A Few Noobish questions

[JS3587]

Hi everyone,


I just started playing with a squier strat pack about 3 months ago. I have a birthday coming up and was wondering which thing you would improve first?

Is it worth upgrading a Squier strat with new pickups?

I know the amp is pretty bad (i have the 10 watt) and was thinking about a roland micro cube since i will have to move it a lot. Does anyone here own one? How long do the batteries last?, i've heard everything from 20 to 3 hours.

Or I could just save the money to step up to a nicer guitar but that would take at least 6 more months till i have enough cash to buy something id want and then id still have a terrible amp.

[10th man down]

Are your comfortable with strat?

Overall, I think it's best to go for a new amp first.

[Jetpack]

generally i guess the amp will improve your sound the most right away... most noticeable difference anyways.

[TheThis]

definately amp first, like jetpack said, itll make the most difference.

[the_uber_penguin]

Generally it's not worth upgrading the Squire Strat. A chain is only good as it's weakest link, and all that.

[Fender89]

i would suggest this... fender mexican strat $350 (if you like strats) its a decent guitar i learned on it and now have a gibson sg standard. then i would get a 50 to 100 watt amp when ever you have the money. then upgrade your pickups for your fender in time.

[JS3587]

I really don't plan on gigging anytime soon. But the squier amp is really pretty bad it doesnt have a gain knob it only sounds decent clean. A friend offered me a fender frontman 15 watt for 40 bucks, used. It at least has a gain knob and auxiliary in.

Maybe I should just forget about gear and put the money towards lessons.

[fuzzyhair]

I really don't plan on gigging anytime soon. But the squier amp is really pretty bad it doesnt have a gain knob it only sounds decent clean. A friend offered me a fender frontman 15 watt for 40 bucks, used. It at least has a gain knob and auxiliary in.

Maybe I should just forget about gear and put the money towards lessons.
Maybe you should go acoustic and take lessons. No need for amp and you can play it where ever. Some places have open jams that are pretty much limited to acoustic guitars. You can learn A LOT more from those kind of places. If you take lessons you would proboably be better off using acoustic. It will build up finger strength.

But if you are sticking with electric get a new amp. Not that 15 watt. Check out the Spider II line.

[F.e.N.tOm.DeLoNgE.d.E.r]

i have that amp :D

[Maggies_Farmer]

save your money.
Then you can get something really good.
And in that time you can play the guitar you've JUST got.
Practice practice.

[Epicurus]

New amp fo shiz/

[andy-o24]

okay I would save your money for a new amp and be heard personaly
but getting an accoustic would be a little better like they said you can take it anywhere and don't need an amp. But I'm a begginer too so I wouldn't really know listen to the other people just a suggestion.

[mutant!]

Get a better amp, between 15 and 30 watts. A Roland Cube, or a Peavey Rage, or something like that, but keep it cheap. Then start saving for a new guitar, then a new amp, and then start P.I.M.P.ing the guitar.

Thus,
1) amp
2) guitar
3) amp
4) pickups

[Kapura]

I might be a guitar noob, but I know that I would pick a good guitar over a better amp...
get a good guitar, then get a better amp, then get better pickups, and repeat...

~KN~

[Zatoichi]

if you wanna learn guitar, i'd sujest getting a nice guitar that you feel comfortable, i mean beginners arnt really gonna need the greatest of tones?

[JS3587]

Thanks for all the advice guys

Ended up getting a micro cube, and it makes me a lot more satisfied with my squier since it sounds so much nicer through it. And since it runs on batteries I can take it anywhere.

[mutant!]

^ Good thing. You'll be able to stick with that for a while, and it should have already made a world of difference to your Strat.

Now start saving for a new guitar, and find out what the people play who you want to sound like. Do your research. Then save up some more, delay it just to be sure, and keep saving. Check out all the possibilities 15 times until you're sure you know what you want, and then grab it.

And then start saving for hotrodding... :thumb:

[GreyHam]

I know the amp is pretty bad (i have the 10 watt) and was thinking about a roland micro cube since i will have to move it a lot. Does anyone here own one? How long do the batteries last?, i've heard everything from 20 to 30 hours.



GreyHam gives the micro cube his own personal 'hooray'

i wrote a review on it in the reviews section if you can find it. All i will say is YES! while its true that for the same price, you can have the 15 watt version (no effects), its also true that you wont want the 15 watt version forever. everytime you have to sell on some gear you make a loss out of it, so if you can plan your expenditure ahead you can really save yourself a lot of cash.

i dont think i can recommend the microcube enough, tbh. It coes with a main s adapter, just so you know, so you dont have to run it off batteries. although its hella fun. i used to play it in my mates car

[AnotherGuitarist?!]

I got a Roland Cube 15 not long after getting my Squier. Haven't ever regretted that decision.

Defo a new amp.