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  • 05-05-2005 9:05pm
    #1
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    I'm getting an electric guitar in the near future but I'm not 100% sure as to which one to get.
    I learned to play on a 1985 Fender Accoustic which I'm still in love with but I'm currently using my uncles 1987 Fender Squire Stratocaster and the only word I can use to describe it is SEXY! I'm thinking of getting myself a Squire Telecaster or a Fender Telecaster but I'm not sure. I don't like Gibsons and I don't know Epiphones that well. I'm willing to spend €700-€1000 on it and it will literally be my baby! :D
    Has anyone got any suggestions/help for me?
    I'm in a rock band if that makes any difference sound and tone-wise?


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    About €800 shipped

    About €750 shipped


  • #3
    JoeKelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭JoeKelly


    Nice! a fender stratocaster i reckon just rob your uncles one! Yea i dont really like gibson either! But epiphone aren't too bad at all! 700-1000 thats big bucks! Whats your band called? are you lead guitarist?


  • #4
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    Epeleptic Pony
    (Comes from a very entertaining Religion Class!!)
    I'm kinda the only guitarist.... well its me a singer and a bassist and a guy standing in on drums (it was ment to be a "rock chick" thing, pardon the cliche!) We only formed 2 weeks ago and have two gigs next week!!!! Scary!
    I would but its his only electric and its worth like €2500 +. I only have it cuz he's in New Zealand at the mo!
    Yeah I have it worked out that even only making €30 a week plus odd bits of dosh I come across I'll have it by Christmas, I already have €100 for it.


  • #5
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    An 87 Squire? Japanese made?


  • #6
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    yes tis indeed?
    Can I ask why? I'm not familiar with the inner workings and what not!


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  • #7
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    80's Jap Squire are spectacular. So much better than the Squires that are being made these days.


  • #8
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    Why Thank You!!
    as I said the only word I can think of when I look at it is "SEXY" and the finish is sooo perfect! and its got a beautiful tone and oh its just so f*ckin sexy!


  • #9
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    They're meant to be great. Never played one personally. They're essentially Jap Fenders with a Squier badge. A lot of them were re-sprayed as Fenders. They're not 2500 though, by any stretch of the imagination.


  • #10
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Re-badged, not resprayed :p

    Aye, not €2500 alright. But worth a few quid all the same.


  • #11
    jcoote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    700-1000 thats sweet you have the choice of so many fenders with that kinda money... or 3 or 4 or 5 squires :p ... definatly look into japanese fenders and don't buy one in ireland unless u wanna be ripped off :)


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  • #12
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    mmm.. thinking maybe a Squire Telecaster
    and I dont know bout the values but I read something on the Fender site that indicated around that value but neh I dunno.... ah sure its sexy! and we had a public practice today and everyone said we were good so screw it! And my friend just figured out how to work my pedal so Whoop-Shal-Al-Ay!!!!!!!


  • #13
    Madelyn Orange Smugness
    Posts: 0 ✭ Madelyn Orange Smugness


    I'm getting this beaut in a few weeks, There's similar ones at great value there too!
    tn90spl.jpg
    http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/body?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ishibashi.co.jp%2Fwebshop%2Fguitar%2Ffender-j%2Ftn90spl.htm&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2


  • #14
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    I've recently been introduced to BC Rich and Jackson and LOVE em! I've played a few BCs and they're lovely but I have loads of time to look anyway!
    Nice Tele btw Emmet


  • #15
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    dont get a BC Rich their newer models are terrible (unless you get a custom)
    im a fan of jackson though!


  • #16
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    yeah my friend got a warlock a little while ago and i dunno theres something about it I dont like, soundwise, I love the guitar but the sound is off and he's had a lot of trouble with it so neh!


  • #17
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Find a second-hand Gibson SG. You should be able to pick up and SG Special in your price range no bother. Great guitar, can do anything a rock musician demands of it.


  • #18
    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭mayordenis


    well if you like jacksons you'll love ibanez and esp, you'd have to spend 1200+ to get a new ESP but an ESP LTD can be got alot cheaper and still very high quality.
    As feylya pointed out ibanez SZs are excellent and so are all highend RG models

    http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=66817


  • #19
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Slurms wrote:
    dont get a BC Rich their newer models are terrible (unless you get a custom)
    im a fan of jackson though!

    Unless you pick up a Bronze Series BC Rich, they're quality guitars.


  • #20
    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭mayordenis


    Karl Hungus wrote:
    Unless you pick up a Bronze Series BC Rich, they're quality guitars.

    thats very true platinum and NJ BCs are generally great instruments but bronze are just disgusting.


  • #21
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Ah, the Bronze series are just yer begginers guitars. Same as any cheap guitar really.


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  • #22
    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭mayordenis


    i dont agree with that id play my old vintages over a bronze.
    they are just horrible.


  • #23
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    okay guys way over my head!
    I dunno the gibson tip sounds good but I just dont like gibsons for some reason...
    The BC aren't all that expensive my friends Warlock was only round €800-ish I seen a really nice BC in the platnium series. Is that any better than bronze?


  • #24
    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭mayordenis


    oh platinum series BC's are very nice instruments,

    http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_artikel-175690.html

    thats platinum pro if your thinking of buying new and you can manage to buy on the net get yourself an NJ series.


  • #25
    Le Rack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,846 ✭✭✭Le Rack


    yeah thats Spikes one or very similar anyway!
    Ah sure I'll have a good old root around and consult you all before purchasing!


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