What electric guitar should I buy for blues?
Here are our top five best electric guitars for blues.
- Fender Strat.
- Gibson Les Paul.
- Gibson ES-335.
- PRS McCarty 594.
- Gibson SG.
What is a good guitar to play blues?
The best blues guitars you can buy right now
- Fender Vintera ’70s Stratocaster.
- Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s.
- Fender Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster.
- PRS SE Paul’s Guitar.
- Epiphone Les Paul Standard PlusTop Pro.
- Gretsch G5655TG Electromatic Center Block Jr.
- Danelectro ’59XT.
- Guild Newark St Collection S-200 T-Bird.
Is a Stratocaster good for blues?
The Stratocaster is hands down one of the best guitars for Blues. If you don’t want to stretch to the price of a USA made version, the Fender Player Series Stratocaster, like the one pictured, is made in Mexico.
Is a Les Paul Junior Good for blues?
My Bottom Line up Front: A Les Paul Junior is an iconic model, the simplicity of which makes it unique in design and tone. With only one single P90 bridge pickup, super lightweight body, and short scale, easy to play neck, this guitar is perfect for rock, blues, country, etc. It has a punchy tone with lots of bite.
Is a Fender Telecaster a good blues guitar?
The Fender Telecaster Telecasters are very bright and twangy, making them great guitars for intricate and technical licks, complex picking and country influenced Blues playing.
Is Les Paul Jr smaller?
Les Paul Jr’s were built to a smaller scale when they were made originally, as an, entry guitar for children/teens/smaller adults. At the time, LP’s were quite a bit more so many people started buying Jr’s because of the cost difference.
What kind of pickups are in a Les Paul Junior?
Introduced as an affordable option for students and beginners in 1954, the Les Paul Junior has been embraced by musicians for over 60 years. The single cutaway slab mahogany body, single dogear P-90 pickup, single volume and tone controls all add up to a whole lot of guitar which is greater than the sum of its parts.