Guitars!

Bob W said:
Quoting the OP,
"...which electric guitars for around $400-500 would you recommend?"

I'm curious to hear more suggestions as well. And with pictures. :D
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Depending on what you wish to play (and your own ideas of how a guitar should look), take a gander at the LTD line from ESP. I've owned quite a few of these, and they are some of the best bang-for-buck guitars on the market.

My Spalted Maple EX series

 
DocGP said:
I am a big Taylor fan. So adjustable in so many ways. Have been spoiled though as I inherited a '76 model D-28 Martin from my dad. It is terrible to have such pitiful guitars to learn on!!!!
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I too am a big Taylor fan, just be careful as they are addictive and can just about ruin you for other accoustics. I have a matching set of six and twelve string 2004 Fall Limited Tasmanian Blackwood's.







Cypress said:
Depending on what you wish to play (and your own ideas of how a guitar should look), take a gander at the LTD line from ESP. I've owned quite a few of these, and they are some of the best bang-for-buck guitars on the market.



My Spalted Maple EX series

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Agreed, this one has been fantastic:


One of my all time favorites is this 1978 original ("patents applied for") Peavy T-60 I bought brand new when they first came out. Very thin neck and fantastic action. One of the most durable electrics ever made, and made in the USA at that.

 
You do pay for what you get most of the time with guitars. With acoustics more so than electrics IMHO. An acoustic shouldn't be that much harder to fret than an electric. BUT if you have a cheaply made, and poorly set up acoustic it can be like mashing your fingers on butter knife edges all day. My advise would be to wait until you're absolutely sure you want to buy an expensive, high end acoustic... save up the money. Then start the long process of going to guitar stores and trying them out until you find one that jives with you. You may have to try 1,000 or more guitars to find "The One" but you will. Even with a company like Taylor that makes their guitars with CNC machines... each guitar has it's own personality. So you might try a Taylor 910CE in one store that plays like a cinder block and you might find another one somewhere else that is everything you ever wanted. If so... BUY IT! have a Luthier (Not a guitar tech) set it up. Keep it properly humidified and shielded from the sun and enjoy.

I have a Joel Stehr acoustic that plays every bit as easy as my Stratocaster.
 
I guess since we're showing our guitars...

Joel Stehr soft shoulder. Carpathian Spruce top. Malaysian Ebony back and sides. 5 piece neck (Mahogany, Maple, Ebony). Mother of pearl eagle fret markers, and abalone lions head on head stock. Ebony board and bridge. I think the trim is brazilian rosewood. Bone nut and saddle. Bone pins.
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New Greven pick guard.
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My custom made Strat. Ash hardtail body. Copper plated hardware and solid copper custom pick guard. Bloodwood neck. Gotoh tuners.
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