Looking for a new guitar, recommend me some...

[Alex]

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Hi!

I feel I could use a new guitar, but I am running into some problems with that.
I am looking for a guitar with good playability, but a chunky neck.

For example I really like the Ibanez Xiphos, the Dean Mustaine V and many ESPs, but they all have these narrow & slim necks. Whenever I touch my Gibson SG the neck just feels better (it's the fatter type on the SG standard).

Now unfortunately there are few good-playing guitars with fat necks around - there seems to be only the Gibsons or Fenders.

Here are some of the specs I'm looking for:
- neck through or set neck
- nut preferrably 43mm or more
- thick neck, U-shape
- body shape either SG-slike, Les-Paul like or more metal-looking.
- neck radius not too flat (14" or less)

I am thinking about about a Flying V at the moment, but no store in Birmingham seems to have one. I like the new Goldtop LesPaul, but I already have a similar looking ESP, so I'd rather look for something else.

So if you have some suggestions about what I should check out, please tell me. Though I am not strictly limited in my budget very much, I would prefer not ending up with the Joe Bonamassa LP, but rather something "below" 1000£.

[MDV]

Peavey make metal guitars with thick necks.

[TheIronBeast]

I really like Fender Strats and Gibsons because of their thick necks. For your budget you could probably pick up a really nice Gibson LP or SG for under £1000. Fender strats are also worth looking into, you could definitely get a decent new one that is under your budget.

I always advise when people are looking to get a new guitar is play as many as possible. Go into a music store and play the guitars that you like and fit your budget and find out what feels right in your hands.

[Will]

I think Feline has his Lion cub on sale?

It its a decent sized neck, a bit small for me. Sounds great though

[TheIronBeast]

I think Feline has his Lion cub on sale?

It its a decent sized neck, a bit small for me. Sounds great though

I saw that on the Feline site the other day. That guitar looks great! (as do all Feline lion's)
If only I had the money!

[d1dsj]

PRS SE's? Chunky necks, good build... cheap enough for you to upgrade pick ups.

[Jonny]

Don't Schecters do thick necks?

[hunter]

PRS Mira in black?

Hmmm might not be very metal though ...

Explorer maybe?

[Philly Q]

PRS Mira in black?

Hmmm might not be very metal though ...

The neck's not really very big either, even if you get the Regular shape.

It can look a bit metal though - quite similar to the Schecter the bloke from A7X plays (if A7X are indeed "metal", I try to avoid the definitions game  :roll: ). 

[jibidy]

I think you should look for a nice SG variant. Because SG are awesome.

[Matt77]

body shape either SG-slike, Les-Paul like or more metal-looking

http://www.felineguitars.com/Guitar_sale.html

There's one of each on that link in your price range
Explorer?

[morgasm]

Don't Schecters do thick necks?

very much so. baseball bats.

[Afghan Dave]

body shape either SG-slike, Les-Paul like or more metal-looking

http://www.felineguitars.com/Guitar_sale.html

There's one of each on that link in your price range
Explorer?

This Explorer is a monster steal at the SALE £899

http://www.felineguitars.com/spec_sheets/Parana%20Explorer.htm

[mattleaxe]

The Schecter Blackjack ATX or the Loomis sig are amazing to play and have pretty beefy necks.

[Lu_B]

PRS SE's? Chunky necks, good build... cheap enough for you to upgrade pick ups.

+1

I had a Santana SE that had a neck like  baseball bat, SE's are readily available at really reasonable prices s/h.  The only thing I didn't like was single volume and tone.  Think they're all like that with the exception of the Tremonti SE.