Which guitar with hum buckers?

ellandroadhero

I've only got guitars with single-coils and the last few days have been a bit of a nightmare for hum. I'll be looking to get a new guitar with hum buckers. Probably got a budget of around £350. Lp style most likely but I'm not sure I want something too heavy and that is probably unlikely with an LP style. I like the look/sound of a Vintage v100 lemon drop or a tokai love rock but what else should I consider?

capo4th

335

ellandroadhero

I did wonder about a Epi 335... 

olafgarten

You could get a good SG or Tele for that, even a fat strat. There are also the countless Ibanez/Jackson/ESP models availiable. PRS also make some nice guitars, but not for that budget.

ellandroadhero

I only want stuff with two hum buckers. Not really into ibanez etc... 

olafgarten

I guess an SG, I think some Squier Teles also have 2 humbuckers.

olafgarten

The John 5 Tele and the Jim Root Tele have Dual Humbuckers. You can also have the Vintage Modified ones with the wide range humbuckers.

underdog

SG seems a good call, or a double cut LP with buckers.

jd0272

Fck humbuckers. Get summat with one P90 and learn to deal with the noise.

Philly_Q

ellandroadhero said:

I did wonder about a Epi 335... 

Epiphone ES-339?

Constructed like a 335, but smaller; not as heavy as a Les Paul - something of a halfway house between the two, in fact.

(There's a P-90 version too)

Bellycaster

Embrace the Hum, love it and cherish it, but get a Humbucker Guitar anyway cos choice is great. You can get a nice EVH Wolfgang for £350.

ab2014

epiphone les paul custom pro

ellandroadhero

I will embrace it, I won't move the single-coil guitars on but it's been very annoying in the last few days so I definitely want to do something about it. 

Bellycaster

ellandroadhero said:

I will embrace it, I won't move the single-coil guitars on but it's been very annoying in the last few days so I definitely want to do something about it. 

Of course, exceptionally noisy is indeed a problem. It's just me, I couldn't live without a Guitar with Single Coils (as long as they weren't noisy that is) Lol.

You do right to get a HB Guitar though, having both options is great. If you're not much of a Wolfgang fan, there are some nice looking Gretsch's Pro Jets on G.G in that price range.

Nomad

My Lemon Drop weighs about 8.5lbs. I use a 3" wide strap and have no issues with weight (or balance).

mike_l

Japanese Charvel Pro-mod.

 

 

olafgarten

mike_l said:

Japanese Charvel Pro-mod.

 

I thinks this falls under Ibanez etc

siraxeman

Them there Lemon Drops are nice geetars for the money as are the Vintage SGs....cawn't go rong wi'either ah tells thee!

UnclePsychosis

Have you got your single coil guitars shielded? It makes a real difference. 

ellandroadhero

I may need to look into doing something about it. The last few days they've been nigh on unplayable as the hum has been so bad.

Philly_Q

I don't understand why the hum from your single-coils should have suddenly become any worse than usual in the last few days.  Are you playing in a different room/environment?