire off face book market place 90 bucks -120 sometimes even with amp."
"I’d get a used fender MIM (pick your preference strat, tele, jazz master…)."
#6
ESP
4.0
(6)
"Esp or a fender for sure."
"He plays ESP guitars (pricey), but their LTD line starts at $400 new."
"Ltd/esp make some good stuff in that range."
"Esp/ ltd guitars because they’re quite literally designed for metal."
"I'll also mention esp's LTD range. I've had a few of those that were to be honest just as good as some custom shop models."
"...a good starting point in my opinion would be a LTD."
#7
Schecter
4.0
(5)
"Schecter NJ Tradition is a great strat style guitar."
"I love schecters. My first guitar at 13 was a warlock."
"The ones that stood out as good guitars were either schecter or ibanez."
"Of the lower end models I've played, schecter has felt the most solid, and had the best in house pickups by far."
"Schecter has a huge line up of lefties and they are really good quality!!"
#8
Gretsch
4.0
(5)
"My recommendation is the Gretsch G2215-P90 in single barrel stain."
"...used squire tele or Stratocaster or gretsch streamliner jr's are less than 300 bucks for a nice one."
"This Gretch is a good fit. Great deal too."
"Bit more expensive than $200, but Gretsch makes a fine guitar."
"Not the high end 1800£ guitars , Jet streamliner Jr series 260 $."
#9
Gibson
4.8
(4)
"The guitar that I saw and wanted to learn to play was gibson les paul modern lite."
"Les Paul because of the fixed bridge and humbuckers."
"The guitar that I saw and wanted to learn to play was gibson les paul modern lite."
"I started with an sg special edition and i liked it a lot."
#10
Harley Benton
4.3
(4)
"Harley benton! I got one this year and its fantastic!"
"If you like teles... This is gonna be my next one."
"I've heard good things about Harley Benton guitars."
"Harley Benton makes some great guitars in that range."
#11
Cort
4.0
(3)
"If the budget is small, Cort X100 left handed."
"Check out Cort, Yamaha or Ibanez."
"Check out Cort, Yamaha or Ibanez."
#12
PRS
4.0
(3)
"Used PRS SE CE 24 Satin models are going for $380 - $400."
"Got me a PRS SE Custom"
"PRS."
#13
Squier Classic Vibe
4.0
(2)
"Squire Classic Vibe guitar and a 50 watt Boss katana."
"Squire Classic Vibe. You can find one Facebook Marketplace under 400$ pretty easy."
#14
Jackson
4.0
(2)
"Jackson has some excellent entry level guitars."
"As far as easiest playing necks in familiar with would go up Jackson and Ibanez."
#15
Used Guitar
4.0
(2)
"I bought a used guitar for 350 original price was 800."
"The best $400 you can spend on a guitar is finding a used one in mint condition that originally cost $600-800."
#16
LTD
4.0
(2)
"Without having any idea about what's available, I'd start with LTD, Schecter and Ibanez in that order."
"One of the new LTD TE200 teles or a (used) Schecter PT Standard would be a good start."
#17
Fender Squier
3.5
(2)
"There are a heap of very decent starter guitars from about $140 up including main brand fender squire etc."
"They are decent guitars for learning, a little rough, but the kit will give you"
#18
E-II
5.0
(1)
"This is on back order, I'm waiting to buy as soon as I can."
#19
Smiger
5.0
(1)
"...just bought a smiger lg2 pro and its excellent for its price point."
#20
Firefly
5.0
(1)
"For $300 and under my vote goes to something from Firefly guitars."
#21
Fender Stratocaster
5.0
(1)
"I would 100% be looking for a used MIM strat."
#22
Ibanez Mikro
5.0
(1)
"The Mikros are great little guitars."
#23
Amazon
5.0
(1)
"I got this guitar off Amazon for my son, after I saw it, I got my own, and it’s my favorite."
#24
G&L
5.0
(1)
"G&L tribute legacy"
#25
Strandberg
5.0
(1)
"Strandberg Boden, pretty sure BIG BOSS sells Strandberg"
#26
Yamaha Pacifica
4.0
(1)
"Can't go wrong with a Yamaha Pacifica."
#27
Squier Stratocaster
4.0
(1)
"The squire strat on Amazon $120 and leaves a lot of room for the amplifier."
#28
Schecter C-1 Platinum
4.0
(1)
"Look for the Schecter c-1 platinum."
#29
Danelectro
4.0
(1)
"You might consider checking out Danelectros."
#30
PRS SE
4.0
(1)
"The new PRS SE is $499."
#31
Epiphone Dot
4.0
(1)
"Dot Epiphone Dot is my pick."
#32
Ibanez Gio
4.0
(1)
"Ibanez gio with a HSH pickup combo is a good one."
#33
Epiphone SG
4.0
(1)
"I have an epiphone sg that was about $400 new."
#34
Epiphone Les Paul
4.0
(1)
"Go to a pawn shop and look for an epiphone."
#35
Monoprice
4.0
(1)
"Don't be afraid to check out super-budget guitars from companies like Monoprice."
#36
Squier Mini
4.0
(1)
"My kid has a squire mini. I had lots of fun with it."
#37
Squier Mustang
4.0
(1)
"I've seen this Squier Mustang selling for about $160 brand new."
#38
Boss
4.0
(1)
"Start with an intuitive and small used amp like Boss Katana Mini."
#39
Fazley
4.0
(1)
"* Fazley Sunrise"
#40
Ernie Ball
4.0
(1)
"Ernie ball-sterling just launched a new model that I swear was supposed to be sub 200."
#41
Steinberger
4.0
(1)
"Steinberger Spirit GT Pro"
#42
Sire
4.0
(1)
"* Sire S3"
#43
Eart
4.0
(1)
"* Eart NK-C3"
#44
Heritage
3.0
(1)
"Im also thinking about buying beginner bundle from swee lee which is "Heritage Ascent Collection H-137 Humbucker"."
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