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by niSmO • 13 Nov 2010, 00:07 • Journals
anyone know a good guitar for around £150?

mine is a bit fucked, and i really dont know much about guitars :<

gonna look around some shops i think, but any ideas in the meantime?
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pala 13 Nov 2010, 00:08
Johnnys guitar
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LeFrancis 13 Nov 2010, 00:08
yo Joe Hendrix
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Levin 13 Nov 2010, 00:13
Order some at USA they are way cheaper there
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niSmO 13 Nov 2010, 00:33
websites?
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Levin 13 Nov 2010, 01:14
I have no idea just heard they are pretty cheap over there (mate of mine got a gibson for 100$ or sthm)

image: Happy_whale
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DeMeNtEd 13 Nov 2010, 01:13
Hi I play guitar too =D

if it's your first guitar get a Squier, they're fucking shit =D
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niSmO 13 Nov 2010, 01:38
nahh its my 3rd, my brother has a squier, feels strange to be honest :S

im not just starting, been playing for a couple of years now, just dont know anything about guitars :P
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DeMeNtEd 13 Nov 2010, 01:43
cool, is your price range about 150 then or can you go much higher? What music do you mostly play? that would be a good help to be honest
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niSmO 13 Nov 2010, 01:48
i would say 150-200 is around what i can spend, maybe 250 at a massive push - student life xD

i prefer indie style music, so preferably not a flying V style guitar or anything like that:D

what guitar do you have?
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DeMeNtEd 13 Nov 2010, 01:57
I have 3 guitars

I have a Cort EVL-X4 which I occasionally play for a bit of nostalgia as it was my first "proper" guitar, and I have an Ernie Ball Musicman JP 7 which I got for christmas this year, but that was about 2 and a half grand.

If you're into indie a single coil telecaster is probably your best bet.. I don't really know much about telecasters as I've never had one myself but shop around you'll surely find one. If not can't go wrong with an Ibanez, or indeed a Cort =D
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niSmO 13 Nov 2010, 02:08
ahhh i know that musicmans are one of the best

i just wanna avoid getting a shit guitar which will fall apart after 10mins tbh

http://www.bonnersmusic.co.uk/buy/Squier/Affinity_Telecaster

this is the one you mean i guess?

i like the look of some of the Ibanezs, they seem to be not too expensive :)
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DeMeNtEd 13 Nov 2010, 02:11
yeah that guitar will get the job done! If you like the look of some of the Ibanez models, I wouldn't rule them out. You can just as easily change the pickups... alright it might not sound exactly like a tele but I'm sure you're not too fussy :p
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niSmO 13 Nov 2010, 02:16
yeahhh im not massively fussy, as long as it feels comfortable and wont break too soon, anything is fine really

i thought a good set of pickups cost more than a good guitar though?

i think the pickups on my current guitar are a tad fucked, the top E sounds really quiet through an amp :<
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DeMeNtEd 13 Nov 2010, 02:20
Nah not THAT much, depends what pickups you get I suppose. stock epiphone pickups would do the job, you'll find them somewhere cheap. Ibanez defo won't break unless you literally go out your way to damage it!

Take into consideration what strings your using as well, a good set of strings is definitely what you need for good tone
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Deactivated6634 13 Nov 2010, 02:55
well if you want a guitar that will do extremely perfect for how much it costs id recommend Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. I won it tho payed 500€ for it but for the money i gave i got alot more than i expected. The sound feeling and everything is amazing. body n neck are from mahagony n rose wood - which is good and the pickups are US :)

Tho still dunno if you like the les paul style. Some do some dont xD
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alhric 13 Nov 2010, 04:15
i guess you could find some decent used ibanez or epi lp for that amount of money.. maybe.
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beck 13 Nov 2010, 12:39
For this price, Squier is a very good deal. Go for it :)
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