Best guitar for the least money?

[MisterMuncher]

The Pacifica is usually a nicely built, playable instrument, and it sounds half-decent, too.

Just have a care with regard to hand-size/neck dimensions, as I've always found the fretboard and string-spacing a touch on the narrow side.

[Mr. Air]

Cheers Derek!

I'm on the lookout for a cheap Vintage V100 to "pimp up" at the moment...

By the way. What's the adress of Vintage's website (if there is one)? A google search on vintage guitars yields all lot of hits, but not one to the company.

[Twinfan]

www.jhs.co.uk

:)

[Mr. Air]

www.jhs.co.uk

:)

THX Twinfan  :D

[Twinfan]

No probs!

[Philly Q]

The Pacifica is usually a nicely built, playable instrument, and it sounds half-decent, too.

Just have a care with regard to hand-size/neck dimensions, as I've always found the fretboard and string-spacing a touch on the narrow side.

Interesting point.  I wasn't sure if it applied to the 112 as well, but I had a 604 a long time ago and remember the fretboard being a bit narrower than most.

Thinking about it, I liked that neck a lot, chunky-but-narrow seems to be a good combination for me.

[Twinfan]

Thinking about it, I liked that neck a lot, chunky-but-narrow seems to be a good combination for me.

You'd like my old '65 SG then Phil!

[Philly Q]

Thinking about it, I liked that neck a lot, chunky-but-narrow seems to be a good combination for me.

You'd like my old '65 SG then Phil!

I very much suspect I would Dave!  :D    Some of those mid-to-late '60s Gibsons have such narrow necks you can notice it even in photos.

[dave_mc]

i'd go with dave's suggestion- yamaha pacifica 112v or one of the better vintages (I've tried some of the cheaper ones which I didn't really like, though that was a while ago and supposedly the quality of even their cheaper ones has improved). I've seen some good deals on some of the vintage advance models, too, on places like dv247- i think you can get the HSS strat for about £180, which has the steel block trem, locking tuners etc. Might be worth considering.

[Andrew W]

If you wanted to look at something a bit more idiosyncratic there's the reincarnated Danelectro brand which are cheap and cheerful.  Probably only worth checking out if the recipient definitely wants something out of the ordinary.

[JustBecos]

If you like the idea of the Vintage guitars there is this one on ebay at the moment which might go for a song

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-AV6P-BB-AMERICAN-ALDER-3-PUP-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-/230506010806?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ab3a98b6

It got a really good review from guitarist a few years back

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-AV6P-BB-AMERICAN-ALDER-3-PUP-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-/230506010806?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ab3a98b6

[AndyR]

If you wanted to look at something a bit more idiosyncratic there's the reincarnated Danelectro brand which are cheap and cheerful.  Probably only worth checking out if the recipient definitely wants something out of the ordinary.

I did wonder about these as well. I have a 59, which I don't play very often admittedly. It has a good neck and superb fretwork. But the aluminium nut and the bridge assembly, while workable, took quite a lot of work setting up to make it play really well. I played several before I bought this one, and I thought they were a bit naff until I found this one.

Having said that, my niece and nephew reckon it's the coolest guitar I have :lol:

[Matt77]

Shobet just happens to be buying a Danelectro for himself on Saturday so I'll probably tag along

[liftman]

Crafter Convoy PRS-alike, very easy to play and compact size. Seen a couple of Vintage les paul types that were good and Ibanez artcores for a semi. 

[HTH AMPS]

If you like the idea of the Vintage guitars there is this one on ebay at the moment which might go for a song

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-AV6P-BB-AMERICAN-ALDER-3-PUP-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-/230506010806?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ab3a98b6

It got a really good review from guitarist a few years back

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-AV6P-BB-AMERICAN-ALDER-3-PUP-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-/230506010806?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ab3a98b6

that would be a crackin little guitar to learn on - three P90s, wow!!!

the guitar is local to me as it happens - about five or six miles down the road.