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wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:42 pm
by randel_07
so currently i have an epiphone firebird, and a 72 fender tele deluxe
and i'm wanting to buy another one, and the only one that's drawing my attention is

this gretsch
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are there any other noteable guitars in the $500 price range that i'm missing

thank you in advance for your guys' opinions :)

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:21 pm
by Ghost Hip
I've kind of been blowing the eastwood horn a little strong lately but have you checked them out? http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/

EDIT: Realized some of them are pretty expensive, but there are around 5-8 in the 400-500 range.

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:44 am
by laxlover_bill369
semi-hollow gretsch
Ibanez artcore

ps: Go to sweetwater best dealer around!!!

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:07 am
by aen
Squier Classic Vibe series. They are some o the best guitars I've ever laid my hands on. The Duo Sonic isnt as amazing as the Tele and strat, but whatevs.

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:23 am
by laxlover_bill369
aen wrote:Squier Classic Vibe series. They are some o the best guitars I've ever laid my hands on. The Duo Sonic isnt as amazing as the Tele and strat, but whatevs.

I second that the tele is sweet!!!

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:43 am
by htsamurai
go to a few pawn shops, haggle and spit on the owners till you're basically robbing them :)

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:42 pm
by randel_07
ive had a couple of bad experiences with squiers in the past...
now i'm kinda scared to try em out again haha...

although, now that fender prices have gone up and i cant justify to myself spending that much money idk...

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:47 pm
by randel_07
there's this guy on craigslist selling a butterscotch beat-up usa tele for $500, but it's pretty beat up...

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:23 pm
by aen
randel_07 wrote:ive had a couple of bad experiences with squiers in the past...
now i'm kinda scared to try em out again haha...


They have gems and turds, but he gems are amazing, for the money especially. I think Squier has significantly upped their game, especially in the lst year or two with their higher end stuff.

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:55 pm
by ohsojayadeva
that gretsch sure is purdy. i say go for it.

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:32 pm
by Roseweave
Have you thought about checking out a Xaviere or Agile?

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:14 pm
by Caesar
Your missing a semi-hollow/hollowbody. What about a gretch electromatic or epi dot?

You've got the tele and the humbucker set.

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:13 am
by randel_07
i've always found the xaviere hollow bodies very intriguing
they look really good

except i've also always been hesitant to buy a guitar i've never tried before i bought it.

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:25 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
Squier Jagmaster!!! :rock: The pickups are good, not great but good, however you'll have enough money left for new ones if you don't like them. Also I agree with Aen about The Vintage Squiers, the Telecaster is better than all of the Fenders I've played, no joke I swear to god.

Re: wanting to buy a new guitar, i want your guys' opinion

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:15 am
by randel_07
jagmaster eh...
i've always found it intriguing, i guess i should try it out