because its too do with music. i play electric guitar and have been for a few years so im planning on getting a more expensive guitar, about £400-£500. i like playing quite heavy stuff (sysem of a down) to more emo or punk music. ive got a stagg strat and a stagg les paul and imo the best parts (and worst) are- strat- very comfortable, doesnt look bad, easy to change the sound with the controls - im not realy a fan of single coil pickups, too simple design lol les paul- i love the humbuckers!, still quite simple but a bit better - not so easy to control the sound of, quite uncomfortable i was thinking either- ibanez S520EX ( http://guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/S_Series.html ) bottom 1 epiphone zakz wylde les paul http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=6951 a bit pricey tho an epiphone sg or ibanez ar200 http://guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/AR_and_AX_Models.html (2nd) would 1 of these be a good choice? which 1?
I would probably get an SG. You probably know this, but if you get a cheaper guitar, you might want to try to get a deal on some better pickups at the same time. The Ibanez "shredder" looking guitars probably have more flexible sounds, but since you have a strat already, you don't necessarily need that flexibility.
Yes this is the right forum. I'm by no means an expert but I have a Am Std. Strat that I've owned for about seven years. I love the look of the AR200 but is it appropriate for what you're looking to play? I don't think that that guitar's the best at giving you the crunch that you need - the S520 should be better at that, I'd think.
I always liked the SG style because it had a fixed bridge. The floating bridge on my strat-style Ibanez made non-standard tuning impossible. If you like to change tuning easily, I'd go with the SG. If you milk the whammy bar, I'd go with the strat. Q
another 1 i am considering is the ibanez iceman,used to be used by daron malakian(sytem of a down) . id just like to point out though, that i will be trying them out in a shop before i buy lol.http://www.giggear.co.uk/home/index.php?m=shop&prodid=1569
Based on the music you like and what you noted about the Les Paul and Strat, I would think the Ibanez S520EX is your pick. Sounds like you want a bit of a hybrid-the Strat comfort w/fat Les Paul sound. This guitar seems to fit the bill.
You know you can put a humbucker in your strat, right? I put a humbucker in my Mustang and it sounds great. Anyway, I have an old Ibanez 540s (saber) from like 1989, and I will confess that I still love it. SG's are awesome, though.