Members rxbanditos Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 1. What brands of copies do you guys recommend? 2. What upgrades do you recommend? I know I'm prolly gonna have to change the: -Strings -Pickups -Nut -Pots/Switches -Tuners I've also heard about these modboards that you can put into guitars. I heard about one that offers infinite/tons of sustain? I basically wanna get a strat so I can learn to mod guitars and maybe get a nice guitar for rock/shoe gaze/surf type music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrfan Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 If you plan to do that much and you have good skills at setups the SX's from Rondo Music are dirt cheap fun mod platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted February 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 If you plan to do that much and you have good skills at setups the SX's from Rondo Music are dirt cheap fun mod platforms. I have no skills...that's why I wanna learn on a guitar that I can afford to mess up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 What is your budget for just the guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted February 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 What is your budget for just the guitar? I'd like to spend less than what I'd have to spend for a MIM Strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankie pajamas Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 get on your local CL and look for used stat copies. Be patient and you'll have one for ~$50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D-log Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 An SX or squier will work just fine then. If you can, test it out just to make sure it plays alright. As long as the neck and frets are good, and the body wood doesn't suck, you can modify it to sound awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Pretty much, in the $200 - $250 range, I'd suggest a used MIM. For $150 - $200, I'd suggest an 80s Japanese Squier. For $100 - $150, I'd suggest a 1989 Korean Squier. Less than that, I'd get whatever is the right color and has your preferred neck profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 My current favorite cheapos are the SX seris. I just picked up a used hss sx strat w/floyd for $100 delivered. The neck on this thing is great... and I just wound my own pickups for it. It sounds freekin' incredible... and did I mention the neck? IMO, the NECK must be good for the guitar to worth messing with, and among the cheapies, the sx's have the best necks. The stock nuts/tuners/pots/pickups/etc... were NOT good on the SX's I own, but fixin' that stuff is the fun part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geetarded Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 craigs you'll find something...I always find sick deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dbotto25 Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Check out xaviere guitars from guitar fetish...I've never owned a strat style guitar but I will soon have a xaviere xv-870...most likely the darkside edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 www.rosepickups.com get a set of rose merisopas for the pups, only $30 and good pups to boot... i agree with finding something on CL, i just had a dude give me a Cort strat copy that's all torn apart to learn on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr_GoodBomb Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Craigslist for a used MIM, GFS for parts and electronics, here or the Duncan forums for some used pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chadd Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Pick the one that has the best feeling neck. You can fix everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McCain Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Check out xaviere guitars from guitar fetish...I've never owned a strat style guitar but I will soon have a xaviere xv-870...most likely the darkside edition Only 1 problem. It doesn't need any mods except for saddle replacements maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Classic Vibe I see them pop up on CL for $225-250. Quality platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members webwarmiller Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 USED Squier Std Strat or $100-25. 1. Full thickness body2. 22 Frets3. 2 point trem4. Actual Fender Headstock shape5. The hardware/pups aren't total crap either so you will always have a solid guitar while you upgrade piece by piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Classic Vibe I see them pop up on CL for $225-250. Quality platform. OTOH, if he gets the CV he might not want to mod it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 Just be sure standerd fender aftermaket parts will fit the platform. Many cheep squier bodies are to thin for fender bridge blocks. That's why I would pick a classic vibe. Easy to get nice harware for it. Great body wood and nice necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vexed73 Posted February 27, 2010 Members Share Posted February 27, 2010 I have had two SX strats and both were great! Crappy hardware but great bodies and necks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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