Harps Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I know there's a few guitarists amongst us, and thought I'd ask a bit of advice. I used to be very into playing the ol' axe, but I gave up about 10 years ago. I keep itching to get back into it, and as I've just had a bonus from work I figured I'd spend it on a new guitar. Back when I was learning, I played on a few expensive guitars that seemed to be much easier to play than what I had, so I'm looking for a fairly decent guitar. Probably about £400-£500. I always loved the Strat shape, so I'd be considering something like that. After searching around the 'net, there's bloody loads of em. So far I've considered: Fender 70's replica Strat (I think made by Fender Mexico) Gibson SG GT (not a strat look, but stunning. Shame its about £700 too expensive!!) Maverick F-1 But there's so many different makes - which are worth looking at? I really like the look of the Maverick, but looking at their homepage it seems they're out of business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I really recommend playing the guitars before buying them - it's amazing how you can love the looks of a guitar, but hate the way it plays. I love the Gibson SG style guitar, but I just hate the way it plays. I currently have a Jap Fender Strat (squire), a cheap Aria Pro semi-acoustic and a couple of others. My Dad loves his Epiphone 335 (Gibson copy) and swears that it plays better than the real thing. Each to their own, but for £500 ish you'll get a lovely guitar - good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Depends what you want it for. I've got a Les Paul and love it to bits, hardly play it now since I bought a nice electroacoustic. My mate's got a Line 6 guitar, one of those fancy techno jobbies, awesome to play on with a nice feel and really does pull off sounding like a lot of other guitars. They range from about £400 to £700 i think, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Depends what you want it for. I've got a Les Paul and love it to bits, hardly play it now since I bought a nice electroacoustic. My mate's got a Line 6 guitar, one of those fancy techno jobbies, awesome to play on with a nice feel and really does pull off sounding like a lot of other guitars. They range from about £400 to £700 i think, if that is the guitar that takes batteries i actually sold one i couldent stand the weight sold it and bought a sg again diddnt like that either fingerboard was too flat for me (i like a bit of curvature) anyway now the collection only exists of a simon & patrick sp6 accoustic i love playing it and the sound just rings out clear and true but as for advice it just depends on what you are going to be playing and where you are going to play it if it is just for in the house as me id go for a nice accoustic maybe a semi? alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Value for money Jacksons tend to have a great range of sounds and super low actions. Watch E bay for s/h mint Charvel 5, 6, and 750xl. All fab guitars and you'd have problems getting a feller gauge under the strings. I have 3 in my collection in case one wears out and i might not get parts. They were 599 and 699 new, and way underpriced in the late 80's. Some nice Ibanez models too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Personally for that money, id be looking at an epiphone semi accoustic or les paul rather than Gibson. Im not a big fan of the strat, even though it plays like a dream. Maybe a Tele though. I have an Epiphone Les Paul and it plays very nicely. Though I had to have a new bridge straight away because it was sharp and i kept snapping strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsupraman82 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 i recommend a nice reissue mex strat good quality for the money or check out check out the music store called 'Thomann' online there dirt cheap and great quality! i have been playing for 16 years and owned PRS, gibsons, the lot really but i brought a guitar on there for £150 and it the best thing i have ever played!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattanna Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Iplay a rare Jackson soloist Jap, have had usa Jackson, Heritage, malmsteen strat, Ibanez RG, if you want ease of playing go for an Ibanez RG series, necks are brilliant and you can get good prices, super strat shape too.Stay away from Fenders, i have had £2000 fenders, they are crap:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I got mine from Navadamusic.co.uk also try dawsonsonline.com, coda-music.com and reidys.com They are all pretty good, with a wide range of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 if you want ease of playing go for an Ibanez RG series, necks are brilliant and you can get good prices, super strat shape too. It's something I keep thinking of taking up again and would love an Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scottw74 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Ibanez all the way for me. Although I do love my BC Rich guitars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx1lew Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 im a les paul man but i love the feel of fenders, i also am a big fan of jackosn, i did have a ibanez pgm 300 loved the guitar hated the feel, the next was too wide, personally i recomend les paul to save dosh i would go for a cheap guitar and get some good pick ups, i have a ltd epiphone les paul custom with emg 81's in midnight black and it sounds amazing, i was about to pay 2k for a les paul classic, i must say for what you pay for the ltd epiphone les paul midnight custom with emg's you get one hell of a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartworm Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Im a BC rich guy, absolutly love them so smooth to play on, only ones that come close could be either a Jackson or one of the nicer Deans, but there pretty ugly things. Almos tall the BC riche guitars have the fast neck which makes