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Buying online (especially cheap guitars) can be very hit or miss, I've had students turn up with £80 gear 4 music or similar things that are nearly unplayable, when they could've got a squier strat from a local shop, tried a few out and just look and see what they are like in real life.
Apply the same scrutiny that you would to furniture or clothes and you should be able to stop a dud guitar even if you're a beginner (things not lining up, chips and imperfections etc)
Good luck
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For that kind of money you'd probably be safer with one of these: a seriously budget guitar from a very well established and safe brand:
https://www.gak.co.uk/en/squier-bullet-mustang-electric-guitar-black/904691?gclid=COSUvK2sqdICFQsTGwod9eoKAw
I don't really have any music shops nearby, but if I look further away I'm sure I will find some good ones. The thing is, guitar shops employees seem to have a really bad reputation (at least from what I have seen online) and now I'm kinda scared to go near a guitar shop. But I'll definitely look for one soon
Unfortunately I don't know anyone that could go with me.
I would like to start on a stratocaster as I like the look more. However I'm not sure yet which combination of pick ups I should get. I want to mainly play metal and rock and many people say that humbuckers are good for metal, however I still would like to try to play on single coils. I have seen combinations of 1 humbucker 2 single coils or 2 humbuckers 1 single coil and I don't know what to get. Or maybe I should just stick with two humbuckers but I feel like with 3 pickups I have more versatility and I look more for the sound I want (even though I could do that by getting more guitars in the future which I definitely will)
Get a cheap off peak day return from Euston to Birmingham New Street - pop over to the Guitar Show and be dazzled by just how many guitars are there. Try some. Find some of the sad old bearded and haggard looking sods with Fretboard badges on and go ask one for an opinion..!
You will not regret it..
Strat shape is good and there are a ton of options at low budget too. 99% of them will have tremolo. HSS is good pick up combi but not a necessity & most strats available will probably be SSS anyway. If you have the right amp/effects a strat single coil guitar can sound extremely heavy/metally. All comes down to how much you are happy to spend then really going to check some out and see how they feel in the hand. I recently lost a sale on a guitar I was moving on because the neck was too small for the chap (he had very large hands) and it would cramp him up playing it & could cause hand/wrist issues in the future. We were both gutted LOL. So despite loving the guitar he couldn't bond with it. If I pick up a chunky neck les paul it is way too big a pc of wood for me to be comfortable with. Even American Fender Stratocasters are all different by model on the neck shape/size & fingerboard radius. Some will suit and some will not. Like everything in life everyone has different preferences. And only you can decide that at the end of the day what feels right for you & you can only really find that out by trying half a dozen different ones and getting the feel for what is right
I've got a another question. I seen that people consider basswood a really bad wood for guitar so if I find a guitar that I like a feel comfortable with would you recommend to get it even if it's basswood? Or should I look for something else? Thank you in advance!
Also thank you very much for your advice with the tremolo
Be careful when buying super cheap because if you get a duff one it might put you off guitar for life!
Find something that you like the feel and look of and stick with that - you can always upgrade pickups and hardware later on.
Make sure you budget for a decent amp, too.