Buying an electric guitar in Japan
Hello friends!
I’m currently in Japan and want to buy a new guitar. But I get overwhelmed in guitar stores cause i don’t really know how to evaluate them. Cause i kinda suck haha. I’m still taking lessons. If i get better, i wanna enjoy playing my cool guitar from Japan!
I’m in a band playing rhythm guitar, it’s just for fun and I’m not good enough to play a lot. I mostly play hard rock/metal, will focus on some blues. I have an Ibanez GIO RX40.
I went to Ishibashi Music in Shibuya, they were nice and helpful but I ended up playing very basic chords and notes (I guess i was hoping to turn into Van Halen when i picked up the right guitar).
My preferences are:
Around ¥160k (hopefully cheaper)
6-point tremolo
No Floyd Rose (I want something easy)
No fixed bridge
Not too heavy
ChatGPT suggested I look mainly at HSH or HH guitars, do you think it should be the main focus?
What should I actually test in a store? And if you have any specific guitar recommendations I should check out, I’d love to hear them. Thanks in advance!
(Guitars are much more expensive back home, hence the hurry to buy one before i learn to shred)