Suggest me a guitar please....

Johno please? · 12 Jan 2006 at 19:30

Ok, so Ive looked at Jackson, Epiphone and ESP so far... and I just cant decide, although it must be under £300 and have a fixed bridge.

Any suggestions pleeeease thanks.

Going to newbury on Sat to test the Epiphone G400, its the closest place that sells decent guitars.

Cannaton · 12 Jan 2006 at 19:41

i do belive you can get an Ibanez SZ320 for under £300, fixed bridge, mohogany body and neck, ceramic bridge pickup and alnico v neck pick up. Nice guitar for the money, might be worth a look.

I have the SZ320MH and i love it, got a nice fat tone and the gibraltar bridge feels lovely.

SidewinderINC · 12 Jan 2006 at 19:49

Schecter, they do some really nice guitars, can buy them from sound control, ive been looking at getting myself another guitar, and its going to be a schecter

not sure about the ibanez's aunder £300, ive only looked at the £500+ ones

Andr3w · 12 Jan 2006 at 20:02

Cannaton said:
i do belive you can get an Ibanez SZ320 for under £300, fixed bridge, mohogany body and neck, ceramic bridge pickup and alnico v neck pick up. Nice guitar for the money, might be worth a look.

I have the SZ320MH and i love it, got a nice fat tone and the gibraltar bridge feels lovely.

Ive been looking at that guitar :eek:

, whats it like to play? Does it have a fast neck?
Also the body, does it seem to chip very easy with it just been plain wood? (for example catching a belt)

Whats it like comapred to the SA-220FM (if you know what thats like?)

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=66752

It gets good reviews and is only 249

!!

Phalanx · 12 Jan 2006 at 20:14

Ibanez RG 7 string, worth every damn penny!

Chronos-X · 12 Jan 2006 at 20:45

Wait for the Yamaha fanboys

SidewinderINC · 12 Jan 2006 at 20:50

whats wrong with yamaha? if he said "i want to spend £150 on my first ever guitar ever" then the yamaha cant be beaten

i'd probably go for the G400 or a schecter for his budget

Johno please? · 12 Jan 2006 at 21:14

I already have a Pacifica lol......... it was fine as a first guitar but Im over it lol.

Thanks for the replys so far, could find that ibanez on GAK though.

Cannaton · 12 Jan 2006 at 21:30

It chips more easily than a gloss finish yes, but i really like the finish so that doesnt bother me too much. Belts dont seem to be a problem though.

The neck scale is 25.1" and is flat and fast, not quite as flat as a wizard neck i played on a while back, but pretty damn fast.

The reason i bought it was the overall feel and fixed bridge, it just feels really comfotable to play, i cant describe it lol, try one see what you think.
The body thicker the SA which i also tried a while back at curleys music store in liverpool, the SA was quite thin, but i prefered the 'chunkyness' of the SZ, personal prefrence really.

If you can try both out, you might prefer the depth and the trem of the SA.

Andelusion · 12 Jan 2006 at 22:36

SidewinderINC said:
i'd probably go for the G400 or a schecter for his budget

+1

Schecter look really cool for the money, i'd check them out especially if there's any in-store near you where you can try them out.

Sic · 12 Jan 2006 at 22:48

i've got a schecter Diamond series 006...it's awesome, and i bet you can get it for under £300 now, easily

Carzy · 12 Jan 2006 at 23:19

Sic said:
i've got a schecter Diamond series 006...it's awesome, and i bet you can get it for under £300 now, easily

I was never too impressed with those. Thought it was pretty overrated.

Johno please? · 15 Jan 2006 at 11:21

Well I tryed out an 'Indie' version of the Epiphone Les Paul Custom and quite liked it so I can only hope this one is better, my £300 budget has gone out the window though

SidewinderINC · 15 Jan 2006 at 14:53

Carzy said:
I was never too impressed with those. Thought it was pretty overrated.

whys that mate?

KPeh · 15 Jan 2006 at 15:29

It is my impression from other forums that although there are some good Epiphones around, they are generally considered poor value for money compared to other Gibson copies. Have a look at this forum and see what they say!

Carzy · 15 Jan 2006 at 15:35

SidewinderINC said:
whys that mate?

Tuning knobs are too big, and it's too heavy.

SidewinderINC · 15 Jan 2006 at 16:20

Carzy said:
Tuning knobs are too big, and it's too heavy.

thats the only reason you thought it was over-rated :rolleyes:

they are light compared to other guitars, and the tuning knobs are standard grovers

Carzy · 15 Jan 2006 at 16:50

SidewinderINC said:
thats the only reason you thought it was over-rated

No...the strings are too wide. And the neck isn't long enough.

SidewinderINC · 15 Jan 2006 at 16:58

1. it takes standard or F spaced pickups, therefore the strings have to be a certain distance apart... the same distance apart as any other guitar you'll buy.
2. its a standard scale guitar, so unless you were looking for a baritone, then its normal :confused:

Andelusion · 15 Jan 2006 at 16:59

Carzy said:
No...the strings are too wide. And the neck isn't long enough.

I can understand about string spacing but neck isn't long enough? :confused:

Would you like 34 frets sir?

You might be referring to scale length..although i'm not sure.