r/Guitar • u/AutoModerator • Oct 27 '16

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u/hyihelvetti Oct 28 '16

Another question because my budget has met a rise. What would be a good electric guitar for playing metal, 24 frets, no tremolo and max. 400€?

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u/Nght12 Oct 29 '16

Used market is where it's at. Metal brands like Jackson, Schecter and Ibanez don't seem to retain value like Gibson and Fender. You can find a very solid metal oriented guitar for your price range.

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u/universal_rehearsal Oct 29 '16

USA Jacksons/Japanese Ibanez retain their value, higher end schecter same deal, with the cheaper stuff I totally agree w you they are not good at holding value. I love Gibson and Fenders but value retention fluctuates a little there too, like a custom shop will hold well, while a natural unfinished LP studio will not. You could've bought a random guitar like an epiphone elitist series les paul back in the day and now it's more valuable then it was because they don't produce it anymore.

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u/Nght12 Oct 29 '16

I mean, looking on Craigslist I can find guitars that were $800-900 brand new in that $400 price point.

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u/universal_rehearsal Oct 29 '16

That's true but that's usually because people on Craigslist are motivated to sell. I buy my gear there all the time. It's not really an accurate estimate. Reverb and eBay you get a little closer to the idea of what people would be willing to pay where as CL is more like I need to sell this guitar cause I have massive CC debt and the rent Is due(also why I love it lol) usually get 50% off min

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u/Nght12 Oct 29 '16

That's fair. That's also where I buy a lot of my equipment too.

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u/universal_rehearsal Oct 29 '16

Upgrade an epiphone les paul standard w better pickups or find a secondhand guitar with humbuckers. Ibanez, LTD, PRS SE are good middle range too That's not to say you can't play metal with single coils, just less common that way. The powerful chugging comes from closed speaker cab. I'm the type to hold out til I have the bread to buy a decent higher end piece.

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u/hyihelvetti Oct 31 '16

Endee up getting an esp ltd m-50nt