My brithday is coming up and my dad says i can get whetever i want should i get a second guitar (comes with the amp)

Everyone should have at minimum of 3.And for pete sake, take the plastic film off.

any guitar (fender) strat

and yes i take the plastic film of

If it comes with the amp it sounds like it is the Squire strat pack.

Hold out for a Fender Strat if you can. It wont come with the amp. But thats no big loss considering the amp they offer with it

What is your 1st guitar?

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Yes, you should definitely get a 2nd guitar (and then a 3rd, 4th, etc.)

The Squier Strats are nice, but if you can arrange a MIM Strat (or better, a MIA one), it would definitely be worth it. Just tell Dad that it's an investment and a better quality Fender Stratocaster can last you a lifetime. Because it can!

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my first guitar is Squier Strat

That depends on you. Do you like to play guitar? One can never have too many guitars. I have 4 in my house. I play all four of them. The two listed below are mine, my daughter has a Lace Huntington (Strat Copy), and my son has a Kona Electric Acoustic.

I am currently looking for a new amp, but I do need a Telecaster in my life as well.

Unless you do not have an amp already, I would vear away from the Starter packs. If you are not happy with your current amp, just get a new amp.

RK

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2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I have a MIM start and just bought a MIA strat. The MIM is a great guitar if your dad has sticker shock on the american strat.

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You already have a decent guitar. Take the money you'd spend on a Fender and get a nicer amp, it'll make your current guitar sound way better. Then get yourself a new guitar after that. (Christmas is coming up...) If you can, try for a tube amp.

Vox makes a nice inexpensive one, http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=476326

So does Blackheart, http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=481675

And so does Peavey, http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=481014

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Just because your dad says you can get a new guitar doesn't mean you should. I'd wait until you know exactly what you want in a guitar, down to the way it should feel, the way it should play, and most importantly how it should sound to you. Play as many different models as you can, find out what you do and don't like. Don't buy one until your 100% sure it is the one you need (emphasis on need-not want) to produce your sound. You might need more than one guitar to produce the sounds you want, but that's up to you to decide. Same really goes for amps, effects, everything really. If I would have listened to my own advice, I would have saved a lot of money and not had to go through all the hassle of buying and selling things I didn't need. That's just my 2 cents anyway, hope you have a happy birthday ^^

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I concurr with waiting until you know what you want. I started on an Ibanez, but it took me awhile to develop my own style, which lead me to really enjoying the clean twangs of like surf and light distortion, leading to strats and ultimately Jags. And until you are pretty proficient, you aren't going to notice a HUGE difference between your Squier and a MIM or MIA.

TGS is totally dead on about getting a better amp. It will net you an immediate improvement in sound. I'm not a tube amp pusher like a lot of people, I think solid states are just as well, though they take a bit more power. Avoid something with presets though. Like I love my Spider 3 combo for practicing but unless I knew what I wanted going in it would be a nightmare to navigate.

If you want to go the solid state route, and you're in effects and different tone settings like a lot of new guitarists are than you might want to look into a Roland Cube. I had a lot of fun on my Roland Micro Cube. Line 6 makes good amps too, but my friend had a tiny Line 6 practice amp that didn't sound very good. He got a better Line 6 amp and it sounded way, way better than the tiny cheapo one did.

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i have a cheap line 6 and its not the greatest but its not the worst either. texas is right if you get a line 6 at least get the 30 watt.

I practice on a Roland 30X. It is a great sounding amp. If you are wanting to keep up with a band, may want to consider the 80X.

I will be honest with you, I have played through solid state amps for over 19+ years. I want a tube amp now. The tones are just warmer and silkier through them. I am a big fan of the Fender Blues and the Vintage Modified amplifiers. I will own one soon.

Solid State amps are cheaper but takes more power to get the same tones.

RK

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2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head