Spend my £500 for me.

blueskunk

Aww man i love Vancouver

Well done on that. When i was in bc i popped into long and maquade i thinks its called. Got a lovely little parlour sized acoustic.

If u can wait might be worth waiting , shipping from USA too will be a peace of piss

Good luck on both counts.

Samgb

TTony;469076" said:

$700CA. 

A very nice Canadian Godin.  If you're moving in 6 mths, it makes so much sense to wait.  One less thing to worry about shipping, and more choice / better prices when you get there.

hobbio said:

A mate of mine's dad pissed off abroad to avoid paying significant tax on a large inheritance, and cos he had no intention of ever coming back he maxed out his cards and took out a load of loans too. Not saying it's right (it isn't), but it's tempting.

Yeah that won't work in Canada mate they have a reciprocal tax arrangement so you'd just have the Canadian HRMS on your trail

Samgb

Alnico said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

Alnico said:

If it was my £500 and i wanted new, it would be this..................

http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_mex60classictele_rw_car.htm

why buy another tele when you only have 2 guitars and one is a tele

Oooopps........

I misunderstood, i thought he was looking for a Tele or a Casino - got it now and feeling a bit thick for not knowing the meaning of the word "vacillate".

<br/ No you were right I don't have those two guitars. Your comprehension was spot on!

meltedbuzzbox

I really should read things...

Samgb

TTony said:

$700CA. 

A very nice Canadian Godin.  If you're moving in 6 mths, it makes so much sense to wait.  One less thing to worry about shipping, and more choice / better prices when you get there.

That's the sensible option. Are you my wife? And I always thought you were just posting on Mumsnet all the time... That is a very good idea that I had thought of. Shipping isn't the issue. All our stuff will be in a 50ft container so a guitar is nothing space and cost wise but the potential for damage or theft is high when transporting your stuff.

UnclePsychosis

If you're moving to Canada in 6 months do not buy a guitar in the UK. 

1) You'll have to get it to Canada in one piece---hassle, expensive, and a bit risky

2) The North American market is a lot cheaper and a lot bigger than here. You'll get a lot more for your cash. 

Samgb

UnclePsychosis said:

If you're moving to Canada in 6 months do not buy a guitar in the UK. 

1) You'll have to get it to Canada in one piece---hassle, expensive, and a bit risky

2) The North American market is a lot cheaper and a lot bigger than here. You'll get a lot more for your cash. 

Aw man, if I wanted sensible, thoughtful advice...

Alnico

meltedbuzzbox said:

I really should read things...

Mark the calendar - it's a very rare moment that i had it the right way round first time !

That's all my luck gone for the whole new year now.

dchwhite

Samgb said:

UnclePsychosis said:

If you're moving to Canada in 6 months do not buy a guitar in the UK. 

1) You'll have to get it to Canada in one piece---hassle, expensive, and a bit risky

2) The North American market is a lot cheaper and a lot bigger than here. You'll get a lot more for your cash. 

Aw man, if I wanted sensible, thoughtful advice...

I'm not sure about buying something from the US tbh - I think shipping from the States to Canada is surprisingly expensive.

mike257

I've picked up a USA Tele for under £500 used in the last 18 months and i've seen a few more around that price since. Worth looking out for!

Nunogilberto

I say again - the Chapman ML3 Traditional in blue is a stonker if you like your Teles...

Samgb

dchwhite said:

Samgb said:

UnclePsychosis said:

If you're moving to Canada in 6 months do not buy a guitar in the UK. 

1) You'll have to get it to Canada in one piece---hassle, expensive, and a bit risky

2) The North American market is a lot cheaper and a lot bigger than here. You'll get a lot more for your cash. 

Aw man, if I wanted sensible, thoughtful advice...

I'm not sure about buying something from the US tbh - I think shipping from the States to Canada is surprisingly expensive.

<br/ They're 20 minutes from the border though. I guess I could just go shopping for the day?

rossi

A Gibbo 2014 Melody M aker is a great guitar with some really different pickups .Hint ...its really a Les Paul Junior ...almost .the build and action ,set up etc are way above any Epiphone /Chibson crap.

Voxman

As everyone else has said, you'll lose money if you buy new.  But following a current thread on the Gibson Nighthawk, check out the Epiphone Nighthawk Custom reissue for £299.  I'm getting serious gas for it myself, 9 p/up combinations, ebony board, AAA flamed maple veneer top, mahogany back & neck:

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Epiphone-Nighthawk-Custom-Reissue-Fireburst/E6T

But if you can go 'pre-owned hows about a Gibson SG ? I have ten guitars and my SG Standard is one of my favourites; great tone, light and really easy to play.  If you're patient and hunt around you should be able to haggle a deal for one with case for circa £500.  

dchwhite

Samgb said:

dchwhite said:

Samgb said:

UnclePsychosis said:

If you're moving to Canada in 6 months do not buy a guitar in the UK. 

1) You'll have to get it to Canada in one piece---hassle, expensive, and a bit risky

2) The North American market is a lot cheaper and a lot bigger than here. You'll get a lot more for your cash. 

Aw man, if I wanted sensible, thoughtful advice...

I'm not sure about buying something from the US tbh - I think shipping from the States to Canada is surprisingly expensive.

They're 20 minutes from the border though. I guess I could just go shopping for the day?

I think you can bring stuff back, but I don't know what the customs charges are like. Equally, if you're that close I do have a faint memory someone spoke of running a PO box (or the like) at a town just south of the border, as this allowed them to feed their GAS without running up the shipping charges... I think (oh for a memory).

Still, I'd hope you'd find enough decent bargains on the Vancouver/B.C. Craigslist/gumtree etc, it's big enough!