Im pretty new to playing, but i think I need an upgrade on my electric guitar. The lower strings rattle and sound pretty cheap
I still have an old Samick junker from when i was like 13. Want to upgrade but not sure what i should be spending? I want to get a good one for metal type playing, something i can palm mute on easily, etc. Do i need to concern myself with active vs passive pick ups?
Been looking at Ibanez guitars in the 200-400 dollar range
Experience level : i can play power chords and basic chord change ups, still learning strumming techniques as i think this is actually the hardest.
1. All guitars under 600$ are crap in different ways, so try to find used one which fit in your price range. I have never seen guitar which is a. cheap b. good c. stays in tune d. playable.
2. Upgrading is for those who know what they are doing, because you need to know what parts to change, how and WHY. Furthermore, if you want to change pickups, you need to know how to install them and how to use soldering tools.
So, if you want a guitar which is good and easy to play, which have killer sound and which you don't need tune every fucking minute, you need to use little more money. Everything else is a waste of time and energy, because with crappy guitars training is tiresome. Go for the Japanese Ibanez, not Korean build one, those have very good price/quality- ratio.
For example:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sop=12&_nkw=ibanez+555&_frs=1