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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.

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

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...

Go for the pedocaster! Needs to be sorted

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Swap em out for green pearl

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

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

aen wrote:i kind of liek that maestro

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

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.

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?

maestro! i think it has more potential.

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.

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.

The necks are shite too.