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philo5080

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  1. Hi Tonedef! Having just gone through this very same situation a couple years ago, maybe I can give you some advice on some things to look for. The first guitar I had was an old ST-2 Stinger made by C.F Martin years ago. I thought the same thing you did when you picked up that Squire. Martin makes some of the best acoustic guitars you can buy, so although cheap it must at least be decent.......no so. The thing would not stay in tune and had fret buzz like you cant imagine. This thing actually was so unpleasant to play, that I hung the whole idea of playing guitar up for like 20 years until Rocksmith came along and I decided to try it again. Using that same old dog guitar, I had the same issues you are having with bends, tons of stray noise, tuning, etc. Even with good strings it was bad. Nothing seemed to help. I decided to give it one more chance and started looking for a new guitar. After sifting through tons of forums and talking to people who play, it came down to these important things: #1 make sure the neck feels "right" to you, and choose a body shape that's comfortable to you while sitting. No one stands for two hours learning scales and chords. #2 Tuners. get a guitar that has name brand tuners, or at least ones that a big manufacturer will stamp their name on. #3 The bridge. same deal as with the tuners, look for name brands. I wanted to avoid anything not "fixed" as my old guitar had an imitation Floyd Rose style on it that was terrible. #4 pickups. You don't have to have high end EMGs or Seymore Duncans, but make sure it has something in it other than a "single coil" or "humbucker" in the description. If you bought Chocolate Metal Shredders cereal, the free prize inside would probably be a "humbucker" pickup.... :P In the end I decided on a Schecter Omen Extreme. It has all of the above things I mentioned and plays phenomenally well. I think I spent like $350 on it, so it doesn't break the bank. BUT, there were several others out there made by Jackson, Ibanez, Epiphones, that were in the same price range with the same qualities, so there are tons to choose from. Hope that helps a little bit, and have fun shopping!
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