Your advice please

flying_pie

Mrs Flying Pie recently surprised me by uttering the words "why don't you get yourself another guitar?"

So I'll be popping into a local guitar shop for some inspiration with a view to something second hand in the £600ish bracket. But Im a bit lost for ideas. 

I have two Teles for my electric needs and had adjusted to that being my lot. I have a 2009 Fender USA Std for my single coil needs and a Michael Kelly 1955 with an Iron Gear Rolling Mill overwound bridge humbucker which is great for more raucous stuff. I've pretty much played 25.5 scale for more than 20 years but also play ukulele so can adjust to shorter scales. 

I play rock/pop covers these days and dabble in pre-millenium metal/punk/alt for home recording. 

Any suggestions for styles/models to shortlist? I've not ruled anything out other than Flying Vs as I've owned one before and didn't get on with it 

matt.drink73

You could get a used SG for that kind of money, I have an 05 and it plays better than Les Pauls I've had at triple the price. I'd recommend pre 2009 though, don't personally rate the newer ones

jonnyburgo

The answer is an SG or another Tele

Winny_Pooh

I'd personally sell the strat and with that up your budget bracket to a Gretsch or 335. 
Do you not play acoustic? 

Rabs

Yes...  Gretsch I think is a cool choice at that price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gretsch-2800100575-G2622T-Streamliner-Double/dp/B01AKCJFSA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1521050691&sr=8-2&keywords=gretsch+guitars

Ibanez do some nice semis too

https://www.dawsons.co.uk/ibanez-amv10a-tcl-artcore-electric-guitar-tobacco-burst-low-gloss?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7v6n6rPs2QIVqrXtCh3r2Ar4EAQYASABEgLlbvD_BwE

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ibanez-Artcore-AGS73FM-Semi-Hollow-Electric/dp/B07771RQBS/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1521050755&sr=1-3&keywords=ibanez+semi+hollow+guitar

underdog

Setting with p90s maybe, I'd either go 335 style or SG style.

flying_pie

matt.drink73 said:

You could get a used SG for that kind of money, I have an 05 and it plays better than Les Pauls I've had at triple the price. I'd recommend pre 2009 though, don't personally rate the newer ones

Cheers I tried a couple of SGs when I ended up buying a Tele instead. I found the necks felt really bendy at the time but should give them another try.

A P90 SG or LPG is tempting. As is a thinline P90 Tele.

And a Baritone is tempting but I know in wouldn't play it enough.

hobbio

What about something completely different like a danelectro? Maybe even a danelectro 12 string?

matt.drink73

flying_pie said:

matt.drink73 said:

You could get a used SG for that kind of money, I have an 05 and it plays better than Les Pauls I've had at triple the price. I'd recommend pre 2009 though, don't personally rate the newer ones

Cheers I tried a couple of SGs when I ended up buying a Tele instead. I found the necks felt really bendy at the time but should give them another try.

A P90 SG or LPG is tempting. As is a thinline P90 Tele.

And a Baritone is tempting but I know in wouldn't play it enough.

I get that, I do always feel like I'm going to snap the headstock off or something!

 £600 is a bit of an inbetween bracket for gretsches and semis in my experience, the electromatics and are nice but I wouldn't put them up against a US tele and I don't find them to be too versatile either. Similar kind of thing with Les Pauls too, it's over a grand for a standard and as good as the epiphones and lower end Gibson models are, I again don't think they really compare with Fender for the money. A PRS SE would be a shout if you can get into them, very well built for the price and they do a P90 model too but not everyone's cup of tea.

Rabs

You can also get some really nice top end Epis for about that price..

https://www.dawsons.co.uk/epiphone-limited-edition-wildkat-koa-archtop-guitar-with-bigsby?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlejvmsfs2QIVB-AbCh3cjwtyEAkYDSABEgK1tvD_BwE

https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-guitars/les-paul/epiphone-les-paul-custom-pro-in-ebony

https://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/product/epiphone_ltd_ed_slash_les_paul_standard_pro/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu8nwhMfs2QIVzrDtCh23fw-fEAQYAiABEgLMTPD_BwE

guitars4you

flying_pie said:

Mrs Flying Pie recently surprised me by uttering the words "why don't you get yourself another guitar?"

that generally only means one thing - Mrs Flying Pig needs/wants something and it might cost far more than the guitar!!!!!!!!!!!!

They have method in such madness

JerkMoans

The correct answer is, of course, a Jazzmaster. More versatility than a Swis Army Knife, and look cool as  

flying_pie

Winny_Pooh said:

I'd personally sell the strat and with that up your budget bracket to a Gretsch or 335. 
Do you not play acoustic? 

Cheers but I don't own a Strat. Used to but prefer Teles.  And I have a couple of acoustics but seldom play them 

flying_pie

guitars4you said:

flying_pie said:

Mrs Flying Pie recently surprised me by uttering the words "why don't you get yourself another guitar?"

that generally only means one thing - Mrs Flying Pig needs/wants something and it might cost far more than the guitar!!!!!!!!!!!!

They have method in such madness

Correct. It will non doubt involve architects and builders.

flying_pie

JerkMoans said:

The correct answer is, of course, a Jazzmaster. More versatility than a Swis Army Knife, and look cool as  

Cheers. That is something I'm tempted by too. How do the jm pickups compare to p90?

JerkMoans

flying_pie said:

JerkMoans said:

The correct answer is, of course, a Jazzmaster. More versatility than a Swis Army Knife, and look cool as  

Cheers. That is something I'm tempted by too. How do the jm pickups compare to p90?

They vary according to model, obviously, but JM pickups usually janglier with really distinctive sound and articulation. P90s more rock m roll hair to them out of the box. Good article here:

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=26116.0

JerkMoans

...but I recommend having the best of both worlds  

https://imgur.com/a/3N5Xp

https://imgur.com/a/jVs1J

Theres a great roafworn JM @BintyTwanger77  is selling in the classifieds here that’s bang on your budget. All this stuff is utterly subjective of course, but if I didn’t have a JM and had £600 to blow on the next gratuitous purchase, I’d take a good long look at that one.

Good luck with the hunt. Agonising decisions, but good ones

robgilmo

Buy a sports car.

Strangefan

Everyone needs a good acoustic !

meltedbuzzbox

£600? I'd go for a means to record, or a better amp (if applicable) or an European break.... Italy perhaps?

Jonathangus

If you're looking for something a little different, there are a couple within your budget here.