Let's talk abt your recent cheapies that surprised U w more bang 4/buck than expected

[ashasha]

 

Scored this for $120 out the door after trading in a PreSonus TubePre ($40 credit). I played it without even plugging it in assuming that the pickups would be garbage and that the bridge was shot (looked super corroded). Took it home, cleaned it up, turns out the bridge is Gotoh aluminum and the pickups were a Jazz and a 59 and sound pretty good in there. Went from project to just about perfect as is with a good wipe down and probably setting the intonation. Damn thing even hasa bone nut and ebony fretboard.

[profgalen]

Dillion Mosrite Copy:

What do you think of the Dillon Mosrite Copy? A local pawn shop has a white one for $200. It's missing the spring and arm for the Bigsby. I'm really considering it. How are the P90s?

[*BLEEP*]

The (MusicMan) Sterling SILO models I've fiddled about with recently seem to be quite an impressive guitar for just $299.

[docjeffrey]

Honestly, I've never been impressed with any of the cheapies I've owned over the years. Most of them are gone except for a couple of Danos, one of which is fairly new but nearly unplayable with action 1/8" at the 12th fret. It will not go any lower because of the design of the bridge. I use it for slide.

 

If I were just starting to play guitar, however, I'd be in heaven. There are so many decent guitars for under $300--you can hardly go wrong. The Yamaha Pacifica has been a perennial great buy, and the VM Squier's I've played sound pretty good.

 

But I'm at a point where I have a few really great guitars, so there's no sense in buying a cheapie because I know that it's very unlikely that they are going to come close to my Gretsch Elliot Easton or my ES335.

[prauny]

I just got a Tanglewood TSB 58 EB. You can check the specs on there site here http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/products/electrics/tsb58/TSB58EB.html

 

I am in love with it right now. I got mine for 250. It play VERY well and I really like the sound. The build quality is fantastic and the frets are finished extremely well.

[PunkKitty]

I very nearly bought one of these, but the price seemed out of line, and I couldn't figure out what the catch was. Felt good, seemed well made, sounded great. So tell me, what's the catch?

I can't find a flaw. It's just a great guitar that doesn't cost a small fortune. Get one while you can.

[richey888]

Squier is making some great stuff these days....my 1st VM:

....trusty CV's:

 

The Vox Pathfinder and Fender SCXD are right on too, it's a good time to be a poor guitarist!!

[ChrisGansz]

The PRS SE guitars are some of the best guitars for the buck that I ever played.

[gappa]

No pics yet but I just got a "Spectrum" branded strat copy for 27$. Amazingly the body is really nice, 2pc with nice grain and a tobacco sunburst. Crappy pickguard and sharp fret ends...tuners are meh but the pickups sound really nice for what they are. Even if I just use the neck and body not a bad deal.

 

this is from the sprectrum site.

http://www.ashleyintl.com/SpectrumInstruments/images/AIL-94FM.jpg

[shoeless]

Best $99 I ever spent....well, it was more like $107 shipped from the factory.

 

 

*Not mine, but looks just like it.

[xautumnsashesx]

My first and only electric, that I have been playing since I was 13 (16 years). I payed $150 for it back in the mid 90's and it played great. Sometime around the late 90's it was upgraded to Grover tuners, a Duncan JB in the bridge and strap locks. Last year I put the new pickgaurd on and stripped down the electronics to one pickup and one volume knob, since that is all I ever played.

 

[FoonkySteve]

 

 

 

Wow! That is really nice!