Superstrat-ish suggestions

kswilson89

Just wondering if anybody could suggest a superstrat style guitar but with regular strat body contours (i.e. not too spikey)?... I'm after something with a HSS configuration ideally but HH and SSS would be fine as well. I've got a maximum of about £2000 for my budget and I'm looking to buy new. I did see some nice Schecter guitars on the Peach website which fitted the bill but are a bit of a stretch budget-wise. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

meltedbuzzbox

Chapman ML1 cap10? :-p

Funkfingers

USA Charvel San Dimas or SoCal.

TINMAN82

For that cash Id look at a Fender Ultra unless you need a locking trem.

sixwheeltyrrel

If 'regular strat body contours' is a prerequisite then the prominent 'production line' brands which spring  to mind would  be Tom Anderson (typically flawless with a price tag to match!), Suhr, Tyler (controversial headstock design) and K-line.

I would expect purchasing a brand spanking new one to drag the budget closer to £3000, quite probably more for the one which catches your eye ;-).  

p.s presuming that the 'not too spikey' stipulation precludes Jackson, Ibanez, ESP and the like.

Grumpyrocker

A lot less than your budged but I bought a Schecter C-6 Pro from Peach earlier in the year and it's now my favourite guitar. Much prefer it over my more expensive guitars such as my Les Paul.

sixwheeltyrrel

If SSS is in the mix then why not go for a 'real' strat with those magical in-between sounds. I've actually completely lost track of the current Fender product range but I 'think' the Pro series is a nowadays USA strat?  

Cols

Washburn N4.  Best neck on any guitar I’ve ever played.

dindude

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/160721300651007--suhr-classic-antique-black-hss-mn-jst6w7v

sixwheeltyrrel

dindude said:

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/160721300651007--suhr-classic-antique-black-hss-mn-jst6w7v

Good find! Almost certainly fits the bill exactly.

skullfunkerry

Either a Charvel So-Cal or San Dimas would fit the bill. Also the Jackson Adrian Smith sig model is very Strat- looking.

Alternative suggestion: GJ2 Shredder. Designed by Grover Jackson, but more traditional- looking than the Jackson stuff. I had one, it sounded great, played really nicely and I thought it looked fab... you'd have plenty of change from £2k as well!

Kalimna

When you say 'Superstrat', what precisely do you mean, other than a more rounded, kess spikey body?
Thin neck?
Flat radius?
24 frets?
Locking trem?
Hotter-than-normal pickups?
Thinner body?

Hard to look beyond Charvel DK24 or SoCal. Superb guitars, esp for the price.

Adam

andy1839

PJE 96.

They're superb guitars, certainly available 2nd hand for under your budget, but you may get a decent deal on a new one, mine was £2k new.

kswilson89

Kalimna said:

When you say 'Superstrat', what precisely do you mean, other than a more rounded, kess spikey body?
Thin neck?
Flat radius?
24 frets?
Locking trem?
Hotter-than-normal pickups?
Thinner body?

Hard to look beyond Charvel DK24 or SoCal. Superb guitars, esp for the price.

Adam

Thanks for the replies everyone. I should have been a bit more specific here - I know I'd prefer as close to normal strat body contours as possible and with regards to the fretboard I'd rather have a 9.5" radius or higher and medium jumbo/jumbo frets. Preferably a non-locking 2-point trem as well but that's not imperative.

TINMAN82

kswilson89 said:

Kalimna said:

When you say 'Superstrat', what precisely do you mean, other than a more rounded, kess spikey body?
Thin neck?
Flat radius?
24 frets?
Locking trem?
Hotter-than-normal pickups?
Thinner body?

Hard to look beyond Charvel DK24 or SoCal. Superb guitars, esp for the price.

Adam

Thanks for the replies everyone. I should have been a bit more specific here - I know I'd prefer as close to normal strat body contours as possible and with regards to the fretboard I'd rather have a 9.5" radius or higher and medium jumbo/jumbo frets. Preferably a non-locking 2-point trem as well but that's not imperative.

So less of a super strat and more of an American standard/pro then?

Stevepage

Second hand Charvel Guthrie Govan

sweepy

S/H Suhr or Anderson ( if you are lucky )

this was £2300 off of the dreaded eBay 
https://i.imgur.com/jpY8fmI.jpg

Vibetronic

For that sort of cash I'd look at all mentioned above, plus Vigier (second hand prices are reasonable and below £2k, and they are as good as the Tom Andersons etc) and the Ibanez AZ range. I own both and they're two of the best non-locking trem superstratty (but not pointy) things out there. Luxxtone are also great but I've only played a couple briefly; bit more stray. I would also agree re the Charvel DK24 that @Kalimna mentioned. One of my students picked one up for just over £500 second hand and it's a ridiculously good guitar for the money (and still is at the full retail price) - it's pretty much as good as my AZ which costs twice as much new...if I was buying new I'd go for the Charvel and have a grand left over for something else!

kswilson89

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll them all into consideration. Has anyone played a Carvin/Kiesel guitar? They seem reasonably priced and well made.

Stevepage

kswilson89 said:

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll them all into consideration. Has anyone played a Carvin/Kiesel guitar? They seem reasonably priced and well made.

Had a Carvin before they changed to Kiesel. Fantastic guitar with one of the best necks I've had in my hand. It was the DC135 I believe. Not sure how they are now but I've seen more positive notes than negative.

Stevepage

Coda Music have just got a Vigier in stock, second hand for a lot less than £2k.