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What's your favorite cheap guitar ?
Posted on 4/19/24 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 5:37 pm
What's your favorite cheap guitar ?
All my stuff is pretty cheap...my most expensive piece is Gibson Studio Faded T - got it for $500 used.
It's a great guitar, but the guitar I grab to play the most is a $100 Indio OS30 (the white one). Once it got a good setup, it plays like butter. (These are my 1st P90 pickups, and I really like them)
Any of y'all have a cheap guitar that just bonds with you ?
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All my stuff is pretty cheap...my most expensive piece is Gibson Studio Faded T - got it for $500 used.
It's a great guitar, but the guitar I grab to play the most is a $100 Indio OS30 (the white one). Once it got a good setup, it plays like butter. (These are my 1st P90 pickups, and I really like them)
Any of y'all have a cheap guitar that just bonds with you ?
![](https://i.ibb.co/JqxwgsL/20240316-165601-2.jpg)
Posted on 4/19/24 at 7:37 pm to midnight1961
I guess it's a tie, between my yellow Telly and my Les Paul Jr. Stewmac kit guitar. I've posted photos on here of both of them in the past.
The Telly is a 90s Squier Standard that I bought at a pawn shop a few years ago w case for 100 bucks.
I sold the case for 100 bucks, put a new pickguard and fixed the wiring on the guitar. I really never even played it before a guy wanted to buy it.
He never paid me though, and the guitar found it's way back to me. Still in perfect shape.
So, I started playing it a bit. It's a great guitar in every way and I only had 12 dollars in it.
Last year, I decided to put a set of Fretshack's custom wound P90 telly pickups in it.
It's absolutely fantastic now and I have a little more than 312 bucks in it.
The Les Paul Jr. I built from a Stewmac Kit that was on closeout for $150.00. It turned out really well, so last year I replaced the P90 with a splittable mini-humbucker from GFS and put a push/pull tone pot on for the split.
It's awesome, and I have less than $250.00 in it.
I have more expensive guitars, but these are the 2 that I play the most.
The Telly is a 90s Squier Standard that I bought at a pawn shop a few years ago w case for 100 bucks.
I sold the case for 100 bucks, put a new pickguard and fixed the wiring on the guitar. I really never even played it before a guy wanted to buy it.
He never paid me though, and the guitar found it's way back to me. Still in perfect shape.
So, I started playing it a bit. It's a great guitar in every way and I only had 12 dollars in it.
Last year, I decided to put a set of Fretshack's custom wound P90 telly pickups in it.
It's absolutely fantastic now and I have a little more than 312 bucks in it.
The Les Paul Jr. I built from a Stewmac Kit that was on closeout for $150.00. It turned out really well, so last year I replaced the P90 with a splittable mini-humbucker from GFS and put a push/pull tone pot on for the split.
It's awesome, and I have less than $250.00 in it.
I have more expensive guitars, but these are the 2 that I play the most.
This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 7:37 pm to midnight1961
Almost all I've ever owned were cheap guitars because I never felt I was committed enough to playing to buying anything more expensive. I mostly buy Squier guitars because they have the bigger budget looks with decent enough playability and quality. I also bought an entry-level Ibanez bass and a Series 10 electric guitar in the past.
The one exception was my very first bass guitar--a pastel pink BC Rich Warlock.
ETA: I currently own a black Squier jaguar bass and a sunburst Squier stratocaster.
The one exception was my very first bass guitar--a pastel pink BC Rich Warlock.
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ETA: I currently own a black Squier jaguar bass and a sunburst Squier stratocaster.
This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:48 pm to shutterspeed
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I also bought an entry-level Ibanez bass and a Series 10 electric guitar in the past.
I've got an inexpensive Ibanez bass as well (SGR200) and it is a great bass to learn on.
Mainly use it to record bass lines to play over when recording.
This post was edited on 4/20/24 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 9:50 pm to shutterspeed
There are some really great Squier model guitars out there for cheap. You just might have to get the setup right and do a little fretwork, then decide if you want to spend a little on upgrades.
