I just bought an electric guitar and an Ibanez Ibz10g 10 watt amplifier. I read the reviews for the amp and someone said it only comes with the power cable.1. Is this true?2. If so will I be able to play with just a power cable or do I have to buy other cables separately?This is probably a stupid question but I seriously have no idea what cables are required for electric guitar. I ordered it from OKorder yesterday and couldn't find any details about what it comes with.
I realize that your just starting out, But the worse mistake you made was buying a guitar on line, OK here is the truth, Once you get the guitar you are going to HAVE to take it in to a shop and have it setup So it will play,Action has to be set. will have to be tuned the first time, this is going to be about sixty bucks, Plus you are going to have to buy a instrument cable, Which is also at a music shop,A decent cord, is going to be 20 bucks,I have been playign38 years , have and still play on stage about every other wknd.Have went through alot of gear over the years.Twice i bought on line.both times I was screwed.Never buy before you play,Never,never.But putting that aside, Welcome aboard, always nice to hear someone else wanting to learn.all the Guys below gave you great advice, I,m just telling you the truth.Since your just beginning you will have no idea about setup. But You tube has a excellent area for beginning players, From how to tune your guitar to Learning Chords, to actually teaching how to play songs, If you have any other needed advice, there are a lot of good people on here that will give you the links to access , About anything you will ever need to play and learn.
The diagram is the important part, it just explains where the cable goes. Good luck! :)
The term power cable is used on electrical appliances such as amplifiers. Some amps have permanent fixed ones while others are detachable. A guitar uses what is called a 1/4 inch instrument (or guitar) cable to connect to a guitar amp. These are properly shielded cables. They either have two straight jack plugs or one straight and one angled - both works fine. A length of 6' seems to suit most situations. These cables come in lots of qualities, from very poor to high quality. You do not need the most expensive ones, just don't get the cheapest qualities. If it's a guitar pack you have purchased, guitar and amp together, it may be that there's a guitar cable included. These are typically very low quality... basically throw away stuff. You hook up the guitar by inserting one end of the cable into the guitar output jack and the other end of the cable into the amplifier input jack - usually found on the front of the amp, labelled 'Input'. And no, it is not a stupid question - we all have to start somewhere! Good luck with your playing :-)
