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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese
Also look up the Ibanez Artcore series. A lot of guitar for the money.
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I got an Artcore off evilbay for a song (pardon the pun) also picked up a nice fat Aria archtop jazz guitar. Of course buying guitars off eBay is a crapshoot... don't know if the Artcore had been setup but it plays great as is. The Aria has a great sound (I'm a Joe Pass fan) but the action is not great and needs to go for a setup. (neither have whammy bars... fun gadget but not really necessary unless you are going to go all EVH)
Is that a Gibson in your picture? If it is that is some big bucks to invest then do a change like add a bigsby, but at the end of the day it is you $$$ and your passion.
Have you considered a Gretsch with a built in bigsby?
Edit to add, the more I look at you pic the more I think that is a Gibson, I would guess that would make the price tag a grand or two? We have some guys here that are brilliant wood workers... however personally no way I would have the nads to drill on super nice Gibson. As I said I will take my Aria to a professional even just do a setup (around $100).
But what the heck, some people drop $100K on a 991 and roll off the lot right to the tuners shop to customize their car... so whatever works for you.