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you need a black one, too...😉

Funny, I am thinking to get one of the GFS clearance bodies and a Mighty Mite neck for the 'Cabronita' build. I would do a 'plug and rout' since the body will be painted black anyway. My past experience with GFS necks [mostly bass...part of the sad tale of my failed guitar company; Chinese factory manager who wouldn't listen, months spent fixing brand new instruments they shipped to us...] has not been positive...the last one GFS sent me for a build I was doing clearly still said 'Squier' on it I have so many 'bad' bass/guitar necks [some were only sent as finish or inlay samples from our factory] I'm either making a mobile or a giant wind chime out of them. That was when I actually still had customers for repairs and mods...covfefe killed off most of that business, but it has always been more a hobby/sideline going back to the 80's. Since our move in early 2020, I still don't have a 'workroom' [or a studio] anymore... I have barely enough space to do most of what I need, but no room for a spray booth. But with the demand gone, not a pressing need.

^'so many fantastic colors...'😎 who made your thinline? the aqua and the mint green...partscasters? Roasted neck on the aqua? you have definitely relic-ed that Squier neck! I want to build a 'cabronita style', but with 2 filtertrons...I have a pair of gold ones from a TV Jones upgrade I did for a guy back in 2018...they need a home, and they won't fit my jazz box because of the humbucker route.

I resisted Telecasters for decades, then on a whim [I wanted to experiment with some mods...I still have a list of mods* to do to it 5 years later] and I saw a knock-off [a Hard Luck Kings Southern Belle] dirt cheap, [and the company is part owned by a friend of a friend/acquaintance], so I bit, expecting to use it as a beater/loaner for my jam hosting gig, which I did. And somehow, it grew on me, not the instrument, but the concept of the instrument. It challenges you, as a musician, to try to get the most out of a very neat but minimalist design. Not unlike a LP Jr. I still prefer a 2V/2T/3pos control set, which is what my Fender Tele has...one mod I did on the 'Belle', the 'Bill Kirchen' is clearly visible [on the left]. * mostly cosmetic: new black bridge plate, new 'fancy' control plate, new bridge p-up [I have a Buzz Feiten just waiting around]

I used to...but even Gibson, Fender, Martin, etc. have turned out a pile of mediocre to crap guitars, as badpenguin said. When I bought my tele from GC, a few years ago, I tried the two that were 'wall hangers', but although they piqued my interest, they were somehow lacking [one the neck was just too odd feeling, the other the woodgrain looked weird]. I asked them how many they had and if I could try them. The salesperson hesitated and I walked out. I went back a few days later, because I knew the manager, and asked for him when I went in, explained the situation, and he was accommodating. I tried a half dozen 'identical' guitars, and only one 'spoke' to me. Paid cash on the spot. I've never seen that salesperson there since. What is comes down to is the combination of parts and craftsmanship does not always add up to 100%...but sometimes it adds up to 200%, sometimes only 50%. I used to tell my people you can't inspect quality into an item, it has to be there to begin with. This is a concept that still has not taken hold in much of the new Asian manufacturing community....and we have lost sight of here in the USA.

There is a reason there are inexpensive guitars, and that is to let you learn what you don't like.... To Chet's point, so many unplayable guitars were on the market in the old days with 'cheese slicer' action. Times have changed though, and an inexpensive axe, like your Jay Turser or Mitchell is more than adequate to learn on. You are on the correct path. Be patient. Let your instrument take you as far as it can. Once you reach a certain level of competency, you will know if the instrument is holding you back. As to opinions on specific models? No, only you can make that call as far as what works for you. The EVH 5150 Series Deluxe is a very good guitar, but how will it feel in your hands? I can't tell you. On the flip side, how many closet/attic/underbed 'treasures' are there from people who buy expensive guitars and then decide learning to play is to hard/painful/time consuming? Plenty...and they come to light frequently.

