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Posted by: Nick325 May 12 2008, 09:22 PM

Im going to be getting a new guitar soon and ive narrowed it down to either and epiphone les paul standard or an ibanez rg350dx. any suggestions or opinoins? im going to try them out before i buy one or check out any others that apeal to me. im in the 400-500 $ range.

Posted by: Old School Rocker May 12 2008, 09:31 PM

BC Rich makes some damn fine guitars for a reletavely good price, and they sound pretty damn good too. I've got a MockingBird Masterpiece, And it was in your desired price range, although im thinkin of a LP Studio once i save up some dough, but thats beside the point .

So my suggestion is BC Rich try one out at a dealership if you can.

Posted by: Fran May 12 2008, 09:32 PM

In that range (500$) I'd recommend the epiphone LP custom over the standard, they sound really good and are really good value for the buck in that range.

As for the Ibanez, I don't know much about them, might be a great buy too, but not sure.

Posted by: Hisham Al-Sanea May 12 2008, 09:36 PM

LTD nice choice also

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic May 12 2008, 11:29 PM

Well it's a matter of your choice really. Ibanez is a modern guitar, modern sounding, LP is trying to nail the good ol' Gibson LP sound, so it's really comes down to your preferences. I would check both of them parallel in store - then you can get a clearer picture what you want. I would go for Epi LP if it is a good piece btw.

Posted by: Nermin May 12 2008, 11:31 PM

I was at guitar center on Friday and spend few hours trying diffrent guitars in your price range. I played some PRS SE, Schecter models and Epiphone LP. To me Epiphone LP was a clear winer. Those guitars have really good sustain, fat tone. IF you want to Les Paul tone but dont want to spend fortune Epiphone is great choice. I am also looking to pick one up soon. But make sure you get the LP standard Plus or Custom, dont go for the cheap models in the 200-300 range. The mid range is a good bet.

Posted by: Marshmall0wz May 13 2008, 12:10 AM

QUOTE (Fran @ May 12 2008, 04:32 PM)