Bear in mind that you will need to factor in about 30% extra in duties for bringing the guitar into this country, which is going to have a profound effect on your overall price.
Hmmm
Quoting myself must be a sure sign of impending madness, but I thought I would clarify things.
When importing a guitar you need to pay 17.5% VAT plus 3.7% customs duties plus there will be some additional charges that the couriers and post office will charge.
On top of that you'll be paying quite a bit for shipping the guitar over, as I would imagine the company will require you to take out insurance?
All this is going to eat into your available budget.
Or I just go to America? :D
Yup, you can go to America and buy one there but you will still be liable for VAT (17.5%) and Customs duties (3.7% of the guitars value), when you bring it back to the UK.
You can of course not declare at UK Customs it and hope you don't get stopped, but you then risk a whole raft of things happening if you get caught - including seizure and forfeiture of the item in question :o
On the other hand you may get to UK Customs and find it unstaffed and just waltz right through.
You never can tell ....
I've been down this road as well, wanting to save cash and get guitars in the States but you need to be prepared for all of the potential costs that
can be involved.
I'm not trying to piss on your bonfire but I thought that the info may be useful for you.
