lesser known guitar brands....

[the prince of shred]

ok so we all know the big brands... but does anyone have a favourite guitar that is a lesser known make?
 or fantastic for value?
.... agile? (i know nothing about them but i thought id get the ball rolling myself as ive seen them....)
:D

[_tom_]

Pearl are known for making drums but I have a japanese LP copy made by them which is awesome. It was apparently made in the 70s in the same factory as the good Tokais etc from that era.

Only cost me £250 from twinfan as well and its my favourite guitar now :) Just needed a good setup and pickups. In all it cost under half the price of a Gibson LP Custom and from what I've played of those, is just as good if not better.

[the prince of shred]

wow i had no idea they made guitars... do they still? n tokais... yh do u know anything about them? ive heard stuff but i want to get the story where did they come from? issues with gibson? n where are they now?? ;)

[Stevepage]

Carvin. They are the shite. They're not too well known over here in the UK as they are in the US but if you can get your hands on one they are fantastic. I love my DC135.

[Jonny]

Depends what the range of your knowledge is. I'm sure some people don't know Tokai. And some don't know Caparison, etc.

[the prince of shred]

my knowledge only extends to the name and people claiming the made (or make?) batter copies than gibson..... (cheaper??) korean manufacture? n ooh yh caparison.... (i only know their name n that arch enemy guitarsist uses them...... any info on them?) n yes ive heard of carvin (they related to jackson in some way??) but they are hard to come by in the uk i think..... :(

[badgermark]

I bought a Hagstrom today, and it's freaking sweet.

[Philly Q]

I bought a Hagstrom today, and it's freaking sweet.

NGD thread?  I know some party poopers don't like 'em, but....

And pics or it didn't... etc.

[Sifu Ben]

I love my Agiles, and I've got 2 top end Corts which are awesome (OK, the licensed Floyd on the X custom sucked, but it's standard sized and I've got a replacement to put in this week, the neck however is KILLER!).

[Fourth Feline]

'Tanglewood' and 'Vintage' have turned out very well for me ( they are the ones sitting in the cheap seats ) .

I was also looking at the Hagstroms ( let's see a picture of yours please Badgemark ) - and of course the Peerless.  :)

[the_bleeding]

Eastwood?

Their base of operations is 45 minutes from where i live. Fantastic stuff. I have one myself. :)

[yellowv]

Well I just got an Agile and extremely impressed with it. I can't believe it could even be close to as nice as it is for the price. I'm sure I will buy more of em. Also I have one Caparison and another on the way. They are fantastic guitars, unfortunately you can buy like 7 Agiles for the price of one Caparison :)

[Stevepage]

my knowledge only extends to the name and people claiming the made (or make?) batter copies than gibson..... (cheaper??) korean manufacture? n ooh yh caparison.... (i only know their name n that arch enemy guitarsist uses them...... any info on them?) n yes ive heard of carvin (they related to jackson in some way??) but they are hard to come by in the uk i think..... :(

No you're thinking of Charvel. Carvin are their own company.

[badgermark]

I hate NGD, but i'll make a post about Hagstroms to keep you GAS hounds happy.

[Roobubba]

Does a Wez Venables guitar count?

:)

Roo