Members Lonnie99 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 I've got less than $500 wrapped up in everything, which may or may not surprise you. . I paid $20 for the blue Lotus Strat, $60 for the silver burst Starcaster, and I think $125 for the red Korean Squier which had a different neck. Paid $20-25 each for the pedals. $30 for the Kustom Solo 16 amp and probably $40 for the Fender Princeton 65 which immediately stopped working. Right now its simply jumpered to the Kustom as a cab. The strats are all quite different sounding. The red one gets most of the play. No idea what the pickups are but I love them. I've got some Texas Specials and AY wound CS69s, but these stay in place. The blue Lotus has Fender MIM pickups, and the silver burst Starcaster is totally stock and trying hard to be the number one. Yeah, after going through 300+ guitars this (supposed) POS Starcaster is getting a lot of attention. If I was a trem user I'd change it out, but I'm not so I won't. I'll probably change the tuners to split shaft type, and I've got a white pearl guard coming for it, but those are just preferences, not necessities. I find myself using the acoustic pedal a lot and grunge pedals together a lot as well. I can't dial in a distortion I like just with the grunge pedal, but mated with the AC-2 I get the sound I hear in my head. The AC-2 with the delay gives me surfy sounds as well. Safe to say I'm a fan of the AC-2. I will admit to wanting a new amp, a 2x12 or if I'm ever lucky enough a Fender Hot Rod DeVille. But this little quasi-stack gets the job done. Wasn't that a fascinating read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Woody_in_MN Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 DBZ Barchetta - about $150 at WMS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 DBZ Barchetta - about $150 at WMS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members realtree71 Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 : Originally Posted by Bbreaker I trump you sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ajympt Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Its been cleaned up and rewired since this pic, but still barely over $100 -has a big Gibsonesque neck and a really nice full sound. About a month later I got a hardshell that fits perfectly for $5 at a pawn shop. It smells like cinnamon for some reason, which seems to make my dog quite pleased with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajympt Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Its been cleaned up and rewired since this pic, but still barely over $100 -has a big Gibsonesque neck and a really nice full sound. About a month later I got a hardshell that fits perfectly for $5 at a pawn shop. It smells like cinnamon for some reason, which seems to make my dog quite pleased with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 I very often play through a Yamaha SS jazz amp that I got for about $100 and it's sitting right next to other, 'nicer' amps including a Dr Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 I very often play through a Yamaha SS jazz amp that I got for about $100 and it's sitting right next to other, 'nicer' amps including a Dr Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by cratz2 I very often play through a Yamaha SS jazz amp that I got for about $100 and it's sitting right next to other, 'nicer' amps including a Dr Z. I love those. They're the best sounding clean SS amps I've ever played through. Total sleeper. Great reverb too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by cratz2 I very often play through a Yamaha SS jazz amp that I got for about $100 and it's sitting right next to other, 'nicer' amps including a Dr Z. I love those. They're the best sounding clean SS amps I've ever played through. Total sleeper. Great reverb too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeatherAnnePeel Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yay for inexpensive gear! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeatherAnnePeel Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Yay for inexpensive gear! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 What model is that Kustom? There is one over the road that looks similar in a cash generator that I was thinking about getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 What model is that Kustom? There is one over the road that looks similar in a cash generator that I was thinking about getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Dr Tone{censored} Dumble Bee $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Dr Tone{censored} Dumble Bee $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lonnie99 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 It's a Solo 16. I've never had a Kustom that I didn't like, no matter how small. If you can find a KGA65 you'll be very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lonnie99 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 It's a Solo 16. I've never had a Kustom that I didn't like, no matter how small. If you can find a KGA65 you'll be very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by Lonnie99 I've got less than $500 wrapped up in everything, which may or may not surprise you. . I paid $20 for the blue Lotus Strat, $60 for the silver burst Starcaster, and I think $125 for the red Korean Squier which had a different neck. Paid $20-25 each for the pedals. $30 for the Kustom Solo 16 amp and probably $40 for the Fender Princeton 65 Awesome. I love it.Lately I've been playing my $60 Fullerton ST-4 (I overpaid)through my $70 1983 Peavey Bandit 65 with my $13 Crafter Cruzer ET-DT Distortion pedal.all through a $6 First Act guitar cable from WalMart.My $149 tone has never been sweeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by Lonnie99 I've got less than $500 wrapped up in everything, which may or may not surprise you. . I paid $20 for the blue Lotus Strat, $60 for the silver burst Starcaster, and I think $125 for the red Korean Squier which had a different neck. Paid $20-25 each for the pedals. $30 for the Kustom Solo 16 amp and probably $40 for the Fender Princeton 65 Awesome. I love it.Lately I've been playing my $60 Fullerton ST-4 (I overpaid)through my $70 1983 Peavey Bandit 65 with my $13 Crafter Cruzer ET-DT Distortion pedal.all through a $6 First Act guitar cable from WalMart.My $149 tone has never been sweeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by Lonnie99 It's a Solo 16. I've never had a Kustom that I didn't like, no matter how small. If you can find a KGA65 you'll be very pleased. It is a KGA10fx I think. Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted January 4, 2013 Members Share Posted January 4, 2013 Originally Posted by Lonnie99 It's a Solo 16. I've never had a Kustom that I didn't like, no matter how small. If you can find a KGA65 you'll be very pleased. It is a KGA10fx I think. Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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