What guitar? (1 Viewer)

[CinnamonBoy]

Just supposing you're an indie guitar hero with maybe €500-€800 to spend on an axe......what would you guys recommend?? Anything I personally was thinking about such as a Gibson double cutaway in faded yellow or a Fender Jaguar I went to Harmony-Central.com to check the reviews and they were generally slated. So now I don't know what to do. And I don't want a telecaster.

 

[the departed]

an indie guitar hero

theres no such thing.

an epiphone sheraton II would probably suit.

 

[damien]

buy a second hand gibson sg off ebay.

something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-SG-Spe...418483982QQcategoryZ33040QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Doctor Muscles]

I don't want a telecaster.

Re-consider this. Get a Telecaster.

 

[CinnamonBoy]

theres no such thing.

an epiphone sheraton II would probably suit.

Is too. What about the guy from Built to Spill for one...

 

[CinnamonBoy]

The singer has a telecaster. We can't both have one unfortunately.

 

[hanley]

 

[sparse]

Get a Duesenburg......well actually I know nothing about them but they look kinda cool. Perfect Pitch has a couple of them. www.duesenberg.de/

A vintage Hagstom like this one http://cgi.ebay.ie/HAGSTROM-II-VINTAGE-ELCTRIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ7418630986QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Thomann do re-issues now but I don't know if they're any good.


Or a Gordon Smith, half the price of a Gibson SG and just as good, they also do double cut like the Les Paul you were after and they're dirt cheap on ebay. http://www.gordonsmithguitars.com/

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Jap jaguars are gay. US '62 reissues are quite the opposite.
Also, ignore harmony central reviews.

 

[the departed]

Is too. What about the guy from Built to Spill for one...

who the helllll are built to spill? rrrrrooooney!

 

[CinnamonBoy]

Hey thanks a lot. Gordon Smith's seem like the way to go for that kind of money....that double cutaway....i'm in love with it...

Who are built to spill?! pfff...

 

[damien]

can recommend Gordon Smith as well, recently got a mad cheap (€285 all in) GS-II (the double cutaway style) off ebay.. a fair amount of superficial ware but it plyas perfectly and sounds great. can't say i love it quite as much as my 70s SG but it was less than half the price alright.. good luck with whatever you get.

 

[CinnamonBoy]

That's a bargain alright. Say......I'll give you €400 for it. A delicious profit for you and a lot of hassle saved for me. How bout it?

 

[damien]

hah. no, i need it, sorry.
keep your eye open on ebay and you'll find one if you have some patience. i've been recommending them to people though so i know at least one person you'll be bidding against when one comes up.

 

[Anthony]

or you could just order one direct from Gordon Smith. It will take 6 months for them to make it though.

I got one from Buy & Sell. 375 bats for an '82 Explorer. Result!

 

[brianoak]

Gibson Sg's are very distinctive sounding.Lots of low end,play a few different guitars first.I play an SG but I use it for heavier stuff.If I was you I would defo consider a tele.

 

[sparse]

http://www.guitars.co.uk/acatalog/Gordon_Smith_GS2.html

By the way you could always just buy tele pickups and get your sound that way.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I have three Gordon Smith guitars,all amazing. If I was to buy another guitar I would buy a GS strat as I've wanted a strat for a long time and the idea of one made by GS blows me away.

 

[mark]

HA! Gary with a strat. HA!

 

[RSJ]

wake up boo