I'm looking at some guitars at the moment. I currently have a First Act Sheena and a GFS Tele copy. I'm looking for a decent reliable guitar that'll be fun to play.
I was pretty into the idea of a Jazzmaster, but I'm a little more put off them though. I remember seeing a HH Jaguar in a local shop and I thought it looked really pretty(Olympic white). I like the idea of the Coil Split blend, as a lot of coil splits tend to be a bit thin, that helps work around it. But I have heard the pickups are a bit ####.
I'm not sure what to do. I like the sort of "complicated" sound a Jazzmaster pickup has, it has this glassy texture under distortion and has that "Surfy" Twang even under fairly high gain. To me it sounds like a less obnoxious version of a Tele if that makes any sense. But it's also kind of mellow compared to a Jag. The Jag's pickups are ridiculously high output too, which normally I'd hate but I have an amp(ZT Lunchbox) that doesn't get very dirty on it's own, and coil splits work better with hotter pickups AFAIK.
Basically I just want a guitar that doesn't sound like the typical old Strat, Les Paul or Tele(though Teles are definitely the coolest sounding IMO). I want it to be versatile enough to do high gain without being boring like most humbucking guitars. So I'm open to other suggestions. I have a pretty low budget though, I'm hoping to try and grab one of the classic players for €500.
Also considering getting one of those Parker P series guitars, the P38 or P44, and putting some interesting pickups in them, but not sure what to go with there. If you start chasing "interesting" pickups it can cost quite a lot. Lace sensors are about the best affordable ones, but they still mostly sound like Strat pickups.
Any ideas?
