adam411booking Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 New electronics and an awful lot of elbow grease and I ended up with this, set up for slide and a hoot to play, for less than $100 total. Wow...I would LOVE to have one of those. I've always wanted a double cutaway les paul jr...too bad Epiphone doesn't make them anymore :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed2 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If you're handy with tools, it's not all that hard to do. A hole saw, a router (it could be done without one, but it's easier with one) and some sandpaper. Of course, you'll have to refinish, but in my case, the plaid was going anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamprock Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I've had lots of cheap ones. Currently my cheap, but very playable keeper is my Axl Badwater 1216... (PHOTO SNIPPED) Nice. I've been considering one of the Axl Badwater Junior copies, but I don't really need another guitar right now, so it'll have to wait. As for cheap playable guitars... I love cheap guitars, especially these days, as they're built a lot better than the cheapos we had to choose from in the 80s and part of the 90s. That said, ALL of my guitars are cheap Epiphones with bolt-on necks, all of them are customized to my liking, and all of them are very playable! My Juniors, 2010 Vintage Sunburst and 2002 Ebony, both with GFS P-90s (Ebony has a Dream 90, VS has a Mean-90) and other upgrades: 1994 MiK Les Paul 100, extensively rebuilt from unplayable condition, Seymour Duncan SH-4 and GFS Mean-90 pickups, complete rewire, all new electronics, locking tuners, and other upgrades: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thanks. It was a fun project. The Heywood Habanero P-90 I found used is a killer PU, hot, hot, hot! It took up a majority of the $51 I spent upgrading the "rattle-can wonder". Great job, Tweed2! Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Want, want, want, wantv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydrasports205 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Cheapest one I've ever had was my first guitar - an old late 80's/early 90's harmony double cut. It was horrible until I got older and learned how to set a guitar up. It actually plays great now although the tuners and pups still suck. I can't bring myself to do anything to it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam411booking Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If you're handy with tools, it's not all that hard to do. A hole saw, a router (it could be done without one, but it's easier with one) and some sandpaper. Of course, you'll have to refinish, but in my case, the plaid was going anyway. Nice work. It looks amazing. I'm not a very skilled carpenter sadly, so I don't think I'd attempt this on my own haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Jr III Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I have 6 guitars that were purchased for less than $100 each. Four were under $50. 3 Epi's and 3 Squiers. All play ok - good. The cheapest is an EB-0 (bass)that cost me $35 because someone had spray painted it with some lame design. I haven't done anything to it except wipe off the grime and install new strings. I needed it for an occasion where it was likely to be abused and it played great. Never went out of tune and the cruddy sounding pickup was just what we wanted. 5 of the 6 are in the que for modification / upgrades, so I get to have fun even when not playing. ps I actually own a couple of nicer guitars but the most I've ever paid was $400 for a Gretsch Roc Jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam411booking Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I have 6 guitars that were purchased for less than $100 each. Four were under $50. 3 Epi's and 3 Squiers. All play ok - good. The cheapest is an EB-0 (bass)that cost me $35 because someone had spray painted it with some lame design. I haven't done anything to it except wipe off the grime and install new strings. I needed it for an occasion where it was likely to be abused and it played great. Never went out of tune and the cruddy sounding pickup was just what we wanted. 5 of the 6 are in the que for modification / upgrades, so I get to have fun even when not playing. ps I actually own a couple of nicer guitars but the most I've ever paid was $400 for a Gretsch Roc Jet. Personally, I believe the cost of the guitar or the name brand doesn't make a difference. I own 2 Gibsons, 1 Fender, 3 Epiphones, and 2 Squiers (well 3 Squiers technically, but I don't play my first guitar at all anymore. It's on showcase in my bedroom)...and out of experience I love all my guitars equally. The same goes for my bass guitars. I own 1 Fender and 2 Squiers. It's not the guitar that makes the player, it's the player that makes the guitar. While it's nice to have a $2,000 Gibson, you can make any Epiphone sound just as good. So kudos to you for playing cheap guitars and helping prove the point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 It's not the guitar that makes the player, it's the player that makes the guitar. Well said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam411booking Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Well said! Why thank you sir! I stand by that 100% too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79cb750f Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Why thank you sir! I stand by that 100% too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79cb750f Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 My 1964 Fender duosonic $175@ Louie's Pawn Shop in Myrtle Beach, SC still have it Since 1982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmaker99 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Samick strat....$45 at a pawn shop about 18 years ago. Darn thing still sounds and plays well but gets very little use. It's the guit in my avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSAKing Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 1964 Fender Strat for $75 in 1967 or so..... 1962 Gibson Les Paul Jr. for 125$ in about 1965..... Sometimes being OLD pays off!!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 My cheapest is my '02 Epi Jr. And I play it every day. It's my "knock-around" guitar. (And it gets knocked around from time to time) Gave $50 for it with an a-frame stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosto7 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I keep a Squier Tele butterscotch blonde here in the office, I set it up nice, have a set of 10's on it, it doesn't give me any probs. Nice guitar just to figure out songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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