Recommend Me a Budget Super Strat

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I'm needing a beater guitar for throwing in a bag and taking to rehearsal, what would you guys recommend?
Something I can throw a JB in at the bridge and keep at the rehearsal studio. Basically a workhorse shred machine

It needs:
Locking trem
Big frets
Maple neck (preferably)
Humbucking Bridge

I'm look at things like the LTD MH-103 but wanting some other recommendations. The more 80s looking the better but not too important.
 
Japanese RGs can be found be cheap and are a pretty safe bet. I've seen some real cheap MIM Charvels too.
 
For 80's, cheap, those specs you list, how about a Kramer Pacer or Baretta.
 
Beater cheap but very solid and well made? Fernandes The Function strats. You can find them as low as $175 on Ebay and they are very well made. Old guitars now but stand up and are better than Ibanez junk in the same class.
 
Kramer Focus from the 80s. They are the 1000-6000 series, not the Focus 111 or whatever they reissued. Built by ESP, original Floyd Rose(unless pirated off lol) and usually 150-300 bucks. There's also MIJ Charvel Model series at GC.com for 300 I think.
 
Used Carvin Bolt, Bolt+ or C66. They're great guitars. Used Charvel Pro Mods. There are really tons of options.
 
I thought the obvious answer would be a used Charvel, as long you like a wide thin board?
 
It's funny, I'd like something similar too but hard tail & preferred with a Mahogany Body. Thinking about a Jim Root Strat.
 
Not sure what the budget is but the MIM Charvels can be had for cheap on the used market...$600sh from time to time and it's a badass guitar.
 
It really depends on the neck shape you want. You could go with the Mexican made Charvels, the cheaper Ibanez stuff, ESP, etc... All of them have some great super strat models on the cheap, with the biggest difference being the neck shape. I think the Ibanez stuff is particularly good at the lower end financially, but I've not played the newer Charvels personally. The quality of import guitars, in general, continues to go up, and Ibanez is a great example of that IMO. If you like the Wizard neck shape, I'd go with that. Charvel has more a traditional super strat neck, thin but not paper thin. The LTD stuff has its own thing going on and really depends on the model you get.

Pick a neck shape, and you'll find a guitar to match.

Warmoth is a good call too. You can build exactly what you want for pretty cheap. If you're into that kinda thing,

I would keep an eye out in the classifieds here, Reverb, Guitar Center's used section, ect...and wait for a good deal on something you find interesting. If you're not in a hurry, you will find a kickass guitar with a nice price attached.
 
I'm sure your local Craiglist has dozens of Ibanez and Charvel guitars for next to nothing. Mine does. Cheap. :yes:
 
ewill52":2ddu2ks5 said:
Not sure what the budget is but the MIM Charvels can be had for cheap on the used market...$600sh from time to time and it's a badass guitar.
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This , I've seen a bunch of the hardtail models in the $550 range with some going for under $500 . I'm pretty sure most of the current MIM Charvels comes equipped with the JB in the bridge
 
Blows my mind nobody's jumped on this. I don't know another guitar out there that's more guitar for $400. Has everything you're after, (except for maple, but I'd take ebony any day ). Totally baffles me.. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=188333
 
One of the cheaper Charvels....not wild about a JB in an RG.....now in an Alder strat type, awesome.
 
Thanks all for the recommendations, the budget is actually more around the 250$ used price. Gotta save for heading to the States and repairing my MR2!

If I had 500$+ I would be pretty good to go as there is a great range but I'm trying to go for bang for buck!

The Warmouth option is still easily $500+ but would be the best option for sure as it would be totally unique

Been having a look at Marlin, Kaman, LTD, Jackson etc,
 
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