dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
...WTF?
If I was able to buy this for $50 from GC, that means you traded it in for $25. Granted, it was a non-working guitar, but how did you let it get to be this way?
As soon as I pulled the bubble wrap off I saw why it was $50. At least the neck seems straight and there's no major damage.
Looking at the body, it's hard to come to terms with all that is wrong with this guitar. I'm *guessing* that the previous owner bought it mostly stripped down, and tried to put it back together with whatever he had.
Let's start with the single knob, single jack... Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't the jack be mounted to the side? You really couldn't get a replacement oval jack plate?
Okay, that's just wrong. Yes, this is a fixed bridge / hardtail guitar. Not that kind of hardtail dumbass. This takes a Gibraltar tune-o-matic style bridge. Yes, a regular Gibson style TOM won't fit, but still. Damn.
No back cover? No problem! Just take an old VHS box and cut one to fit and tape it on.
No ground wire to the bridge? Why am I not surprised?
Obviously I'll be removing all the parts from this guitar and fixing it up right over the next week. Updates to follow.
If I was able to buy this for $50 from GC, that means you traded it in for $25. Granted, it was a non-working guitar, but how did you let it get to be this way?
As soon as I pulled the bubble wrap off I saw why it was $50. At least the neck seems straight and there's no major damage.
Looking at the body, it's hard to come to terms with all that is wrong with this guitar. I'm *guessing* that the previous owner bought it mostly stripped down, and tried to put it back together with whatever he had.
Let's start with the single knob, single jack... Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't the jack be mounted to the side? You really couldn't get a replacement oval jack plate?
Okay, that's just wrong. Yes, this is a fixed bridge / hardtail guitar. Not that kind of hardtail dumbass. This takes a Gibraltar tune-o-matic style bridge. Yes, a regular Gibson style TOM won't fit, but still. Damn.
No back cover? No problem! Just take an old VHS box and cut one to fit and tape it on.
No ground wire to the bridge? Why am I not surprised?
Obviously I'll be removing all the parts from this guitar and fixing it up right over the next week. Updates to follow.
