Two things I'm a big fan of are the Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Les Paul Special and guitar maintenance. The first is my favourite Epiphone model currently available because I love the P-90 pickups and lower key look of a Les Paul Special, combined with the price/quality ratio of the Epiphone model in TV Yellow (still waiting on an Olive Drab option – please Epiphone!). A very cool affordable guitar for Les Paul fans that's less than a third of the price of the Gibson model.
But even more expensive electric guitars might need extra work out of the box – there are so many variables with guitars it can boggle the mind but it's surprising how much you can do yourself to set up an electric guitar and address issues like fret buzz. And this is before you even get to the point of upgrading parts to push your guitar to a whole new level.
