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What's your favorite cheap guitar ?
Posted on 4/19/24 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 5:37 pm
What's your favorite cheap guitar ?
All my stuff is pretty cheap...my most expensive piece is Gibson Studio Faded T - got it for $500 used.
It's a great guitar, but the guitar I grab to play the most is a $100 Indio OS30 (the white one). Once it got a good setup, it plays like butter. (These are my 1st P90 pickups, and I really like them)
Any of y'all have a cheap guitar that just bonds with you ?
All my stuff is pretty cheap...my most expensive piece is Gibson Studio Faded T - got it for $500 used.
It's a great guitar, but the guitar I grab to play the most is a $100 Indio OS30 (the white one). Once it got a good setup, it plays like butter. (These are my 1st P90 pickups, and I really like them)
Any of y'all have a cheap guitar that just bonds with you ?
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Posted on 4/19/24 at 7:37 pm to midnight1961
I guess it's a tie, between my yellow Telly and my Les Paul Jr. Stewmac kit guitar. I've posted photos on here of both of them in the past.
The Telly is a 90s Squier Standard that I bought at a pawn shop a few years ago w case for 100 bucks.
I sold the case for 100 bucks, put a new pickguard and fixed the wiring on the guitar. I really never even played it before a guy wanted to buy it.
He never paid me though, and the guitar found it's way back to me. Still in perfect shape.
So, I started playing it a bit. It's a great guitar in every way and I only had 12 dollars in it.
Last year, I decided to put a set of Fretshack's custom wound P90 telly pickups in it.
It's absolutely fantastic now and I have a little more than 312 bucks in it.
The Les Paul Jr. I built from a Stewmac Kit that was on closeout for $150.00. It turned out really well, so last year I replaced the P90 with a splittable mini-humbucker from GFS and put a push/pull tone pot on for the split.
It's awesome, and I have less than $250.00 in it.
I have more expensive guitars, but these are the 2 that I play the most.
The Telly is a 90s Squier Standard that I bought at a pawn shop a few years ago w case for 100 bucks.
I sold the case for 100 bucks, put a new pickguard and fixed the wiring on the guitar. I really never even played it before a guy wanted to buy it.
He never paid me though, and the guitar found it's way back to me. Still in perfect shape.
So, I started playing it a bit. It's a great guitar in every way and I only had 12 dollars in it.
Last year, I decided to put a set of Fretshack's custom wound P90 telly pickups in it.
It's absolutely fantastic now and I have a little more than 312 bucks in it.
The Les Paul Jr. I built from a Stewmac Kit that was on closeout for $150.00. It turned out really well, so last year I replaced the P90 with a splittable mini-humbucker from GFS and put a push/pull tone pot on for the split.
It's awesome, and I have less than $250.00 in it.
I have more expensive guitars, but these are the 2 that I play the most.
This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 7:37 pm to midnight1961
Almost all I've ever owned were cheap guitars because I never felt I was committed enough to playing to buying anything more expensive. I mostly buy Squier guitars because they have the bigger budget looks with decent enough playability and quality. I also bought an entry-level Ibanez bass and a Series 10 electric guitar in the past.
The one exception was my very first bass guitar--a pastel pink BC Rich Warlock.
ETA: I currently own a black Squier jaguar bass and a sunburst Squier stratocaster.
The one exception was my very first bass guitar--a pastel pink BC Rich Warlock.
ETA: I currently own a black Squier jaguar bass and a sunburst Squier stratocaster.
This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:48 pm to shutterspeed
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I also bought an entry-level Ibanez bass and a Series 10 electric guitar in the past.
I've got an inexpensive Ibanez bass as well (SGR200) and it is a great bass to learn on.
Mainly use it to record bass lines to play over when recording.
This post was edited on 4/20/24 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:50 pm to shutterspeed
There are some really great Squier model guitars out there for cheap. You just might have to get the setup right and do a little fretwork, then decide if you want to spend a little on upgrades.
This yellow Squier telly that I have, I would have to spend quite a bit to get a better guitar. Neck, action and fretwork are perfect and I've never had to do anything to it in that regard, except intonating the saddles.
This yellow Squier telly that I have, I would have to spend quite a bit to get a better guitar. Neck, action and fretwork are perfect and I've never had to do anything to it in that regard, except intonating the saddles.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:50 am to midnight1961
The cheapest guitar I own is my PRS DGT SE. Great guitar . Plays just as good as my core PRS 594 McCarty SC
Posted on 4/20/24 at 10:45 am to auggie
I had a Squier Classic Vibe 70’s P bass for a while that I got really cheap on a GC sale. Put a new bridge and pickup on it and it was a really good bass. It was pretty good stock as well. Probably the best value cheaper bass around.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 11:29 am to wareaglepete
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There are some really great Squier model guitars out there for cheap
Yep. Have a Classic Vibe Deluxe Tele and Jazzmaster. Love them both! Can't beat them for the $$$
Posted on 4/20/24 at 12:10 pm to midnight1961
I admit that I am an electric guitar snob. I've always had nice electrics around.
That said, when my son was offered guitar lessons in school, I needed to buy him a cheap acoustic. The teacher recommended that I buy a Big Baby Taylor. It has a smaller scale and was like $399. Fifteen years later, that guitar still gets played as much or more than anything in our house. It holds tune perfectly and is incredibly easy to play.
That said, when my son was offered guitar lessons in school, I needed to buy him a cheap acoustic. The teacher recommended that I buy a Big Baby Taylor. It has a smaller scale and was like $399. Fifteen years later, that guitar still gets played as much or more than anything in our house. It holds tune perfectly and is incredibly easy to play.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 4:12 pm to midnight1961
My favorite cheap guitars are the PRS Mcarty 594 SE I got used for $500 and a PRS SE Hollowbody II I got for $700. My favorite cheap acoustic is my Iris DF I bought used for $1600.
This post was edited on 4/20/24 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 4/20/24 at 8:40 pm to midnight1961
Another vote for the Classic Vibe Tele
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:42 am to midnight1961
delete. I was trying to post some photos but it didn't work.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 4:11 am
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:54 pm to midnight1961
Ibanez and Yamaha are great values across the board.
Ovation has some insane values in their international line, if you like the way they make guitars (which I do).
And, Seagull, of course.
As opposed to "cheap", my pick for "best value" is probably a Yamaha Pacifica.
Ovation has some insane values in their international line, if you like the way they make guitars (which I do).
And, Seagull, of course.
As opposed to "cheap", my pick for "best value" is probably a Yamaha Pacifica.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 3:24 pm to midnight1961
Harley Benton DC Junior. I bought it used with SD Antiquity P90 and Wilkinson bridge upgrades. I paid $260 for it. Good guitar and the pickup sounds great. I like this guitar so much, shortly after I bought a Gibson Les Paul DC Special.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 4:08 pm to rexorotten
I've heard some pretty good things about the Harley Benton guitars, but I've never seen one in person.
They're made in Viet Nam I think?
They're made in Viet Nam I think?
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:37 pm to auggie
Vietnam and Indonesia I believe.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:41 pm to midnight1961
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midnight1961
Did you buy the Les Paul used from someone?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:47 pm to midnight1961
This PRS Custom SE is amazing! I got it for $500 from a friend.
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Did you buy the Les Paul used from someone?
I did. It's a 2016 model. Bought it used in 2017, including a Gator hard shell case.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 3:06 pm to Shanegolang
"This PRS Custom SE is amazing! I got it for $500 from a friend."
Nice guitar and Amp. How do you like that Blackstar Amp ?
Nice guitar and Amp. How do you like that Blackstar Amp ?
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