You have £1000 to spend on a guitar.

Rabs

PolarityMan said:

I'd save it for 6 months and buy a 2nd hand r8, I hear there's a glut of them on the market.

What...  For £1000...   Dream on... 

:P

jonnyburgo

gibsongretschfan said:

If I could only have one guitar at £1000 I would buy the nicest second hand 335 I could find and be happy ever after

Good choice but I reckon it would be a struggle to find a 335 for that, maybe with a neck repair, of course other 335s are available for a grand SH that will be as good if not better than a Gibbo.

dindude

jonnyburgo said:

gibsongretschfan said:

If I could only have one guitar at £1000 I would buy the nicest second hand 335 I could find and be happy ever after

Good choice but I reckon it would be a struggle to find a 335 for that, maybe with a neck repair, of course other 335s are available for a grand SH that will be as good if not better than a Gibbo.

S/H Yamaha SA2200

Elwood

@keithf PRS CE - pretty much the perfect guitar. 

rawk100

For a grand I'd get Gordon Smith to build me a nice GS2

DrJazzTap

Second-hand prs custom 22 if you hang around enough. Or a jap tokai es model.

mgaw

buy this one!   Great guitar for £2350 let alone the £995 delivered...if i wasnt selling it i would buy it in a heartbeat

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/139850/for-sale-k-line-springfield-strat-in-ice-blue-lollar-dirty-blondes-995-ppg-delivered

Alnico

Ibanez Jem BSB,

In the classifieds and has been for quite a while.

bluenile

Rabs said:

Those Yamaha Revstars are going for about half price now £500

https://www.kennysmusic.co.uk/yamaha-revstar-rs720b-with-bigsby-ash-grey

https://www.kennysmusic.co.uk/yamaha-revstar-rs720b-with-bigsby-wall-fade

https://i.imgur.com/Mi5Hvbo.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/lar8Rn1.jpg

Wow what a deal, seriously tempted by the one in wall fade

57Deluxe

New Old Stock Tokai Love Rock Gold Top P90 (japan model) but would have to add a little towards it probbo

AuldReekie

I got an early Blade R2 just over a year ago for £595.  It’s not only a great guitar, it’s the best strat I’ve ever played including CS models.

digitalscream

Quality first, quantity second; doesn't matter what it costs. Get the best guitar you can within the £1k budget, and then - if funds allow - get another one if you fancy it.

It's possible that the best guitar you can find might be £300, don't forget. Quality isn't always related to price.

Fifty9

The K-Line Strat for sale on here

proggy

57Deluxe said:

New Old Stock Tokai Love Rock Gold Top P90 (japan model) but would have to add a little towards it probbo

I'd have one of these too. But I wouldn't want to pay more than 1k.

Dixie

I'd go for a PRS Vela any day of the week.  I've got a reclaimed series one and I absolutely love it.  I'd really like to try one of the standard non-satin versions.

designerseye88

I wonder what £1000 now would have been worth back in 1959? 

olafgarten

This is tough, on the secondhand market you can get very good guitars for £500, but the question is whether the £1000 guitar is £500 better.

If it was me I'd get a Revstar RS820CR (probably around £5-600 secondhand) and spend the rest on the best LP Junior or Esquire type guitar you can get for the change. 

THR1LLHAU5

I think you can get a hell of a lot of guitar for 500 quid second hand. Baja Teles all day at that price, even the odd USA made Fender. I'd give a special mention to the Shergold Masquerader reissues, they're not even close to the 'vintage' spec but absolutely quality instruments for the money, with some really versatile options. Feels like a premium guitar for a decent price used or on a deal.  

sweepy

I’d quite fancy an Ed OBrien Strat for under £1k, bit of a bargain guitar all round  

randerson

A used Duesenberg could be a good option.