Best electric guitar under 1000$?

[caleb5991]

i am looking for an electric guitar but have no knowledge on what is good, I want to spend no more then 1000$. I am probably going to just order it, and I like alternative rock style...so if anyone has suggestions please post

[tplyons]

If you don't know what you're looking for, $1000 is very subjective.

I'd take an American Strat personally, or a Tele, but there are others who swear by other things. What else are you looking for in a guitar?

Your best bet is to either take that cash to Guitar Center and try everything there.

[mjolnir]

It really depends what you want. Alternative rock covers such a broad range of tones and styles you could be talking about anything from Fender to Schecter to Epiphone to Ibanez.

[iScott]

I'd go for a Gibson Les Paul. Can't go wrong with hose babies.

[lunarpollen]

one to consider: the Brian May Signature, for about 800 bucks

I used to have the Guild version of this guitar over a decade ago. The new one is from Brian May Guitars and is available in several different color combinations (I'm fond of the black and gold). The Burns Tri-Sonic pickups are marvellous (they remind me of P90s in brightness and fullness, but with a different character) and the switch options give you lots of tonal choices. You can get everything from a jazz sound to a rockabilly sound to a Beatles sound and more (and of course, with a treble booster and the right kind of valve amp, some Queen sounds can be yours, but it's not necessary to be a Queen fan to be able to get lots of useful tones out of the instrument). It's just a very versatile guitar. Hell, I used a double bass bow on my old Guild to get some good bowed jazzy cello sounds out of it, using the neck pickup and a clean amp setting.

[Mon Rominee]

Have you bothered to try any yet? Have you formed any opinion with criteria that could help us help you?????? This is such a vague question it's virtually unanswerable without something to build on. Besides, there is no "best" except by your definition.

Get back to us with some ideas, or you're only gonna get biased answers.

[badstonebass]

Right here...best of both worlds we have 2 in the studio and NOBODY bothers to play anything else.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Schecter...33-i1177847.gc

[Mon Rominee]

Funny, I've heard horrible things about those Schecters. Seriously.

[dancehallclasher]

Originally Posted by iScott

I'd go for a Gibson Les Paul. Can't go wrong with hose babies.

not only can you go wrong with them, I'm pretty sure you can't order one new for $1000

[Mon Rominee]

Originally Posted by dancehallclasher

not only can you go wrong with them, I'm pretty sure you can't order one new for $1000

Yeah, I wrote that in my first reply, but deleted it...but I feel the same way. If you're hell bent on a Les Paul for that kinda change, get the Epiphone deluxe (premier / elitist / whatever) series, and wind up with a much better guitar than the original.

[CrazyArcher]

I'd recommend Ibanez. RG Prestige fall into this price range - very versatile and overall great guitars. Telecaster would probably fit your needs, too. Schecter C-1 is a good model, but probably has too fat of a sound for alt. rock...
Anyway, go ahead and try all kinds of sticks in the stores!

[Bard2dbone]

The best answer is an MIA Strat. But it's also a bad answer, because it'll start you off sounding llike nearly everyone else.

The strat is one of the most versatile guitars out there. But because so many artists play them, much of what you do at first on one sounds like someone else.

[derelicte]

Get a PRS custom 24 with piezo on a 80% off coupon!!

[funkalicious101]

I just got an american tele for $700 a while ago, just arrived today. Seems very versatile feels and sounds amazing. I think he was hurting for cash though.