Members samal50 Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 I want to recommend someone a guitar but have been under a rock lately. I've mentioned guitars sold by rondo music. I think hadean is OK. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 I have no experience with Rondo or Hadean, but with a budget of 100 you're not going to get too much.that being said, the low end guitars of today are worlds better than the low budget stuff that was available when I started out in the mid 70's.I picked up a GC special epi les paul junior a few months ago while I was killing some time there & it seemed pretty good for the 100 or so they were asking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Out of the Past Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 for $200 you can get a squier cv/c and they are just as good as a $2000 custom shop tele.(in every way-pickups, wood, fit, finish, pots, wiring, tuners, weight, frets, etc)so, theres that under $100 is pushing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 EBay or Craig's list is probably the best list. If they can come up closer to $180 an Affinity Tele is a good buy for a new guitar but even then you can buy twice the guitar from an auction site. Its just not fast and easy. You have to roll daily and have the money ready to catch them when a good deal comes up. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 No idea where you are but the St. Louis CraigsList has a bunch of Squier and no-name Strats under $100. One low-end Kramer that might make someone a good first guitar. As Chordite said, it would help to know what style of music. You might find something at a pawn shop. That's where I found my Schecter. I wouldn't buy from eBay at that price, no chance to play it first. If you're handy fixing up guitars it could be an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 If you can find a used Cort in that range they're always decent even at the bottom of their range. Samick is another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 As mentioned, a used guitar would be your best bet. A number of years ago I bought a used Jay Turser goldtop Les Paul-style guitar on Craig's List for $80 to use as a backup/beater guitar. I really liked the way it played and eventually wound up upgrading the pickups and hardware and its become one of my favorite guitars and I play it a lot even though I have a Gibson Les Paul, Fenders, and others. I think Jay Turser makes some very nice guitars for the money in the budget line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted August 10, 2016 Members Share Posted August 10, 2016 I just hit the GC website and there's plenty out there I can't say how they play or how they are set up, It worth a shot, cause you can return it you hate it. Just some ideas http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/ESP/LTD-EC10-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-112392081.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Epiphone/EXPRESS-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/Gio-Ax-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-112388912.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone/Limited-Edition-Les-Paul-Special-I-Electric-Guitar.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dean/Vendetta-XMT-Electric-Guitar-with-Tremolo.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Washburn/WI14-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-112396492.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Charvel/Strat-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Slammer-Series-SP-1-TW-Double-Cutaway-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Slammer-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-110793891.gc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted August 12, 2016 Members Share Posted August 12, 2016 for $200 you can get a squier cv/c and they are just as good as a $2000 custom shop tele. (in every way-pickups, wood, fit, finish, pots, wiring, tuners, weight, frets, etc) so, theres that under $100 is pushing it. No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted August 13, 2016 Members Share Posted August 13, 2016 You can often find *great* used Jay Turser geetars for under US$100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted August 13, 2016 Members Share Posted August 13, 2016 for $200 you can get a squier cv/c and they are just as good as a $2000 custom shop tele. (in every way-pickups, wood, fit, finish, pots, wiring, tuners, weight, frets, etc) so, theres that under $100 is pushing it. Yeah, nah... nice story though. They're very decent cheap guitars. The "my Squier is as good as any blah blah...." is an old gag. I know you believe it, so I'm not saying you're lying, just mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted August 13, 2016 Members Share Posted August 13, 2016 for $200 you can get a squier cv/c and they are just as good as a $2000 custom shop tele. (in every way-pickups, wood, fit, finish, pots, wiring, tuners, weight, frets, etc) so, theres that under $100 is pushing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted August 13, 2016 Members Share Posted August 13, 2016 The "my Squier is as good as any blah blah...." is an old gag. I know you believe it' date=' so I'm not saying you're lying, just mistaken.[/quote'] Logic would dictate that, since my under-100$ Turser is as good as or better than a Squier Classic Vibe, it must be good as or better than a 2000$ blah blah blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted August 13, 2016 Members Share Posted August 13, 2016 I got a Dean Evo XM for my nephew for one Christmas. It seemed like a decent learner guitar, and I liked that it had a bit of its own style. They sell MAP for $110, but with a discount, you could get one delivered for under your $100. Or if you prefer a more strat-like shape, there is the Vendetta XM (already mentioned above) which sells for $10 less. But indeed, you would get a bigger bang for your buck if you shop used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted August 16, 2016 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2016 are these now defunct brands? If you can find a used Cort in that range they're always decent even at the bottom of their range. Samick is another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted August 16, 2016 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2016 one of these were sold out. I remember my first electric guitar was a Slammer by Hamer, one of the listed guitars. I just hit the GC website and there's plenty out there I can't say how they play or how they are set up, It worth a shot, cause you can return it you hate it. Just some ideas http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/ESP/LTD-EC10-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-112392081.