LegateNaarifin

All these are great suggestions. I'm definitely leaning towards a double bucker, probably LP style. I think I'm just going to have to sit down with an axe or 12 and see which one feels right, I'm never going to be able to choose otherwise! Plus it's a good day out

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

@TrevorR Wow, I really like the look of those Gordon Smiths. I'd never even heard of the company before! Kind of the point of the thread, I wanted to see if there were any left-field options I was neglecting. That Graduate in FS is seriously tempting 

I'm really not a proper guitarist, but I have been known to badly play one, so there. 

Hi all, well isn't this new site cool? All it's missing is the beginner guitar thread.

Well, here it is!

I'm a bassist that writes music, which means writing guitar parts, and my current thin-stringer just isn't comfortable, or very good sounding. So I'm after something nice and fairly well rounded, suited for writing/recording sparkly cleans and heavy rock/metal stuff. I doubt it'll ever leave the house, so it doesn't have to be the nicest looking or sturdiest thing. What would you lot suggest? The budget of £400 isn't set in stone, don't mind spending slightly over but would be nice to spend less.

Also, to spice things up, I have flirted with the idea of a seven string guitar (to match my 5/6 string basses), so suggestions in that realm would also be appreciated.

Cheers in advance,

Kieron