The Real Truth about buying Cheap Guitars ???? they don’t tell you
its better to go to your local guitar store and pick one up and feel how it plays
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Originally posted by UCx5QWhz0mVG_Uz-F1NlhoSA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JFcy18xIQE
We’re lucky to have Pitbull Audio here in San Diego. I try not to go too much, because I end up buying too much! ????
I just reviewed a Tease guitar for $145 its $5 cheaper than my first guitar in 97. I just got back into playing, but I wish I had a guitar like that as my 1st.
Thanks for all your comments guys..all the information shared is appreciated for all..thanks
Fun to learn on a cheap guitar.
Scar My Guitar is a spaz. He lost his shit on me in the comments for saying his no name kit tele clone build didn't look like a "$1000 Fender" he said it did ????
I try to avoid necks with alot of figuring, they tend to be less stable …neck shifting could be causing the fret sprout in your partscaster
in my humble opinion used carvins and kiesels are an amazing bang for your buck. every one i have played has been great. you just need to find one with your preferred specs.
Squier bodies are thinner than Fenders so a Fender bridge block will fit but it'll poke out the back of the guitar or rub on the back plate. I have an Indonesian Squier Strat and the bridge block cracked- turned out it was die cast. Luckily I was able to by a milled steel block for an Indonesian Squire from Ebay that is the same dimensions as the old bridge block. Cheap guitars use cheap parts for a reason.
I have a harley benton guitar. It's my main guitar, plays and sounds great straight out of the box. Spends much more time out of the case than my gibsob
Just don't buy cheap unbranded/unknown guitar branded guitars off amazon, Temu and eBay. Buying cheap guitars as a beginner is perfectly fine and there's no issue with it, not everybody has a good income to splash out on a £600+ guitar and that's the majority. Brands like Harley Benton, Squire, Ibanez with their GIO line, Solar with their S line, and many more sell cheap and affordable guitars that give people the ability to learn the instrument, Most guitar players would't be around if it wasn't for the accessibility of cheap guitars.
If you want to play a Strat-style guitar, a "Partscaster" is the smartest way to go, to me, if you don't mind doing a little work. (Although used Partcasters are easy to find too, so that you can probably find one you like already built)
You get to pick your neck, color, pickups, etc. and you can put your money where you want. Do you want US pickups, but a Mexican neck is fine? Or maybe you want a Japanese neck, but you want a humbucker on the bridge? I love a good HSS Strat.
You can literally build yourself a fully Fender-made Strat with the neck you want with the fretboard you want, with the tuners you want, and pickups you want, for less than $500. You can even build vintage. If you found a 70's neck that felt really good, you could make yourself a modern Strat with a 70s neck and put 90's pickups
The only way to get experience is by doing. If you are on a budget, buy a cheap guitar and do some work to it. Most of what you need doesn't cost anything. Watch videos about adjusting your action height, truss rod adjustment (if its even needed), leveling frets (you dont need special tools but if you want them you can find some for very cheap), if its acoustic replace the plastic saddle with a tusq for under $15. You will not only have it setup exactly as you want, but you will also have some new skills and confidence. Even if you f*ck it up, its almost always reversible.
I agree, if you want to focus on playing more than fixing and tweaking, spend a lil more. If you can afford it, id recommend something round the $500 range new. You can generally pick these up round $300 used. Im not saying there are some perfectly good cheap guitars, but it's definitely not all of them, and those that are got there via someones tlc.
Thomann of Germany has the Harley Benton line. Made in China, quality control in Germany, with a good return policy. Turns out that it works like the chocolate and the peanut butter.????
I have bought Harley Bentons that are super cheap and they are great for the money. My ST HB was flawless, and it only cost £85. Some guitars that iv spent 3-4 times the price on have had issues that this didn't have.
Cheap or budget guitars are great for kids. But if you take your playing seriously you’ll want the best. Trust me if Squiers were better than Fender then why did I sell all my Squiers and now own seven USA Fenders?
And while I don’t own a Gibson yet, an Epiphone is no substitute for the real deal in my mind.
I've bought 1 new new guitar since 2013 , all my others are used and play great! For great prices and value !
Upgrading an already built guitar is stupidly simple. The most technical skill needed is soldering.
Unless you’re incapable of using basic tools, anyone should be able to build a kit guitar today.
There are a plethora of tutorial/demonstration videos, that will give you the data you need. From finish, to setting the neck, to electronics, to set-up. Google is your friend.
The hardest part, of building a guitar is finding a good set of “bones” (neck & body). If you spend less than $400 for those, expect to do some more extensive fitting.
I taught myself, some 45 years ago, when I was 12, (before the internet made everything accessible).
I spent time, at the library, (there were no luthiers where I lived), reading and learning.
If you buy from Temu, Amazon, or eBay, you shouldn’t be building your first guitar. You get what you pay for.
As for the cheap all-in-one pedal; you get what you pay for.
The content makers are doing what they do for views. They wh*re themselves for a buck. You have to take what they say, with a large grain of salt.
Jackson, Squire, LTD, Ibanez, Epiphone. Don't polish turds. Resale value its part of it and time is money. I LOVE cheap guitars. Cheap doesn't mean bad. Cheap means you got what you need for less than you thought. Time is money. If you want to add value make sure the machine you are working on is worth your time. Partscasters make sense to play with, old or new if you need your jollies but bottom end off brands are for kids to destroy. AMz i'm sure you know has a lot of 'used good' or 'used like new' items. There are also good sale once in a while. Also when they screw up it is possible to negotiate further discount rather than messing with a return if you know what you are doing. IMO Jackson is an Incredible value. I got a JS22 hardtail 7 string for $155 on sale a year ago. I have a JS 11 i just got but need to return because someone cut all the wires but the neck feel amazing. Good-used i got it for $135. They didn't test it so I am going to push them a big discount and hang on to it. It's cosmetically perfect. I have a squire Affinity that plays like a dream and the pickups sound pretty good. I paid $170 used acceptible with a large paint chip on the lower edge. I love it but not crazy about the sparkly pickguard and am thinking about going for an HH. I started having so idea of swapping some stuff around —- replace the picguard? Finded a loaded HH affinity picguard on ebay? Buy a loaded/cheap pickguard on amz or ebay? amz selling one with black, HHS, coil splitting and a kill switch for $26 and people say it's not bad. Turns out I can buy, on sale same arctic white affinity but with HH for $200 on sale and an 'new' item. So, it's not worth it. I can spend $30 more and save how much time and plus no more paint chip. There is also value a lot of times (depending) of keeping things original. The bottom line is spend a little more to get what makes sense. The used market can pay off. I got an LTD viper 256p (sg w/p90s), never played for $200 and a $100 bullet strat— reall nice but a little heavy. Bottom line, your best sticking with the bigger brands. Jackson is owned by Fender. ESP is great, Ibanez is great, You can get Epiphone SGs for $200 starting. These will hold value better than off brand and if you have a problem or don't like it then send it back, no big deal.
Ace, love this video, really instrucive and helpful, leaving a sub!!