Hey everyone,
Recently I was in a music store and had the chance to play a Maguire Meridian guitar (see pic), and totally fell in love with it. Unfortunately, it's a $5,000 guitar, so a little outside my price range...
What I really loved about it though was the thin carve-top body, and slim but still beefy neck. My hands are on the smaller side, so I don't like Les Paul necks, and this was a similar neck profile to a PRS neck, maybe a bit thinner. I also liked its light weight (a little over 7 lbs), and the way the tone was rich and just thick enough, but still had some cut.
So...the million dollar question is: do any other guitars exist that are similar to this, but more affordable? By this I mean: 24.75" scale length, carved top mahogany body (with or without a cap), medium-thick neck, double-cutaway, two-humbuckers, and light 6.5-7.5 lbs), and preferably a stop-tail bridge (though that's not a deal-breaker). I don't need fancy controls or anything, just volume and tone, I want this for stripped down blues/hard rock.
While I'm not willing to pay $5k, I do want something relatively nice, so I'd consider up to the ~$2k range. I've scoured most "mainstream" brands and haven't found anything like this. I do already have a PRS McCarty (which is a little thicker than I'd like), and have owned a PRS Custom 24 in the past, which didn't quite do it for me. But those are the closest I've come aside from the Meridian. But I'm cool to explore lesser known brands, private builders, etc.
Thanks so much for your help! And I hope I'm not just chasing an imaginary unicorn...or I might as well just start saving up for the real deal
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Recently I was in a music store and had the chance to play a Maguire Meridian guitar (see pic), and totally fell in love with it. Unfortunately, it's a $5,000 guitar, so a little outside my price range...
What I really loved about it though was the thin carve-top body, and slim but still beefy neck. My hands are on the smaller side, so I don't like Les Paul necks, and this was a similar neck profile to a PRS neck, maybe a bit thinner. I also liked its light weight (a little over 7 lbs), and the way the tone was rich and just thick enough, but still had some cut.
So...the million dollar question is: do any other guitars exist that are similar to this, but more affordable? By this I mean: 24.75" scale length, carved top mahogany body (with or without a cap), medium-thick neck, double-cutaway, two-humbuckers, and light 6.5-7.5 lbs), and preferably a stop-tail bridge (though that's not a deal-breaker). I don't need fancy controls or anything, just volume and tone, I want this for stripped down blues/hard rock.
While I'm not willing to pay $5k, I do want something relatively nice, so I'd consider up to the ~$2k range. I've scoured most "mainstream" brands and haven't found anything like this. I do already have a PRS McCarty (which is a little thicker than I'd like), and have owned a PRS Custom 24 in the past, which didn't quite do it for me. But those are the closest I've come aside from the Meridian. But I'm cool to explore lesser known brands, private builders, etc.
Thanks so much for your help! And I hope I'm not just chasing an imaginary unicorn...or I might as well just start saving up for the real deal
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