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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Jp. on March 30, 2006, 11:23:07 AM

Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Jp. on March 30, 2006, 11:23:07 AM: I've always had GAS but always for the top end expensive gear, you know USA strats, Gibbo LP's and PRS's.

Recently I picked up a bunky guitar for $50 dollars. I bought to teach myself guitar maintenance and refinnishing.

The unfortunate thing is I know really like it and arent going to destroy it finding out how to fix my own mistakes!!!

This has set me off and now scour everyone I know and all the local papers for the bunky gear I can get my hands on.

Anybody else do the same?
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Ratrod on March 30, 2006, 12:41:20 PM: Underdogs do have something about them. I bought a cheap BC Rich Mockingbird Firebreather. I got it dirt cheap. I wanted it as a project. It now has a replica Jackson neck and a Warpig. It only needs a proper nut.

I often get GAS for some cheopo dog of a guitar.
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Kilby on March 30, 2006, 12:44:46 PM: Quote from: Ratrod
It only needs a proper nut.

I often get GAS for some cheopo dog of a guitar.

What about it's owner ;)

I tend to go for pedals for a cheap fix, though that may change now that I have a proper guitar (meaning built in the country usually associated with the name on the headstock, and non budget range).

Rob...
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Dakine on March 30, 2006, 02:51:43 PM: Who is Bunky and what does he/she have for sale?
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: dave_mc on March 30, 2006, 05:08:05 PM: ^ +1

what the hell does bunky mean?

:lol:
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Post by: Spleen on March 31, 2006, 01:51:32 AM: +2

What does bunky mean? It must be an Aussie thing if you UK'ers don't know either.
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: willo on March 31, 2006, 01:53:34 AM: im guessing it means cheapo gear, stuff thats normally frowned upon by gear heads
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Searcher on March 31, 2006, 02:56:33 AM: 'Bunky' is kinda like 'junky'. If something's bunk, then it usually doesn't work, but it can also mean shoddy, etc.
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 31, 2006, 05:03:46 PM: I've got two 'bunky' guitars for a good pimp up!
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Jp. on April 02, 2006, 02:09:42 AM: Its gear like this

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g244/19770509/Picture001-1.jpg)

Basically any old gear that most other people turn their noses up at.

I'm thinkin maybe by the responses that there arent many people who get into a lot of retro stuff.
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Post by: screamingdaisy on April 02, 2006, 02:52:05 AM: I like messing with cr@ppy stuff. In fact, my favorite fuzz box is a Boss FZ-2 that most gearheads would turn their nose up at. There's alot of good stuff that looks like sh*t to be found out there. A friend of mine has a little 5w projector amp that was converted into a guitar amp.....sounds pretty good in a retro kinda way.
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: Jp. on April 02, 2006, 09:14:59 AM: a mate of mine has done the same to an old valve radio. This thing is like a 2 meter long wooden cabinet with a lift up top to expose the AM radio inside.

Its over drives real easy and sounds absolutely great. (in certain situations)

Heres some of my latest finds
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g244/19770509/Picture.jpg)

The little one is a Japanese made "Chaser". Its about half size to a normal LP. The supprising thing is for basically what is a kids toy it plays really well. For adult hands its really only good for power chords and barre chords. I'm hangin to put a sets of Riff Raffs in it. Cost me $50.

The Normal one is a Korean made guitar ($150) and now owes me around $1200. It has a SD invader bridge pickup and a Fishman power bridge instead of the standard tun-o-matic typeand a spurzel locking tuners (fitted backwards for something different).

Anyway if anybody has anything like these I'd like to see them... the uglier the better :lol:
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Post by: The amazing Phil on April 02, 2006, 03:51:01 PM: Well, I've got a "bunky" guitar from e-bay that I'll do something to at some point. Thing is I'm not sure what I'll do to it. I don't get on with it well in fact, I may have to bite the bullet and sell it on, but I'll see what happens in the mean time.
Title: does anybody else love buying bunky gear?
Post by: headtheball on April 05, 2006, 06:24:17 PM: When the three soapbar sunn mustang beast is finished, full pics will be posted.At the minute tho, it looks like Lurgan...

Just a quick query though...Routing out "Headtheball"right through the headstock would be a bit too much maybe?? I planned to do that then fill the insides of the letters with resin. Perhaps just carving it would be enough.