Budget Offsets

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:52 pm

I thought it would be interesting for people to post up their budget Offset guitars, guitars based on the designs of Jags, Jazzmasters, the JS, Mustang, Duo, etc... that cost little money. Anything, from 70s Satellite Mustangs to Serviceman Jags.
I can start the ball rolling with a guitar which is available via Ebay called a Wesley San Diego. Its design is based on the Jag/Jazzy but it has a Stratocaster set up: 3 x single coils, 5-way switch, vintage tremolo and 25.5 scale neck. Sonically its like a budget Strat and similar quality from a playability point of view.
Some nice touches are the matching headstock, cream pearloid guard and an excellent finish.
The guitar is very good quality for little money. I bought this to fit Lipstick pickups and modify but it is quite functional as it is. Lotsa fun that wont hurt your pocket! Unless you have huge bills like me

So, in true budget Offset fashion i did a little demo of a Sonic Youth song called 'Silver Rocket', as ever with my videos the sound quality is garbage but you can still feel the RAWK!!.

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Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:15 pm

My mates dad has one of those little Satellite guitars it used to belong to one of blondies guitarists can't remember how he ended up with it but its pretty fucked and unplayable.
will get pics next time i see him

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:54 am

I sold an old Satellite 65-t on eBay last year. Sounded pretty good but it was tiny (hence the sale)

This is a stock photo as I don't have any of the one I sold, but mine was identical

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:25 am

Hodson surfcat, finish looks good apart from the orange neck tint:

Ty · Post by Ty » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:45 am

If the surfcat is just begging to be plugged in, where is the jack?

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:47 am

where it is on like half of all guitars.

Ty · Post by Ty » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:49 am

All my attempts at making funny's never seem to work.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:53 am

christ. word harder, yeah?

"offsets are quite often know to have their input jacks mounted on the pickguard, this appears to not have, how queer. *chortle*".

doesn't quite work as a joke, buzz killington.

Ty · Post by Ty » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:00 am

Ugh, that was a poor attempt I must say, normally I can come up with them easy, but I guess I can't make guitar jokes. Eh, oh well.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:24 am

Hodson make a 'Jazzcat' as well which has P90s, looks really good except for the beak-headstock. I think they retail around Â£149 which is still reasonable, although you could pick up a Squier Jagmaster or one of them new Dano Offsets up for not much more.
I found another company 'Shine' that has similar in more ridiculous colours like Lilac and Pastel Green.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:13 pm

holy shit awesome. post more info on that pink thing!!!!! its got the same pot / toggley / pot setup that i love !!!
all i gotta do is rewire the tone knob into a second volume knob and its perfect

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:22 pm

Heres the Hodson Jazzcat Fran mentioned:

Looks like a jagmaster with P90s, i like it.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:59 pm

robroe wrote:holy shit awesome. post more info on that pink thing!!!!! its got the same pot / toggley / pot setup that i love !!!
all i gotta do is rewire the tone knob into a second volume knob and its perfect

Ebay Link

Not sure if they are available in the US to save money on shipping.

Another Link

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:07 pm

Theres THESE as well, made by 'Worship'.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:21 pm

Fran wrote:Hodson make a 'Jazzcat' as well which has P90s, looks really good except for the beak-headstock. I think they retail around Â£149 which is still reasonable, although you could pick up a Squier Jagmaster or one of them new Dano Offsets up for not much more.
I found another company 'Shine' that has similar in more ridiculous colours like Lilac and Pastel Green.

Yumms. A lavender-flavored heavy smacking hardtail!

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:22 pm

Them Worship ones are the same price as a real Jagmaster.

That Hodson Jazzcat with the Rosewood/ Red tort looks very cool.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:03 pm

Fran wrote: although you could pick up a Squier Jagmaster or one of them new Dano Offsets up for not much more.

What scale are those new dano's? They are very cool looking and very affordable... I like that combination...

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:07 pm

Reece wrote:where it is on like half of all guitars.

I think that guitar looks awesome, especially in that photo. I love the colour and the neck tint looks just right. The pickup configuration should be changed, 2 single coils would make it perfect and i would buy it.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:50 pm

Looks like fun Fran-O; I've always kinda fancied one of these Strat-master stylee things, spesh the Hohner JT60:

(re: audio quality in yer vids, you could always record speaker sim DI/well placed mic audio in Audacity alongside the video cam, and just replace the audio in Movie Maker)

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:12 pm

i suppose my framus is a budget offset copy, budget in the sense that they cost a fraction of the price of a vintage jag. more on a par price-wise with jap reissues.

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