Fancy something that does everything. (with a bias towards metal) Need it to do the heavy stuff, bluesy stuff and poppy stuff (largely for gigging in different bands)
Was considering a Charvel San Dimas as it has coil taps on it (I know they aren't as good as real single coils but better than no coil taps) to get that stratty sound. Or maybe a PRS with coil taps (believe they use a slightly different setup) Also would like some trem system on it but doesn't have to be a floyd (which I'm not massively keen on as they get in the way when you are damping)
The Guthrie Charvel looks fantastic and it has an original flat floyd on. But way too expensive. Must be below 1K. Any thoughts or recommendations?
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EDIT: Ah shit, sorry didn't realise you said under £1k. PRS SE EG if you could source one? Or a Tele custom?
Buy whatever you find the most comfortable to play
mahogany body HSS with S1 switching, and imo looks amazing... too bad I’m broke or I might have it lol
a little over your budget though.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
But they're quite rare.
If you really need the in-between Strat sound then you need either a middle pickup, or humbuckers which can be split to the inner coils if they're close enough together - every other sound on an electric guitar is some variation on a neck or bridge pickup tone really.
Hollowbodies can have a problem with feedback at high gain/volume levels so might be best avoided for metal or hard rock.
Apart from that just pick something you like the look and feel of...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Or any kind of HSS Strat or Superstrat. My own preference would be a classic Strat with a PAF at the bridge, but that's as much because I don't like how superstrats (with possible exception of the Washburn N4 and some Charvels) look.
I agree that the song defines the guitar and that Metallica on a 335 will sound like Metallica. But basically wanted something that sounds as close to my strats and les paul as possible to save lugging them both around and changing guitars mid gig.