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Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:15 am
by Decibill
backwardsvoyager wrote:TweedBassman wrote:p.s. thanks to this thread i just ordered my own JMJM. thanks ilf breauxs.

awesome! such an incredible guitar for the money. I gig with mine and if it weren't for my tendency to knock strings out of it all the time it would be the only guitar i ever need.
Congrats...I've got one too, and they are GREAT guitars...!!
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 12:34 am
by Mudfuzz
bigchiefbc wrote: an Epiphone Dot have been my best bang-for-the-buck guitar-wise.
I have never played a DOT but I have a older Gothic LP that with a pickup swap is a pretty kickass guitar, also fernandes vertigo Xs are great and you can has then cheap

Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:49 pm
by Bassist_Diver
There are a slew of old Yamaha guitars from the 80s and 90s that produce great sounds for next to nothing. I have a Yamaha SC-300T that gets a killer strat tone and only cost me $80 from the pawn shop.
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:00 pm
by vegedge
i bought the squier vintage modified tele thinline. longest name ever, plays awesomely. hope to add some higher gain pickups. maybe a tele sized p90
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:28 pm
by Sutur
For an 8 string, I don't think you'll be able to find a better deal on new guitar than an Agile.
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:20 pm
by GardenoftheDead
My personal best is my Fernandes Monterey Elite, a $1k guitar I got for about $450.
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:51 pm
by KaosCill8r
A Maton Mastersound MS500. Great solid body electric at a good price. Made in Melbourne Australia. Very retro looking and sounding though the stock pickups can always do with swapping out. I replaced mine with a set of hot P90s. Awesome guitars!!
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:42 pm
by Ro_S
new -
Squier VM Jaguar and Jazzmaster
Di Pinto Galaxie VI
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:48 am
by tuffteef
i just got a squire mustang and i mean even the stock pickups are rad
its almost confusing how good the guitar is for the money
besides the iffy neck shape ill get used to it
but totes worth the money bang up job
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:50 am
by chuckjaywalk
Love my Squier VM Jaguar. It just sort of works and looks gorgeous. I replaced the bridge saddles with GraphTech Mustang saddles and put on some Schaller Straplocks and I was good to go.
I got my MIM Strat super cheap, but I wouldn't count it as bang for your buck. I replaced all the electronics, the tuners, the pickguard, and the tremolo block. It is perfect for me, now, but it took a lot of work to get there.
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:11 pm
by sultanofswig
I traded some stuff for a new sonic blue Squier VM Jazzmaster. It's in the shop getting a new jack & Mustang bridge and getting set up for DADGAD. Can't wait to get it to the studio. I really dug the pickups when i tried it in the store. Bridge was a touch shrill on its own, but I generally stay on mid position anyway and that sounded great. Chimey & luscious. Been wanting a second JM for a long time and this thread convinced me to jump in the Squier pool. Thanks, y'all!
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:59 am
by maggot
New: Squier La Cabronita Telecaster $300. Used: whatever you get lucky with, but I'm partial toward some of the Pawlonia Dean Evos that go for about $60 used. Butt ugly and the pickups and hardware aren't the best, but they play well and have an excellent basic sound.
Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:17 am
by Sardocasm
Probably Suhr.

Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:16 pm
by BitchPudding
Mudfuzz wrote:bigchiefbc wrote: an Epiphone Dot have been my best bang-for-the-buck guitar-wise.
I have never played a DOT but I have a older Gothic LP that with a pickup swap is a pretty kickass guitar, also fernandes vertigo Xs are great and you can has then cheap

Seems like the Gothic line gets a lot of love round these parts. Wouldn't mind getting a Gothic SG myself.
Also your avatar is absolutely bitchin' Mudsy.

Re: Best "Bang for your buck" guitar? (new or used)
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:17 am
by BassIsBad
I still say Sterling John Petrucci sigs.