Best Electric Guitars Under $6000 in 2023
Here you'll find the best electric guitars under $6000. Here you'll find the best electric guitars under $6000.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Jackson USA Signature Jeff Loomis Kelly

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: D (26 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (28 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Hot (1 vote)
- From Jackson's 2019 Artist Signature series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Sandblasted Ash top
- Ash body
- Quartersawn Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Jeff Loomis Signature Blackouts (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Jeff Loomis Signature Blackouts (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1500 Series Double-Locking Tremolo bridge
- Speed Neck-Through neck
- 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Sperzel Die-Cast tuners
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Jackson USA Signature Jeff Loomis Kelly
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Tremolo
- Luminescent Inlay
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Locking Tuners
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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2. Music Man Majesty 6 Hydrospace

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Herman Li fast (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Music Man's 2019 John Petrucci series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 17" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Alder Wings, Mahogany & Flame Maple through neck body
- Mahogany & Flame Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Dreamcatcher (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Rainmaker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Custom John Petrucci Music Man floating tremolo bridge
- John Petrucci Neck-Through neck
- 24 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Schaller M6-IND locking tuners
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Music Man Majesty 6 Hydrospace
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Coil Split, Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Tremolo
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Jackson USA Signature Misha Mansoor Juggernaut HT7FM

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: D (26 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (28 votes)
- From Jackson's 2018 Artist Signature series
- Made in United States
- 7 strings
- 26.5"'' scale
- 20" Fretboard Radius
- Flame Maple top
- Caramelized Mahogany body
- Caramelized Quartersawn Maple neck
- Caramelized Flame Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Bare Knuckle Juggernaut (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Bare Knuckle Juggernaut (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Hipshot 7 Fixed .175 bridge
- Speed Bolt-On neck
- 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Hipshot Open-Gear Locking tuners
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Jackson USA Signature Misha Mansoor Juggernaut HT7FM
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Black Tusq XL Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Strap Lock
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
4. ESP Snapper
- From ESP's 2017 Snapper series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
- Swamp Ash body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: ESP Custom Lap CL-P-H-2+ (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: ESP Custom Lap CL-P-S-2 (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: ESP Custom Lap CL-P-S-2 (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- ESP Flicker-III bridge
- U to V Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Gotoh Locking tuners
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ESP Snapper
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split, Capacitance Selector Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. ESP Horizon-I
- From ESP's 2017 Horizon series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Custom Shop JB/Custom Hybrid Trembucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose Original bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Gotoh Locking tuners
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ESP Horizon-I
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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6. ESP FRX CTM

Player Feedback
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From ESP's 2020 FRX series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Burled Maple top
- Mahogany body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Nazgul (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Sentient (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose Original bridge
- Thin U Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Gotoh Locking tuners
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ESP FRX CTM
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
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7. Music Man Majesty 7 Hydrospace

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Herman Li fast (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Music Man's 2019 John Petrucci series
- Made in United States
- 7 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 17" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Alder Wings, Mahogany & Flame Maple through neck body
- Mahogany & Flame Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Dreamcatcher (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Rainmaker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Custom John Petrucci Music Man floating tremolo bridge
- John Petrucci Neck-Through neck
- 24 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Schaller M6-IND locking tuners
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Music Man Majesty 7 Hydrospace
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Coil Split, Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Tremolo
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. ESP FRX
- From ESP's 2017 FRX series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Bare Knuckle Painkiller (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Bare Knuckle Painkiller (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose Original bridge
- Slim U Set neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Gotoh Locking tuners
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ESP FRX
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
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9. ESP Arrow
- From ESP's 2014 Arrow series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1B (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts AHB-1N (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose Original bridge
- Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Gotoh tuners
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ESP Arrow
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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10. ESP Jeff Hanneman

Player Feedback
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (9 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (5 votes)
- From ESP's 2010 Signature series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- 3pc Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG 81 (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: EMG 85 (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Kahler 2315 bridge
- Extra Thin U Neck-Through neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- Gotoh tuners
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ESP Jeff Hanneman
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Neck-Through Build
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock