^^^ Peerless is a good call, used Hardtail models sometimes pop up for around £350. They're rather nice. Any Epi 335 with a P or R prefix serial would have been made by Peerless, too.
A Chinese Hagstrom might be another idea...
Everyone knows about 1980s Yamaha SA and Ibanez AS guitars but Aria did some fab ones and they're usually cheaper (their quality went bad fast, though, like Washburn's). 1990s Hohners can be worth a gander too, believe it or not.
^^^ Peerless is a good call, used Hardtail models sometimes pop up for around £350. They're rather nice. Any Epi 335 with a P or R prefix serial would have been made by Peerless, too.
A Chinese Hagstrom might be another idea...
Everyone knows about 1980s Yamaha SA and Ibanez AS guitars but Aria did some fab ones and they're usually cheaper (their quality went bad fast, though, like Washburn's). 1990s Hohners can be worth a gander too, believe it or not.