Hi Everyone I'm Hoping To Have A Chat With You

[ColinJ]

I'm a brand new novice,don't have a guitar as yet, I'm looking for an ideal first one if anyone could send me in the right direction please, possibly with a first acoustic.

Regards

Colin

 

[Dad3353]

Good afternoon, Colin, and ...

Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.
I'm a drummer, so I shan't go recommending stuff; you have a very wide choice before you. What do you want to play, as that could have a bearing..? What budget..? Where are you located..? As a novice, would you consider finding a tutor (always a Good Move...), or go the 'self-taught' route..?
Others will be along shortly with more replies to your request; it might help if you filled in a bit of background. 

[ezbass]

 
As Dad says above, what genre you want to play, who your influences/heroes are, budget, etc, will help with any recommendations folk might have. The good news is, the choice and quality of beginner instruments is fantastic these days and will be able to stay with you longer as you progress. However, I would initially suggest something with a cutaway as that’ll help you access the upper register when you start wanting to investigate the ‘dusty end’ of the fretboard, unless of course your influences use non-cutaway instruments and you want to emulate them. 

[ColinJ]

Yes I can remember of quite of guitarists, my favourite was a American called Duane Eddy and most people will remember is Forty Miles Of Bad Road,but there is quite few English ones also.

Regards

[ezbass]

I grew up with Duane Eddy, Chet Atkins and Les Paul, my dad was a fan. My favourite guitar is a Gretsch 6120 (which both Duane and Chet used in their careers), there’s just something about a big old hollow bodied, single cutaway guitar with a Bigsby vibrato that makes me melt. I don’t own one any more sadly, although I did come very close to buying another one a few months ago, but common sense and ‘the look’ from Lady Ez stopped that happening (I stuck a Bigsby on my Epiphone Casino instead).

[Dad3353]

Ah. Duane Eddy. A very distinctive tone, only really found by using an electric guitar (and amplifier, naturally...). Most easily emulated with a semi-acoustic guitar (often referred to as 'jazz' , or 'arch-top' guitars...). There are many that would fit the bill, but they can become rather expensive when moving up-market. For a first guitar, it might be preferable to look for a good second-hand one, as long as its condition can be certified to be sound. An amplifier would give that characteristic 'twang', notably from a built-in reverb unit, and, even better, a tremolo. Not many entry-level amps have these features, so, again, shopping around for a good-condition 'vintage' amp might do the trick.No great power is needed; a five-watt valve amp will do a fine job. Another option could be the use of a pedal, such as the Boss 'Fender Deluxe' pedal, which has these features (and more...).
Hope this helps. 

Edited April 17, 2020 by Dad3353

[Skinnyman]

Hi Colin, welcome to the forum!

There are a lot of good online resources but I’d also suggest that early on in your journey you arrange at least a few one-on-one lessons with a tutor (albeit it’ll have to be online in the current circumstances!) just to make sure you start off with good habits and technique from the off. 

I assume that as a complete novice your first steps will be learning chords so I’d suggest an acoustic to start with - plenty of time to get electrified later when you move on to picking - and there are loads of good entry-level guitars around at pretty good prices. 

From personal experience, I can recommend Adam Black guitars as good entry-level instruments. Also Faith and Takamine as well as the big players such as Fender, Squier and Epiphone. 

Good luck with the first steps - if you need any help or advice and you can’t find it already on the forum then don’t be afraid to ask! There’s no such thing as a daft question