I get to choose a guitar with 100$, can someone recommend something to me?

[Brakk]

I enjoy playing/listening to thrash and black metal
I get to choose a guitar this Friday for a little over or under 100$ and would appreciate recommendations

 

[Sloan]

At that price point, just try to get something with humbuckers.

 

[aramism]

maybe some sort of ibanez?


$100 is tight. you can like a cheap strat copy i know for around there but its really not too ideal for metal.


you can probably get a decent ibanez or bc rich or something. you best bet is to try to get a used ibanez from ebay for like $125 or so

 

[JBroll]

Go to Rondo Music - http://www.rondomusic.com/electricguitar.html and grab whatever jumps at you.

I would, honestly, save a bit more - probably around $300.

Jeff

 

[aramism]

like these


http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-GRX40-El...ryZ33043QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-GSZ120-E...ryZ33043QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-GRX20-El...ryZ33043QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


just search ebay for ibanez or esp or bcrich and you will find something. they wont be the best guitars but like sloan said make sure its got humbuckers it gets you close to where you need to be for a metal sound, single, especially cheap ones probably wont get you enough juice.

 

[dreamcatcher]

I've seen used Schecters (Omen, fer sure) for $139.

Something used with a humbucker, and not a maple fingerboard, is about all you can ask for ~$100

 

[Kazrog]

Whatever you do, don't get a cheap BC Rich. Those are the worst. I second the Rondo Music recommendation - great guitars for the money!

 

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Rondo Music

 

[-J-]

yeah, I've got an Agile Les Paul copy from Rondo - it was on sale for $150 I believe. that's as cheap as it gets - there's nothing at $100 or less worth a crap new.

the Agile is nice - I play mine all the time. a nice 'round-the-house axe. I even like the stock pickups, but I'm gonna switch out the bridge for a Dimarzio Super Distortion so I can pretend to be Al DiMeola.

the only other option would be something used that you happen upon.

another option: just go into a pawn shop, grab a few les paul copies (some 1970s ones kick ass) if you find one that fits, just say "look, this is all the cash I have."

 

[KeithRT99]

dean vendetta ( i think thats the name) great guitar for 100 bucks. I also like the squier 51, but the dean is probably a better out-of-the-box guitar.

 

[Brakk]

Go to Rondo Music - http://www.rondomusic.com/electricguitar.html and grab whatever jumps at you.

I would, honestly, save a bit more - probably around $300.

Jeff

thanks for the link, this grabbed my attention http://www.rondomusic.com/gg2.html

Either that or some sort of V shaped guitar, I heard Ghost III's were good

Also, are the guitars on this website new or used? and Im sort of new to the buying stuff online thing, but how would I get the guitar?

 

[JBroll]

They'll be new.

I really like that red one, looking at it again.

Also plan on upgrading pickups at some point - while I have to admit that spending as much on pickups as you did on the guitar they're going in tends to hurt, it's worth it in the end.

Jeff

 

[Brakk]

Every guitar with humbucker pickups has to have them replaced? Im really inexperienced with that

 

[Sloan]

Every guitar with humbucker pickups has to have them replaced? Im really inexperienced with that

It's just that cheap guitars will probably come with cheap pickups that won't sound as good. You don't HAVE to replace them unless you want to.

 

[JBroll]

It's not a humbucker thing, it's a price and personal preference thing.

If you do get around to it, there are guides everywhere (check projectguitar.com for whatever you may need) or you can just post a general question and you'll easily get at least a few responses.

Jeff

 

[everybody's x]

and not a maple fingerboard

WTF?

I'll tell EVH!

heh


A buddy of mine brought over a Arbor guitar the other day that looked kind of like an RG with a maple top. It was $139 new and surprisingly decent. You might find one on Ebay for a hundred

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I've seen used Schecters (Omen, fer sure) for $139.

Something used with a humbucker, and not a maple fingerboard, is about all you can ask for ~$100

Maple boards rule.

 

[colonel kurtz]

in all honesty, for $100, your best bet would probably be to hit up a pawn shop or craigslist or some shit and find something used

pawn shops can usually be talked down a LOT from their asking price...i've scored 3 guitars from pawn shops for $100/ea. - an ESP H-200 custom, a jackson PS-4, and an epiphone SG, and each would've cost well over $100 new, especially the ESP

 

[Gaspard]

http://www.rondomusic.com/wf130tbk.html

I'd get this.