Vintage danelectros are great quality and can be had for cheaper than the reissues.

Paid $250 for my 63ish dano.

For most of the stuff I do, I let it bleed quite a bit. Usually make some serious effort to isolate vocals.

I do this for a number of reasons but probably mostly because I've only got one room and I like doing things live and linear.

They can be had very cheaply on eBay and will get the job done.