Best Electric Under 300?

johnstro12

I am looking for a new electric guitar under $300. I like to play metal such as Pantera, metallica, megath etc as well as EVH, Satriani etc. I am looking at guitars with and without tremelo bar (ideally would want a FR tremelo)

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So far I have found out these 2 guitars can be good candidates:

1. ESP LTD 100FM
2. Schecter Omega 6
3. Epiphone LP-100

What are your suggestions ? Thanks so much !

meltedbuzzbox

A banjo

Tenebrous

My suggestion is to avoid a Floyd-style trem system on anything in that price range unless you can find an incredible deal on something second hand. The lower end Floyd/Edge systems are notoriously terrible.

baldy

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fusion_hh_eb_black_pro_series.htm?ref=search_prv_1
Stainless steel frets, locking tuners, Wilkinson 5011k trem, coil split.
Just over $300, not sure whether you will get free delivery where ever you are ?
B stock available for $270

mbe

Jackson JS32 Dinky FR

tony99

when you say "$" do you mean american money?

stimpsonslostson

mbe said:

Jackson JS32 Dinky FR

My first thought was Ibanez or Jackson... Possibly one of those Vintage widdle stick things. V6m24

https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/vtnenammn.jpg

Headphones

Do these even exist? Never seen one in these parts.

stimpsonslostson

I was a member of the Vintage Owners Club on Facebook, they DO exist & are apparently LOTS of fun. 

Would a Chapman fit the bill too? 

imalrightjack

Neck size is a big consideration. Some cheap Schecters like the Hellraiser are great but have fat necks; your Charvel types much slimmer. I’d not touch a Floyd Rose.

Kittyfrisk

Headphones said:

Do these even exist? Never seen one in these parts.

Shouldn't you be more concerned with saying ' Gee, Troy'  

Tenebrous

stimpsonslostson said:

mbe said:

Jackson JS32 Dinky FR

My first thought was Ibanez or Jackson... Possibly one of those Vintage widdle stick things. V6m24

https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/vtnenammn.jpg

Damn, they look good. Not so hot on the yellow one, but the other two are gorgeous.

johnstro12

Thank you guys 

johnstro12

Tenebrous said:

stimpsonslostson said:

mbe said:

Jackson JS32 Dinky FR

My first thought was Ibanez or Jackson... Possibly one of those Vintage widdle stick things. V6m24

https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/vtnenammn.jpg

Damn, they look good. Not so hot on the yellow one, but the other two are gorgeous.

Thank you. They are amazing 

Nemesis44UK

I personally wouldn't go with the Epiphone LP100, I'd try and get a full fat Epi Studio for that money. An Ibanez is achievable as is a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Also, might be worth checking out the cheaper Schecter C6(?) which has better pickups than the Jackson, IMHO, although the Jackson has a compound radius fretboard so......

bloodandtears

Used model series Charvel .. circa 1989..  Japanese made, awesome necks.

digitalscream

OP banned - trying to spam porn links by the back door (fnar). Leaving the discussion, since - despite the obvious spam attempt - it's actually a useful discussion.

mart

meltedbuzzbox said:

A banjo

Well, that turned out to be quite a prescient comment in light of the above.

OilCityPickups

mart said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

A banjo

Well, that turned out to be quite a prescient comment in light of the above.

Porn links ... just what one needs for spanking ones 'happy banjo' :-)

scrumhalf

OilCityPickups said:

mart said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

A banjo

Well, that turned out to be quite a prescient comment in light of the above.

Porn links ... just what one needs for spanking ones 'happy banjo' :-)

Banjo? Short scale? Hmmmm...

Funkfingers

johnstro12 said:

What are your suggestions?

Self-lubricating nuts.