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samzadgansamzadgan Frets: 1471
edited September 2013 in Guitar
Wanted to get some thoughts on a few potentially new guitars...if you have owned these or know what they are like.

these are all second hand...and most likely the pickups will be changed out for some oil city A8/A4 pickups...

so this is the list so far...

1. BC Rich Classic Series Mockingbird - made in Korea, neck through body
2. Gibson sonex180 deluxe
3. Yamaha SG300
4. Ibanez AR300 Korean not the Japanese ones.
5. LTD EC1000 (non EMG models)
6. Westbury Standard MIJ from the 70s
7. Gibson LP Studio (many options out there)
8. Tokai MIK LP

Cost wise, i want to spend anywhere between £300 and £550...and music, i play doom/stoner metal.

any help would be appreciated.
My fuzz demo's: https://www.instagram.com/sketchyfuzzies/
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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    The Gibson Sonex is a weird one. Some say they're made of sawdust and glue...AKA Resonwood by Gibson. Not really a bargain classic Gibson design.
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 13578
    interesting your choices for #7 and #8      as the £ for #7 will get you into # MIJ territory
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700

    I'd have the LTD by choice.

    I'd suggest trying as many as possible to see if the neck plays how you like, and whether the guitar suits you (IE feels comfortable to play, looks cool etc) and most importantly sounds good. 

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • samzadgansamzadgan Frets: 1471
    i have played the ones i can in shops (LTD, LP Studio)...but these are all ebay...so i'm somewhat trusting the general quality and feel of these models and hoping that the particular ones on ebay are up to those standard - the Gibson is a bit of a gamble i know...but i scored a good one once.


    My fuzz demo's: https://www.instagram.com/sketchyfuzzies/
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 13578
    personally Id search out an older  MIJ  love rock.............in good nick
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • ESBlondeESBlonde Frets: 3614
    If it's an ebay gamble I'm tempted to say #7 would resell easier if you were disappointed. 

    BUT I would advocate only buying something you have played if it's to be your only guitar.

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  • dogloaddogload Frets: 1495
    edited September 2013
    The Westbury Standard is a lovely little guitar. All mahogany, set-neck construction and originally fitted with DiMarzio pickups.
    I owned one many years ago, and if one came my way again I would happily accept.

    Also, you should be able to get it for under 300 quid!
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 73074
    edited September 2013
    not_the_dj said:
    The Gibson Sonex is a weird one. Some say they're made of sawdust and glue...AKA Resonwood by Gibson. Not really a bargain classic Gibson design.
    They're utter crap. The body is made of a composite material, heavy and toneless, the necks are poorly made, they often have bad fretting, and the stock pickups are junk (I know you would replace them anyway).

    Probably Gibson's low point of guitar design and quality, perhaps with the exception of the Corvus... but it's a close call.


    I would get the Westbury.

    "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

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  • GuitarMonkeyGuitarMonkey Frets: 1883
    ICBM said:

    I would get the Westbury.
    So would I. Look at this bargain beauty.
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  • randomhandclapsrandomhandclaps Frets: 20521
    ICBM said:
     
    They're utter crap.
    .
    That's actually slightly incorrect - they are in fact reconstituted crap!
    :D
    My muse is not a horse and art is not a race.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 73074
    Some people say that a Gibson logo is worth a couple of hundred quid on top of the price (based on quality) of any guitar. Which is probably right since a Sonex is "worth" about £250 :).

    Seriously, those Indonesian-made Epi Specials that sell for £99 brand new are better guitars.

    "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

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  • samzadgansamzadgan Frets: 1471
    GuitarMonkey said:
    ICBM said:

    I would get the Westbury.
    So would I. Look at this bargain beauty.
    that's exactly the one i'm looking at...

    i'm also really looking at the Mockingbird...
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321203667686?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

    My fuzz demo's: https://www.instagram.com/sketchyfuzzies/
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  • OilCityPickupsOilCityPickups Frets: 11139
    tFB Trader
    I had a Mockingbird bass ... cool as hell.
    Professional pickup winder, horse-testpilot and recovering Chocolate Hobnob addict.
    Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups  ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message  

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  • samzadgansamzadgan Frets: 1471

    TheGuitarWeasel said:
    I had a Mockingbird bass ... cool as hell.
    just imagine...that natural finish mockingbird with your double cream A8 and A4 pickups in it...especially if that mockingbird goes for less than 300
    My fuzz demo's: https://www.instagram.com/sketchyfuzzies/
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  • IanSavageIanSavage Frets: 1319
    Oh man, now I want a Mockingbird. :(
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11440
    Another vote for the Westbury. It's a lot of guitar for the money.
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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17899
    tFB Trader
    I'd go for some kind of MIJ Les Paul. 

    Steer clear of the Sonex, they suck.
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  • JookyChapJookyChap Frets: 4234
    I had a Sonex for a while and it was (amazingly) quite nice to play. Better still, the gap between the neck and body proved a great place to keep a pack of Polos.

    Any of the others would be a much better bet - try for MIJ LP as suggested...

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  • IamnobodyIamnobody Frets: 6939
    edited September 2013
    May I suggest this as a lot of guitar for the money:

    Mij ESP edwards John Sykes model les paul

    http://bit.ly/15iOa82

    Not my auction by the way!

    Spec from elsewhere:


    Extremely rare Japanese Made ESP-Edwards single cut-away John Sykes Signature Model
    Mahogany Body with Maple top - Mahogany neck with Ebony Fretboard
    Pearloid Block Fret Inlays - As used by John Sykes on the 1987 Whitesnake Album
    Gotoh Tune-o-matic bridge & Gotoh machine heads with Chrome tuning buttons
    Seymour Duncan (neck)SH-1n ,(bridge)Seymour Duncan SH-4 hum-bucking pick-ups

    Read more: http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/guitar/electric/edwards-by-esp-e-lp-92cd-js#ixzz2eZ1bTPVR


    Previously known as stevebrum
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 13578
    Dyson have started manufacturing guitars




    they suck
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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