Members wedgehed II Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Brands: Antoniotsai (eBay), anything from Rondo; ( SX, Douglas, Agile),Canvas, Baja, Brownsville, Cort, Daisy Rock, First Act, Fullerton, Hofner, Indiana, Kramer (the later ones from MusicYo.com), New York Pro, Rogue, Route 101, Samick, Stadium, Turser, Washburn cheapies, Xaviere, Not so much........vintage cheapies like Teiscos etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Citizen Cain Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Do cheap partscasters count? Not the really good ones, but ones that are put together with scrounged parts. I don't call this the Junkyard Dawg for nothing. $50 eBay body, $100 Mighty Mite neck, everything else came from my parts bins. Hot '80s Gibson alnico PAF, about 9.6k. The switch splits the pickup. I've added a Tone control since this pic was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bhunt70 Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Man, that thing was FORTUNE compared to what we're talking about in this thread! hehe yeah I noticed, but that's ok because it gives me hope that I can find an even cheaper guitar that what I already have. Some good stuff in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Here's video of me with a new SX I keed, I keed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepeatplay Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Citizen Cain Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Oooh, I missed Agile in the first post! Here's me LP Goldtop, one of the old ones with the original style cutaway and headstock shape. Scored it for $250 with the new pickups and a nice Epi hardshell case. Pickups are a Gibson 490R neck, mounted backwards like Peter Green, and a Duncan '59 bridge. I added RS Super Pot 500k vol controls, CTS 500k tone controls, old waxpaper caps from an old radio and wired it up '50s style. She slays most Gibson LPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Someone has volunteered as a moderator.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepeatplay Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 That goldtop is schweet!! Almost pulled the trigger on one, but went for the JT to mod. New pickups on the way...hehe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Do cheap partscasters count? Yup, the cheaper, the better. We should set a $200 cost limit. MOAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Fiasco Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'm a great believer in cheap Washburns. They're well built, and I've never come across one that has a bad neck or bad frets. Sometimes their necks are thinner than I like, but that's a matter of taste, not quality. This one is on craig's for $50. I'm trying not to hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepeatplay Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Whoa, hey I bought mine cheap, but modded the hell out of all but one. I guess I'll put that expense in the "slush fund". (cough, cough):lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 In because of the last one. Is Tradition the brand name, or does it have one? Sorry, but the other ones are too nice. Yeah, Tradition is the brand name. Several years ago, they put out some decent Squier/lower end Epi level guitars. Not I think they are all Chinese. Only one local shop carries them and I think it's the only brand they carry. Their LPs aren't terrible, but heavy as hell. I used to have another one that looked pretty sweet. Ash body strat with H/S/S pickups that were WAY too hot. This one is a normal strat, super dark trans brown finish. I polished up the frets, put on some new strings and let 'er rip. Pickups are STILL way too hot. I think that's their thing. Traditional looking guitars that have too hot of pickups. Dig the look though. I'm going to put on one of the black H/S/S wired pickguards from GFS. Plays great. Thin-ish, wide-ish neck for a traditional looking strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Citizen Cain Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Dibs on the black pups! I'll part it out here if I do mod it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepeatplay Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Love this shot..Great inlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Citizen Cain Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 That goldtop is schweet!! Almost pulled the trigger on one, but went for the JT to mod. New pickups on the way...hehe!! I always wanted one of the older ones that look more like LPs. When this one popped up I jumped on it I was oh-so-close to getting a Turser JT-200 Pro, the LP style with double cutaways. Way cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ej Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 No name guitar, "upgraded" with GFS. can't get much cheaper. booya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Citizen Cain Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I was oh-so-close to getting a Turser JT-200 Pro, the LP style with double cutaways. Way cool! They were blowing those out on ebay for 125 last summer. I'm still kicking myself for not getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I know I've said it a couple times before, but I'll say it again, I LOVE the look of that guitar. Which pickup did you put in the bridge position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prolog Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 The one on the right. Guitar plus practice amp was $175 - my first guitar. Guitar on the left is definitely not suitable for this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleepeatplay Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I always wanted one of the older ones that look more like LPs. When this one popped up I jumped on it I was oh-so-close to getting a Turser JT-200 Pro, the LP style with double cutaways. Way cool! Gotta love the bang for the buck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 1, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 ok, who has the cheapest guitar? Rules: It can't have been free. Here's mine. $20 bucks including tax from a retail store. It's the Burswood with a built in SM card recorder (not anymore) at Radio Shack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 A couple of my favorite cheapies: Turser JT200 Artcore AS73 w/GFS Dream 180s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Man I really want one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffy Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have a $99 Washburn 7 string that I got... I LOVE it after working it over some.I will post pics tomorrow, my camera battsdied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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