Reccomend me a guitar

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Reccomend me a guitar

Post by Shane110111 » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:49 am

I'm looking to buy a new guitar, but I'm not sure what to get.
Im a lefty and I find that theres a really limited selection of left handed guitars.
I play alternative, indie, psychedelic, blues and classic rock.

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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by dj_techa » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:26 am

SG
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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by BenHagerty » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:39 am

dj_techa wrote: SG
I second that, I like my epiphone SG

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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by Shane110111 » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:54 pm

Ive been looking at a Higway One Strat and an Epi Sheraton.
Has anyone had any experience with either of them?

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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:00 pm

The Sheratons are nice, but they aren't that nice.  I'd rather have a Casino, but that's because I don't really like humbuckers(except Filtertrons and WRHBs).

HWY 1 Strats are nice looking, but I don't like the HUGE frets, the fact that there are 22 of them, or the really hot pickups.

How about a '72 Tele Deluxe RI?

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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by Shane110111 » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:38 pm

I like Tele Deluxes but lefties are hard to find.

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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by benelli » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:48 pm

I vote SG Classic
all out of bubblegum

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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:13 pm

Shane110111 wrote: I like Tele Deluxes but lefties are hard to find.
Whoops...I didn't read your post carefully enough.  :-[
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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by del » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:26 pm

There's a thread in this section titled "BUDGET AXES" and I think lots of gtrs listed there will be worthwhile.

I'm a big proponent of Squiers, for what it's worth. 

The SG Classic mentioned above is a great gtr, too; but it doesn't come in lefty as far as I know.
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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by theworkoffire » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:52 pm

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Hagstrom F200P £249 BIN - click picture

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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by Soochdaddy » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:06 pm

A highway one strat would suit all of the musical purposes you listed rather well.
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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by benelli » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:52 pm

del wrote: There's a thread in this section titled "BUDGET AXES" and I think lots of gtrs listed there will be worthwhile.

I'm a big proponent of Squiers, for what it's worth. 

The SG Classic mentioned above is a great gtr, too; but it doesn't come in lefty as far as I know.

hmmm...I thought they did sell lefty SG Classics, I stand corrected.
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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by del » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:16 am

benelli wrote:
del wrote: There's a thread in this section titled "BUDGET AXES" and I think lots of gtrs listed there will be worthwhile.

I'm a big proponent of Squiers, for what it's worth. 

The SG Classic mentioned above is a great gtr, too; but it doesn't come in lefty as far as I know.

hmmm...I thought they did sell lefty SG Classics, I stand corrected.
I could be wrong, too. 

And as I can see you came here to to do two things and are, in fact, all out of bubblegum, and I'm not a fan of the alternative, well... I don't want to come across as some kind of wrongheaded know-it-all.  That's the sort of thing that can lead to not-chewing-bubblegum option.  :)
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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by benelli » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:58 am

no, sir you are correct.

also, it's awesome that people around these parts know/get that quote. salut!
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Re: Reccomend me a guitar

Post by kle » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:11 am

theworkoffire wrote: Hagstrom F200P
+1!

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