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uhh...i wanna buy a new guitar sometime here...

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imapiratearg:
in the next couple years.  but i wanna know ahead of time what kind of guitar i should get, and how much i need to save for it.  i've only been playing for like, a little more than three months, a lot of people i know say i'm really good...mostly due to tablature though.  but i wanna start a band with some other people in my skill range, but i wanna get a better guitar than the squire i have now.

i want the band to sound somewhat similar to this group: www.purevolume.com/themorningof

i'd really appreciate some advice.  thanks a lot.  :D

Night Rocker:
your gonna atleast save over 150$ most likly more for something that isnt a cheap knock off

Lummer:
Go to a store. Play the same riff on ALL their guitars, and buy the one that sounds best.

bucky_2300:
Don't set your standards too high, Because you own a Squier, your options for upgrading are really open. I'm saving up for a new guitar,and the cost of one that will function as a definite upgrade is about $1800. Which is a bugger. But if you're playing a Squier, you could probably spend about $500-700 on a new guitar and have a noticable improvement on all fronts.

Oh, and by the way: you should buy a new guitar when you feel that the one you have is holding you back, or keeping you from doing something you want to. Or if you feel that you have "outgrown" your guitar and really need a better one.

Tartar Martyr:
I know it isn't as sexy as getting a new guitar, but you can change (and upgrade) your sound a lot more through the purchase of a new amp than a new guitar.  I am just making an assumption here, but you probably have a small solid state combo.  This presents a couple of problems:  1) most of them sound like crap (aside from some of the roland cube amps) 2) if you want to play live, it will not provide sufficient volume (you can mic it, send through PA etc. but do you really want to mic a 1x8 ss combo?).  There is nothing wrong with these, I am pretty sure everyone learns on one, but if you want to upgrade your gear this is where you should start.

Some modestly priced tube combos include the Fender Blues jr. and Peavey Classic 30 (have to get on ebay for this one).  Each of these will run you around $400.  You will get more options with the more you want to spend, but this is a good place to start.

The band you linked to is using a Mesa Boogie head (very popular with bands with this sound... but they will run you $1000+) and a Marshall head (it looks like a newer one, and you can get these for a reasonable amount of cash ($700ish used), but they sound like crap for the most part).

I would suggest getting one of the amps I mentioned above, a nice high gain distortion pedal (Ibanez Tube Screamer is a classic, also very popular with these type of bands), and possibly buying a guitar with humbuckers.  

That is only if you are going for the sound of the band you posted though.  Personally I prefer single coil guitars (most telecasters and stratocasters) with various fuzz pedals instead of distortion pedals.  

One last thing.  Squiers aren't that bad.  Their pickups are kind of crappy, but the overall build quality is good.  If there is a guitar shop in your town (privately owned place, not Guitar Center) you may want to talk to them about switching out the pickups in your guitar.  It isn't as cool as getting a new axe, but it will allow you to change your sound for a fraction of the price (a nice set of pickups will run between $80 and $200).

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