The right equipment
Sure, when you first started out, plucking a few strings on a hack-around guitar back in the day, Having the right equipment, or any equipment at all", didn't really seem to matter. But sooner or later, you start to get better, and realise that your going to need to get some good quality gear, to compliment your good quality guitar playing.

There are many good quality makes and models around, but i would recommended top shelf makes such as Ibanez, Fender,Gibson, ESP and some others, but on a slightly cheaper budget, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Yamaha's, or the peavey's, B C rich, etc... But go and compare them yourself as every ones style is different. You will probably find though, these puppies mentioned above will be more likely what you're after.

As for Amplifiers, you should be checking out Marshalls, Peaveys, Mesa boogies, fenders and Vox, But there are many very good sounding amps around. As for effects pedals, makes, such as Boss, Ibanez and Yamaha have a good, large variety of sound enhancing, multi effects pedals at the highest of quality to choose from, depending on what style you're playing guitar with .

The guitar online

hello fellow inspiring guitarist,
Sooo your a guitarist, and whether you are just a begginer, or a neck lashing riff ripper, there are certainly tips and tricks out there for http://guitarfinger.com/to take you to the next level. We have heard the talents of satriani, van halen, hendrix, slash and so on, but there's a guitarist i have missed out on purpose, because i believe (and thats just my opinion) that he is the best in the world, perhaps ever, and that great guitar shredding genius is the one and only 'Steve Vai'... to this date there has never been anyone that has come even close to be compared to him. With his creative, unique, guitar playing with attitude style. His passion and warfare album (highly recommendable) to me is still untouchable, even to this day, i can not find a better instrumental guitarists album, and thats saying alot considering that album was released in 1990!

Sure Joe Satriani, yngwie malmsteen and the likes have great albums and are very telented guitarists indeed, but Steve Vai just seems to have that "WOW" factor and forever pushing the boundaries of extreme (and sometimes off key, but it still seems to work somehow) guitar playing. He not only tears that fret board to peices at the slightist of ease, he can also play some of the most beautiful, clean, heart felt classicals that are very technical to say the least. He is the full package that has inspired me to learning guitar even more and who knows, practice makes perfect, so keep practising, the next Steve Vai could be "YOU"

please feel free to leave a comment, i would love to here from you

many thanks, Shane