Best 1977 guitars

artiebear

If 1977 is so important start with the guitar you prefer first, then find one from the year. You are limited by your decision but there will be something out there assuming that your budget can handle it. Personally, I would go for a LP Custom, (plenty around and some mojo) of a strat / tele ( as above ) , both have the advantage of decent, hassle free resale down the line and you get to have a bit of history on your hands. Oh and please disregard the online bollocks disparaging everything from Gibson and Fender from that era, most of those guys haven't played that many of them but have unwittingly loved the sound of them on record ( such is the inter web ) Good luck.

ICBM

The best-sounding Gibson electric I’ve owned was a ‘77 Les Paul Signature - it’s also quite an unusual guitar, although you’d need to double your budget at least. Unfortunately the neck gave me hand cramps so I didn’t keep it long.

It’s also worth mentioning that if you want a guitar from a specific year, you need to be a bit careful - serial numbers are not always accurate, and you need to check other dating info like pot codes. It’s not unusual to find ‘disagreements’ in the same guitar, and obviously the youngest definitely original part is the oldest the guitar can be - and even then you sometimes need to use a bit of judgement.

For example there’s a ‘1970’ Strat in the shop just now, but the one remaining original pot is dated the 52nd week of 1970. Since it’s unlikely to have been shipped to Fender, assembled into a loom, the loom fitted to the pickguard and the guitar finished all in one week, the guitar must be a ‘71. If you had bought it because you were born in 1970 that would be annoying...

mikem8634

Probably a long shot but might be worth some investigation https://www.gasstationguitars.com/product-page/vintage-japanese-yamaha-sa-700-super-axe-1977-80-es-335