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    Good acoustic for under £200?

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    20 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

     

    A good shout-out for the F310, but be aware that it is an acoustic guitar. If you want an electro-acoustic, Yamaha offer the FX400, but at a higher price (£255 from Thomann, for instance...). Do you really need the 'electro' part, though..? For 'playing out', it's very useful, but for home use, the only real advantage is for recording, and even then, it's not the same sound as using an external mic. Your call, of course.
    The other makers cited are very good, too, especially second-hand, where one may get a better instrument, if there's enough knowledge to judge the instrument offered. Hope this helps. B|

    I missed the electro bit 😁  Yamaha Music London do the FX310A for £235

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    Firewood - A Strat (if it's good enough for Jimi...)

    Weapon - a BC Rich of some sort or a Gene Simmons axe bass

    Play - My Harley Benton TE-62 or my Ibanez AS-73

    Mid-range guitar recommendations

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    On 30/06/2025 at 15:33, repoman said:

    I've currently got three budget electric guitars.  I've never cared about getting anything fancy as a player as I believe you should be able to shred any guitar.  They're all playable these days.

     

    But I don't want three electrics.  So I'm looking to consolidate down to one really decent guitar.  Somewhere in the £500-700 range.  Something I can depend on for a decade or two.

     

    My three guitars now are:

    1 - Harley Benton Fusion Tele (which looks gorgeous and has a tremolo).  I love it.  It never goes out of tune ever but it's a bit clunky to play.  I've never been able to get the neck perfect.

    2- Ibanez AS53.  Gorgeous but doesn't stay in tune very well.  No trem.

    3 - Ibanez RGsomething or other.  Nice and shreddy but heavy and no trem.

     

    I'm looking for something that looks good (so no Strats), has a trem (pref. non locking nuts) and good for everything from shred to jazz.

     

    Any ideas?

     

    I'm drawn to the EVH guitars but they do have locking nuts on the trem ones.

     

    Have you ever thought of taking the Fusion to a guitar tech to set up? Maybe they can get the neck closer to the way you want it. I'm surprised that the AS53 doesn't stay in tune. I have an AS73 and it stays in tune pretty well - just the occasional slight tweak needed. I would imagine it has the same hardware as the AS53.

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    Hot Pickups

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    On 30/05/2025 at 12:23, EdwardMarlowe said:

    Eeps. Be interesting to hear what it sounded like.... if he'd played it anyhow and it had sounded good, the web wold be full or people arguing about how best to melt the wax in your pickups, and what tonal difference it made to do it with them still in the guitar, whether to let the wax stay on the sound board because mojo tonez.... :D

    Pick up manufacturers charging more for special tone wax 😁

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    Name this guitar

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    Sounds like a real bargain. I had a quick look on Reverb and other Cox Classix electric guitars are selling from about £150 second hand. Obviously, they aren't covered in stickers with repainted headstocks, but your is now in the same condition after a little work. Well done.

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