Need recs (~500-600$) | Guitar | Page 1

opaque idol Feb 27, 2023, 5:12 PM

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24 frets is a bonus but not a necessity

chilly grove Feb 27, 2023, 8:55 PM

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I think a Fender Player Jaguar would be a good pick.

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It does all of what you said well (excluding metal)

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If you ARE more focused on metal, you might want to check out an HSS Stratocaster or maybe something similar from Ibanez, Charvel or Jackson

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ESP also make good guitars, I'd personally recommend the LTD EC-256

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But an HSS Strat would be your best bet

opaque idol Feb 27, 2023, 9:53 PM

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thanks for the recs :) the ltd was one i considered, since i liked it when i tried it out in store too

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the jag is over my budget, at least here in my country... as for ibanez, i wasn't a fan of the ones i tried out but i'll definitely consider some superstrats and the sort

chilly grove Feb 28, 2023, 8:29 PM

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No problem

hoary fjord Feb 28, 2023, 11:14 PM

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a pacifica of some sort

opaque idol Mar 1, 2023, 8:31 AM

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i considered it but i hated how the neck felt so probably not

chilly grove Mar 1, 2023, 7:26 PM

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jemjr

chilly grove Mar 1, 2023, 8:01 PM

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doesnt mean its comfortable

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everyone has different preferences

buoyant cipher Mar 1, 2023, 10:42 PM

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chilly grove jemjr

eh, bridge mid

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better options for an RG

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when you buy a jemjr youre also paying for signature and cosmetic tax

chilly grove Mar 2, 2023, 4:24 PM

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buoyant cipher eh, bridge mid

hence why you upgrade it down the line

opaque idol Mar 2, 2023, 4:55 PM

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oh i've tried

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it's doable yes, but the feedback is terrible and the neck and string gauge and everything about it is just not conducive to playing faster styles

opaque idol Mar 2, 2023, 4:57 PM

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buoyant cipher better options for an RG

true, the S series (and the unfortunately named SA series) look interesting too... i'll have to try some out

buoyant cipher Mar 2, 2023, 6:19 PM

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chilly grove hence why you upgrade it down the line

or just get an actual decent rg to begin with

toxic chasm Mar 3, 2023, 6:15 PM

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How about ibanez gio series

buoyant cipher Mar 3, 2023, 6:56 PM

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toxic chasm How about ibanez gio series

his budget can net him somethin 3x the price of a gio

opaque idol Mar 3, 2023, 7:44 PM

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i'm slowly narrowing down my options and so far i have:

esp ltd ec-256
epiphone sg muse (i have a thing for sgs)
squier cv tele custom (though i'm kinda put off by it only having 21 frets)
note that while i gave my budget in usd, i'm not based in the us, so prices for guitars are different here

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i'll probably go to the music store and see what they have in stock, try some stuff out and then choose based on what i feel from there

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i thought of the epiphone sg classic p90 too, but i wanna play metal and i really don't wanna have to deal with hum :(

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i know you all are recommending ibanez and i'm willing to give some of their other models a shot, but i really didn't like the ones i tried so i'm a bit hesitant

opaque idol Mar 3, 2023, 8:10 PM

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part of me is also tempted to buy a squier paranormal offset tele and swap out the neck pickup to a humbucker :p

opaque idol Mar 16, 2023, 4:27 PM

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please vote

buoyant cipher Mar 16, 2023, 4:51 PM

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the LP

chilly grove Mar 17, 2023, 6:24 PM

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opaque idol please vote

esp dude

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all the way

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I have one myself

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it sounds amazing

opaque idol Mar 17, 2023, 6:27 PM

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damn kay.. i tried it out and i liked it too... maybe i'll go for it

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i'd like to try out a few other guitars and styles first tho

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thanks for the responses everyone

coarse temple Mar 17, 2023, 11:19 PM

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ESP LTD Viper

opaque idol Mar 18, 2023, 8:04 AM

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that would be ideal but i can't find them anywhere :(

coarse temple Mar 18, 2023, 2:57 PM

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opaque idol that would be ideal but i can't find them anywhere :(

Where do you buy from? From which stores?

opaque idol Mar 18, 2023, 3:00 PM

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i'll check out a few irl stores in my city, as for online we don't have andertons or sweetwater or swee lee here so i use a regional store which doesn't carry the ltd viper atm

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i'll still keep my eye out but otherwise, unless i pay a ludicrous amount in shipping and customs, i can't really get it

coarse temple Mar 18, 2023, 3:02 PM

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Look on Reverb

opaque idol Mar 18, 2023, 3:03 PM

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i'll check, but many sellers don't offer international shipping/it's unreasonably expensive and it's not very popular where i live

coarse temple Mar 18, 2023, 3:03 PM

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Hope you will find one

opaque idol Mar 18, 2023, 3:04 PM

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me too :) otherwise there's other options... the mustang has sorta swept me off my feet recently so i'm looking into offsets

#Need recs (~500-600$)