Looking for a new guitar, what's good these days?

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smokey mcsmokester

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My personal fav is the Gibson Les Paul... But PRS guitars are pretty damn close....Pricy but excellent craftsmanship and they play like a dream....
 
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smokey mcsmokester

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Nice to see some fellow guitar enthusiats in the house.... ive been a guitar tech for 11 years.... Toured with Shadows Fall and currently with a band called Chevelle....
 
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smokey mcsmokester

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I still have my first guitar... Got it for christmas when I was 12... A yamaha rgz211m....I still play it 20 years later and it's still one of my favs....What kind of pedals you guys use? Ive been using the same one for 12 years... A Boss GT3, It has everything I need....
 
ganjames

ganjames

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smokey mcsmokester said:
I still have my first guitar... Got it for christmas when I was 12... A yamaha rgz211m....I still play it 20 years later and it's still one of my favs....What kind of pedals you guys use? Ive been using the same one for 12 years... A Boss GT3, It has everything I need....
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I forgot when I got mine, I'm thinking either 12 or 13. And like I said it was an american strat, it was my uncles that he didn't play much so he let me have it. No way in hell my parents would have bought me one brand new, or even used for that matter. Don't know too much about pedals though, it was always just the guitars and the amp.

You're a guitar tech though so I'm sure you could school me real quick on that.
 
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smokey mcsmokester

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ganjames said:
I forgot when I got mine, I'm thinking either 12 or 13. And like I said it was an american strat, it was my uncles that he didn't play much so he let me have it. No way in hell my parents would have bought me one brand new, or even used for that matter. Don't know too much about pedals though, it was always just the guitars and the amp.

You're a guitar tech though so I'm sure you could school me real quick on that.
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An american strat for your first guitar... Damn...lol... You still have it? No pedals? you don't know what your missing man....Get yourself an effects processor.. You can pick a descent one up for 4 or 500 bucks... Boss is one of my personal favs...Good product /good prices...
 
Dizzle Frost

Dizzle Frost

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i wanna add Schecter to the list..they make a good peice, thre strats were wailers


Im with ya on the binding James..i dotn like it much either.
 
ganjames

ganjames

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Dizzle Frost said:
i wanna add Schecter to the list..they make a good peice, thre strats were wailers


Im with ya on the binding James..i dotn like it much either.
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I mean, to each their own. But the one he linked me to had some really nice finishes.. That binding just killed it for me though.
 
Dizzle Frost

Dizzle Frost

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ganjames said:
I mean, to each their own. But the one he linked me to had some really nice finishes.. That binding just killed it for me though.
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exzactly what im thining.....it ruins a natural look...butit does look classy on a Les Paul or something....just not most

but thats why i love th emusic world, theres a look for everyone lol
 
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itsaplant

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I did not real all the topics.

I just scored TWO Japan build 1990's Ibanez RG 470 for $100 each (Both needed $50 of parts and work)

If you go to a pawn shop in a big town look for that. Usually because they are old they are dinged up and cant fetch much at pawn.

They are amazing guitars when you switch out the pickups and even as is stock they KILL.
I dont play metal but the neck on the RG is great and chunkey and does every tone well.

But hay you have $800 you could get 6 of my guitars.
 
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