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Epiphone Masterbuilt Texan or similar recommendations.

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Arktik83Arktik83 Frets: 430
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I have a hankering for an Epiphone Texan but at £600 new it might just be a little out of my price bracket.  It looks like a small shouldered dreadnought to me but I have little to no experience with acoustics so is there any other models/brands that would get me near to the "Texan sound" or is it a Texan or nothing else? 

I'm after something bright, punchy but gives a full sound when playing chords, some single note work too.  Think like Neil Young style strumming acoustic, my dad has a Taylor GS Mini which is nice but I find them a little too small for my fat hands so would prefer something bigger.

I would definitely prefer a solid top, not too bothered about whether the sides are laminated or not.  I'm looking at maybe a purchase as a crimbo pressie so not looking right away but if anyone does have a second hand texan that they can ship to the North East then please drop me a line.  

Cheers!
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  • Andy79Andy79 Frets: 881
    You may be limited for options if you want the same scale length as the Texan. It’s 25.5. 

    There are plenty of decent slope shoulders on a budget but they mostly have the J45 length of 24 3/4. Sigma SG45 springs to mind at £450. Great guitar but short scale 
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 8909
    Maybe one of the Sigma J-45-alikes would get you close? The Guild DS -240 is a similar shape, and seems to be highly regarded.
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