Your advice please

BintyTwanger77

JerkMoans said:

...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

Thanks for the promo, mate. Still available at £650, but on the verge of trying Gumtree and/or the dreaded eB*y.

flying_pie

meltedbuzzbox said:

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

I've got the means to record. My amp is probably better to keep than sell as Blackstar HT50s don't fetch much second hand and sound okay for what I play. I've tried a few other amps in stores but I think I'm so used to that amp being part of my sound that I keep coming beck to it. But that's good food for thought. Maybe I could look for a Series one head. Or a different cab. 

Little people and lack of childcare means Italy isn't the best option sadly 

ICBM

I would get something completely different - a semi-acoustic, if you want another electric guitar. Different pickups and body shapes still sound and respond like electric guitars, whereas a semi will make you play quite differently and open up a whole new range of sounds.

I would probably try something completely hollow, like the ‘James Bay’ Epiphone Century or a Casino.

Bennyboy-UK

Gibson Les Paul Studio.

Fretwired

Left-field .. Line 6 Variax ... guitar is pretty good with normal pickups plus loads of models and tones. Great for recording and gigs.

Only £549 in Andertons .. there are other colours.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/line-6-variax-standard-in-black

Bennyboy-UK

Bennyboy-UK said:

Gibson Les Paul Studio.

Joking, buy a Hamer

Voxman

flying_pie said:

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

I think you'll find that what she actually said was DON'T get yourself another guitar, we need curtains, a new carpet and I need a new car" ...but your man hearing kicked in! 

carlos

flying_pie said:

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

Mate, it's obviously a trap. Watch yourself out there.

Sporky

JerkMoans said:

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

Cab you get boy scouts out of horses' hooves with a Jazzmaster?

JD50

2nd hand PRS Vela?

fandango

If you want the same scale length as a Tele, but still desire something different, then I (tentatively) suggest an Epiphone Nighthawk. It might/might not float your boat, yet it might challenge you in a way that another Fender won't.

If you like the idea of a single cutaway, 25.5" scale and a semi, there's also the Epiphone Blueshawk with P90s, which is well within your budget.

Otherwise, I throw this into the mix - a new Shergold Masquerader - for spot on your budget - available from Mansons:
https://reverb.com/item/6189253-shergold-masquerader-sm03-sd-2017-black

JerkMoans

Sporky said:

JerkMoans said:

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

Cab you get boy scouts out of horses' hooves with a Jazzmaster?

With my playing I could get a drunk out of Wetherspoon's.

flying_pie

fandango said:

If you want the same scale length as a Tele, but still desire something different, then I (tentatively) suggest an Epiphone Nighthawk. It might/might not float your boat, yet it might challenge you in a way that another Fender won't.

If you like the idea of a single cutaway, 25.5" scale and a semi, there's also the Epiphone Blueshawk with P90s, which is well within your budget.

Otherwise, I throw this into the mix - a new Shergold Masquerader - for spot on your budget - available from Mansons:
https://reverb.com/item/6189253-shergold-masquerader-sm03-sd-2017-black

Cheers. That's good to know. I'm aware that Hagstrom also do 25.5 scale LP and hollow body guitars. 

I was in a local guitar shop the other day and ended up playing a Squier Jazzmaster deluxe which was surprisingly nice. The finish was easily on par with MIM. I got the feeling that with a few upgrades it could be a great guitar.