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Sometimes you can find a Gibson electric in this budget but it'seems rare. I recently bought a 1999 Gibson LP Special for $500.
Also check out Epiphone and Peerless. Eastman also makes several Gibson clones. I found an Eastman 335 clone in a store yesterday for $500 used.
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That PRS is pretty sweet
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http://www.sweetwater.com/guitargall...ZSI6WyI5Il19fQ $350 on coupon day will get you a Bugera V22 1x12" combo at you local GC/Sam Ash or online; while these are great little amps right out of the box, they really come alive with a few minor DIY tweaks (new tubes - the POS $1.29 Chinese tubes are the weak link in this baby - replacement speaker, etc.). I upgraded mine with a set of Soviet-era mil-spec power tubes, matched-triode preamp tubes, a mild rebias job (if you value your butt don't do this unless you know what you're doing), and an Eminence Swamp Thang speaker; for a net investment of ~$500 (still within your budget) I've got a tone-clone of the old '60s Ampeg Gemini II/B-12XT New York studio "key club" amps that'll put out "big clean" sound for days, hang with my '65 Super RI volume wise (I've used it in a 650-seat auditorium with no problem), give me Beatles "NME '65" Vox AC-50 chime and "brown" Marshall crunch tones when I kick in the mid-boost and/or OD - and still power down to bedroom levels with the pentode/triode switch. I figure if you're a real tonehead, you'll wind up with a low/mid-powered tube amp sooner or later - why not start off on the right foot... |
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Amen. A tube amp is best.
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There are a few questions you need to answer up front.
Single Coil or Humbuckers ? Solid or hollow body ? I think what you want to play and sound like will dictate much of what guitar and amp you want.
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I plugged my strat into the ZT lunchbox this week. Awesome amp. Great flexible tones in a super solid amp. I play a 2000 dollar tube amp in my bedroom and could be perfectly happy with the ZT. It gets loud. I also own a fender mustang 111 and a small vox ac4tv. I would take the lunchbox over either of them.
I would add to that a strat or tele of your choice!
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After 50 yrs of playing more guitars than I can remember, my ultimate combo is:
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Back when I played electric, my poison was the Telecaster and a Fender PRRI - just a sick combination that produces killer tones. Go to You Tube and look up Jim Campilongo demoing the Fender PRRI - better yet, here you go, just press play!!
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Amp? Bugera V5, hands down. Best deal in electric guitar amps.
That leaves you $800 for a guitar. Les Paul, Strat, Tele, or Epiphone Wildkat would be nice ones to look at.
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Electric Guitar & Amp Suggestions
You have great suggestions so far. I note several repeat recommendations for specific amps. The newer mustang amps do have a lot to offer.
I agree with many that prs she's are great values. I believe a used G&L can be a great buy. As primarily an acoustic player, I have found their ASAT classic particularly easy to transition to.
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And a few more:
The electromatic line of Gretsch is one I would consider. Also, the imported Guild electrics are pretty nice guitars with more of a blues / rock-a-billy vibe. Lately I have noticed them priced at just below 900 new so that is at the high end of your range. I bought the M75 Freshman imported guitar a short while back. It is a pretty cool instrument (no hard rock for it, though). The other models deserve your consideration. Good luck.
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The SGJ is a genuine made in Nashville Gibson. It is ready to gig right out of the box. For less than $500 it is not just a "good guitar for the money", it is a good guitar period. The VHT amp is all tube, hand wired, and has a birch cabinet. NO printed circuit board, no particle board cab. It comes with 6v6 power tubes, but will accept 6L6, 5881, and EL34 also. I use this amp for rehearsals and it sounds great. It will also work for small club gigs. |
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All out on the Amp
I do think there are certain amp/guitar combos that were made for each other, and I think that the right pickup/amp combination is important...but forced to choose..all out on the amp and skimp on the guitar.
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