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Best Guitar for $1100

PJammer4lifePJammer4life Posts: 2,646
edited December 2011 in Musicians and Gearheads
I sold some sports memorabilia and now want to finally get a quality electric guitar. My mind has been set on a Les Paul Gibson Studio Ebony and Gold. The Les Paul Standard is a bit out of my range(twice as much)..anything else I should check out before pulling the trigger before Christmas? $1100-$1200 is my limit. Thanks for any suggestions.

BTW I play alot of Pearl Jam, RHCP, Oasis, Neil Young, 90's rock style of songs if that helps..
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  • sparky_frysparky_fry Posts: 760
    how bout an epi les paul with upgraded pickups? its what i use. also look for a used one. A lot of people will but it planing to get in to guitar then never look at it again
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,171
    PJammer4life wrote:
    I sold some sports memorabilia and now want to finally get a quality electric guitar. My mind has been set on a Les Paul Gibson Studio Ebony and Gold. The Les Paul Standard is a bit out of my range(twice as much)..anything else I should check out before pulling the trigger before Christmas? $1100-$1200 is my limit. Thanks for any suggestions.

    BTW I play alot of Pearl Jam, RHCP, Oasis, Neil Young, 90's rock style of songs if that helps..
    you might be able to get yourself a nice used vintage guitar. maybe something from the 70s or 80s. they were made better back then and they have nitro finishes. i love vintage guitars. here is a link to a friends shop so you can price some of the vintage stuff. some of the stuff is outrageously expensive but you can get some cool stuff for that amount of money, or a couple of hundred more.

    http://killervintage.com/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=27
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  • F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne Posts: 1,462
    Here is a sweet '52 reissue telecaster for less than $1K
    http://www.mrmusicguitars.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=19551&Category_Code=TELEUSED

    This store has been around for a while, they get really nice guitars.
    I've purchased many thing from them in the past.
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  • PJammer4lifePJammer4life Posts: 2,646
    Any thoughts on this
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I'd go American Strat (or a Jazzmaster), or a Les Paul Special, but that's just because I've never gotten along with a Les Paul Standard!
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I'd avoid the studio line from Gibson, But that's me.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Head for the used walls. Get a better guitar for less cash. Start crawling craigslist etc.

    Things being the way they are there are some really good deals around for used guitars and you get a lot more for your money than buying new.

    I personally think SG standards are great although I'm not a fan of silverburst.

    It's going to be tough finding a used les paul standard or traditional in that price range but there should be plenty of studios.
  • MaxGoldenrodMaxGoldenrod Posts: 1,341
    for $1100 you can get a very nice used American Strat and still have some $$$ left over for pedals, strings, and/or cables.

    I just don't see why you would buy a new guitar...kind of like a car, let someone else eat the depreciation and keep it for 20 years to start seeing a return on your investment when it becomes "vintage"
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  • F5AgainstOneF5AgainstOne Posts: 1,462
    F5AgainstOne wrote:
    Here is a sweet '52 reissue telecaster for less than $1K
    http://www.mrmusicguitars.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=19551&Category_Code=TELEUSED

    This store has been around for a while, they get really nice guitars.
    I've purchased many thing from them in the past.
    :shock: No comments on this?
    I'd snatch this up myself if I didn't already have one. Beautiful butterscotch blond... it looks like its in great condition too.
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    East Troy 9/3/11
    East Troy 9/4/11
    Amsterdam 6/26/12
    Amsterdam 6/27/12
    Wrigley Field 7/19-20/13
    Worcester, MA 10/15/13
    Worcester, MA 10/16/13
    Hartford, CT 10/25/13
    Seattle, WA 12/06/13
    Denver, CO 10/22/14
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    F5AgainstOne wrote:
    F5AgainstOne wrote:
    Here is a sweet '52 reissue telecaster for less than $1K
    http://www.mrmusicguitars.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=19551&Category_Code=TELEUSED

    This store has been around for a while, they get really nice guitars.
    I've purchased many thing from them in the past.
    :shock: No comments on this?
    I'd snatch this up myself if I didn't already have one. Beautiful butterscotch blond... it looks like its in great condition too.
    Great buy, love that Tele colour combo.
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