First NGD in six years!
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BriGuy1968
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Re: First NGD in six years!
Can't see the pics :17:
Can't see the pics :17:
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: First NGD in six years!
pics bdip
pics bdip
BTMN
LifeIsGoodologist
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Looks interesting enough. More details later.
Click this : https://goo.gl/photos/nhF59MDK6Cc5pXQE6 and https://goo.gl/photos/V8nPZePVYgXLunuU6 then you can see it and click on it to see it bigger. That was what I had to do to see it.
Looks interesting enough. More details later.
Click this : https://goo.gl/photos/nhF59MDK6Cc5pXQE6 and https://goo.gl/photos/V8nPZePVYgXLunuU6 then you can see it and click on it to see it bigger. That was what I had to do to see it.
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beandip
Frito's Better Half
Re: First NGD in six years!
Alright, so this is what I can gather.
Body and neck appear to be a Squier. Decent enough quality. Nut is graphite. Tuners are Washburn branded Gotoh lockers, and the trem is not stock. Roller string retainer like you find on MIA Standards. Neck pickup appears to be a Samarium Cobalt Noiseless, middle looks like a standard ceramic cheapy with an American pickup cover over it, since the pickup holes don't line up, and the bridge looks like a DiMarzio rails something or another. When I go to change the strings, I'll take it apart and find out what's going on under the pickguard and pull the neck off to look for branding or indications of it's origin.
Either way, I got the better end of that stick since they had no idea what they were sitting on (not that they could move it anyway), and I'm back in to playing. Now, I just have to get an amp of some sort.
Alright, so this is what I can gather.
Body and neck appear to be a Squier. Decent enough quality. Nut is graphite. Tuners are Washburn branded Gotoh lockers, and the trem is not stock. Roller string retainer like you find on MIA Standards. Neck pickup appears to be a Samarium Cobalt Noiseless, middle looks like a standard ceramic cheapy with an American pickup cover over it, since the pickup holes don't line up, and the bridge looks like a DiMarzio rails something or another. When I go to change the strings, I'll take it apart and find out what's going on under the pickguard and pull the neck off to look for branding or indications of it's origin.
Either way, I got the better end of that stick since they had no idea what they were sitting on (not that they could move it anyway), and I'm back in to playing. Now, I just have to get an amp of some sort.
Demanic
PenultimateTone Member
Re: First NGD in six years!
When I got back into playing ten years ago, after being out of it for thirteen, I got a Roland Microcube. Headphone friendly, good enough for the bedroom with the stock speaker, run it through a P.A. if you want to play with others. They're still selling for around $150. Oh and it can run off 6 AA batteries.
When I got back into playing ten years ago, after being out of it for thirteen, I got a Roland Microcube. Headphone friendly, good enough for the bedroom with the stock speaker, run it through a P.A. if you want to play with others. They're still selling for around $150. Oh and it can run off 6 AA batteries.
kramersteen
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treyhaislip
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Congrats man!
Congrats man!
Shooter.556
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I love pawn shop and Craigslist steals!
Getting a bargain makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy inside..
I love pawn shop and Craigslist steals!
Getting a bargain makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy inside..
treyhaislip
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Totally agree!
Best Craigslist deal I ever had was when I traded an Ibanez Prestige that I paid $525 for a 2001 Fender US Deluxe Strat with a tweed case too.
To the OP, the guitar looks very clean, how are the frets? I can't really tell but it doesn't look like they have much to any wear. Congrats again man and welcome back to guitar ownership! :headbang:
Totally agree!
Best Craigslist deal I ever had was when I traded an Ibanez Prestige that I paid $525 for a 2001 Fender US Deluxe Strat with a tweed case too.
To the OP, the guitar looks very clean, how are the frets? I can't really tell but it doesn't look like they have much to any wear. Congrats again man and welcome back to guitar ownership! :headbang:
daan
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Re: First NGD in six years!
If it's a Squier "Standard" or "SE" body, they're pretty much the best non-F-branded bodies you can get for the $ out there. Full depth, solid wood, exact right shape, cheap $. Both the parts casters I have are made with Squier bodies, after trying GFS/Rock Audio (probably the same Chinese factory) and other "cheap" bodies. And it looks like whoever made this, just made it to play good, not to impress anybody with brand names. I think it's a good guitar, especially if you traded sun glasses for it! Happy NGD!
If it's a Squier "Standard" or "SE" body, they're pretty much the best non-F-branded bodies you can get for the $ out there. Full depth, solid wood, exact right shape, cheap $. Both the parts casters I have are made with Squier bodies, after trying GFS/Rock Audio (probably the same Chinese factory) and other "cheap" bodies. And it looks like whoever made this, just made it to play good, not to impress anybody with brand names. I think it's a good guitar, especially if you traded sun glasses for it! Happy NGD!
beandip
Frito's Better Half
Re: First NGD in six years!
Just opened the hood during a string change and found out some interesting things. The bridge block is machined brass, with the trem spring cavity and pickup routing is all shielded (although not that great of a job), and the wiring was all upgraded. CTS pots, Switchcraft switch and jack... The wiring needs some cleaning up, and I'll get to that eventually. The neck pickup has a nice warm tone, the middle sucks (cheap ceramic), and the bridge pickup is a Dimarzio, but I can't deduce which one without a multimeter.
But, the whole thing is great. I'm incredibly happy to be back with a solid body electric, no matter what it is.
Just opened the hood during a string change and found out some interesting things. The bridge block is machined brass, with the trem spring cavity and pickup routing is all shielded (although not that great of a job), and the wiring was all upgraded. CTS pots, Switchcraft switch and jack... The wiring needs some cleaning up, and I'll get to that eventually. The neck pickup has a nice warm tone, the middle sucks (cheap ceramic), and the bridge pickup is a Dimarzio, but I can't deduce which one without a multimeter.
But, the whole thing is great. I'm incredibly happy to be back with a solid body electric, no matter what it is.
Re: First NGD in six years!
First, welcome back! After I got married, I had to hock my gear and went 11yrs without and started back with a cheap Squier and had to do the upgrades myself. But I was so thrilled to be back in the saddle!! Looks like you got a great deal ! Espec with the upgrades! The keys look like the ones that came on the Grover Jackson era US made Washburns. Great stuff there!
First, welcome back! After I got married, I had to hock my gear and went 11yrs without and started back with a cheap Squier and had to do the upgrades myself. But I was so thrilled to be back in the saddle!! Looks like you got a great deal ! Espec with the upgrades! The keys look like the ones that came on the Grover Jackson era US made Washburns. Great stuff there!
