My first short scale

newplayerkc · Post by **newplayerkc** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:59 am

I just bought this on ebay. Hope I didn't over pay, but I had to jump on it. It is so hard to find a short scale strat that is not a cheap $99 squire.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... _662wt_961

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:42 am

Rondo has several 3/4 scale and 24" scale guitars for around $100
http://www.rondomusic.com/electricguitar.html

looks like its a bit late however

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:13 pm

you can get a squier one for like 60 bucks

newplayerkc · Post by **newplayerkc** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:23 pm

I am aware of the Rondo guitars and the squires, but I was looking for somthing a little more solid. I didn't want to have to replace the tuners, pickups,pots, and tremelo system to have a solid guitar. When I said I hope I didn't over pay I was refering to this specific model. I think I got a good price. All the harmoney central reviews said $339 or $359. Anyway just thought I would put it on here and see what you guys thought.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:28 pm

looks nice and seems like a fair enough price to me.

astro · Post by **astro** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:07 pm

Cool score. I'm not familiar with this specific model, but it seems like a good price for a MIM strat, so I don't think you got ripped off or anything.

Demoz?

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:09 pm

I think Lee Ranaldo used a mini strat sometime during the nineties.

He may be using it still, unless it got stolen in the great gear theft of '99

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:05 pm

Looks like an excellent deal, you'd pay that much for a Squier over here.

newplayerkc · Post by **newplayerkc** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:03 pm

I think it had only been posted for about 4 hours when I bought it. I bet the guy is rethinking his buy it now price about now.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:49 pm

i've heard all the pickups sound the same. sure there's probably a difference in the neck and bridge, but i'd duo-caster it in a heartbeat.

newplayerkc · Post by **newplayerkc** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:19 pm

Duo-caster?

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:34 pm

newplayerkc wrote:Duo-caster?

A 2 pup strat.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:49 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:
newplayerkc wrote:Duo-caster?
A 2 pup strat.

they pretty much rule.

newplayerkc · Post by **newplayerkc** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:05 pm

Ah I see. I might have to think about that

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:51 am

Don't do it! The middle pickup on a strat is very versatile. Quacky 2 and 4 positions and a middle position that cuts through for '72-era Garcia tonez.

Wait, this is SS.org... nevermind.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:18 am

Sparky wrote:Don't do it! The middle pickup on a strat is very versatile. Quacky 2 and 4 positions and a middle position that cuts through for '72-era Garcia tonez.

Wait, this is SS.org... nevermind.

now we're just talking about 25.5" scale strats? i could've sworn we were talking about the mini-strat that is the topic of this thread?

removing a mid-pup on a standard strat is stupid, great tones to be had. however, when the distance between the three pickups is halved, i say it's time to lose one of them. you wouldn't notice the mid pup being gone on this squashed version.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:21 am

'72 era garcia tones.

congrats you just scored my first quote worthy signature of 2010. i have no idea what the fuck you are talking about other than its some sort of hippy reference i think.

Earth · Post by **Earth** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:53 am

Short scales rock dude! I love my 66 mustang and jag to death. (I know yours is 22.75)

Once you get one,if you take to it you'll likely never go 25'5 again, a lot of people don't.

newplayerkc · Post by **newplayerkc** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:17 pm

Earth wrote:Short scales rock dude! I love my 66 mustang and jag to death. (I know yours is 22.75)

Once you get one,if you take to it you'll likely never go 25'5 again, a lot of people don't.

I hope that is the case. I kinda went out on a limb with this one. I have not played a 22.75" scale guitar before(I have played a 24" Duo). The 25.5 Yamaha Pacifica I play now is a really nice guitar, but I have smaller hands and makes some things very difficult to do and I am just a beginner. So I can see how it would get in the way even more as time goes on.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:33 pm

robroe wrote:'72 era garcia tones.

congrats you just scored my first quote worthy signature of 2010. i have no idea what the fuck you are talking about other than its some sort of hippy reference i think.

*facepalm*

Jerry Garcia was a member of The Grateful Dead. A simple google search would show that Jerry was known for playing a Strat in '72 and that it's a tone favored by most Deadheads.