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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Best value are secondhand and not from the "big three". Godins are stupid money. I own a LGXSA that new are around £1500 ,but S/H a mint one will only fetch ar0und £600 - £650..... I always fancied a musicman... Have a look at Hamer as well id you want something different.
I bought a Martyn Booth Special for under a grand. excellent instrument ... Some ideas anyway
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The midtown custom on thomann looks like a really good deal too, but I haven't tried one. Have had GAS on and off for it but have managed to keep it at bay thus far...
The big problem about this type of thread is that shops always have deals on, if you're lucky you could come across a deal (that vigier is a good example) which might make all the other suggestions look silly. And of course, used you have so many options that you never know what you might come across...
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
My Charvel cost £600 (Well £400 + P/X) and is awesomes, if you like "rock" guitars (IE 2x 'buckers and a Floyd).
The Jackson Adrian Smith model (The cheap one) is sub £500 and is H/S/S and Floyd.
Both are hot-rodded Strats.
A couple of years ago I picked up a used Ibanez RG550 for £499, loaded with DiMarzio's.
Just depends on whether you like that style of guitar.
Failing that, a day looking/trying Epi's for LP/SG style guitars in the sub £1000 market can be a lot of fun (Use the whole day as there's a lot of variables in them).
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Fender(y):
Blacktop series Strat. Very well made and nice sounding guitar for the money. I bought one for appx $500 US, and it's worth every penny! 6 pt Fender trem, 2x vintage alnico humbuckers, 5 way p/u selector ( Bridge 'bucker; inside coils of both; both humbuckers; neck coil of neck bucker; neck 'bucker). If you're a Strat guy, it will already feel like home.
Chris Shiflett sig Tele Deluxe. A hot rodded HH Tele.
Ibanez RG series. These guitars are a LOT of guitar for the money! 24 fret neck. I paid $350 US for mine- an RG3EXFM1. Very stratty in looks and feel, and the neck is everything everyone raves about. Mine is hardtail, so I cannot speak about the Ibby trem systems. Fit and finish was perfect. Basswood body ( its very resonant!), maple neck w.rosewood.
There are a boatload of pickup options to choose from. I got the HH, and it came with the vintage 7 and 8 p/u's, and a 5 way selector, w/ coil splitting. Sounds great- I especially like the bridge bucker with a nice rocky crunch tone!
I'm basically a Fender guy, as well. A Gibbo Firebird, like the one Allen Collins played, is most definitely on my bucket list, though.