Project for a friend

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:30 pm

So after seeing Mustang Kali, my friend decided he wants me to refinish a guitar for him, he's not picky about the quality of it it he just wants it to look cool.

Which do you think is a better base guitar to start with the Hanna Montanna $50 electric or the Gibson Maestro for like $60, they are both available from Amazon with free shipping.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:38 pm

Hanna Montana has a cooler body shape, but the Gibson will probably be better quality. I say Hanna Montana.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:41 pm

Gavin wrote:Hanna Montana has a cooler body shape, but the Gibson will probably be better quality. I say Hanna Montana.

That was my thinking as well... I should also add, I already have a few extra nice humbuckers that could make the gibson sound beast and an extra push-pull pot so I could make it coil split. But the HM does have a cooler shape...

I'm going to turn this into a poll...

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:52 pm

Go for the pedocaster! Needs to be sorted

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:20 pm

My vote is for a yard sale winnar.

I was in NYC last week and saw a Hagstrom II in mint condition for $80 in a junk shop. I wish I could have afforded it.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:21 pm

Sparky wrote:I was in NYC last week and saw a Hagstrom II in mint condition for $80 in a junk shop. I wish I could have afforded it.

Pissed.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:27 pm

sx? bit more than 50 bucks but you're trippling the quality i would say
plus you get a distinct body shape instead of a toaster/blender combo

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:29 pm

Haze wrote:sx? bit more than 50 bucks but you're trippling the quality i would say
plus you get a distinct body shape instead of a toaster/blender combo

Shipping puts even the base level sx over 100. I want to keep it in the 50-60 range. That was my first thought too. Plus those have really decent finishes, I want something that is begging to be sanded off, would seem like a waste to thrash teh fit and finish on an sx.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:32 pm

star inlays on the PedoCaster... not sure if thats a + or a -...

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:36 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:star inlays on the PedoCaster... not sure if thats a + or a -...

Swap em out for green pearl

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:39 pm

lol, it's not for me, so no green pearl this time...

It'll be much in the vein of my Kali project.

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:42 pm

i kind of liek that maestro

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:47 pm

aen wrote:i kind of liek that maestro

Whats not ot like... it's a plywood les paul junior

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:09 pm

if anyone wants a blue burst maestro, i've got one i was going to swap a p90 into. it's nice, just bolt on and has a stratty neck. nice build from what it seems.

i had the chance to buy a black maestro sg jr, and i retardedly said no. dumbshit.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:13 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:if anyone wants a blue burst maestro, i've got one i was going to swap a p90 into. it's nice, just bolt on and has a stratty neck. nice build from what it seems.

i had the chance to buy a black maestro sg jr, and i retarded said no. dumbshit.

Dude... how much with ship?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:18 pm

pm'd.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:29 pm

maestro! i think it has more potential.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:41 pm

it is really a decent guitar. i was planning on putting some grovers and a p90, but then i was like, gah, STRAT NECK WTF. you can get an epiphone bolt on neck for like $20-40 on ebay. dunno if it'd make a difference, but it would probably be wider at the nut.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:09 pm

I love the look of the Hanna Montana guitar, and I thought about it as a base for a project, but I think it's made from plywood. I'd go for something else.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:10 pm

The necks are shite too.

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