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Posted by: Tom_Cop Apr 9 2008, 07:27 PM

Hi Guys, need some help. Looking at buying a new guitar, around £400-600 with a whammy bar/floyd rose. I play pretty much any style, a lot of metal and bluesy styles though.

Any Suggestions on decent models?

Posted by: Enucleation Apr 9 2008, 07:40 PM

How about the KH-202? I got mine kind of recently and I couldn't be much happier with it. A lot of people say the pick-ups on it aren't great but I think they are awesome, personal taste I guess. The whammy bar isn't original floyd rose but I don't know how many guitars in this price range will have one. The licensed model, however is fine if you ask me.

The neck on it is super fast too. It's a sweet guitar but, if you aren't a Metallica fan it might not be for you since it is Kirk's signature after all.

I think it's in the 400-500 USD price range. Not sure in euros.

Posted by: mattacuk Apr 9 2008, 07:53 PM

If you can strecth any of these 3 would be FABULOUS


http://www.andyou.co.uk/productdetail.asp?ProductID=RG25

Posted by: Hisham Apr 9 2008, 08:00 PM

jackson for those money what you have

Posted by: Trond Vold Apr 9 2008, 09:27 PM

Yeapp, the Jackson licensed Floy Roses are good in that priceclass.

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Apr 9 2008, 09:31 PM

hm, maybe try some Ibanez models, and make sure it's a good quality whammy. They are not too good quality in the price range.

Posted by: USAMAN Apr 9 2008, 10:50 PM

try a used s series with the ZR trem....you will love it. Best trem on the block.

Posted by: Danilo Capezzuto Apr 10 2008, 11:16 AM

I think the Ibanez have the best whammy, but not the cheap models, check out the models with edge zero, edge pro or zr trem.

Posted by: Tom_Cop Apr 10 2008, 12:26 PM

Thanks for the advice, im looking into gettin the Ibanez S520EX, love the look of it and its got the ZR trem....

Posted by: JVM Apr 10 2008, 01:18 PM

Guys, he can get plenty of good whammys in that price range. It's not $400-600, its $800-1200

Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Apr 10 2008, 07:32 PM

Yes but he must be careful, sometimes whammys are not that good in that price range. It would be different if he had like 2000$, no worries for whammy quality there, so no need to mention it