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FDP Forum / Miscellaneous and Non-Fender Topics / Anyone ever see or own one of these?
(This message was last edited by Foggy1 at 09:26 AM, Jun 10th, 2018)
FDP Forum / Miscellaneous and Non-Fender Topics / Anyone ever see or own one of these?
Foggy1
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"Leave a message maybe I'll call."Jun 10th, 2018 06:46 AM Edit Profile
My friends pawn shop find...
Leftee
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Never heard of the brand.
Foggy1
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"Leave a message maybe I'll call."Jun 10th, 2018 06:48 AM Edit Profile
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Foggy1
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"Leave a message maybe I'll call."Jun 10th, 2018 06:50 AM Edit Profile
disregard the fancy custom shop cover lol
Foggy1
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"Leave a message maybe I'll call."Jun 10th, 2018 06:51 AM Edit Profile
Me either Leftee. He got it for $100, said it sounds decent. Going to play through the Marshall next week.
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is gonna get etJun 10th, 2018 06:57 AM Edit Profile
Looks like a typical cheepo MIC/MII/MI? Teleclone.
The cool thing about these cookie-cutter guitars is they're made on CNC machines and the basics are all there. With a little TLC, these "disposable" guitars can be turned into pretty nice players that can rival anything costing hundreds of dollars more.
Even the cheap no-name tuners and pickups these days are pretty good.
The area to focus on is the frets. Level and polish them, and set it up, with attention to the nut.
Foggy1
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"Leave a message maybe I'll call."Jun 10th, 2018 07:24 AM Edit Profile
Thanks. He's changing a bunch on it, wiring, pots, maybe pups also.
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Ooo that sandwich
is gonna get etJun 10th, 2018 03:02 PM Edit Profile
The thing to keep in mind about these cheap-as-chips imports is to preserve the "deal" you got on it.
What I mean by that: if you spend $100 on the guitar, $100 on pickups, $50 on new tuners, $25 on pots and a switch, $20 on a cool pickguard, and $10 on a jack, you have $305 in it.
You can find a pretty nice 2nd hand MIM Tele for that amount and will probably make back your purchase cost of you ever sell it on. The cheap no-name body/neck guitar, even with the upgrades, might get you 50% of your investment back.
Alternatively, if you're doing the mods simply to make solder smoke and turn screwdrivers, then that's a valid reason too. I understand that because it's therapy for me.
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American-made in Oz!!Jun 10th, 2018 03:55 PM Edit Profile
"The cheap no-name body/neck guitar, even with the upgrades, might get you 50% of your investment back."
I discuss this in Chapter 1 of my upcoming book "How To Overcapitalise On Your Cheap Guitar and Lose Money Every Time".
"...if you're doing the mods simply to make solder smoke and turn screwdrivers, then that's a valid reason too."
That's covered in Chapter 2.
btw, cool looking project tele too!
SonicBlue
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I think he paid $50 too much for that guitar.
Here's one that sold for $50.
Foggy1
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"Leave a message maybe I'll call."Jun 15th, 2018 05:21 PM Edit Profile
Thanks for the info everyone.
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an acquired taste some may never acquireJun 19th, 2018 09:44 AM Edit Profile
Mrs. Gorham was my babysitter back in 1953.
Didn't realize she'd made the career change from child care to lutherie...
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She didn't do it well.
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