What is best option for a new guitar after a stagg stratocaster?
The stagg stratocaster has been a good beginner guitar
But can't seem to make it sound good
The stagg stratocaster has been a good beginner guitar
But can't seem to make it sound good
Soulmate
Are you sure it's the guitar? If you've never had a lesson it might be your technique that sounds bad. What about your amp? If it's not very good, a good guitar will still sound bad when played through it.
I would investigate the lessons first.
Unfortunately, all Squires SUCK. They are cost-reduced beginner guitars. You will not experience a significant increase in quality by buying a Squire. Save $350 - $500 to get a used American-made Fender Strat. Play hands on before buying. Don't buy ANY guitar you don't LOVE. It's a lot harder to sell a guitar than it is to buy one.
Anonymous
If you like that design the obvious suggestion would be a Squier Stratocaster of higher quality, or even a Fender Stratocaster if your budget is big enough. The thing is though that it's not going to sound much different to the Stagg - all Stratocaster-type guitars (same pickup configuration) sound similar.
Otherwise, I guess Epiphone is an obvious suggestion but it depends on what you like and what your budget is.
Be aware that it's the player and the amp that have the biggest effect on the sound of a guitar.
Anonymous
Acoustic or electric? What's your budget? For an electric guitar, get a custom instrument from Tom Anderson or John Suhr. For an acoustic guitar get a MacPherson.
Robert J
A cheap & poorly set up guitar may have excessively high strings, uneven frets, bad intonation etc.
However, the actual sound is not going to be massively different between that and any other moderately prices strat-style guitar with similar style pickups.
Try different guitars in a music shop to see which you get on with best in regards to both sound and "feel" when playing.
Properly set up with frets levelled, tremolo bridge cutouts & clearances tweaked and everything properly aligned, a cheap guitar like a stagg or encore etc. can be just as playable as a mid price one.
If the setup on your is OK I'd look at different styles of guitar rather than different strats.
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Depends how much money you have to spend. If you liked the feel of the Stratocaster but can't afford a Fender then the Squire Stratocaster might be good for you. Check where it's made though before you buy one, the Korean ones are naff.