Members MDLMUSIC Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I got mine when they went to $99. I love it. I'm thinking about a new pickguard to replace the black one (mine has the blonde finish). Suggestions?Here's what I did to mine.I bought a piece of floor tile at the 99 cent store, cut it to shape and screwed it on.I get lots of compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevenJM Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 so how do you switch between pickups on this? is it just two volume knobs that you have to blend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 so how do you switch between pickups on this? is it just two volume knobs that you have to blend? Instead of a Tone Knob, the bottom knob is a 3-way pickup selector knob for N, N+B, or B and then if you pull out the volume knob, you get bridge coil splitting mode for N, N+SplitBridge, or Split Bridge, so 5 different pickup/tone settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevenJM Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Instead of a Tone Knob, the bottom knob is a 3-way pickup selector knob for N, N+B, or B and then if you pull out the volume knob, you get bridge coil splitting mode for N, N+SplitBridge, or Split Bridge, so 5 different tone settings. oh man, thats pretty badass. i didn't realize they packed that much features into this $100 guitar. everything i hear makes me want one more and more. i've been wanting a black strat with maple neck, maybe i should save my money and buy one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Not a bad idea. You can still pick up the black ones on ebay for $99 plus shipping, and if you toss the white pg and white pup cover and put a black pg on them, they look pretty badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevenJM Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Not a bad idea. You can still pick up the black ones on ebay for $99 plus shipping, and if you toss the white pg and white pup cover and put a black pg on them, they look pretty badass. yea thats exactly what i'm thinking too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members karma279 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I love mine. I'd like another myself... blonde preferably. But I'd settle for a $99 black one... who's got 'em? Here's mine... Duncan, GFS Bridge, Gibby 3way, stacked vol/tone, tinted neck, new paint etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 the '51 never tripped my trigger *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Doc Morbius - Where did you see these? I would love to get another one.Try Sam Ash in Indianapolis. Could have sworn I saw a small stack of them on the floor still in boxes. I have 3 of them. One to leave stock and 2 to be modded this Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stumpy Joe Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Try Sam Ash in Indianapolis. Could have sworn I saw a small stack of them on the floor still in boxes. They've got seven or eight of them at the Sam Ash here in Charlotte. $99 Those things never really did anything for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minitruth Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 They get a very nice blues sound, as well. Maybe the most versatile guit ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 The Sam Ash in Indy does indeed have some. As does the Sam Ash in Cincy the last time I was in.i bought mine just to experiment on. I got in on the overstock deal and I think it was 65 dollars shipped to my door. For that price it was worth it but I probably wouldn't have paid any more than that. Its a nice little guitar, but it really doesn't get played all that much as most of my other guitar feel and sound better to my ears. It will probably take on many different colors and pickup configs in its years as do most of my experimental beaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 "We Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I suppose I could pull the Seymour Duncans and some other parts to make my price return at least somewhat fair. But I like the looks of it now. I like its Tone and it really plays like a dream since the frets were leveled and edge's rounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 211dave112 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 i love mine, altho i've put on a wilkinson tele bridge on and a tele neck pup. It's just like a tele now but more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zuzuman Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I wonder if there are any unmolested/un-violated/un-modded still in exsistence? Mine is still Virgin. I will probably do a few mods if I ever get around to polishing the sharp fret ends so I am tempted to play it more often! Other than that, I like my '51 a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minitruth Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I suppose I could pull the Seymour Duncans and some other parts to make my price return at least somewhat fair. But I like the looks of it now. I like its Tone and it really plays like a dream since the frets were leveled and edge's rounded. I've seen '51 necks alone go for $100 on the bay. Mine had perfect fretsand no sharp edges. Got mine from MF though, for $99. I wonder if theO-stock '51's were some sort of factory seconds? The Trans satin fatmahogany strat I got from O-stock was wired wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sutto Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I love mine too! I got it with the intention of modding it but I can't bring myself to change anything...other than the horrendous white pickguard that it came with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 They chose a cheap ass (discontinued?) piece of crap sharp fretted crappy sounding junk pile as their pick? WTF? Okay, maybe a little harsh, but I don't take ANYTHING those {censored}nuts magazines say as meaning anything. The same type of magazines claim if you close your eyes with an Epi LP Studio that it would be impossible to distinguish it from a Gibson LP Standard. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I wonder if there are any unmolested/un-violated/un-modded still in exsistence? Yup, I own one. Was selling locally and it fell through. Not sure if I am keeping or not now. I like it but I just don't play it much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheKinks Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I wish I new about these when they were for sale. They sound like great little guitars. I might need to find one somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phil051300 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I guess i got lucky, my fret ends arent bad at all. Its a great little guitar, and dont even have to qualify that by saying "for the money". Play mine all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kidvybes Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 ...imagine the possibilities (pics snatched from the site below)...(check out this site for more modded '51s: http://www.instituteofnoise.com/squier51/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2PS...anybody in S. FL looking for a '51, I have a stock new in the box Black '51 for sale on Craigslist:http://westpalmbeach.craigslist.org/msg/462059149.html(sorry for spamming...couldn't resist ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yz250f49 Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 I tell you our 51s will be worth thousands one day, thousands! Sand off the the name Squier. Apply Gibson decal. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sutto Posted October 30, 2007 Members Share Posted October 30, 2007 Sand off the the name Squier. Apply Gibson decal.. No, he said "worth" thousands, not "overpriced" by thousands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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