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I have a Seventy Seven Stork R8, which was actually made in 2013 and it's golden, but that's cheating.
Funkfingers is bang on with Ibanez, but I enjoy the Washburn Falcon too, so I'll add that option.
https://reverb.com/item/13967224-ibanez-musician-mc200
and this:
https://reverb.com/item/16096991-1977-gibson-marauder-s1-electric-guitar
What are the Grecos like from this era? There seem to be a lot of them around.
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Golden age of Ibanez but worth noting the Musician range didn't really appear until '78 so I would check the serial number in the format a77xxxxx where a=jan, b=feb etc... (x=production numbers). There are some verified '77 mc200 & 300's (300's without trisound until d78)
If you can find an AR2700 - which was the transition model between Artist/Musician - that would be my choice. May be slightly over budget though. Sometimes called an Ibanez Custom, they were made in '77.
An example, but it's in Australia. Shame.
(just an afterthought, did they make Daion Power in '77? Hmm, If they did I'd look out for one of those. May be 1978 on though)
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I'd suggest you play some guitars of that era and then make the decision, rather than go on just opinions.
https://i.imgur.com/nm9Gsuu.jpg
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(Deffo not '77, the pup selector switch is behind the knobs on the early ones.)
Some good info on them here.
Other than that, you should be able to find some of the less expensive Yamaha SGs for under a grand.
You can also find decent examples of some of the quirkier and cheaper Gibsons if you’re lucky - probably rarer than duff ones, and some sellers are starting to ask daft prices for them now, but things like the Marauder and L6S should still be just about in budget.
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