squire 51

[guitar_randy]

Whats the big fad with the Squier 51 as of lately?

Looks like its the latest fad to get one of these cheap priced guitars and mod them.Supposedly they get some decent sounds and retro looks?

Anyone have one/play one?

thoughts?

[AXE®]

A lot has to do with the absolute rid!culous pricing of the Gibson and Fender products.

 

And modding a cheapo is a great time and a good way to learn your way around the setup and mod process .

[surfpup]

A buddy of mine has one. It sucks. He can't even play it because it is set up so badly (I told him I'd have a crack at it). He says it sounds awful too. Whadya expect for a $150 guitar?

[matiac]

A lot has to do with the absolute rid!culous pricing of the Gibson and Fender products.

 

And modding a cheapo is a great time and a good way to learn your way around the setup and mod process .

 

 

I second that emotion! I'd much rather modify a 199 dollar guitar that something ten times it's worth, and I DO learn something everytime I fart around with one. Did intonation on a friends kids cheapo knock-off Telecaster...5 or 6 years ago I wouldn't have had the slightest idea how to do that. And I get a ton of satisfaction out of my modded Epiphone...most of the work I did myself (with the guidance of my techy), and it'll hold it's own against a bunch of Gibsons I've compared it to (I'm no doubt gonna get flamed for that remark), and it "fits" because I got it how I like it.

[Riffster]

I have had one since July 2005, it is my beater and it is a great guitar. It has had a cult following for a long time, before the economy turned bad really so that is not the explanation.

 

You have to pick and choose, it is a cheap guitar and quality will vary.

 

Mine is a great player but it is my second one, the first one sucked but I saw the potential so I sold the first one and bought another that I could try at the store.

 

I replaced the pickups and bridge and it is a great guitar, splittable humbucker on the bridge and single coil on the neck covers a lot of ground. I have a GFS 59 on the bridge and a Lace Chrome Dome on the neck. I have made other mods but are more cosmetical.

 

I love the sound of the humbucker on a 25.5" scale. and then being able to switch to single coil for blues.

 

I like it better than a travel guitar, with a non-angled headstock, maple neck and tough poly finish body you can pack this thing in a gig bag and leave it in the car, drag it on the beach or leave it outside on the deck without having to worry.

 

Here is a pic of mine. Modding it has been a learning experience for me.

 

[kmartem]

I had this Peavey Predator USA strat copy that I got at a pawn shop for 80 bucks for years.I did my first fret job on it and it played great .Painted it rustolium gold and it was my beater.I sold it to a friend who wanted to start playing electric and he moved away.Boy I miss that guitar.I had a Mexican Duo Sonic that was alot of fun too.Gave it to a friends kid.I need to get me another cheap guitar pronto..

[hbomb76]

And I get a ton of satisfaction out of my modded Epiphone...most of the work I did myself (with the guidance of my techy)' date=' and it'll hold it's own against a bunch of Gibsons I've compared it to (I'm no doubt gonna get flamed for that remark), and it "fits" because I got it how I like it.[/quote']

 

If anyone flames you for that one, send 'em my way and I'll feed 'em a tooth. For what little I have invested in my bound-neck "Vintage" (that means "faded", although I've polished mine up with some Novus to make it look nice and shiny) G-400, I've got a helluva' good guitar for HALF what people are getting ripped-off for the G-brand "faded" low-end model, and I'd put it up against one any day. Thanks to some GFS '59 zebras (to match the cream binding and all) and a good setup that sucker's becoming my favorite live axe (and thanks to the coil-taps I put on it it's the most versatile SG I've ever played while still remaining quite practical). Bring the haters on, I ain't "skeered". ;)

 

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