The Instrument Recommendation thread

[Neapolitan]

Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

I suppose I should have been more explicit in my original post. I'm not really looking for anything with humbucking pickups, or any solid body guitar which has a predilection to arrest feedback. Which is kinda why I was straying towards a hollowbody in the first place. And even if I had the money for a Gibson, I wouldn't buy one.
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I plan on getting a fuzz box (most likely a Big Muff) and a compression pedal in due time, but for now I just want an electric guitar.

How about a Epiphone Nick Valensi Riviera P-94? It looks cool and for it's vibe alone I would recommend that guitar. The Riviera differs from the Casino where the latter has is hollow body (with - I think- a partial block under the bridge) and the Riviera is a semi-hollow and has a block thru body construction like an ES 335 and then there is the "Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93" (electric guitar) with a Bigsby (style) vibrato bar which looks interesting.

Epiphone guitar are always 90% of a mid -> hi price guitar, there are always certain minor things about them that different from Gibson like the curve radius of the neck the sound quality of the p-ups, fret buzz etc etc

Fender put out a new line Pawn Shop guitars which I think a little pricey for what they represent - a cheap pawn guitar but there's a semi-hollow Strat body, Cassie Ramone of the Vivian Girls has one and it looks sweet.
http://www.fender.com/products/pawnshop

Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

But thanks very much for the input.

no problem