Tele? Jaguar? Jazzmaster?

tell us yer buget, now or i will decapitate you.

In my opinion and a lot of the people I know, yes. They’re basically overwound single coils, so they cut through and have some balls to them. It’s not muddy like a humbucker and not super thin like a normal single coil.

Look, siresofnothing, I think its best to wait and get some extra money and get a ‘real’ guitar and not a copy. Squires just keep fucking you and requiring annoying setups every week. Do what I did, stick with your strat copy, and save up for like a jazzmaster or if you really want p90’s a Epiphone/Gibson Les Paul with p90’s. Think about it, it makes sense. Save yer moneys.

From the experience I’ve had buying guitars it’s always best to save up and get a really good guitar. I’ve had alot of guitars ranging from cheap gibson copys and squiers to usa gibsons and now vintage guitars. Ebay is the only way to get real value for money in my opinion; you can get US made fenders and gibsons cheaper than the jap model price in guitar shops. I got a US SG for £350 which is way cheaper than an epiphone copy in a guitar shop. What I really recommend though is getting hold of a vintage guitar. Not only are they superior in nearly everyway they are a great investment. They go up in price every year so it’s best to get one asap before the prices get silly. I had to save up for about a year to get my jazzmaster but it’s the best thing i’ve ever done.

In regard to the orginal question I would simply recommend a jazzmaster and not just because J uses them. They are easily the most diverse guitars I’ve ever played and i dont have a big muff or many pedals. They sound great for any style you wanna go for especially for playing chords, the only problem i get due to the low action is lack of sustain on bends. I read that this is just a problem with vintage JMs but i can’t be arsed making the action higher.

I was playing with it at Guitar Center. The bridge pickup is slanted instead of straight, but they’re very similar. I’ll find the name for you….

In regards to price:

I’ve owned all sorts of guitars in my life. The highest end was a Rickenbacker 330 or a Parker Nightfly (couldn’t stand it…way too light) to cheesy 80s metal guitars they were giving away in pawn shops. My two guitars I use now are a Peavey T-60 and a Squire Jagmaster. Both are great guitars. The T-60 has the thin neck like and SG and good frets. You can coil tap to use single and humbucker (I never use anything but single coil).

Cost should be your least important aspect of buying a guitar. You should focus on how it feels and sounds above all other things. Some people need to have an expensive guitar to feel like they’ve got something well-made…it’s just marketing scams. Sadly, an expensive guitar will not make you sound like you know how to play if you don’t, it just makes you look nice and you can tell friends how awesome it is.

The key to enjoying guitar is to learn how to do maintenance on it and to find something that speaks to you personally and feels right.

Exactly. They’re cool guitars and they sound killer. It really doesnt matter if J uses them or not, because most of his gear is enormous and vintage which is very expensive, so you wouldnt get his tone either way.

Anyone who can’t set up the JM stock bridge is an idiot. Yeah, it rattles, but if you set it up properly theres less chance of it rattling and half of the tone goes with its bridge, the bridge gives that jangly and surfy sound. The only problem with it that I dislike and really really dislike is that theres a lot of slapback on the strings and my low e always pops out and its out of place. oh well.