Anyone know any rocking, vintage guitars? (affordable)

[michaelq]

Hello all! I've broken the bank on a couple of vintage amplifiers (a Fender 75 twin 135 rms, and a 65 danelectro dm25)..i'll be using these in an A/B setting using the dano as clean and mid-distortion, and the twin for all beyond. I'm looking for a rocking, affordable (less than $700-$800 lets say) vintage guitar. If someone could throw out some suggestions, i've been in guitar dreamland the last few days and can't seem to break out of staring at multiple thousand dollar vintage guitars. I NEED HELP!

[hungovermorning]

Lates 70s/Early 80s Les Paul Specials. Absolutely great guitars in that price range. If not, pick up a Greco (70s), they made excellent Les Paul copies sometimes better than the real thing.

[dalley]

Hagstrom!!!

[hungovermorning]

Originally Posted by dalley

Hagstrom!!!

That works too.

[dalley]

Originally Posted by hungovermorning

Lates 70s/Early 80s Les Paul Specials. Absolutely great guitars in that price range. If not, pick up a Greco (70s), they made excellent Les Paul copies sometimes better than the real thing.

Speaking of LP copies, you can look for an old Tokai or Ibanez LP copy... but then again, the prices on those are far from cheap anymore

speaking of cheap vintage, I went into a pawn shop today and saw an old Peavey T40 fretless bass. Those things if I remember correctly were solid and weighed a ton. I never knew they made a fretless version though. Maybe I'll go back and see what they want for it ...

[gcapel]

I have a Gibson SG - I . It is usa made but only has one humbucker at the bridge. It also has a coil tap switch. This guitar was made for hard rock. THe 500T pickup is hot. I found mine for 400.00 on ebay about 3 or 4 years ago. These were made in the early 90's. The SG-X is about the very same guitar, but I think they just put more exotic finishes on them.

The older SG specials are also great guitars.

[kojdogg]

i got my main guitar, a 94' hamer usa archtop studio (like a dc lp) w/ joe barden hb's on ebay for $650 about 6 yrs. ago. there are a lot of bargain usa hamers, most of which came stock with seymour duncan jb's (bridge) and jazz or '59 pickups. also, as noted above, tokai's if you can find them and i also dig my g&l legacy (strat).

[gordone]

My 1956 Martin 00-18 "rocks"
:-)

[Slowrider]

[old Peavey T40 ] I had a fretted T40 and it was heavier than hell and built like a tank. Sold it to get the Ric which is alot lighter.

[AGCurry]

Guitars don't rock; people do.

[Greg_L]

mosrite. be unique.

[Henry Mars]

That vintage guitar thing is a bunch of BS. If you shop around you can find a new axe that really sounds great and with an up grade or two you can have a fantastic sounding axe. What you are interested in is the type of pickup the type of wood and how the neck and body are joined.
Amps are a different story. There are significant differences in the electronics of vintage amplifiers over newer amps that impact sound more than a guitar.

[philboyd studge]

Tokai.......'78 to '82 Strat, Tele, Les Paul copies....but they aren't all that cheap anymore.

[mikemorgan]

Here's one

http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-Fender-Bron...QQcmdZViewItem

[hungovermorning]

Originally Posted by mikemorgan

Here's one

http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-Fender-Bron...QQcmdZViewItem

I couldn't live with a bolt on with one pick up, if you're going that route, spend $450 and get a Melody Maker.

[notCardio]

if it's the right one.

But I don't like the upper frets on the Mustang/Bronco/Musicmaster (got one already, thanks). No sustain at all, notes die out immediately. Teles that I played in the past had the same problem. My Melody Maker was kind of cool. It had some real bite to it. I would go get it back, but somone who had it after me kinda butchered it.

So you're going to use the Dano for clean, but the Twin for the heavy stuff?

I sure don't get that. To me, a Twin is what you get when you need clean, but you need it really loud.

[michaelq]

"So you're going to use the Dano for clean, but the Twin for the heavy stuff?

I sure don't get that. To me, a Twin is what you get when you need clean, but you need it really loud."

I'll be using both, but the twin is going to hae a hot plate on it so I'll be able to crank it without killing half the people int he room.

[rayc]

A lot of folk have forgotten the affordable tag.
Try a Tiesco, an Audition, Hagstrom etc.
SOME of those 70's single coil guitars really do the job - high output bridge pickups, a sound that cuts through the band mush and CHEAP.
You'll find em almost anywhere so try before you buy.

[Rickson Gracie]

why not just get a new guitar? there are many 'new-vintage' (as i like to call them) guitars that you can get for that price.

LP DC faded

fender strats, teles

used ric

epiphone elitist casino or korean casino for a lot less.

there are a lot of great non-vintage new and used guitars out there in your price range.

[gbondo9]

...or just a new guitar ...period.

What is the reason for getting an old one? Like previous posts pointed out - vintage amp electronics make a big diff - but guitar electronics..... not so much. And it sounds like you actually want to play it - so good sound will

I have a relativley new G&L that sounds Awesome and I just picked up the 73 Tele deluxe reissue for about $600 ....and it's incredible. All new parts, looks brand new(shiny!), low low noise, great tones, rock solid geetar...and about $1000 less than buying the same "vintage" one.

Besides - in 30 years - my guitars will be vintage!!

[ez_willis]

Originally Posted by AGCurry

Guitars don't rock; people do.

This is at the air-guitar world championships. Do you still want to stand by that statement?

[Light]

Well, we've got a ES125T in the shop right now. It's a little 3/4 sized thin bodied hollow electric. It was intended as a student model, with only one P 90 in it, but it is one of the coolest guitars I've seen in a while. If I could afford it, it would be mine. If you could find one of those, well they have a pretty high cool factor.


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