Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Ian Price on April 13, 2010, 02:33:20 PM
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I may well be in the position of needing to get some cash together soon and potentially having to sell my amp and guitar :(.
If I do have to do this I will be on the lookout for replacements - it's more likely that the guitar would go first as I love my Martamp too much.
Any thoughts on good and fairly cheap strats? I'm hoping it doesn't come to it but need to be ready to react when it does. Even if it does I may well decide to shop around for a decent HB guitar first as I've always wanted one I got on with but can't afford a Modern Eagle (the nicest HB guitar I have ever played) a la Dave!
Cheers!
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if it doesn't have to be a Fender not much can touch the yamaha pacifica in terms of bang for ya buck.
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yeah - I'd thought about Yamaha but realised I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to the classic strat shape!
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Vintage V6 are great guitars, especially the Icon series.
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Squier Classic Vibe Strat. Take your pick, '50s or '60s. Done.
Hope it doesn't come to that, though!
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What Philly Said on both counts.
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Yep, CV Squier would get my vote.
Don't forget Ian, if you're selling the Deluxe I'll take it back please :D
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Sell the telly instead!
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did he not do that already???
my thoughts woudl be to avoid another strat, especially if its cheaper - it will just make you miss that one you already have
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I would get a CV squire Strat and sell the neck on ebay and get a Warmoth neck which might cost you an extra £75.
You would have a very good guitar then.
If you like thinner necks just buy the CV squire and keep it as it is. Great guitars.
The Vintage Icons seem good at silly prices, I've only tried a Tele but it was very good.
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did he not do that already???
my thoughts woudl be to avoid another strat, especially if its cheaper - it will just make you miss that one you already have
I think he meant the TV :lol:
Otherwise, I agree on this...
How much you looking to spend?
I think the CVs are very good, but they've got weeny necks compared to my CIJ and Roadworn - might be nice for you, wouldn't for me. You'd have to try them. (EDIT: tomjackson came up with the same worry! :lol:)
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What do you want to sell the strat for?
You have 2 kidneys Ian
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Squier Classic Vibe Strat. Take your pick, '50s or '60s. Done.
Hope it doesn't come to that, though!
Will look them up! Cheers.
How much you looking to spend?
Depends on what I get for the strat if I sell it. Anywhere around £500 I imagine. The roadworns may be out of my range - perhaps a CV body and warmoth neck, that's a good idea.
Don't forget Ian, if you're selling the Deluxe I'll take it back please :D
You'll be first on my list Dave!
What do you want to sell the strat for?
You have 2 kidneys Ian
:lol: I'd not thought of that! Don't get me thinking!
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If around £500 is a possiblility, look for a second hand CIJ, I've considered buying from this guy a couple of times:
http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedguitars.htm (http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/usedguitars.htm)
I think someone else on here has and had a good experience.
He's not got any strats right now, but he seems to be in the 500-600 range for CIJ strats at the moment.
Get one of they and strip the back off the neck... sorted :D
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Haven't you got kids? They are great- you get send them out to clean chimneys. I do hope you solve your problems without having to sell your gear.
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Cheers Andy - will keep an eye on fareastguitars. They had a rather nice looking Yamaha LP - the GAS is bad for me.
EDIT - here's the pic (might not to be everyones taste but to me it looks quirkily very nice)
(http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/images/usedyam2/005.jpg)
And yes, I have two kids. I'd considered newspaper rounds but maybe chimneys are more lucrative.
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Nah, break 'em down and sell 'em for parts... :lol:
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Cheers for all of the responses guys. The more I think about it the more I realise that I will probably need to sell stuff :(
I'm just about to take a drive to guitar village and try out some of their cheaper fenders/fender types. The Baja tele interests me as do the CV models. For some reason none of the strats they have in stock instantly appeal to me (other than the CS models). I am now wondering if it is just that fact that my current guitar is Custom Shop - perhaps I have convinced myself that nothing will be as good as that or maybe that it must be good as it comes from the custom shop. Will be interesting to A/B it against 'cheaper' models.
I expect that I'll be putting the strat on seconds out in a few days - unless I have a reckless change of heart of course.
Cheers!
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Ian,
If they've got one, take a look at the Biffy Clyro signature Squier Strat. I believe they're the best band-for-buck in the Strat world at the moment.
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Cheers Dave - just got back. They didn't have any of those. Tried a couple of Bajas out, one very good one bad - both heavy with big necks. Also tried a few mexican strats out, one of which was very nice although it was in LPB with a R'wood board - reminded me very much of my current strat. I only had about 20 mins in there before closing time though - will pop back in a few days time - in the meantime I'll look around for the Squier you mentioned.
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They're supposedly very good - and if you can find a good Mex (like the LPB one you tried) they're also a bargain...
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Yeah - I was very surprised about how good Baja and the Strat I tried were. Acoustically they were both more resonant than I expected. The Baja was marginally better and would maybe work out cheaper in the long run as I think the parts are better quality - the pups most certainly are anyway.
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Well if you do decide to go down the Baja route you could do worse than buying mine off me for £300! Its mint and I've never used it.
Cheeky post sorry.........
Matt 8)
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I'd check out G&L Legacys.... you may get a USA made for £500 but I have seen some nice tribute ones for £200- £300 on the Evil bay.
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you could maybe pick up one of those new MIJ tokai breezysounds for £500... might be closer to £600, though.