Aunt Zelda

[dachay2tnr]

Your beloved Aunt Zelda recently passed on, and upon the reading of her will you discover she has left you $600. However, knowing your love of music, she has stipulated that the $600 can only be spent on an electric guitar. Sadly, you will have to put off buying that new lawnmower or replacing the 15-year old water heater, but Aunt Zelda has spoken. So what are you gonna buy with your windfall?

 

[somegeezer]

600? Hardly much. What a tight git that Zelda was. No wonder everyone stayed away from her at the christmas dinner. =P

I'd have to say Ibanez and Schecter are some of the best in that range. I believe over in the states, you get get Agiles for that kinda price too. May be able to find a low end PRS, or maybe a good used one, for that kinda price. Wouldn't get your hopes up for the latter though. =P

 

[dachay2tnr]

600? Hardly much. What a tight git that Zelda was. No wonder everyone stayed away from her at the christmas dinner. =P

Don't be bad-mouthing Aunt Zelda. At her age she had to turn quite a few tricks to come up with $600.

 

[mjbphotos]

I guess a lot depends on what you have for guitars already. And what kind of music you are playing. And what the used guitar market is like near you.

 

[Track Rat]

In my humble experience, in that price range a Schecter or Sammick. You'd be surprised at how much guitar you can get for $600.

 

[arcadeko]

Epiphone Les Paul Standard (Ebony) | Sweetwater.com

Use the left over cash for a case and stand.

 

[somegeezer]

ESP are another. Can get some of their lower end LTD stuff for that kinda price too.

 

[MrWrenchey]

Acoustic guitar? I'd go with a PRS Angelus SE. There's a youtube video of a guy playing fingerstyle with nothing but a 57 micing it, and it sounds fantastic to me (yeah, yeah, I know you aren't supposed to judge things based on youtube vids, but as far as I'm concerned, if they can get it to sound like that through youtube, you can do good stuff with it in your DAW).
Electric? ESP or Schecter, like most people here are saying. I personally have just used an Epiphone like arcadeko posted about, and the thing gets some rather nice sounds out of it for being only in the $350-450 range.

 

[jamesbecker]

id look on ebay for second hand or "not working" guitars (a lot of people will sell a good guitar cheap because the pick up doesnt work, new pick ups or re wiring and its all good)

 

[dachay2tnr]

Hmmmm... no PRS SE line supporters? Interesting.

 

[Track Rat]

This was under $500.

 

[dachay2tnr]

This was under $500.

New or used??

 

[aaronmcoleman]

Again, the biggest thing is what do you already have and what do you play?

If it were my $600 I'd get a Jazzmaster
Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special (3-Color Sunburst) | Sweetwater.com

I know it's $200 more than she left, but you can find them for less, and put in $50 of your own! Awesome!

But, I only like stuff designed in the 50's and 60's.

 

[moresound]

Well ..... what every you get for a guitar I'll trade you even for a new water heater.

 

[kidkage]

EDIT: Eastwood Ichiban Electric Guitar : Eastwood Guitars | Shop.MyRareGuitars.com
I'd try to scrape together another hundred

Sorry Link couldn't save you in time Aunt Zelda

 

[moresound]

Do they sell guitar-riding lawn mower combos?

 

[Track Rat]

I don't have a good pic of this Sammick but it's one of my fav guitars that I own. Both were bought new. Both under $500.

 

[somegeezer]

Hmmmm... no PRS SE line supporters? Interesting.

First reply that I sent. PRS mentioned. =P

 

[dachay2tnr]

First reply that I sent. PRS mentioned. =P

Missed that.

I saw that someone had suggested a PRS acoustic, but Aunt Zelda specifically said an "electric" guitar.

 

[acidrock]

Aunt Zelda left me a lot more.I'm not sure what kind of guitar I'll be getting but it'll be gold plated and diamond encrusted.