5120- super bargain! I love mine dearly.I really love my '07 5120. After putting in some Surf 90's back in the day, it ain't goin' anywhere.
Cheap Guitars…
- Thread starter CheapGretschLover
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My vote for GOAT cheap guitar, the Yamaha FGs. Where else can you get a great playing, beautiful, vintage guitar for a couple hundy? This is a '68 FG 230 that required very little work and cost me a whopping $250.00 , trust me, it plays great.
i also have a '71-4 FG 160 that's equally killer, I know @thunder58 has one too.
i also have a '71-4 FG 160 that's equally killer, I know @thunder58 has one too.
ForTheLoveOfIvy
Gretschie
yeah I've noticed the prices on them creeping up.
Indeed . And some of the best 12 strings I've ever played are the old Yamaha 12's . I bet that sounds better than anything out there today
BohemianLikeMe
Synchromatic
What's the soundhole pickup there?
DeArmond 1200
Way back, a long time ago, I borrowed a friend's Lyle 335 copy with lightning bolt f-holes and some sort of staple-style humbuckers. I would have bought it from him, but it wasn't for sale.
Decades later, I asked him how the Lyle was doing. He had sold it in the interim. Doh!
Decades later, I asked him how the Lyle was doing. He had sold it in the interim. Doh!
doc538
Gretschie
On the other hand... I loved my 64 Doge Polara 500, A luxury sportscar that ate Corvettes for breakfast with its high output Hemi Engine, yet drove smoothly with a nice leather interior, ac, power everything. Yet I agree my Cadillac Deville is far superior in all but raw power.
doc538
Gretschie
OLD inexpensive yet well built = Univox 60's made in Japan Es335 copy. Even today it plays and looks better than the Epiphone version. Binding is still tight, finish not bad, buckle rash and cymbal crashes. Original pickups and electronics. Sounds awesome, I keep her with my expensive models, she deserves it.
Falconetti
Gretschie
Wow. That's very nice. A keeper
blueruins
Country Gent
My limit is $499 for an electric guitar.
This can be circumvented by purchasing parts to assemble over time.
These rules are set in stone and immutable unless I see something pretty cool.
Looking at my guitar harem I see no guitar over the limit. All but one was under $400. Wow! I am disciplined!
I have a few partscasters in process. Some day I want to take them to Joe Glaser in Nashville to be brought to life.
It occurred to me that the maintenance on many guitars really adds up, I’m the worlds worst luthier.
The vehicle I drive is 14 years old. I bought it new and I have no plans to buy another. It’s not a Bugatti.
This can be circumvented by purchasing parts to assemble over time.
These rules are set in stone and immutable unless I see something pretty cool.
Looking at my guitar harem I see no guitar over the limit. All but one was under $400. Wow! I am disciplined!
I have a few partscasters in process. Some day I want to take them to Joe Glaser in Nashville to be brought to life.
It occurred to me that the maintenance on many guitars really adds up, I’m the worlds worst luthier.
The vehicle I drive is 14 years old. I bought it new and I have no plans to buy another. It’s not a Bugatti.
blueruins
Country Gent
I beg your pardon!
And this is my most expensive at $499. More than worth it though it will need some more investment to get it up to standards.
Actually, yours is a stunner. I used to play a friends Univox Hi-Flyer and absolutely loved that guitar.
blueruins
Country Gent
How about this Squier Jaguar bass that I scored for $150? This one is almost priceless to me as it has a good sound and weighs well under 8 lbs.
Mojoman
Electromatic
Some guitars are cheap, some of them are not good for stage use, but some are. Many people dont like harmonys, some love them. The dearmond goldies are fantastic. I have some nice midrange axes that i have gigged with for years, and a few very nice ones. Its all in the ears in the end. I was looking for a neck for a strat that had the neck snapped off before i got it. Im at a swap meet and i got a harmony strat that had only the neck and body- no hardware. The guy gave it to me for 5 bucks. The body was thin and cheap but the neck felt nice. I put keys on it, bolted it up to the strat ( after i gave it a red paint job) and it turned out great. Ive gigged with it for 8 yrs already. Maybe i like it wasnt expensive cause i can dig in and play hard and not worry if it gets a small scratch. I also have an amer strat from 2oo8 and a korean squire from 92 that is cool.
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GAMBLER1234
Gretschie
I've got a few expensive guitars that have been equaled by their less revered cousins. Lesson learned. Specs are specs and names are not specs.
Falconetti
Gretschie
I’m old. I know what I like. I know what works for me. I like my Falcon and 6120. I couldn’t be bothered with all that chasing around for necks here and pick ups there and building something then rebuilding it to be almost but never quite like what you imagined it could be and maybe through the right amp it could sound like…..yada…yada. It is a life’s work. Thankfully not mine. Some cheap guitars are ok. Some really expensive guitars are rubbish. It’s the World. Buy the good ones and play them.
hogrider16
Gretschie
Do you drive a cheap car? Wear cheap clothes? Eat cheap food? There's nothing wrong with most cheap guitars, but there is nothing wrong with treating yourself to an expensive, high quality guitar if you can afford it. I don't get this whole concept of "deserving" a high end guitar. I highly doubt people apply that to other areas of their lives. Do you feel the need to "deserve" a quality pair of pants before you buy them?
Gregor
Country Gent
I was a bit confused by the OP's thread on cheap guitars and posts on expensive cars. I now see the connection between the two.The expensive cars are used to transport the cheap guitars! Got it now. Thanks everyone.
Why do the British drink warm beer? Because Lucas electronics makes their refrigerators!
blueruins
Country Gent
It is a marketing concept that has wormed its way into the culture.
Most of us aren’t the intended demographic for this particular ploy unless you digest copious amounts of soy products.
