Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: hamfist on January 08, 2009, 08:11:36 AM
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I'll be coming into some money in a few days, and will be in the market for a new guitar, and I'd appreciate some advice.
I currently have a MIJ Tokai Love Rock Les Paul, which fulfils everything I want from an LP, although being an LP, is tonally rather limited.
I also have a cheapish Cort strat (HSS pickup setup), which covers that side of things and has been my number 2 guitar, in case of string breakages. It plays really nicely actually, but I'm just not a fan of the strat guitar shape.
I'll be looking to spend anything between about £250 and £500 I suppose.
My requirements are :-
- 43mm nut width, or wider.
- HH or HSH pickup layout.
- tonally more flexible than an LP, so coil-splitting or something similar required.
- better upper fret access than a Les paul !
- A really nice playing neck would also be much appreciated.
- NOT a strat shaped guitar, or any shape that is too spikey.
The real contenders at the moment are :-
A Washburn idol of some sort.
Sgmypod's Gordon Smith Graduate.
I love the tele shape but can't find any tele with a wide enough neck fitted with two Humbuckers. Ah, there is the Schecter PT tele shape HH, but I'm a bit concerned about quality, as it's pretty cheap.
What else am I forgetting about, or not aware of ? I am happy to buy second hand also, but I don't really want to wait around for ages until the right thing becomes available so a used guitar would need to be fairly commonly available.
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Sgmypods Gordon Smith would be perfect for you Alan, it plays beautifully & you can do just about anything with it!
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I'd say an SG of some sort, so the Gordon Smith would kind of fit that bill too.
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How about a used Yamaha SG1000?
That would seem to fit the criteria you've set.
(http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/key/cabinet/itemimg05/img12887605.jpg)
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What about the brian may guitar - as flexible as a guitar can get - never played one mind :shock:
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I've never heard of a bad thing about Schecter.
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I've never heard of a bad thing about Schecter.
I've also heard a lot of good things about Schetcer. The particular guitar I mentioned though is certainly one of their lower priced (and no doubt lower quality) models.
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Anything with P-90's. Sound's like your after extending your tones.
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^ that might be a good idea, actually. there's an MIJ tokai with p90s for around the £500 mark...
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Do like those Yamaha Sg's but would want an original or an Ibanez artist..shame prices are high now for them
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Do like those Yamaha Sg's but would want an original or an Ibanez artist..shame prices are high now for them
I've seen a few vintage SG1000's go for under your £500 limit on ebay?
There's also the SG1200 AND 1500 to consider as well. I picked up my '79 SG2000 for £750 in a store but they do go for less than that on ebay.
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the SG2000 i have had great pleasure messing with (TLC rather than changes... none are needed) in the last few years was brought just before for £400. i doubt you would find one that low but they are well worth keeping an eye out for. the only thing i dont like is the weight
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£400 is a killer deal for an SG2000 :D
The weight has to considered, as you say.
My SG2000 tips the scales at 11.5lbs, although it is perfectly balanced. I use a special Yamaha gel filled strap when I have it around my neck and to be honest I don't really feel the weight too much.
If I was using a 2" normal nylon strap though .... ouch :D
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Hey Alan, I think I saw a Yam SG2000 in Fret's just before Christmas if you want to get a feel for them. Not sure what the price was though.
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Hey Alan, I think I saw a Yam SG2000 in Fret's just before Christmas if you want to get a feel for them. Not sure what the price was though.
THanks for that Rich. I'm pretty much set on getting Sgmypod's Gordon Smith now though. To be honest, I quite fancy a rather lighter guitar, and the Gordon Smth is slightly thinner bodied version. My Les paul weighs a ton and I would appreciate something la bit lighter for long gigs.
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Update - Sgmypod's Gordon Smith now on it's way to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well will be next week *S*
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If anyone had the same idea for a nice guitar, I just found this on eBay, limited run Telecaster.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Telecaster-Mahogany-Set-Neck-Dimarzio-Humbuckers_W0QQitemZ220340621266QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item220340621266&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
Don't know if the neck is wide enough, but if anyone is looking for a guitar at all I suppose, lol..
NOTE: This isn't my guitar.
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If anyone had the same idea for a nice guitar, I just found this on eBay, limited run Telecaster.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Telecaster-Mahogany-Set-Neck-Dimarzio-Humbuckers_W0QQitemZ220340621266QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item220340621266&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
Don't know if the neck is wide enough, but if anyone is looking for a guitar at all I suppose, lol..
NOTE: This isn't my guitar.
That's nice! I'd like to get a set-neck Tele at some point.
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If anyone had the same idea for a nice guitar, I just found this on eBay, limited run Telecaster.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Telecaster-Mahogany-Set-Neck-Dimarzio-Humbuckers_W0QQitemZ220340621266QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item220340621266&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
Don't know if the neck is wide enough, but if anyone is looking for a guitar at all I suppose, lol..
NOTE: This isn't my guitar.
Looks very nice, but I'll bet the nut width is way under 43mm.
Also made in Korea - doen't mean it's awful, but is a relevant fact to take into consideration about the potential build quality. Also, was made in 2004 - the Koreans did not have their guitar manufacture running quite as smoothly then, as they do now.
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I played a set neck one with DeArmonds once. It weighed a ton! Other than that it was pretty nice. It looks interesting and the proce doesn't seem too bad.
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got to say liked the dearmonds I tried in a grestch