Dirt cheap shred monster?

equalsql

Can anyone recommend a dirt cheap shred monster that's worth picking up to experiment learning the dark arts of shredding and tapping?  You know.. flat fingerboard board, thick frets, locking floyd and brutalz pickups. 

I feel the need to unleash my inner demons  

meltedbuzzbox

An Ibanez rg of some description. You might need to change the pickups though

meltedbuzzbox

Or a Jackson dinky?

LuttiS

Cort X series. It's a cheaper, ibanez basically. The upper range of them are (imo) better than many mid/lower upper range ibanezezez and for a fraction of the price.

I have one of these, currently sub £400. My neighbour has a £900 Ibby prestige.. this is easily comparable. 

darthed1981

LuttiS said:

Cort X series. It's a cheaper, ibanez basically. The upper range of them are (imo) better than many mid/lower upper range ibanezezez and for a fraction of the price.

I have one of these, currently sub £400. My neighbour has a £900 Ibby prestige.. this is easily comparable. 

Well that is a very pretty guitar!

carlos

equalsql said:

Can anyone recommend a dirt cheap shred monster that's worth picking up to experiment learning the dark arts of shredding and tapping?  You know.. flat fingerboard board, thick frets, locking floyd and brutalz pickups. 

Nowadays the floyd is optional, but you forgot to mention 24 frets

mbe

The fretwork is immaculate on the stellar necks of JS series Jacksons. Their own brand  pickups are up to the job too. These are the main ingredients, and of course the 24 frets.

skunkwerx

Theres a used Ibanez rg for £160 on andertons website, but its a 7 string.  

Stevepage

Maverick? they go silly cheap on eBay

or a Washburn MG

DLM

equalsql said:

dirt cheap

locking floyd

Unless you score a genuine bargain, I see great pain and anguish in your future. https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/77051003/meg1_29088a.jpg

RedRabbit

LuttiS said:

Cort X series. It's a cheaper, ibanez basically. The upper range of them are (imo) better than many mid/lower upper range ibanezezez and for a fraction of the price.

I have one of these, currently sub £400. My neighbour has a £900 Ibby prestige.. this is easily comparable. 

Very nice and very tempting.  Only problem is that the only place I can find selling them at <£400 is Richard's Guitars who I won't buy from due to, well, Richard.

Has anyone spotted them elsewhere for similar money?

Garthy

There is a lovely Dinky in the classifieds for £280

LuttiS

RedRabbit said:

LuttiS said:

Cort X series. It's a cheaper, ibanez basically. The upper range of them are (imo) better than many mid/lower upper range ibanezezez and for a fraction of the price.

I have one of these, currently sub £400. My neighbour has a £900 Ibby prestige.. this is easily comparable. 

Very nice and very tempting.  Only problem is that the only place I can find selling them at <£400 is Richard's Guitars who I won't buy from due to, well, Richard.

Has anyone spotted them elsewhere for similar money?

I've seen them pop up on ebay/gumtree from time to time.. 

I did get mine from Richards as he was the only one stocking and i got it when it was first released. 

LaCathedrale_UK

Those new Harley Benton superstrats? 

Jetfire

Ibanez S421 was beautiful.. minimal frills i.e no trem but the 520 is also great. 

equalsql

This looks pretty good?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-RG350EX-with-IronGear-Hammerhead-and-Jailhouse-Rail-II-pickups/282882001557

bingefeller

What about one of the ESP LTD guitars?  I got an ESP M-50 many years ago and took it out recently and it plays really well.  

clarkefan

EVH Wolfgang Standard, all the shit for about 400 new (assuming you play right handed).

Bucket

If you'd got in about a week earlier you could have had this off me:

https://i.imgur.com/57FVLOv.jpg

Didn't think I'd ever sell it, but managed it! Cool guitar but something of a niche item...

Jack_

Bucket said:

If you'd got in about a week earlier you could have had this off me:

https://i.imgur.com/57FVLOv.jpg

Didn't think I'd ever sell it, but managed it! Cool guitar but something of a niche item...

Amazing colour.

Sparkle finishes make me hard.

Bucket

If I had to recommend something now though, either a secondhand Prestige RG (can be had pretty cheap) or look around for the old MIJ-made Pro series Jacksons, DK2 etc. Those are a hell of a lot of guitar for the money.