Guitar Buying Advice

AMD8806

Since I got myself a guitar at the start of the lockdown in 2020. I thought recently about getting myself a new guitar but got stuck trying to find something new, so far I've got 3 being a Squire 70s HSS Strat, A sterling sub axis and a Epiphone sg muse. Essentially anything under the £450 mark is where I'm looking at. I mainly am after something versatile. Genre wise its mostly rock varying from indie to more heavy stuff like early sabbath at most. Amp wise I have an orange micro dark with a V30 1x12.

Sassafras

I would've said the Strat was very versatile.
I'd be looking at a better amp, but that's only coz I'm not keen on the Micro.

Eviltwin14

Epiphone Les Paul Special?
Gives you a single cut, P90's for a bit of a different sound vs SG and Strat. 

Flanging_Fred

The 3 guitars that you have are perfectly decent instruments. What are they lacking that leads you to think you need to add to or replace them? For under £450 it’s unlikely you will find anything significantly better, only maybe marginally different.

Cols

Well, I suppose the most pressing question would be “what do you feel you’re not getting from your current trio?”  

You’ve got a stratty guitar with a bridge humbucker (as Sassafras says, very versatile), a fast shred rock guitar in the Axis and a classic blues rock guitar in the SG.  Quite a few bases covered there.

duotone

Epiphone Casino?
https://www.epiphone.com/Guitar/EPIBDM867/Casino/Vintage-Sunburst

mbe

CV Telecaster, PRS SE or Epi Les Paul?

AMD8806

Sorry for everyone I didn't explain that very well the 3 guitars I've been looking at are the squire epi and sterling I haven't actually bought them.

dazzajl

AMD8806 said:

Sorry for everyone I didn't explain that very well the 3 guitars I've been looking at are the squire epi and sterling I haven't actually bought them.

And you have one now, is that right?

Are you looking to compliment that one or make a change?

Cols

AMD8806 said:

Sorry for everyone I didn't explain that very well the 3 guitars I've been looking at are the squire epi and sterling I haven't actually bought them.

Ah, I see.

Of your three candidates, the Squier is the most versatile; vibrato bridge and a broad texture of tones from full-throated rawk on the bridge humbucker to more subtle single coil tones.

Another option - and right at the upper end of your budget - is a PRS SE Standard 24.  Very well put together, vibrato bridge, 24 feet neck and twin humbuckers with coil splits for when you need a bit of single coil quack.

AMD8806

Cols said:

AMD8806 said:

Sorry for everyone I didn't explain that very well the 3 guitars I've been looking at are the squire epi and sterling I haven't actually bought them.

Ah, I see.

Of your three candidates, the Squier is the most versatile; vibrato bridge and a broad texture of tones from full-throated rawk on the bridge humbucker to more subtle single coil tones.

Another option - and right at the upper end of your budget - is a PRS SE Standard 24.  Very well put together, vibrato bridge, 24 feet neck and twin humbuckers with coil splits for when you need a bit of single coil quack.

A used prs does sound tempting I like the shape as it suits me well as I'm not a fan of some Gibson's and Epiphone's as a friend offered me to borrow his 03' Les Paul custom and although it sounded lovely it was way too heavy and a bit blocky for my taste

jeztone2

I’ve been knocked out by the SE PRS series. A lot of guitar for the money and the playing and intonation is more like a £1K guitar. 

Crazyblue1779

jeztone2 said:

I’ve been knocked out by the SE PRS series. A lot of guitar for the money and the playing and intonation is more like a £1K guitar. 

I’ve had a couple of PRS SEs in the past and the above is very true. 

Plus (although this is obviously personal opinion) I really liked the clarity of the tone from both that I had (245 and CU24) even with the stock pickups. 

PonchoGreg

If you're into a twin humbucker kind of guitar, a PRS SE (22 or 24) could indeed be a very good shout. They really are great quality, very easy to play, sound good. A bit more than your budget (even used) but well worth it.

Otherwise, of those you mentioned, the Strat would be very versatile indeed.