Electric Guitars

[machine gunner]

So, the honeymoon never ended w/ this one- I still love playing my "higher end" guitars (Ame. and Japan Strats, Gibby LP, Carvin, etc.) but I gotta say, this Indonesian made cheapie is still one of my favorites. It just has for a lack of better word, MOJO. Terrific playing neck, incredibly versatile, great resonance, stays in tune like a champ, and the cheapie pups just work for me. There still some love out there for this great lil' guitar?? :wave:

[saintdel]

I still have mine, though it resides in my trunk for those just in case I need a guitar occasions.

[Kid Klash]

Ooooooooooh yeahhhhhhhhhhh!!! I still love mine too. :thu:

[Geeter]

Still have my blonde. Been considering selling since they have been going up a bit and she isn't getting played since I got my strat.
Great guitar so I have been reluctant. Way better than a $100 guitar.

[CGord]

Recently retired mine from playing, & I miss it. :cry:

[seven58]

I dig mine.

[samuraiBSD]

they look so cool except for that DAMN HEADSTOCK!

[AGF Mikey]

I still have my black modded '51. The VB got sold back around xmas for double what I paid for it

[mnhhngbfs]

How do you like the GFS bridge? I'm thinking about putting one on my hartail bullet.

[AGF Mikey]

How do you like the GFS bridge? I'm thinking about putting one on my hartail bullet.

much better than the stock one :thu:

[Mrrikki]

CAN NOT AFFORD NEW GUITAR MUST RESIST GAS...........DAM!

[Daveydude]

Love mine. After a couple of mods, this thing sounds and plays great.

[roygbiv]

I agree it has mojo. I love playing mine because it just has a unique thing going on. My one complaint is that it's a little thin sounding sometimes.

[Dead Skunk]

I bought one with a frontman amp for $80 or $100 (can't remember) a few months ago. I really liked it, but ended up selling it just because I didn't play play it much.

They only thing I didn't like were two spots on the neck that had holes filled with wood filler. Very small and not a big deal for such an inexpensive guitar that offers so much.

[tkachuk07]

Sold a blonde one recently, but kept the SB. Used them at gigs & for recording.

[Tupelo Son]

I just sold my last 51...blonde w/mods(of course). Wasn't because I didn't love her....just found something better. Got $255 for it so I'm not whining, but I DO miss it sometimes.

[savethegibbons]

I keep my SB hanging around nearby as my quickie to grab. It plays and sounds great. It had a few initial tuning problems with the crappy nut. A Graphtech Tusq one fixed that quickly. The other complaint is the crappy stock bridge, which is a NIGHTMARE to restring and the saddles slide about like crazy. I installed the GFS one and it is nicer for sure. The only problem is that unplugged the thing buzzes a little on just about every position, luckily this doesn't come through amplified but I'm miffed as to what causes it. Really I'm at a loss! Anyway, I agree that the guitar oozes mojo somehow, very glad I bought it. I honestly play it more than any of my other guitars.

[belief bone]

When I finally got around to ordering my first one, they were discontinued and Sam Ash hadn't updated their site yet to reflect that. I was heartbroken. Had played a friends and loved it. I don't know why they discontinued such a nice selling guitar, maybe it was selling TOO well?

[savethegibbons]

I don't think it was selling very well. Even after discontinuation they remained in UK stores for years. They seem to be popular with guitar enthusiasts on the internet, but I don't think many beginners or non-internet people really went for them since they mostly want the guitars they see regularly on stages, such as Strats and Teles. The 51 is a real bastard of a guitar!

A shame they were discontinued though, they were building a reputation slowly with it, so it may have ended up turning a tidy profit in the long run.

[belief bone]

I don't think it was selling very well. Even after discontinuation they remained in UK stores for ages. It seems to be just popular with guitar enthusiasts on the internet, I don't think many beginners (the usual Squier market) really went for them since they mostly want the guitars they see on stages, such as Strats and Teles.

I know, I just want to pretend that its a big business decision to rob the world of one of the unique affordable guitars in some evil scheme to force people to spend 1000 dollars more.