the planets have lined up and I have 4K to spend on a guitar. Mostly I've played Fenders but I was wondering for that amount of coin what else should I be looking at besides Strats, Jags & Jazzes?

You could buy 20 squiers, or 10 MIM Standards, or 5-6 Am. Specials or Highway Ones, or 4 Am. Standards, or 3 Am. Deluxes, or 2-3 Am. Vintages, or 1 Custom Shop ^^

Personally I'd just get the best axe I could find for under $2k and leave the rest in the bank. For Amplification purposes ^^

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I traded my car in for a microphone.

So you want us to tell you what to blow 4 G's on besides Strats, Jags, and Jazzmasters? How about a Tele or a bass? Would you like a Les Paul? Do you need a nice amp too? How about a gold plated diamond encrusted ukulele? I don't know what you want. What kind of music do you play?

Although, I like Capo's idea of banking some of that dough.

Have fun shopping and keep us posted what you decide. POST SOME PICS!

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Obligatory gear list: Fender, Rickenbacker, Gibson, Gretsch, Vox, Martin, and more Fender.

Personally I'd get an American Deluxe Strat and a Marshall 2061X/CX 2x12 Half Stack!

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Fender 50th Anniversary Strat
Fender Road Worn '50s Strat
Fender Highway One (HSS) Strat (D standard tuning)
Fender '72 Tele Deluxe
Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul VOS (Vintage Original Spec) Sweet Guitar

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

The guy who set up my MIA strat swears by the PRS 24 something-or-other.

You might want to try that.

If it were me with $4k to enjoy I might be looking at acoustics, amps or maybe a full surround sound system by Bose.

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Electric Guitar #1: Fender American Select Mahogany Stratocaster HSS
Electric Guitar #2: Agile Al-3110 Les Paul
Acoustic: Fender CD200SCE Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Amp: Line 6 Spider III 75 75W 1x12 Combo Amp
Piano: Yamaha M450

Some killer boutique amp, or a custom guitar of your preference

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A thousand words tell more than one picture

Save it for a CS Hitmaker Strat (due out this year) !

Then sell your other Strats.

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

You could get a collector's piece Strat/Les Paul from the 70's or early 80's.

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Tune Low, Play Hard & Floor it!

For me I'd have to be pretty amazing to spend $4000 on one guitar. I'd spend it on an assortment of maybe 2 guitars and maybe an amp or two. That would net you some very good equipment and a nice range in tones and styles.

hmmm, some of good prs guitars for excample, except privat stock.

cheers

What equipment do you have already? Do you gig? How experienced are you? What are your intentions? These are just some of the questions I would have for somebody asking me what to do with four thousand dollars to spend on a "guitar".

In any case. Have fun shopping! I know I would. Enjoy.

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-Kirk

GUITARS
'12 Sonoran Acoustic - black (dated 10/31/12)
'13 Standard Strat
AMP
Vox ac4c1-bl
PEDALS
Compressor
Big Muff
Vox Stomplab 1G
Carbon Copy Delay

I'd look into one of these bad-boys.

http://www.fender.com/customshop/instru ... 0150068806

Gilmour Custom Shop Model

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If you're buying a Les Paul get the Epiphone 59 reissue,It's about 1/4 the price of the Gibson Les Paul and twice the guitar,then you'd haveplenty left for a real nice Strat,Jag,Jazz,Tele,P-Bass,Jazz Bass,Jag Bass all are fine guitars.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Somehow I must agree!!!