Author Topic: Best Les Paul Style Guitar Under £300 (Read 12638 times)

Skybone · « **Reply #15 on:** July 02, 2006, 05:23:11 PM »

As Jon said, the Aria PE's are great guitars, highly underrated.

The Ibanez Artist reissues are good as well as the new ARX/ARC guitars, kind of like a Les Paul DC, or maple topped SG.

THere's always the Korean Tokai's, or you could buy something from Japan on eBay and have it shipped over, but you need to figure for import duties.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #16 on:** July 02, 2006, 05:33:09 PM »

although there are a LOT of dodgy auctions from the east on eBay

Searcher · « **Reply #17 on:** July 02, 2006, 05:55:32 PM »

How about a Tokai love rock? I haven't done the dollars to pounds conversion, but I think you're in budget.

Skybone · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2006, 11:08:29 AM »

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How about a Tokai love rock?

On budget for an MIK, but not MIJ in UK.

_tom_ · « **Reply #19 on:** July 03, 2006, 12:38:03 PM »

The Korean ones look pretty nice anyways - http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/Catalogue/ViewProduct.aspx?productId=2014

Not made of the right materials though so the tone might not be so good..

dave_mc · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2006, 08:43:36 PM »

Quote from: Twinfan

Those Vintage (relic) Les Pauls got a good review in guitarist this month. I reckon one of them is worth a punt at £300.

you can get the non-relic ones for about £100 less, afaik. I haven't tried them, though.

If you MUST have the lp look, then, it's true, you are pretty much limited to Epi and Vintage (maybe one or two others).

But if you're willing to look at any singlecut, with (roughly) the right specs, I'll just reinforce my original suggestion of the washburn and the Yamaha. I tried a Yamaha Aes420 the other day. It kicked ass. And you can get the 620 for £289 if you shop around. Which means you'd have a Duncan JB you could sell.

mikeluke · « **Reply #21 on:** July 04, 2006, 10:52:26 AM »

Other suggestions would be Greco/Burny/Orville LP - if you are lucky with the price!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110003688577

Mike

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #22 on:** July 04, 2006, 05:27:38 PM »

Don't drink and Ebay and buy a Richwood like I did! Mind you with new pups and a re-fret it's around £600. Whatever you get your gonna need Bkps! Choices, choices....

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #23 on:** July 04, 2006, 10:49:06 PM »

For a real bargain, keep your eyes out for the LP-shaped DeArmond guitars that were round a few years back - they really are nice guitars. I paid £250 for mine when they were still fairly popular, I'd imagine you could still pick one up for that price or less.

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indysmith · « **Reply #24 on:** July 06, 2006, 05:03:43 PM »

has anyone tried the Korean Tokais? Of course They are totally the WRONG woods, but do they still sound relatively les paully?
I'm really wanting something new, or used and from Britain...