What's the least you've ever paid for a guitar?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:54 pm

tenderstems wrote:
(Although to be fair, the rod was intended for coarse fishing)

That was the kind of fishing I used to do... standing on the bank muttering 'Fuckin fish won't Fuckin bite'

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:13 pm

dezb1 wrote:Looking Cool! I like seeing indie types using evil pointy SLIPKNOT MOTHER FUCKER MOTHER FUCKER guitars... ever since seeing the dude from Pavement rocking his BC Rich back in the day.

I didn't even know about this! Pics?

Incidentally, it is actually the SLIPKNOT MOTHER FUCKER signature Warlock.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:19 pm

tenderstems wrote:I swapped a fishing rod for a Marlin Bass.

I am only now just realizing how funny it is that i traded a Fishing rod, for a bass guitar named after a two fish.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:44 pm

Fran wrote:Vince (Vincel) who used to post here...

Still does sometimes! He's a smasher.

tenderstems wrote:I am only now just realizing how funny it is that i traded a Fishing rod, for a bass named after a fish.

(Although to be fair, the rod was intended for coarse fishing, not sea fishing)

I love you for posting this.

Least I've paid is Â£60 for a Marlin Sidewinder in Ye Olden Days.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:02 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:
dezb1 wrote:Looking Cool! I like seeing indie types using evil pointy SLIPKNOT MOTHER FUCKER MOTHER FUCKER MOTHER FUCKER guitars... ever since seeing the dude from Pavement rocking his BC Rich back in the day.
I didn't even know about this! Pics?

Incidentally, it is actually the SLIPKNOT MOTHER FUCKER MOTHER FUCKER signature Warlock.

Can't find any pics but I'm pretty sure it was Malkmus...1994 BC Rich can't remember if it was a warlock or a mockingbird.

tenderstems · Post by **tenderstems** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:47 pm

NickS wrote:
tenderstems wrote:I swapped a fishing rod for a Marlin Bass.

I am only now just realizing how funny it is that i traded a Fishing rod, for a bass guitar named after a two fish.

I missed two pun opportunities. I am off my game.

This is all that remains. The truss rod was knackered. Turned, but didn't adjust the relief.

rich · Post by **rich** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:39 am

one of these harmony jams. can't remember if it was $25 or $50. i'm leaning toward the former. i use it for writing/recording all the time. probably the most bang for my buck of any piece of gear ever.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:41 am

Not sure, I think maybe Â£99, but that sounds like too much.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:43 am

Â£80 for a marlin sidewinder, strap, cable and a gorilla amp when I first started playing

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:36 am

A couple of freebies, a strat copy for a fiver, a top 20 type thing for a tenner, a Hondo bass for Â£20.

Useable cheap gear is fairly easy to find TBH if you know where to look.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:45 pm

About Â£165 for my "Gibson" Les Paul Custom here in Beijing.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:50 pm

$75 dollars for the Bronto bass I just got

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:35 pm

back in 80s i bought this old italian bass for 25 bucks. I just use to play it today...

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 2:51 pm

My wife was having a yard sale and she made me sell some music related stuff so people would show up. Anyway this guy shows up, but the stuff I have is exactly what he was looking for. Turns out his kids know mine and we get to talking and I bring him in and show him all my projects and my steals from goodwill. He shows up a half an hour later and gives me an old teisco project guitar and tells me to have at it. So that is on the back burner for a project. Will have to do some reverse engineering to get it to play nice. But that was free, so maybe it does not count. But $90 bucks for a bro deal from HIC for a p90 LP jr knock off guitar.

tenderstems · Post by **tenderstems** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:28 pm

lorez wrote:Â£80 for a marlin sidewinder, strap, cable and a gorilla amp when I first started playing

HAHAHA! My Marlin came with a gorilla amp too! on board chorus?

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:16 pm

Â£15 for my Japanese Squier Strat. I had answered a Gumtree ad for a Korean one but it has gone and the seler said he had an "old red one" I could have for Â£15. I only wanted the neck so agreed to buy it. Turned out rather well.

My first and cheapest vintage guitar was a 65 Mustang I bought on US ebay in 2002, it had no pics and was listed as a players special (usually code for fucked up). I was the only one that bid for it and including shipping and import tax it was under Â£150.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:27 pm

Just thought of a cheaper and better guitar Â£40 for a sunburst CSL Les Paul gave that one to my brother in-law who destroyed it was a lovely guitar... made by ibanez (didn't know that at the time)

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:37 pm

I would say my Squier Tele was/is the cheapest find I have picked up so far. I gutted the electronics and put in a lil 59 and wired it direct to jack. It might be my favorite tele. If not a close second to my SQ Telecaster. I think I paid $40 for it.

IMG_3478 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:49 pm

tenderstems wrote:
lorez wrote:Â£80 for a marlin sidewinder, strap, cable and a gorilla amp when I first started playing
HAHAHA! My Marlin came with a gorilla amp too! on board chorus?

Don't remember onboard chorus, the amp went pretty quick but the sustain on the sindwinder reminded me of that scene in spinal tap

tenderstems · Post by **tenderstems** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:19 pm

lorez wrote:
tenderstems wrote:
lorez wrote:Â£80 for a marlin sidewinder, strap, cable and a gorilla amp when I first started playing
HAHAHA! My Marlin came with a gorilla amp too! on board chorus?
Don't remember onboard chorus, the amp went pretty quick but the sustain on the sindwinder reminded me of that scene in spinal tap

Mine is a laminate body. Which are supposed to be firewood on basses, but it sounded very rich and full through my Gorilla practice amps 6 inch speaker.

Doing some research on these, they were Korean made and imported by a Welsh musical instrument importer in Newport. They were more popular in the late 80's than Squiers (In England)

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