You want to play the Guitar. Why? Cause it’s awesome!

“But” you ask, “Why do most of the new guitars people are trying to sell me have a giant hole in the middle of them??”

Shame on them!! SHAME I SAY! What you need, my friend, is an Electric Guitar. A guitar that comes without any missing pieces or gigantic holes in the middle!

That’s why I’m here! To help you choose the best electric guitar for beginners. In this article, I will list the best electric guitars that not only will fit your purpose and needs but will also fit your budget. These guitars will also suit you as you progress through your learning, since they are products of high quality made by some of the best guitar guys out there!

Let’s take a glimpse at some electric guitars for beginners!

#1. Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Electric Guitar

The Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Electric Guitar is hands down one of the best electric guitars a beginner guitarist can get from the market. Produced by Epiphone, Gibson’s sister brand (one of the best ones in the world), this Les Paul has its body and neck made of mahogany, the same material used in many top guitars! It gives the guitar a clean sound. It’s also got Epiphone’s 650R and 700T humbucker pickups that help you reproduce the traditional tone of a Les Paul guitar.

Pros:

· Lifetime warranty;

· The materials bring the sound very close to a Gibson Les Paul guitar;

· Great for beginner’s, but also used by pros!

Cons:

· You’re going to want some new strings pretty quick.

Verdict: The Epiphone Les Paul is one of the best guitars for beginners in the market, and it will last and play awesome for years to come (if you take good care of it. I’m talkin’ to you heavy metal smash my guitar against the hood of my dad’s car because he doesn’t get me kid. Talkin to you…)!

#2. Davison Electric Guitar Beginner Starter Package

Davison’s Electric Guitar Starter Package brings you a complete set so you can worry less about picking up accessories and focus on start playing from the start. The kit has a Davison Electric Guitar with a humbucker pickup, which is the ideal pickup for someone who likes to play rock type music. It also comes with a 10W guitar amp, protective case, a strap so you can play while standing up, guitar picks, a cable and a pitch pipe! Bonus points if you get the guitar, plug it in, turn the amp up to a respectable rock volume, and proceed to use your PITCH PIPE to tune your new guitar over the sounds of awesomeness emanating from the speakers. While this is an awesome kit, take the pitch pipe and give it to a little kid. Not your little kid… the little kid of a person you don’t like. It’s essentially a whistle! Don’t give your own kid a whistle!!! Are you crazy!?!?! Buy a digital tuner, like an adult?.

Pros:

· A complete kit for beginners, even including a PITCH PIPE for the guitarist to practice their note hearing;

· Good choice for people who want to play heavy tunes on the guitar;

· Great cost-benefit.

Cons:

· The amp’s potency is only good to use for practices;

· Some kid in your neighborhood will have a new whistle. This can be a pro if it isn’t a next door neighbor.

Verdict: Davison’s Electric Guitar Starter Package is a great kit for beginners that are on a tight budget.

On a side note, here's a video on how to heal your mind and spirit with a pitch pipe...

#3. Squier Affinity Strat Pack with Fender Frontman 10G

Like Epiphone, Squier is the sister brand of a well-renowned label in Fender, which has produced high-quality guitars since 1946. Its Affinity Strat Pack is a complete kit for beginner electric guitar players which carries a traditional Squier Stratocaster model as well as an amp, a tuner, a gig bag for you to carry your instrument; protect it from dust and a little bit of impact, a strap, guitar picks, cable and even an instructional DVD for you to start playing as soon as possible.

Pros:

· The kit has a Squier by Fender guitar that can last for years to come;

· It’s a versatile guitar;

· Excellent choice for beginners and intermediate players.

Cons:

· This guitar doesn’t have the best finish.

· No pitch pipe.

Verdict: The Squier Affinity Strat Pack is the kit of choice for people who want a high-quality instrument and don’t want to worry about tracking down anything else in order to start playing it.

#4. Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar

Notice that this is the second Epiphone guitar of the list? It’s for good reason! The SG model has been the choice of professional guitarists such as Angus Young from AC/DC and Tony Lommi from Black Sabbath for practically their entire careers. This guitar has humbuckers pickups as well as a KillPot to help you reproduce many classic rock and metal songs. It also has a lot of sustenance due to its LockTone bridge and StopBar tailpiece. This also makes it easy for you to change the guitar’s strings once they wear out or break.

Pros:

· A great guitar if your intent is to learn and play classic rock and heavy metal songs;

· Great build for its price;

· Very comfortable to play for extended periods of time.

Cons:

· Not indicated for people who want to play a variety of musical styles on the guitar.

Verdict: If you want to rock, (not John Denver rock, but Black Sabbath rock) the Epiphone SG Special Electric guitar is one of the best picks for a beginner electric guitar player.

#5. Ibanez GRX20ZBKN Electric Guitar

Ibanez is a Japanese brand. As far as quality goes, Ibanez very rarely leaves it out of their products. This guitar is no different. The GRX20 is a very versatile guitar and can be used by its owner in a plethora of musical styles. It has a FAT 6 bridge for a tremolo, or a handle that is used in many famous songs by guitarists to quickly take the guitar up or down in tone. The guitar carries a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and medium frets which help you get a good grip on the guitar. This way, you don’t have to FRET about dropping it! See what I did there?

Pros:

· The tremolo is a great tool for you to practice solos and licks once you’re more experienced with the guitar;

· It’s a versatile guitar, metal songs to John Denver, it can do it all;

· Very well-made.

Cons:

· Get yourself some new strings.

Verdict: Metal fans who want to learn how to play the guitar will love the Ibanez GRX20.

Well grass hopper, the choice is now yours. The 5 best beginner electric guitars listed above can accommodate almost every wallet and every budding guitarist.

The classic models from Epiphone  Les Paul, SG and Squier Stratocaster are for people who want to play on quality and proven instruments, but each with its own characteristic. Meanwhile, the Davison Electric Guitar Starter Package is for the beginner guitar player who has a tight budget but still wants to follow though their dream of learning how to play. They still wanna rock! Last but by no means least, the Ibanez GRX20 is a high-quality product for a great price, and is the optimal choice for metal fans who want to emulate the Rock Gods of the guitar.

Electric guitars for beginners, regardless the brand, will come with a certain amount of personality. All guitars come with a personality, really. So when your new guitar arrives home, be sure to listen to how it wants to do what you want it to do. Learn your guitar, learn it’s personality, and it will never betray you. That’s deep. If you're re-thinking the whole hole-in-the-guitar thing, (See what I did there!?!? Whole hole!?!?) I've got you covered with Acoustic Guitars Here and An Expert Walk-through Of Both Here. 

You wanted electric guitars for beginners and I gave you the best electric guitars for beginners!

You’re welcome.

This is Sam McMurphy sayin’ “Hear you strummin’ soon!”