Members voneville Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 I've been on a quest to determine what guitar I want to buy to take with me to Italy in January. I've got about a $1200 budget, but that doesn't mean I want to spend $1200. It's really a mind boggling price range. There are so many cool guitars in the $300+ range. It doesn't make it any easier that I like to play blues, rockabilly, garage, ska, and surf. I really need a tremelo on a guitar that's got to do everything I want a guitar to do. To me the most versatille guitar that could suit all of those genre's and my personal needs/wants is a strat (or a fat strat with a coil tap in the bridge). Only problem is that strats don't really "do it" for me. They're playable, but they don't really inspire me. I love Jazzmasters, but the trem just isn't stable enough for some of the stuff I play. Reverends seem cool, but no one carries them around here, so it would take some work to find a shop that has them and try them out, and I don't know how I would feel about it in the long run. They did away with the bigsby and thats sort of a bummer. Tele's are great, but I don't dig the Bigsby Tele's cause they're too heavy and just don't look right to me. It also eliminates string through, and I like string through tele's. Gretsch G5129 I worry about feedback. Les Paul Double Cut Faded with P-90's. I like the idea of that, and I have a bigsby B-5 that I could install, but worry about drilling holes in a guitar and ruining it's resale value (had this happen with another DC Lite). The problem is that I love all the guitars I'm considering (except for the Reverend and the Schecter ultra III's because I haven't been able to test drive one yet). Soo many guitars, so little room for luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 Keep your money and buy one of these when you get to Europe.... http://www.duesenberg.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 Seriously, screw the feedback, suck it up and get the Gretsch if you ask me. Just too damn cool not to have one if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted June 21, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 If you guys actually read that whole rant I'm impressed Long winded gas haha. I am definatley leaning that way (gretsch). I should have bought one of the Des Armond when I had the chance, and I'm sure the Gretschs won't be around forever either. The dusenbergs are very cool. I can afford to buy more stuff in europe because my pay will be adjusted for the euro and transporting it won't be a problem once I'm there. My senses say by a MIA fender. My I want to cool side says you can't beat a freakin hollow body with a bigsby. If the artcores had better fret access I would have kept mine. I almost did just so I could look cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 I have a Gretsch 5127 and I love it. I don't have any feedback issues at all, and I play out live with it weekly. At the volumes I'm playing it doesn't feedback any more than any of my Strats do. My Variax's are the most versatile guitars I own, with their ability to make just about any sound across just about any tuning. But the Gretsch is the most fun guitar I have: ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted June 21, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 Originally posted by Blackbelt1 I have a Gretsch 5127 and I love it. I don't have any feedback issues at all, and I play out live with it weekly. At the volumes I'm playing it doesn't feedback any more than any of my Strats do. My Variax's are the most versatile guitars I own, with their ability to make just about any sound across just about any tuning. But the Gretsch is the most fun guitar I have: ~Blackbelt Definatley a looker! I'm thinking my feedback issue's won't be as bad now, I'm using light overdrive from my chandler instead of crankin my distortion to 10 on my boss DS-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbryanx Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 this could be cool: HH american telecaster and drop some 57 classics into it. i think im gonna do that when i get some money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted June 21, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 Originally posted by xbryanx this could be cool:HH american telecaster and drop some 57 classics into it.i think im gonna do that when i get some money I have a Squier Custom that I thought about doing that to. Does the american one has a strat style trem? The deadly combination is having money and the feeling I'm going to be cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy310 Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 72 telecaster deluxe.....add a bigsby to that sucka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members septopus Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 I love my Schecter Ultra, and I think the Schecter Ultra III is even cooler, so that gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArrMatey Posted June 21, 2006 Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 the duesenbergs look pretty sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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