This yellow Squier telly that I have, I would have to spend quite a bit to get a better guitar. Neck, action and fretwork are perfect and I've never had to do anything to it in that regard, except intonating the saddles.
This yellow Squier telly that I have, I would have to spend quite a bit to get a better guitar. Neck, action and fretwork are perfect and I've never had to do anything to it in that regard, except intonating the saddles.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 6:50 am to midnight1961
The cheapest guitar I own is my PRS DGT SE. Great guitar . Plays just as good as my core PRS 594 McCarty SC
Posted on 4/20/24 at 10:45 am to auggie
I had a Squier Classic Vibe 70’s P bass for a while that I got really cheap on a GC sale. Put a new bridge and pickup on it and it was a really good bass. It was pretty good stock as well. Probably the best value cheaper bass around.
Posted on 4/20/24 at 11:29 am to wareaglepete
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There are some really great Squier model guitars out there for cheap
Yep. Have a Classic Vibe Deluxe Tele and Jazzmaster. Love them both! Can't beat them for the $$$
Posted on 4/20/24 at 12:10 pm to midnight1961
I admit that I am an electric guitar snob. I've always had nice electrics around.
That said, when my son was offered guitar lessons in school, I needed to buy him a cheap acoustic. The teacher recommended that I buy a Big Baby Taylor. It has a smaller scale and was like $399. Fifteen years later, that guitar still gets played as much or more than anything in our house. It holds tune perfectly and is incredibly easy to play.
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That said, when my son was offered guitar lessons in school, I needed to buy him a cheap acoustic. The teacher recommended that I buy a Big Baby Taylor. It has a smaller scale and was like $399. Fifteen years later, that guitar still gets played as much or more than anything in our house. It holds tune perfectly and is incredibly easy to play.
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Posted on 4/20/24 at 4:12 pm to midnight1961
My favorite cheap guitars are the PRS Mcarty 594 SE I got used for $500 and a PRS SE Hollowbody II I got for $700. My favorite cheap acoustic is my Iris DF I bought used for $1600.
This post was edited on 4/20/24 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 4/20/24 at 8:40 pm to midnight1961
Another vote for the Classic Vibe Tele
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:42 am to midnight1961
delete. I was trying to post some photos but it didn't work.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 4:11 am
Posted on 4/23/24 at 1:54 pm to midnight1961
Ibanez and Yamaha are great values across the board.
Ovation has some insane values in their international line, if you like the way they make guitars (which I do).
And, Seagull, of course.
As opposed to "cheap", my pick for "best value" is probably a Yamaha Pacifica.
Ovation has some insane values in their international line, if you like the way they make guitars (which I do).
And, Seagull, of course.
As opposed to "cheap", my pick for "best value" is probably a Yamaha Pacifica.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 3:24 pm to midnight1961
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Harley Benton DC Junior. I bought it used with SD Antiquity P90 and Wilkinson bridge upgrades. I paid $260 for it. Good guitar and the pickup sounds great. I like this guitar so much, shortly after I bought a Gibson Les Paul DC Special.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 4:08 pm to rexorotten
I've heard some pretty good things about the Harley Benton guitars, but I've never seen one in person.
They're made in Viet Nam I think?
They're made in Viet Nam I think?
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:37 pm to auggie
Vietnam and Indonesia I believe.
This post was edited on 4/23/24 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:41 pm to midnight1961
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midnight1961
Did you buy the Les Paul used from someone?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:47 pm to midnight1961
This PRS Custom SE is amazing! I got it for $500 from a friend.
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Posted on 4/24/24 at 2:58 pm to Shanegolang
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Did you buy the Les Paul used from someone?
I did. It's a 2016 model. Bought it used in 2017, including a Gator hard shell case.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 3:06 pm to Shanegolang
"This PRS Custom SE is amazing! I got it for $500 from a friend."
Nice guitar and Amp. How do you like that Blackstar Amp ?
Nice guitar and Amp. How do you like that Blackstar Amp ?
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