i'd say that is pretty much the exact amount you need to buy a good guitar. it depends what type of music you intend to play on it? thats what the bloke in the shop said when i was looking for 1. i play quiet/loud kinda stuff so he recommended a fender telecaster or a graham smith. i ended up getting a graham smith off gumtree for 300 which was 540 in the shop!

I have a yellow one. The pickup switches are in a bit of an annoying place but this is my only gripe.

Might need an extra £150.

although I know nothing about them and it's easy to be skeptical about £100 guitars - the whole squier affinity series costs about that and gets pretty great reviews online. I'd check it out.

with a Mexican Telecaster...

http://tinyurl.com/6j4sh6

Very Bloc Party.

a gibson les paul studio, dont listen to any of these whiny indie tele and jag kids ;P

is definitely the way to go. A guitar really has to be in pretty bad condition before the sound or ability to play it are adversely affected beyond a bit of tlc, and for that money you'll have alot of really good options.

As for what guitar, that's a decision only you can make. I suppose the first question has to be what pick up configuration you want ie what kind of sounds you want to get out of it.

get the danelectro pro and the danelectro 63, no idea what they sound like but they look amazing. Or search ebay for a 2nd hand jazzmaster if you want the best guitar ever.

built to last and play extremely well

who read the title as 'i have to spend £350 on a guitar'.

Fucking upper middle class, always complaining.

washburn idol wi65

i consider it to be a very good guitar

a bit under that. i realy love it though.

but the guitarist in Saturdays&Sundays bought an Epiphone SHeraton for about that much. Second hand possibly.

Looks really nice and sounds fantastic.

I would reccommend a new fender, but for that price you won't get anything good "these days". I got a mexican telecaster in about 2003 and it's really good but feels a bit.... not right. Bit clunky and all that, doesent sound as nice as I thought it would. Could be because i'm playing through a marshall but whatever.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FENDER-72-TELECASTER-CUSTOM-CIJ-GREAT-Bargain_W0QQitemZ310045608853QQihZ021QQcategoryZ33039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A MEXICAN FENDER. Youd be wasting good monies. If youre thinking fender in that price range you should probably look into a high end japanese model second hand.

otherwise the big epiphones around that price are all AWESOME (sheraton II, 355 or whatever it is) and the only thing they need to be just as good as a gibson is a decent set-up out the box.

new stuff!
buy something old on ebay. like a melody maker or a marouder or a jazzmaster from early 90's...

salmon pink danelectro for £75 if you want...or nearest offer. i'll throw in a chorus pedal. that will get you a jangly sound....hmm...heck i'll throw in my effects thingy too....all for £100....that gives you £250 to buy a different sounding/looking guitar....maybe one with a bit more crunch and fizz...

but I can't stress how awesome they are.

Fender Lead II:
Made in USA, (Fullerton factory, not Corona)
High output X-1 pick-ups (used in the Dan Smith Strat)
Hardtail through an Alder body (amazing intonation and sustain)

Loads more about them here:
http://jfetdel.free.fr/lead/