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[nDed]

BRB, putting down an order for a corny red Fender Strat knockoff.

[KeithHernandez]

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't want to live in a world without corny red fender strat knock-offs.  I am within ten feet of a paisley tele ripoff and a sunburst strat ripoff, both acquired pretty randomly (and also better guitars and basses and drums and mics and...)

[nDed]

No pile of gear is complete without at least couple of cheap, tasteless guitars. Ended up ordering the sunburst because it was $20 off at the time. Seriously eyeing that LP goldtop copy if the finish is good and I can fit a black pickguard on it.

[theinevitable]

I saw the cheap guitar of my dreams in Nashville and I wish I had it, even though I am severely trying to downsize my collection of material objects. But I also think if I replaced the pickups and re-painted my teenage guitar I could get a pretty close approximation of what I want. That'll be a fun project sometime.

[AugustWest]

I might wait for the fake Teles.  This is the fake I was thinking about getting.  At these prices, why not both?!

[theinevitable]

My roommate has an Epiphone something, it looks similar to that but is not exactly the same, and it might be the best guitar I have played. I love it. The first time I picked it up and strummed it I think I gasped. I want that guitar.

He also has a ripoff stratocaster that he hand-painted paisley when he was 14 or 15. I love that guitar and that story.

[nDed]

Isn't Epiphone just Gibson's official budget line? Not sure if I would consider them fake.

[KeithHernandez]

I love those big hollow body guitars and if I ever get rich I am buying this first:
 
https://m.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gretsch-guitars-g5420t-electromatic-hollowbody-electric-guitar

Every guitar player I trust hates hollow bodies, but I used to have a friend with one and loved to play it.  I never even plugged it in.

Oh, he had the ibanez version.  Doesn't matter, I'm still getting that gretsch sometime.

[AugustWest]

When I was in college, one of my roommates had a Mosrite sort of like this.  It was great fun to play.

[pmcd9]

Every guitar player I trust hates hollow bodies, but I used to have a friend with one and loved to play it.  I never even plugged it in.

Ted Nugent, BB King and Chet Atkins all play hollow bodies. Discuss!

I saw The National use a hollow body guitar in an unusual way on Saturday Night.

[nDed]

Only reason I'm not that into hollow bodies is because replacing anything on them is a pain in the ass.

[dejavroom]

No pile of gear is complete without at least couple of cheap, tasteless guitars.

There's truth in this. I could love a knockoff Tele.

[nDed]

Fake Strat came in yesterday and I think it's pretty nice. Good sound and excellent finish with everything nicely set up too. Came packed in a flimsy looking gig bag along with a whammy bar, a truss rod wrench and another for the tiny bridge screws. I've paid considerably more for worse guitars, so I'm quite happy with it.

[nDed]

Ended up getting that goldtop. Not as slavishly accurate to the original as the strat copy, but it's a right handsome guitar nonetheless. Pickup rings are kind of crummy, but I'll be changing those out soon enough.



Body's a bit different as is the knob placement. Pretty sure the body's all one material, but they painted faux binding on the edges anyway; sort of a dark orange on the back. Looks like it'll take standard parts, so it could be a fun project guitar.