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Cheap plank
I am thinking that I might buy a guitar to keep at the office to noodle around on at lunch. It needs to be very quiet, since I have office neighbors close by. It needs to be cheap - really, really cheap - because I am broke.
What comes immediately to my mind is a Squier Strat. An unplugged solid body will be pretty much silent from outside the room, I'd think. And Squier Strats are a dime a dozen. Some of the Squiers sound good and some of them suck, but in this case, it pretty much won't matter. It'll never be plugged in, anyway.
Any other ideas?
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May 17th, 2012, 10:40 AM
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If your broke air guitar is always an option. 
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May 17th, 2012, 10:48 AM
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I thought of that, but it's tough to learn forming barre chords on an air guitar. Besides, I already have quite a selection of those!
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May 17th, 2012, 11:07 AM
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The Rondo SX Series tele and strat copies are getting a lot of love at the moment, and they're pocket money cheap: http://www.rondomusic.com/electricguitar.html
Also, Italia guitars seem to go cheap on the second hand market (in the UK). They're great guitars. I got a yellow italia Maranello Speedster 1 with the Bruce Lee/Kill Bill stripes for £100 used. A bargain, it's a fab guitar. http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/gu...-300-213316/12
That' probably what I would get, or buy a used beat up Squire for peanuts.
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May 17th, 2012, 11:10 AM
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Squire Tele. Or Xaviere knockoff. In my mind office=sitting position, and I always felt Strats were lousy sitting down as the round edges make it want to slide away. A Tele stays in place.
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May 17th, 2012, 11:19 AM
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The Rondo SX Series tele and strat copies are getting a lot of love at the moment, and they're pocket money cheap:
Also, Italia guitars seem to go cheap on the second hand market (in the UK). They're great guitars. I got a yellow italia Maranello Speedster 1 with the Bruce Lee/Kill Bill stripes for £100 used. A bargain, it's a fab guitar.
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Zowie. Those Rondos are indeed super cheap, even new. Thanks for the links.
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May 17th, 2012, 11:22 AM
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craigslist. get somethin weird.
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On craigslist weird may be available. Cheap is always available, if you aren't picky.
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Gretsch Junior Jet. Plays great.
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I'd go a 2nd hand Tele...they seem to reasonate better than strats if your just playing acoustically!!
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May 19th, 2012, 04:42 PM
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Another vote for Rondo. I've played a couple of Agile Les Pauls & and a SX bass. Great for the money. Plus people seem to get most of their purchase price back when they sell them.
Or look for a used Tele or Strat with a little cosmetic damage (dings, chipped paint, stickers, etc). Dinged guitars can be a great deal as long as the neck & electronics are in good shape.
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