Right now i have $700, and every month i get $300, and i don't spend any of it so it adds up fast. My options as far as what kind of guitar i can get broaden all the time now, and here are several of my option
1.) Gibson SG Standard (double cutaway!)
2.) Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty (3 humbuckers!)
3.) Fender Deluxe American Strat (they're okay, prolly won't get one though)
4. I could get a custom guitar from Warmoth, learn how to do guitar making and such myself, and get a nice Jerry Garcia guitar lookalike...A little more risky of a move since i would have to fully understand how to install stuff and all that...I'm considering this option though because i found, in the misc. section in the thrift shop, under "WGD" a "Tiger" lookalike (!), which got me excited. It would have to be the 3 humbucker one they have available, but i'd have it in a different type of wood than mahogony i believe.
there are a few more options, but the custom world seems to be king, and i want the best for my money. Here's a link to the style of guitar i'd possibly get
http://www.users.qwest.net/~dbitondo/jgprojects.htm
Im in no imminent hurry to get ONLY that one, im likely to hold off on it and get a different one, save up and try the custom thing later (instead of putting all eggs in one basket), but if i find a great deal i just might take it.
Other than Stewmac and Warmoth, anybody got some cool custom guitar sites? I went to Alembic, but everything there costs $5000 or more...Thanks!