Whammy bars?

[fluffyguitars]

i am thinkin of getting a guitar for my first time but should i buy 1 with a whammy bar on it??

i am a beginner.

[noobcake]

If you're a beginner go for a fixed bridge guitar, less of a hassle to maintain and generally allows for better tuning stability, when you're just starting out you should go for a guitar that you can play and learn on without worry for maintenance.

[I_cant_play]

also, low end guitars with whammy bars go horribly out of tune when you use the whammy even a little bit. That basically means you won't actually be able to use it in a musical way at all. You'll just be able to screw around with it now and again but you won't be able to use it in a song or anything. An ibanez gx20 was my first decent electric and it had a whammy and I took it off and haven't used it since the beginning.

[david henman]

...yup. leave the whammy bar for later on.

it will only serve to make the learning process much more difficult than it needs to be.

-dh

[Andy]

Fixed bridge FTW on beginner's models. A Godin Radiator or SD would be a real solid first guitar.

Stay off the Guitar Hero, too. It'll hinder your picking hand coordination.

Andy