Decent guitar for under $500?

[schust]

haven't bought a new guitar in awhile.. wondering if anybody has a suggestion(s) for anything decent under $500. hard rock/blues..

 

[egan.]

Trem? Scale? Pickup preference?

 

[schust]

not a big trem guy and i'll probably slap an old bill lawerence i have sitting around in the back. so a double, couple single coils would be great. this is just for playing out local, blues jam at the local bar/pub etc...

 

[Robert W]

A used LP?

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

As long as you won't be tuning lower than D, this is my vote without a doubt:

http://www.gelbmusic.com/p-3050-esp-ltd-ec-256-fm-cherry-sunburst.aspx (EDIT: New link, should work now)

Seems impossible to find it in that color (cherry sunburst) at any of the major online retailers; they only have it in that godawful lemon drop

 

[Sloan]

Craigslist/eBay - you should be able to find all kinds of great guitars at that price point.



I got a LTD MH-350NT for $350. EMG 81/85, stop tail, 25.5" neck through. Plays and sounds great.

Also Gibson Les Paul studio for $400

Just pay attention and watch for a bit.

In addition, Epiphone/Squier have come a looooong way in just the past few years. Those Epiphone Prophecy models feel great and TO ME feel on par with the ltd/schecter stuff. The Squier CV series is also in this same qaulity range to me...

 

[bryan_kilco]

Got my LTD M-1000 for $500 used. It was a "#2" model which had a blemish but the shop it was in couldn't even find the blemish. EMG 81/81.

Love it.

 

[Boneman]

Find a used Edwards Les Paul.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Parker PDF60

http://www.parkerguitars.com/PDF-Radial-Neck-Joint-Models/

 

[P-E]

http://www.rondomusic.com/AL3110BOUNDCSBF.HTML

Pretty cool one for the price, heard no wrong about Agile.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

http://www.rondomusic.com/AL3110BOUNDCSBF.HTML

Pretty cool one for the price, heard no wrong about Agile.

Other than than the hit or miss quality?

 

[Sloan]

Everyone seems super pleased with Agile as far as I've read.

 

[schust]

thanks guys... a lot of great stuff to look through today.

 

[colonel kurtz]

for blues/hard rock, i would also say to find one of the LTD EC models, probably with the JB/59 pickup set rather than EMG's. while all the other guitars mentioned here are great, i dunno if they can cover the blues territory as well.