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Aug 18 2007, 04:37 AM
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I'll make this suggestion just to get it out of the way
 Ibanez Prestige - for instance the RG2550e. Great for shred, amazing tremelo, hot pickups. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Aug 18 2007, 04:38 AM
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I'd go for an ibanez rg prestige...a few hundred bucks under your price range, to.but they play like a thousand dollar guitar..the tremelo system is great, with the Edge Pro bridge.low action on the strings on basically all of them, and they're perfect for your music.
Ill post an example..... Ibanez RG 2550E |
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Aug 18 2007, 04:42 AM
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This a really nice guitar!
 Might consider that. More tips are welcome! -------------------- Music is supposed to break down walls, smash through barriers; and free your mind! |
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Aug 18 2007, 11:44 AM
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Really there are several choices in this price range. Do you perform? IF you perform do you mostly play Rhythm or Lead? How much versatility on the fly do you need? Trem or fixed bridge? Heavy or light? Flashy or vintage looking? Who do you want to sound like? etc...
For me I REALLY like Ibanez guitars but I will probably never buy one... because they are not the best choice for my play style and personal sound... Fenders are. For others it's Jacksons, or Gibsons, etc... In that price range most brand guitars will be excellently built so I wouldn't worry too much about brand just what sound your looking for... and the only way to really know is to take an afternoon or a whole day down at your local guitar shop and play as many as you can. For most of us we eventually picked up that one guitar and knew within minutes it was the one. Good Luck! Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Aug 18 2007, 06:05 PM
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QUOTE (Hardtail @ Aug 18 2007, 04:44 AM)  Really there are several choices in this price range. Do you perform? IF you perform do you mostly play Rhythm or Lead? How much versatility on the fly do you need? Trem or fixed bridge? Heavy or light? Flashy or vintage looking? Who do you want to sound like? etc... For me I REALLY like Ibanez guitars but I will probably never buy one... because they are not the best choice for my play style and personal sound... Fenders are. For others it's Jacksons, or Gibsons, etc... In that price range most brand guitars will be excellently built so I wouldn't worry too much about brand just what sound your looking for... and the only way to really know is to take an afternoon or a whole day down at your local guitar shop and play as many as you can. For most of us we eventually picked up that one guitar and knew within minutes it was the one. Good Luck! Hardtail +1. Also don't just look at the big names or limit looking to ones in your price range. Try out different brands including ones you might not have heard of like Tom Anderson, Caparison, Suhr, Vintage, Musicman whatever: it's your choice what you play and you don't have to play the same as everyone else. The important bit is to buy the guitar that you want. Also try guitars that are 1/2 your budget and also double it - get an idea of what is value for money and why they cost different amounts. Do you really need to spend 1000euros or would you be happy with one at 500? Or is it worth your while saving a bit more and getting one at 1200euros, 2000euros, whatever? Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Aug 18 2007, 08:01 PM
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Tony has right,as always.
You should pursuit guitar by your needs,not that much by price. Of course,having bigger amount of money shall make all a lot easier. 
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Aug 19 2007, 01:34 PM
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QUOTE (tonymiro @ Aug 18 2007, 01:05 PM) +1. Also don't just look at the big names or limit looking to ones in your price range. Try out different brands including ones you might not have heard of like Tom Anderson, Caparison, Suhr, Vintage, Musicman whatever: it's your choice what you play and you don't have to play the same as everyone else. The important bit is to buy the guitar that you want. Also try guitars that are 1/2 your budget and also double it - get an idea of what is value for money and why they cost different amounts. Do you really need to spend 1000euros or would you be happy with one at 500? Or is it worth your while saving a bit more and getting one at 1200euros, 2000euros, whatever? Cheers, Tony +1 And what Muris said about "needs" versus "price". Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Aug 20 2007, 01:53 AM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Aug 18 2007, 05:37 AM) I'll make this suggestion just to get it out of the way Ibanez Prestige - for instance the RG2550e. Great for shred, amazing tremelo, hot pickups. I think two of us should stay out of these "new guitar" topics as our suggestion is as obvious as an answer to a question: "What should i do if i am hungry?"  Of course it's an Ibanez i will suggest
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Aug 20 2007, 02:05 AM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Aug 19 2007, 08:53 PM) I think two of us should stay out of these "new guitar" topics as our suggestion is as obvious as an answer to a question: "What should i do if i am hungry?" Of course it's an Ibanez i will suggest Yes, you are right - we are getting too predictable
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Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Aug 20 2007, 03:38 AM
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QUOTE (rokchik @ Aug 20 2007, 03:45 AM) I'm officially part of the dark side...thanks Andrew and Pavel. Welcome to the Dark Side!
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Aug 20 2007, 04:00 AM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Aug 19 2007, 10:38 PM) Welcome to the Dark Side! Mwwwaaahhhahahahahaha! (Evil laugh in case you were wondering!) -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Aug 20 2007, 05:02 AM
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You could look for some Framus guitars, but I dont know if they you have these in Belgium, because they are built in Germany and I dont know if they send it to other countries.
Here you can watch some videos for Framus-Guitars: http://www.musik-schmidt.de/osc-schmidt/ca...eos.php?cPath=0 This post has been edited by chast: Aug 20 2007, 05:03 AM -------------------- "They play it extremely fast, it doesn't make any sense, but it's Slayer so it makes a lot of sense" :)
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Aug 20 2007, 06:13 AM
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QUOTE (fkalich @ Aug 19 2007, 10:06 PM) I agree, Ibanez guitars are a great choice for a woman. I'm surprised this went unnoticed Does the thinner neck help with small hands or something?  J/K Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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