Nothing like asking forumites for GAS advice, JK!
… and you catch me with my trousers down (more of that below )
Even though you’ve not been that active recently, your prolific previous activity and content stick out in my brain.
You are a focussed dude, committed guitar player, and tech-savvy. You like quality gear.
Look at your Fender, Maton and amp & everything-pedal. You are not going to happy going out to buy an ‘OK’ guitar, (although might be quite happy if you happened to stumbled upon one by chance)
Do as Rick says and put some funds aside till you can buy something special. Don’t forget, even if you decided to sell it at a later date, you’d get most (or even all) of your money back, so it’s a bit like ‘renting’, really
You’ve mentioned your hankering for a Jaguar style before with particular requirements.
You are the ideal candidate for a custom made guitar. Batwoman was thrilled with hers. Lieven too, and he’s in the process of getting another.
You know what you want, and it would be so much fun to be involved in designing it. The bond you’d have would be amazing.
You know it makes sense, and there have to be a number of decent luthiers within striking distance of where you live?
I’ll want to see pics of the process
Me on the other hand- I’m driven by value; mainly on the bottom end. With most things in life I try to find the sweet-spot of getting as ‘much as possible’ out of as ‘little as possible’. Not the same as cheap.
I regarded my HB Fusion III (£280) and G&L Tele (£345) as expensive guitars and I love them. They’re above my play-grade.
This morning a friend of mine who’s moving down South put a couple of guitars up for sale. I dropped around this morning to test drive this one
Hartwood Charger Vibrato Electric Guitar, Cigar Burst at Gear4music
Vgc, neck a bit wider than I’m used to (but I have big hands), always liked the look of a Bigsby (although this is an own-brand).
No coil-split on this one.
I don’t need another guitar, but as I’ve mentioned before, relationships are an important factor in my guitar world, and I think it would make me smile whenever I played it. I have the £180 he’s looking for in my pocket.
Should I buy it?