The Official Guitar/Gear Buyers Guide

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The Official Guitar/Gear Buyers Guide

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Lets face it folks... atleast half of the posts in this forum go along the lines of "i want the best this for this price" the answers are always more or less the same. So this thread will be devoted to listing suggested brands and models of guitars or gear for a specific price range. This will make browsing the approved brands and models of gear easier for patrons to this area of the forum. And please, only post a product if you have played it exstensively and believe it to be the best of the best. Be prepared to defend your opinions. Please try to include links to pictures with the products. I will update the list daily. The ranking will be based on sale price not MSRP, no one ever pays that much.

Format: (Brand, Model, Price (US dollars))



Guitars

Electric

0-500 Range
Michael Kelly, Hourglass Q, 500
http://www.michaelkellyguitars.com/archtops/hourglassq/

501-1000 Range
Epiphone, Les Paul Standard, 500-600
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=h ... id/518341/

1001-1500 Range

1501-2000 Range
Gibson, Les Paul Classic, 1650-1750
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/512001/
Gibson, Chet Atkins SST, 1800
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/517610/

2001+ Range

Acoustic/Acoustic Electric

0-500 Range
Alvarez, RD-8, 200
http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/RD8BR.htm
Epiphone, Chet Atkins SST, 400
http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i- ... ST-EB.html
Alvarez, AJ60S12, 420 (12 string)
http://www.worldmusicsupply.com/guitars ... J60S12.asp
Michael Kelly, Legend, 500
http://michaelkellyguitars.com/acoustic ... endseries/

501-1000 Range
Martin, D-15 Sapele, 740
http://worldmusicnashville.zoovy.com/product/MAD15
Martin, D-15 limited edition, 740
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/514700/

1001-1500 Range

1501-2000 Range
Martin, D-35, 2000
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/514756/
Taylor, 665ce, 2000 (12 string)
http://www.bananas.com/productdetail.asp/pid_6621

2001+ Range
Martin, HD-28, 2300
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/514754/

Amps

0-500 Range
Pignose, Hog 20, 110
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/489055/

501-1000 Range

1001-1500 Range

1501-2000 Range

2001+ Range


Miscellaneous

0-500 Range

501-1000 Range

1001-1500 Range

1501-2000 Range

2001+ Range

Keep em comin people!
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worst thread ever.
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http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... &start=150

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fuck you man... im tryin to do somethin good for the forum. if you dont like it then stay the fuck away. we dont need you and your goddamn insults.
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i was only kidding,, its a good thread.

its you that suck..
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well... seriously then, why would you even say that? atleast put a jk next to it. no matter what i do your always on my ass
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you put the chet atkins as an electric guitar...
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shane wrote:you put the chet atkins as an electric guitar...
well... it has been called an acoustic electric, but it isnt an acoustic. so i figure it must be an electric.
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praisedave wrote:
shane wrote:you put the chet atkins as an electric guitar...
well... it has been called an acoustic electric, but it isnt an acoustic. so i figure it must be an electric.
It's a solidbody acoustic.
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TrippnBill686 wrote:
praisedave wrote:
shane wrote:you put the chet atkins as an electric guitar...
well... it has been called an acoustic electric, but it isnt an acoustic. so i figure it must be an electric.
It's a solidbody acoustic.
i dont belive there is such a thing... now im gonna pull a brock....

dictionary.com says:

Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically: an acoustic guitar; an acoustic bass.

GO ME!
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cmon guys im talkin to people at my school and diggin up old threads but i need your help. if we can get a good list with linksit will be a great asset to the gear forum. just give me model names and brands, ill find the link and price. Thanx
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added the sapele d-15, i love it
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praisedave wrote:
TrippnBill686 wrote:
praisedave wrote:
shane wrote:you put the chet atkins as an electric guitar...
well... it has been called an acoustic electric, but it isnt an acoustic. so i figure it must be an electric.
It's a solidbody acoustic.
i dont belive there is such a thing... now im gonna pull a brock....

dictionary.com says:

Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically: an acoustic guitar; an acoustic bass.

GO ME!
regardless, it is a solid body acoustic. there are plenty of them, like the anderson crowdster, renaissance guitars, etc.
Sort Of A Protest Song wrote:I don't know if this is shameful or not, but after waking up in a girls bed that was really high up off the ground (almost top-bunkbed type high) I told her that if I fell off I'd "come back to life as a white wizard". I was still a bit tipsy. She did not laugh.
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shane wrote:
praisedave wrote:
TrippnBill686 wrote:
praisedave wrote:
shane wrote:you put the chet atkins as an electric guitar...
well... it has been called an acoustic electric, but it isnt an acoustic. so i figure it must be an electric.
It's a solidbody acoustic.
i dont belive there is such a thing... now im gonna pull a brock....

dictionary.com says:

Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically: an acoustic guitar; an acoustic bass.

GO ME!
regardless, it is a solid body acoustic. there are plenty of them, like the anderson crowdster, renaissance guitars, etc.
renaissance are solid body?

c'mon i wanna be like brock and take advantage of a technicallity to be right... boo hoo :lol: :wink:
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praisedave wrote:
shane wrote:
praisedave wrote:
TrippnBill686 wrote:
praisedave wrote:
shane wrote:you put the chet atkins as an electric guitar...
well... it has been called an acoustic electric, but it isnt an acoustic. so i figure it must be an electric.
It's a solidbody acoustic.
i dont belive there is such a thing... now im gonna pull a brock....

dictionary.com says:

Of or being an instrument that does not produce or enhance sound electronically: an acoustic guitar; an acoustic bass.

GO ME!
regardless, it is a solid body acoustic. there are plenty of them, like the anderson crowdster, renaissance guitars, etc.
renaissance are solid body?

c'mon i wanna be like brock and take advantage of a technicallity to be right... boo hoo :lol: :wink:
renaissance guitars are solid body. or at least chambered.

as for technicallity, be as technical as you want. but youre still wrong. lol
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Post by Brock »

You want to be like me and take advantage of a technicality..? What the hell does that mean? You're wrong and won't admit it, there's no technicality there.
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