I’ve had a lot of guitars over the years, and i started both paring down some and/or replacing (upgrading) some. Price range from $400 to $4000. Here’s my big takeaways. US and Japanese guitars are normally keepers long-term. Exceptions are PRS SE. I have 3 Carvin DC400s that I bought used, all between $900 and $1000. All stunning instruments. One of my main gig guitars is a Sire L7, which I bought new for $700. A LP w/o paying the Gibson price. I just bought a used G&L Legacy Special for $950 (US made). The lesson is be patient, never pay retail and there are many sub $1000 guitars that were much more when new, and you can find some great deals on used guitars that will last you years of playing experiences.
I bought an Yamaha Revstar RSS02T last year. It quickly became my favorite of 10 electrics, including Gibson, Gretsch, G, Eastwood and others of much higher price.
Love the neck shape but do have smaller hands … I have 2 rev stars ver 1 and ver 2 , 502t and new standard .. these new standard is $500 bucks in Indonesia and ya way up there considering I play them against some 6k custom builds … another is my PRS DGT and Gretch Dua Jet ..also 4 -6.5 usd range
You are a brave man playing a Baritone guitar with a Bigsby! Thats essentially a short scale bass in scale length! I wonder what you would think of that versus the Squier bass 6 model.
I have one of the Paul Allender guitars. That was my first favorite PRS SE. my current favorite is the McCarty 594. Well my favorite guitar is my Gibson Les Paul, but that’s my favorite SE. my Paul Allender is the purple with gold hardware like yours. Love the bats. I didn’t like the EMG version as much. Always loved my PRS models of all levels.
straight out the gate with Gretsch Electromatic range. FANTASTIC value for money. i am just at the start of the video, but i see a few SE PRS's coming, lol. that's totally *fair* imo, SE's are ,arguably, the best in pricerange. arguably. Sire Guitars has entered the chat.
We get that you’re a Prs fanboy and I respect that but there are many better options than that. such as the newer ibanez or yamaha are putting out amazing stuff for cheaper than the prs se line
Basswood will be fine but man is it squishy. The Chinese brands Grote, JET, Eart, Leo Jaymz, Fesley, Firefly, etc. have guitars that punch way above they're weight for a third the price. Cort runs a Factory in China too. I wish the industry would move towards LED side dots and inlays like Framus/Warwick guitars. Luminlays don't last at all.
I understand you are loyal to PRS SE a lot of the time and trust them but For under $1000, if youre looking at acoustics-(in this order) *All of these are all solid wood Alvarez Eastman Epiphone Yamaha Seagull Larrivee Baby Taylor (not all solid-but cheap, great for live pwrformace) This is the way PRS for used or new acoustics under $1000, wouldnt crack my top 5..or even 10..and yes ive tried several. I place them beside Fender Paramount or midrange takamine You cam perform with them
Thanks for sharing. I have no loyalty to any brands. I have gravitated to PRS as I like their consistency and specs. ESP is another company whose products I really like. I have a Taylor mini btw. It's not bad but I prefer the PRS SE
This comment may not be relevant outside the USA? However, the USA made Peavey Reactor it's probably the best Telecaster copy out there that I am aware of. In my opinion it plays just as good as anything but perhaps a Fender Custom Shop Telecaster. Superb playability and sound. Don't take my word for it, just look up Scott Grove for his review of USA made Peavey Guitars. And yes, I have owned several USA made Peavey Guitars and they are very underrated. I would put the T60 model up against literally any Les Paul or USA Strat. You can take one up and really great condition between 4 and 500.00. And I would dare say it's made better than any Korean or Chinese made Telecaster.
@@ministryofguitarI ha 2:14 ve to apologize about one part the information of: it is actually the T25 that you can pick up for $400 to 500, not the T60. They are also a fantastic guitar, and I own one.
I've got a few Squires and I love them. I've got the Paranormal Baritone, a beautiful Tele guitar, a Jaguar bass, and a '70's style P-bass. Their fit and finish are really high quality. They sound great, too! I guess if you're super picky you could probably mod them, but I have no problem with the way they sound or play.
Opeth is my favorite band. Mikael has a really nice P24 in antique white and I would love to pick up something similar someday. Just pure class and the solid colors show off the carves of PRS guitars really well.
Great tip Ive been finding. 1980s MIJ fenders!! man.. They're cheap.. Usually under $800-1500 range used. Great guitars man. I don't know why they're so soft on the used guitar market? but they're bad ass guitars. I bought one... Hopefully people don't find out... They're IMHO better then the 1970s stuff if your chasing affordable boutique.
Many good guitars are thre in that price range now a days. My top picks among them --- 1.Yamaha revstar (rse and rss, that too with p90 option) 2. Cort G300 series 3. Ibanez rg 550 Genesis (That too MIJ) All these are around 900 usd, and best in that price category for either a hobbyists or ful time pros. That's my humble opinion.
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my friend, maybe talk about the guitars that we can go and buy today and not the ones that you can't buy would be more helpfull to some of us, please : )
@@ministryofguitarReplace those stock gretsch pickups with tv jones and you'll be amazed, they're what gretsch uses in their american models and they're the real deal at only $149 US a pop
@@damp9304are you David Williams ? I thought that Steve Lukather and Eddie Van Halen played on Beat It … in fact they did .. Didn’t know David Williams recorded on it as well but he is a legend and played much with MJ
This is really not as complicated as RU-vids hunger for more newer videos would have you believe. Get a Mexican Fender. It's professional quality, it's completely modular, and the parts are WIDELY available. If you go cheaper (Reverend, ESP, Ibanez, cheap Yamahas, HB) you WILL be making compromises in the pickups, pots, switches ,tuners, f&f. COMPLETELY. MODULAR. Take any other guitar on this list, snap off the headstock, and see what kind of hoops you have to jump through to fix a problem that a Fender player can solve with one (of many) website and a phillips screw driver.
Reverend is not cheaper than a MIM Fender. And, the quality of the electronics is better in a lot of those guitars you mentioned. I do agree that an MIM is decent quality, but these days, so are many others and some are a lot better for the money. Fender is kinda like the "Glock" of guitars. It's the standard everybody uses, but other companies are building similar designs with better quality and craftsmanship for less money, which just means when you buy a Fender, you're paying more for the brand name than the actual guitar.
@@BootsyWalkerThe point he's making is if you damage the neck on a mexican strat or precision bass, you can buy a brand new neck for less than a new guitar, no other reputable brand can claim that
@@jasondorsey7110 um, any bolt on neck can be replaced easily. And all electronics can be upgraded. If fender is your preference, that's fine, but Yamaha, Reverend, Guild, etc all make good stuff too. Most people don't have $1000+ to spend on a used American made instrument, so I'm glad to see Yamaha and others are selling guitars for under a grand that have features that promote long lasting quality. I'm also glad because I wouldn't want to live in a world where I can only buy guitars from one company. Competition inspires innovation, and whether I decide to buy one or not, I think the Revstar is a very innovative design that is attractive to a lot of long time tone junkies like me.
