Best playing low end 6 you have owed?

[Detested]

Thought I would post this to maybe help newbs or maybe a newb you know,decided to get my omen 6 string through up and running again,new strings,neck back in whak and man this thing plays better than I remember,sustain and arch top feel good,pups decent, only bad is strings are off center of neck,hehe.
Please tell of your cheap 6's.

 

[Metal Mortician]

I still have my first-run Santana SE from 2002. That thing has been my main axe throughout undergrad and g rad school. Made me fall in love with a rounder fretboard radius and thicker neck. Its been through a few pickup changes bit it is probably the last guitar I would ever sell.

 

[Matt_D_]

Ibanez SZ520FM.

they were awesome guitars. I'd love to see them return in some shape!

 

[Mordacain]

I've mostly played low-end gear and only recently starting graduating to main-tier production stuff so yea, could probably fill out a whole sub-genre but I'll try and limit myself.

If you want a basic strat style, Japanese Squiers kick all kinds of ass, but the new Classic Vibes aren't bad. Standard Strats are very good now too since Fender upgraded the hardware and designs a bit. I'm having to do more work to my LTD ST213 than I did any of the Fender cheapies otherwise I'd recommend that.

If you want a nice super strat, Japanese RG's are still pretty much where it's at in the value department. Newer Indonesian RGs aren't bad either and I didn't really dislike my RG350 vs my original RG550. Both were purchased sub $300 so take that into consideration.

As far as 7s go, you can still find the occasional awesome deal on RG7321 or 742X style. My first 7 was an RG7321 I grabbed for $150.

 

[Ironbird]

I still have my first-run Santana SE from 2002. That thing has been my main axe throughout undergrad and g rad school. Made me fall in love with a rounder fretboard radius and thicker neck. Its been through a few pickup changes bit it is probably the last guitar I would ever sell.

I guess we have very differing opinions on what 'low end' means.

Where I am, owning a PRS SE would be a dream for most unemployed players ie students. It just costs too much to be considered a low end guitar.

I was thinking one of those older SX Teles which were priced at US$99. Those were mean playing and sounding guitars!

 

[Mordacain]

I guess we have very differing opinions on what 'low end' means.

Where I am, owning a PRS SE would be a dream for most unemployed players ie students. It just costs too much to be considered a low end guitar.

I was thinking one of those older SX Teles which were priced at US$99. Those were mean playing and sounding guitars!

Yea, it would help to define 'low end.' Personally, anything under $700 USD new is low-end as far as I am concerned. Hell, I was able to afford a $500 Epiphone Les Paul back when I was 15 from my janitor job at a local movie theatre.

There's low end and then there's super budget. SX, Douglas and Xaviere all fall into that. I've had a half decent SX and the Xaviere HSS w/ the setneck I had was surprisingly awesome.

 

[wrongnote85]

this dude right here

93 korean squire strat that i've modded to high heaven

 

[tyler_faith_08]

A lot of Schecter's lower end stuff is really good. My Gryphon is amazing. Still play that thing. SO HEAVY! Just throw some better pickups in and you've got a good setup. They're built really well, too.

I liked the lower end Joe Satriani Ibanez, too. I paid about 300 for it in excellent condition at GC, so I don't think they'd be much over 500, if at all. Really poor setup, but with a little time, I got it perfect. Decent pickups for the price and very playable after setting it up.

 

[devolutionary]

My Tokai Goldstar is a pretty swell ride. It's a rocking little son of a bitch.

 

[Horizongeetar93]

Epiphone Les Paul Goth. It played good to me back in the day, not sure about now.

 

[Chuck]

PRS SE's are fantastic maybe not quiet super low end though.

 

[Malkav]

I had an RG380DX that someone else had modded with a lo pro and dimarzio pickups (HH on a 5-way), I paid about R3500 for it at the time, in my country just the pickups would have cost half of that, so it's technically low end but not off the shelf

For those who don't know the RG380DX was made in Japan in the early 90's and was a budget instrument in many respects, the weird thing is that the body was resin cast, so essentially sawdust glued into solid form. Despite not being made of wood the thing still sounded baller - My best friend currently owns her, so I may even buy her back one day

 

[sniperfreak223]

BC Rich Deluxe Warlock...plays way better than any $300 guitar ever deserves to.

 

[Philip N]

First run Chapman ML1. This thing is ridiculously good.
Still own it and will never sell it!

 

[Basti]

RG350, not the lowest of low ends but cheap enough

 

[BucketheadRules]

I guess my Squier Jazzmaster is low-end and it's fantastic. It's quite an expensive Squier though... sort of the high end of low-end.

My Vintage V100 (Les Paul copy) is really, really good too.

It's very rare so difficult to find, but I just snagged a Japanese-made Tokai PRS clone for significantly less than the price of a new SE.

 

[s4tch]

Ibanez RT250 is not low-end, but ridiculously cheap, even cheaper than a new low-end guitar. I got this one for the price of a new GIO, or even less, and after a setup, it played like a champ and sounds like a beast. Best sustain on any trem-equipped guitar, too.

BTW I dig Squier Bullets, those are genuine low-end guitars. My brother has one, I've set it up with a fairly low action, it plays effortless. Electronics and tuners look and sound cheap, though.

 

[DrZoidberg]

I've owned two Epiphone Les Pauls that have been nothing short of stellar for the price. I believe they were $325 and $400.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

By far my first MIM Telecaster.

 

[macgruber]

the new charvel desolation series is amazing. smooth unfinished wood neck, locking tuners, and good pickups. they are a win straight out of the box