I used to carry a snark with me when I went to GC...knowing that even if 'relatively' tuned, they wouldn't be to pitch. I do agree you need to try more than one, but I think, to gardo's point, why, if you want to sell the instrument, would you not inspect the damned thing before hanging it on the wall with a price tag on it? Both the manufacturer and the retailer should be making certain the instrument they put out for demo is not jacked up. I've seen worse at GC , and Sam A$$...once in a SA, I turned on a used amp to standby, to warm it up, and it smoked. Wasn't even on! I showed it to the sales guy and he shrugged his shoulders, went over and unplugged it, and left it there. I know, it was used, but they should test them before they sell them, right? I've seen brand new Epi LPs with cracked p-u rings, upside down 'poker chips', reversed T-O-Ms, reversed humbuckers [slugs out, screws in], non-flippable switches [always pops back to center], flipped truss rod covers, cracked nuts...the devil is always in the details... it isn't just Epi, I've seen brand new Squiers with the neck 'cocked' in the pocket, so the strings were off line, missing pickguard screws, missing string ferrules.....

why, yes, yes I did. If you can find a pre-2000, snap it up, as those were built by Peerless ['94-99]. Then they moved to Samick to save labor cost, but it was still a decent player grade instrument. When Samick was making them in Korea, I would not have hesitated, but when Epiphone moved Riviera production to China [or, for other models, Indonesia, and/or Vietnam]...things went south. Rapidly. Not just the Rivieras....sadly. You might find a Samick or a Peerless-era Riviera on Reverb, but they will run used more than the new ones....I saw a Peerless-era one recently for $1300 on line [likely reverb] and that may be top $, but they are easily going for a grand a pop from that era. Still probably worth your time to have a look.

try here

the plexi panels looks better than the chickenwire I've had to play behind in the past...

measurements of the neck lengths and position markers would clarify this...got any? a link to the fretless neck manufacturer's website would be helpful as well. Putting a longer neck on will definitely alter the harmonic center [12 fret], but it is possible the 22 fret neck takes this into consideration and therefore moved the '12th' markers accordingly.

I forgot the tap switch on the hummer...

should wire up like a strat, I would expect...something like this

I'm sorry, but your question is beyond the scope of this discussion forum. You should talk to a credit expert, not a bunch of musicians.

It should. As long as the 'E to E' widths are the same, the holes should line up.

you must learn to embrace the 'yes'....😎

Tim, welcome to HC, I see you have been sampling threads...please look at the dates of the threads you reply to, as we consider many of those to be 'zombie threads'. This particular thread was started in 2009...and the OP [original poster] was last seen here in 2013, so although your input is welcome, it is not getting to the intended audience.

aw, c'mon, haven't you ever, in a moment of wild strumming, knocked your 3 or 5-way switch out of position? Maybe once every ten years or so? actually, for Strats, my biggest issue was always hitting the volume knob and turning the guitar up...to the point I reverse wound my volume to make it an on/off with practically 0 taper. That taught me to control my volume with pick attack and hand pressure, a skill I transferred from playing acoustic. Funny, the seller is in my old home town, just over the County line.

Michael, please check your Personal Messages Inbox. is that a 5150? this may help

true, but we all have had to make do with what we had at some point.

Welcome to Harmony Central.... do you want the wireless for vocals or guitar? Not sure why you want that, so it is hard to give an opinion. If you've never worked with a headset mic, they are great and terrible at the same time [great, because you can sing into it anywhere, not tied to a stand, but terrible because you can't mute it or get away from it if you need to cough, sneeze or bitch at the drummer]. For guitar, on a small/medium stage, how far are you going to go away from your amp? I have 2 wireless systems [instrument], and rarely use either since the 'big stage' work dried up in early 2020.

keeps his spit off the paying customers....😉

$15? NICE SCORE!!! Apparently your pawnshop folks don't have the internet...if that is a 2nd Gen [i2] they typically go used for ~$100!

GAS hole... Good lord, man...you re lucky Mrs. B is understanding...that wasn't a 'buying spree'...if it were I, it would have been a suicide mission😜 And to think I felt guilty because I bought a IK Multimedia Z-Tone DI Active DI/Instrument Preamp...

sounds like you have a either a grounding issue or you have a polarity issue. Is either device grounded? Meaning a 3 prong plug?