Hey, i hail from the UK and wondered because to get a decent guitar you have to spend about £250 and over in the UK, and that roughly translates to $435. I was wondering then how much do you have to spend for an entry-level decent guitar in America - is a $250 guitar equivalent. Because i was checking out a site called Fatdawg.com and if the pricings for guitars are the same i could score a really good guitar for a bargain. Please help.
Not sure if Musician's Friend ships to the UK (why wouldn't they?), but check them out, they should have plenty of choices in your price range.
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by the time you've added shipping etc there wouldn't be that much difference, plus all the hassle of returning etc if you have problems!
Why not try http://www.petercooks.co.uk or http://www.thomann.de , they have plenty of decent guitars.
Btw you can get a Squier Strat or Tele and Amp for about £180
And Musiciansfriend seem to sell a lot of secondhanddamaged stock, the 'Blem' models are blemished, and apparently these blemishes can vary in severity.
Remember this is based on stuff I have seen in forums and doesn't constitute anything official ;)
A lot of big brands actively forbid US stores to ship to Europe as that would cause problems with their artificially high prices they ask us. Compare for example Fender amps: there is a $200 difference.
My starter guitar was $185 (with a list price of $400.) That was back in 2001. It's a Washburn D11, which I still like a lot.
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In addition to Thomann ( http://www.thomann.de ), there's also Music Store ( http://www.musicstore.de ). Both will certainly ship to the UK - just before the recent Fender price hike hit Music Store, I could get a US Strat for €880 (Sunburst), which comes out at £600
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Another excellent German store (well worth the visit!) that ships to the UK:
http://www.musik-produktiv.de/home/home01g.asp/sid/!06082002
Thanks! You guys are seriously helpful! I'll be giving these sites a checkout.
