Guitar recommendation

[davekershaw]

Oct 2, 2008, 3:40am, devin wrote:If you did a little more English-style wanking, maybe you wouldn't have been in trouble with that guy's daughter in the first place... Aww, stop it fellas, I'm cryin' here!

[liamkelly]

Oh boy, talk about laughing! Gee whiz!

[avillaronga]

Oct 2, 2008, 3:42am, clanmorgan wrote:As others have stated here you can get alot of guitar for under $1000. I just love the Ibanez products and have been a big fan for a number of years. My JEM rarely goes out of tune even with crazy trem-bar antics. I usually stop in to the local music stores and play with a lot of different axes just to see which ones feel most comfortable and stay in tune. Its amazing how many options you have with necks... some people prefer wider and some slimmer... depends on your style I suppose. But for me the Ibanez have a great feel, the nut is wide, action is fast, and the neck is thin. Best of luck and be sure to tell us all !!- Mic Hey Mic,That's funny that you mentioned Ibanez, I was wondering if anyone would. I have read in many forums and online music shop ratings that the quality of Ibanez has declined so I had decided to stay away from them (also to stay away from non-American made Fenders). So it's interesting to hear that there are people who still swear by Ibanez. I've only owned two types of electric guitars in my life: several Strats growing up and my Les Paul for the past 6 years or so. The only other guitar I've ever played was an Ibanez that was owned by one of my bandmates years ago and I loved it, that's why when started looking again I went to check out the Ibanez and that's how I found the negative reviews. I did go to Guitar Center two nights ago and tried the Schecter C1 that Geoff recommended (when he wasn't wanking ). Sweet guitar, nice action; the neck was a little thinner than I'm used to but I liked it overall. They didn't have a Spider amp on the floor so I couldn't try it with the amp that I have to see how it sounds but I tried it on a Marshall and boy did it sound good... too many options. But that's the beauty of this: before I asked here I would have never considered a Schecter...Thank you all. I'll let you know when I decide on something (at this rate it may be next year after I've tried every guitar with a trem bar... I guess that would make me a wanker?)

[davekershaw]

Quote:... after I've tried every guitar with a trem bar... I guess that would make me a wanker?)Not a thing you want to be known as in the UK Antonio! I'm so glad I logged on today!!As far as the original question;I waited 30 years to finally get a US Deluxe Strat.Only then after a fella ran into the back of my car,and I got compensation for whiplash!Can't speak for the other guitars, but I love that Strat!I'm sure you'll make the right decision eventually.Just keep trying them all out - it's all in the wrist action eh Geoff!

[ggalen]

Antonio,I read a comment on Fenders saying you can buy a Fender Standard Strat made in Mexico by Mexican craftsmen, or you can buy a Fender American Strat made in Los Angeles by Mexican craftsmen. My 2004 Mexican Strat stays in tune perfectly ever though as you can see from my video improvisation below I am constantly working the whammy bar for the fast "warble" that is part of my style.I honestly sometimes don't tune it for a couple of days of this, and it will be within a few cents of tune. It's been a great guitar for me. And was just $489.

[davekershaw]

Oct 2, 2008, 9:43am, ggalen wrote:I read a comment on Fenders saying you can by a Fender Standard Strat made in Mexico by Mexican craftsmen, or you can but a Fender American Strat made in Los Angeles by Mexican craftsmen. Probably buy someone who's got a Mexican Strat.But it wasn't Eric Clapton! "constantly working the whammy bar for the fast "warble"Are you listening Geoff? That's what what you should'a been doing!

[davekershaw]

Oct 3, 2008, 4:24am, silvercord wrote:Dave! surely you jest!!!!my warble knows no bounds!!!!!muahahha!Yes Geoff, but it depends what you're doing when you're warbling!

[ernstinen]

Although I own a '63 Strat, I owned a Japanese Strat as a backup for live gigs. It just WOULDN'T stay in tune!I think I said this before, but if you're buying a NEW guitar in a store, play them UNAMPLIFIED! If it sounds good unplugged, chances are it will sound great plugged in.If you want a cross between a Gibson/Strat sound, you can do what I did to my '63 Strat: Put a humbucking pickup as your bridge pickup. (Ya better believe I'm got my original single coil '63 pickup locked in a safe! ). I put in a Seymour Duncan "Hot Rail" which meant I didn't have to route out my vintage guitar! It's got a lot more "crunch" and output than a single coil.I'm sure there are a lot of nice new Strats for under $1000 with two single coils and a humbucker as the bridge pickup that may give you the sound that you want (plus, you'll get your whammy bar! ).My 2 pesos,Ern

[ibanez468]

Hey Antonio!This here is my latest axe! http://www.rondomusic.com/wrl590left.html Not a bad axe for the price. It's modeled (at least to me it is) after a specific Ibanez guitar, although I couldn't tell you which one off hand. Check out the specs on it. Sounds and plays PREEETTY good.True enough, the Floyd Rose Tremelo can be a pain, if you don't know how ta' conquer it. I would say I've conquered it, because it's doin' what it's suppose to. The way I conquered it was by gettin' online, and going to the original Floyd Rose Tremelo website, and getting the proper information on how to re-string your guitar. The first time I tried it, prior to getting this information, it was a nightmare. The second time I tried it, which I had to do on the newest axe, I got excellent results. What helped the most was getting in the back of the guitar and tighting the mechanism that puts tension on the springs. Once I did that, I was all good ta' go! Doing that made the floating bridge sit just right & parallel to the body of the guitar. Then you have to tune it a certain way, I think it was called "cross-tuning". Starting with low E first, tune until you get proper pitch, then go to high E and tune to pitch, then A, then B, then G then D. Trick is to keep equal tension on either side of the bridge while you're tuning. I did that with the new guitar, and of course you hafta' do some really fine-tuning after getting the pitch of the strings in the general area. After I did that and locked the nut, I was good ta' go! Then I went back and did the same procedure to my Peavey Predator, which has a Floyd Rose Tremelo system, and my old Fender Squier which has it's own patented version of a Floyd Rose Tremelo system. They don't make Squiers like this anymore, at least I haven't seen any. The procedure on each guitar was a success. But that's what it took, some searching for the proper information, and a little time & patience. Everytime I re-string another guitar, it's always easier than the last time, and it gets a little easier everytime I hafta do it, 'cause now I know what the h*ll I'm doin'.So don't let all of the negatives that seem to have become attached to the Floyd Rose Tremelo system intimidate you (no disrespect ta' Zoom). Once you understand how it works, and what you hafta' do ta' get it to work properly, then it makes it all worthwhile, and you eventually reap the benefits from the thing that you paid so much money for. HTHI-468

[ernstinen]

Hey Antonio,I thought I posted this ealier, but it must've gotten lost in cyberspace! Here's what I'm talkin' about. It's a bit over $1000, but I'm sure it's a nice guitar. Ya gotta play it, though!http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StratAHS7RSB/I like rosewood fingerboards on maple necks. It's got 2 "Tex-Mex" single coils and one humbucking pickup on the bridge.Plus, it's got the Fender whammy bar! Lemme know if you check it out ---Best Regards,Ern