NGD: Hello Kitty Mini Strat

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:09 pm

I have been keeping my eyes out for one of these guitars for my daughter and one popped up yesterday. Basically brand new in the box and comes with a Hello Kitty strap. It basically hung on the wall unplayed. I will go pick it up tonight and surprise my 6 year old. I got a pretty good deal on it. I got it for a little more than the red or black ones go for new at Guitar Center. I might put some strap locks on it. I will post better pics tonight.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/msg/2513254541.html

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:17 pm

don't mean to piss on your parade mate, but surely you could've just snagged one of the torino red strat mini's for $99 brand new, and refinned it in krylon pank for like $10?

i mean, i guess this way's easier, but i don't even think those were $200 new...

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:31 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:don't mean to piss on your parade mate, but surely you could've just snagged one of the torino red strat mini's for $99 brand new, and refinned it in krylon pank for like $10?

i mean, i guess this way's easier, but i don't even think those were $200 new...

I got it for $120. For $10 more than you mentioned, I don't have to refinish it and its got the Hello Kitty stuff on it. It a fair deal considering it's a brand new guitar and limited edition.

I didn't want to go over $100, but for my girl it's worth it.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:54 pm

Oh, sorry. I was going off the price on the advert.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:15 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:Oh, sorry. I was going off the price on the advert.

People want way too much for these simply because they have Hello Kitty on them. I saw the black one at the Guitar Show in May and they wanted almost the same price. You can get the full Strat one for $199 if you hunt long enough.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:47 pm

OK, b/c like if you actually bought it for $200, as you pointed out, you could have gotten one of the full sized HKs for that (if you are a patient shopper), and those are very capable guitars.

Nice buy at $120, though.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:37 pm

r the full size ones really that expensive?... I just saw on on CL a couple weeks ago for $140ish....twas pink

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:54 pm

SGJarrod wrote:r the full size ones really that expensive?... I just saw on on CL a couple weeks ago for $140ish....twas pink

Should have bought it! At times they go for over $200 on Fleabay.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:40 am

honeyiscool wrote:OK, b/c like if you actually bought it for $200, as you pointed out, you could have gotten one of the full sized HKs for that (if you are a patient shopper), and those are very capable guitars.

Nice buy at $120, though.

I know you are the master of Hello Kitty guitars some I am glad you approve.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:01 am

there are two places a hello kitty guitar belong. In the hands of a little girl who is learning to play guitar and the garbage can.

glad to see one going to a good home.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:03 am

I got some pics and first impressions. This one is brand new and perfect. Came with the original box and HK strap. The guitar's setup is ok, but not good. Pickups are decent but boring. Pots seem okay.There is some kind of loose screw or something rolling around the body cavity. Strings are cheap and suck. The pink finish is thick and well done. The neck is satin and feels pretty good. I am tempted to rub some Tru-oil on it to darken it up. The tuners seem cheap. I know the nut is small but the strings seem too close together. The low E string looks to like it's too far away from the edge of the neck. Better string spacing on the nut would make it easier to play. Comfortable to play. The neck seems a little bowed while the saddle heights need to be adjusted. I will try to fix some of the issues when I restring it.

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GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:17 am

Look awesome with robroe pickup covers!

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:42 pm

GreenKnee wrote:Look awesome with robroe pickup covers!

What exactly are RobRoe covers? I hear everyone talk about but I was not sure which ones they were.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:56 pm

taylornutt wrote:
GreenKnee wrote:Look awesome with robroe pickup covers!
What exactly are RobRoe covers? I hear everyone talk about but I was not sure which ones they were.

The ones that don't show pole pieces, like on Mustangs and tingzz

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:18 pm

GreenKnee wrote:
taylornutt wrote:
GreenKnee wrote:Look awesome with robroe pickup covers!
What exactly are RobRoe covers? I hear everyone talk about but I was not sure which ones they were.
The ones that don't show pole pieces, like on Mustangs and tingzz

That's what I guessed. It would look cool with some black robroe covers.

GreenKnee · Post by **GreenKnee** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:16 pm

Black robroes and black knobs would look nice nice nice

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:48 pm

GreenKnee wrote:Black robroes and black knobs would look nice nice nice

wat

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:10 pm

Dude those straps by themselves are worth like $25.

The deal gets better.

AaronGuitarDude · Post by **AaronGuitarDude** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:19 am

I WOULD PLAY THAT KITTEH'S STRAT OVER ANY OTHER GITAR! GIRLS WOULD LOVE ME!