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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
From my experience the sales rep won't take you, I find a lot of them are very knowledgeable and they'll help you out a lot.
I wouldn't spend $1000+ if I were you, you can get a pretty good electric for $500-700.
As for brands, a lot of them are good, it is all about preference and everyone has their own. I like ESP's but Gibson, Fender, Dean, Jackson, Ibanez, they're all good brands.
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Big name brands are way overpriced though. Les Paul's are horrifically expensive, and the quality isn't much better than an Agile version, at literally one quarter the price.
Here's what I mean:
http://www.rondomusic.com/coolcatbkbigsby.html
That guitar is $550. Comparable name brands are probably triple the price at least, and you won't have any quality issue.
That said, I really like the Gibson ES-335. Also, Gretsch guitars are sweet.
I personally have a Danelectro U2 reissue that a friend's dad bought for him in a pawn shop in the US that I bought off of him. I love that guitar. Three cheers for two pieces of thin plywood, some masonite and lipstick pickups. Plays like a dream!