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Epiphone/EXPRESS-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Ibanez/Gio-Ax-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-112388912.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone/Limited-Edition-Les-Paul-Special-I-Electric-Guitar.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dean/Vendetta-XMT-Electric-Guitar-with-Tremolo.gc?pfm=sp http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Washburn/WI14-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-112396492.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Charvel/Strat-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Slammer-Series-SP-1-TW-Double-Cutaway-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Slammer-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-110793891.gc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted August 16, 2016 Members Share Posted August 16, 2016 are these now defunct brands? They're two of the largest and most reputable guitar builders in the world as far as I'm aware. Many of the brands you've heard of are actually made by one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjang1993 Posted August 16, 2016 Members Share Posted August 16, 2016 I bought a B stock SX Strat for about $70 last year. It sounded and played really nice. I ended up selling it to another guitarist in the music program because transitioning from 10-46s to 13-56s on my jazz guitars was a pain, so I went back to using my Epiphone Emperor Regent for all my gigs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qewuB2DHuD4&feature=youtu.be At the last video segment, you can see a video of me playing that SX Strat. I was using a Boss OD-3 going through a Fender Super Champ XD amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted August 16, 2016 Members Share Posted August 16, 2016 are these now defunct brands? As koiwoi said, no. Samick is the largest maker of guitars in the world. Cort is #2. Both have been around for years and both make guitars under various brands. My Ibanez acoustic was made by Cort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted September 4, 2016 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2016 What do you guys think of this $99 electric guitar from Mitchell? It looks good to me on this color, plus it's a short scale guitar too, perfect for my small hands, LOL. http://www.guitarcenter.com/Mitchell...tric-Guitar.gc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted September 4, 2016 Members Share Posted September 4, 2016 While I like & own 24" scale guitars, this one is only 22.5" which is almost toy like in my opinion. If you have a GC by you by all means check it out (I think they'll b in stock for their Labor Day sale- I just checked my local GC inventory & they stock it)... You might find you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted September 4, 2016 Moderators Share Posted September 4, 2016 Cort and Samick are definitely not defunct. You might also look for Hard Luck Kings used [sometmes they sell their b-stock on their site as well] but less than a c-note is not likely. I have one of their tele copies [southern Belle], and it is every bit as good as a Squier.... There are always those advertised 'starter kits' for $99, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted September 4, 2016 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2016 I wonder what the purpose is of different scale length guitars? Is there a technical aspects to it regarding tone or just for personal taste? some like short and some like long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted September 4, 2016 Members Share Posted September 4, 2016 I wonder what the purpose is of different scale length guitars? Is there a technical aspects to it regarding tone or just for personal taste? some like short and some like long? Yes, the tension in the strings is a function of the SQUARE of the scale length. Longer scale are harder to fret and bend strings and may have an affect on sound (however that would require to identical guitars and that is pretty hard to find) Short scale is easier to fret and bend, the frets are closer together so it might be easier to form chords (however at the upper frets they might be too close and become difficult to play). Some people feel that longer scales give more brightness, shorter scale might be more complex or "warmer". Of course that is one very small part of a guitars sound. Traditionally Fenders were "long" scale, Gibbies are "short". Martin makes both long and short. The one in your review is very short (22.5) - in my humble opinion someone should play that first before buying. If you want to emulate a 24.75 scale on a fender just put a capo on the first fret and retune to concert. To simulate your 22.5 capo a fender at two and retune to concert, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarvelUndies Posted September 4, 2016 Members Share Posted September 4, 2016 I'll pitch my tent firmly in the "buy used" camp. It's not that I don't trust a new guitar for under $100 (which is like £70ish here in the UK, so the task seems nearly impossible to me), it's just that there's a far better selection of used ones over a pretty decent price range. But, as everyone else has said, play before you buy and be prepared to put a bit of work in getting it up to your standards. Obviously, a used guitar will usually be set up for its previous owner and may not necessarily be to your preference. But I stand by the used market firmly. I've had some real gems for next to nothing, and they come along more frequently than one might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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