silly solos so much easier to do, but they make you a very lazy player too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodfreak Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 My Ibanez RG550 with a maple neck is brilliant to play, Action & size is just about perfect for me. Some of the lower end Ibanez range are very good for the price too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Iplay a rare Jackson soloist Jap, have had usa Jackson, Heritage, malmsteen strat, Ibanez RG, if you want ease of playing go for an Ibanez RG series, necks are brilliant and you can get good prices, super strat shape too.Stay away from Fenders, i have had £2000 fenders, they are crap:) gotta agree there. the ibanez series are a great bargain and very nice to play on. Although allot of them i found had some right shite pickups...but they are too expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ibanez-jem-555/1158 this one's nice. and it has a cool handle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 What amp have you guys got? I have a marshall mg50dfx. I think its pretty good, though i started with 15 amp version which was crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 What amp have you guys got? I have a marshall mg50dfx. I think its pretty good, though i started with 15 amp version which was crap. yeah i had that 15 amp one. good to start with but pretty shoddy. marshalls valvestate range i thought was pretty impressive and not too expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I never used one but heard good things. I fancied a marshall AVT also. I went to a marshall demo night by me about a year ago. Demo-ing all the amps they do. It was a really good night with some impressive guys on guitars, and a mad drummer who used everything except his kit, including a 1p piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 What amp have you guys got? I have a marshall mg50dfx. I think its pretty good, though i started with 15 amp version which was crap. ive just sold my line6 flextone 2 i used the amp for years, awsome sound and a shit load of effects built in, only problem was it weighed a ton and diddnt fit in the supe atall still miss it like hell but i just couldent justify the size of the thing in the house with a 3 year old i quite like the idea of a cube amp tho, just a braw size for the house too has anyone got any views on them? alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EncoreWRC Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I have a Hank Marvin Signature Series Strat hand made from the Custom Shop California, Also have the Burns Cobra Delux Marvin Endorsed. That is a great bit of kit and only a fraction of the cost of the fender at about £1500 new. Before the Cobra I had a Burns Marquee. Just as ice to play, great soud but the gold work soon went to its silver/stainless colour (so gold plated for cost) but I picked that up for about £395 new and that was a few years ago. It was a lot of guitar for the money... just a little vheap finishing around the edges. The larger Burns body suits me too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harps Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Cheers guys Went out shopping today and managed to find a dream of a guitar. After trying out a couple of Strats (unfortunately the US one's were well out of my price range), a couple of Jacksons, a SG and a Flying V jobbie (that felt a bit odd), I had a try on this baby: http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2087/s320wk1m01fe1.gif It was fantastic, felt good, surprisingly light but still had a great sound. Also bought a Roland Micro Cube and I'm amazed something so small has so much power for a tiny amp, plus a silly amount of features. Definitely worth having a look at. Whats surprised me is that with a bit of reminding from tab sites, I can do the chords fine, but my right hand has seemingly lost all timing and seems to flap about completely out of time with what I should be playing. Plus, my fingers hurt Its great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeno Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I used to play a bit years ago. This made me want to take it up again..... Nice guitar BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Cheers guys Went out shopping today and managed to find a dream of a guitar. After trying out a couple of Strats (unfortunately the US one's were well out of my price range), a couple of Jacksons, a SG and a Flying V jobbie (that felt a bit odd), I had a try on this baby: http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2087/s320wk1m01fe1.gif It was fantastic, felt good, surprisingly light but still had a great sound. Also bought a Roland Micro Cube and I'm amazed something so small has so much power for a tiny amp, plus a silly amount of features. Definitely worth having a look at. Whats surprised me is that with a bit of reminding from tab sites, I can do the chords fine, but my right hand has seemingly lost all timing and seems to flap about completely out of time with what I should be playing. Plus, my fingers hurt Its great! Oooh Ibanez S320 in weathered black. Very nice. Sold one of them last Saturday (work in a guitar shop ). I'm stupidly obsessive with regards to guitar gear! I spent a Supra SZ worth on guitar stuff in 2007 alone. So annoying thinking of it that way! Here's my current setup:- ESP KH-2 Custom Shop Neck Thru: Dean USA DFH 'Dean From Hell' ML #80/150: ESP Jeff Hanneman S&Key Urban Camo (one of 4 worldwide ): Gibson Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom: My amp - ENGL E670 SE EL34 with 4x12 cab: And to think, the above could easily have sorted me on a lovely Supra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Nice purchase. Are you going to be buying any pedals? I love my gibson SG and Les Paul standards, I could never quite get on with the body of a strat. I likie Hateevent's LPS tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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