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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Electric → looking into new guitar!!!! please help
hey i am a really good guitar player ... however am not sure what guitar to get next....... i am looking into a les paul for old style rock or something like an ibanez with new heavy rock ... i already have a fender stratocaster and telecaster which of these will not sound like the one i already have????? thanks
ok the standard questions
whats your amp
whats your influences and what do you want to play
whats your budget
fender amp
influenced by classic rock and heavy metal
under 1500
which fender amp
frontman 25R
get a new amp first it make up 95% of your tone
look into the jcm's and dsl's from marshall
the twin reverb and such from fender
ac30 from vox(i recomend this)
the strat will not sound like you want
you cant beat a les paul for rock none of the guitars will
sound like your fenders gibson sg are really good too the les paul has a much beefier fuller sound and super fast neck and feel great to play . I have sg and les paul so speak from experience
His buget is $1500.00 he will not find a new Gibson LP in his price range unless it is stolen or a LP studio on sale. SPAMINATOR brought up a good point about what he is going to play his new guitar through.
The selections are valid but will also eat up most if not all his buget.
Look into a Fender Deville 2x12 or 4x10 there good amps ($725 to $800) you'll still have half your money and quality amp to boot.
You can find Gibson SG's on sale for $800 to $900 so you'll be not much over buget.
You can also cruise pawn shops and look for a used amp & guitar. If you don't know what to look for Ie: trouble with amps or electric guitars take a more experienced friend who can trouble shoot for you. This way you won't get taken on a great deal that will cost you triple your buget in repairs.
You can also buy a botique guitar (LP Knock off that is of good quality) and Hot rod it, always an option. (I like the Michael Kelly Patirot series myself, beautiful woods, well made and a price range from $385.99 to $499.99) You could buy gibson 490's & 590's pickups or any other brand, GFS,Seymour Duncan's, DiMarzio's or EMG Actives (Zakk wilde set).
Go to the Guitar Center or Sam Ash (if you live in the USA) and play the guitar you chose through the type of amp you want.
Good luck
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I have an american telecaster with s-1 switching all light wood..maple neck blonde ash body sounds incredibly warm sweet and twangy costs about $1100
also have a gretsch country classic II 1962..very complex warm tone thats also twangy costs about $1700
for the made in Japan version US model costs $3750
i would recommend either..more interesting than the gibson humbucker sound imho..however for flat out heavy rnr a true american made Les Paul is hard to beat
Both good guitars, But he could only buy one on his buget. And while it may sound ok through his amp he would not get the full tonal quality of the guitar. LPs are good guitars but are the new LPs worth the money spent. I went to buy one two years a ago with $2100.00 in hand, played seven including two deluxe's (the other five were standards) walked away with my money and started building my own guitars. (i've been playing for 33 years and have 14 guitars, 11 electric & 3 acoustic not to mention 6 amps).
I would look for a old LP in a pawn shop before I bought a new one. (based personal preference not everyone has had the experience I had).
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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Electric → looking into new guitar!!!! please help
