Top Ten Electric Guitars for Beginners

There are two iconic guitar body shapes out there, and Les Paul is one of them. This Epiphone delivers the same aesthetic and much of the build quality of the guitar it was inspired by. The body itself is made of mahogany with a treated maple top.

Fender’s Telecaster holds all kinds of significance. It’s the first solid body guitar, one of the most popular electric guitars in history, and more. If you think about it, it’s also the perfect beginner guitar as well. After all, there was a time when these were the only electric guitars available.

Yamaha have a reputation for producing affordable, versatile and good-looking electric guitars for beginners, and the Pacifica 112V (as we talk about in detail here) certainly aims to please. The Pacifica series is targeted at beginners, although experienced players would enjoy this just as much.

Ibanez as a brand has become synonymous with great beginner guitars. While they make a whole bunch of awesome top tier instruments, it was always their affordable stuff that attracted the largest crowds out there.

Squier’s affordable Affinity Jazzmaster is a little different to what you may have expected in terms of hardware and tone, but it’s a big winner in our eyes. For beginners, the playability and comfort of a guitar is what’s important, and this Jazzmaster seriously delivers on both aspects.

For beginners, this is as close to a Gibson Les Paul as you want to get – and the affordable price really allows you to. With authentic Les Paul single-cutaway style – in an array of traditional and modern colors – there’s a solid mahogany body with a maple top, a slim D-shaped set mahogany neck, with rosewood fretboard, and 22 medium jumbo frets. Lovely to hold and fun to play.

Comments about Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster '50s Electric Guitar: This guitar is an amazing value for your money. I used to be a guitar brand snob before playing this guitar. The feel is absolutely amazing, one of the easiest guitar's I've ever played.

Lovely to hold and fun to play. The sound comes from two Alnico Classic humbuckers at the neck and bridge, which are excellent at handling both clean and overdriven tones, with the warmth and tone you’d expect from Epiphone. In all, an outstanding electric guitar for beginners, as we state in our full review.

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