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| $150.00 USD |
So what do you get ?
- 24 " slim fast maple neck w/ rosewood fingerboard
- basswood body
- 2 generic humbucking PU...probably Ceramic
- std. volume & tone & toggle switch
- stop tail piece passable but molded of a cheap alloy (not made of the std. steel plate)
- cheap generic tuners
THE BAD NEWS
- much of the hardware will have a short 'Best Before' date.
- the pickups are hardly stellar
- the tuners are hardly the smoothest but OK- many feel a basswood body is inferior
THE GOOD NEWS
- only $150.00 USD
- the bridge adjusts well
- the tuners do not slip
- the guitar has unusually good pots and output jack and very neat wiring. The shielding is poor but passable.
- there are a lot of decent replacement parts to upgrade it if you feel compelled.
Korean parts rival American parts.
Nothing should cost over $50.00 an item including
a good bridge and better tuners.
- A good choice of colors Surf Green,
Arctic White, Imperial Blue and Black
- basswood is used on Steve Vai Ibanez guitars
costing major big bucks.
Great reassuring video. Even with stock PU's
It appears the guitar can pull it's weight!
Right out of the box you get a passable second guitar...good enough to gig.
Up grade the PU's for $30.00 USD (and free shipping from Beijing Palace musical Instruments in Shanghai on the AliBaba ...a wholesale site)
They will sell you a set of Wilkinson Korean made PAF's NOW LISTEN UP!!!These are the ones with Seth Lovers original PAF spec and his endorsement.
Yes...He OK'd them!!!
(Note: coded as Wilkinson WVC ...extended letters are for info like bridge,neck or a set. Or gold or nickel covers etc. So as long as it says WVC your'e rockin'.)
Yes these are the real deal!!!
OR..(Feb.2018) you can get the OEM Duncan Korean PU's made for Asian made U.S. brand guitars. White PAF '59's for $38.00 USD
A cheap price for the confidence it will give you.
This PU design was in LP's...Flying V's and SG's and all Gibson's with hummies in the 50's.
The PAF sounds great in all these guitars so they are just about bullet proof for the Mustang!!!
With a small guitar and a light basswood body it should sound damn close to a
Gibson SG.
Which means it would have reasonable highs and upper mids but a weaker bass and high end then say a Les Paul.
Think AC/DC's Malcom Young or Toni Iommi Black Sabbath ...both with an SG.
If you like a lot of distortion this guitar will have a tight sound and work great. Think Steve Vai.
Alternatively you have a decent guitar to try your hand at obtaining some minor repairs and setup skills or maybe a bit of modding. Check the youtube vid 'Modding the Mighty Bullet'. It includes doing a simple fret job and refining the sanding on the neck to a very good level.It would not take much to remove the decals. You could have new ones made to make it custom guitar.
Personally done correctly you could double the resale value. Custom guitars are famous for losing their value. But they tend to be $1600.00 or more new. So one going for under 5 or $600.00 may just sell fast.
On the other hand perhaps you would like a
cool colour. If you do a nice job lightly 'scuffing' which is just taking the shine off it
you could well get a nice finish. Where?
The local vehicle collision repair shop.If you go for a popular colour they can stick it in with a car being done that day in the same colour and they can often use the left over paint in their gun to do yours. so don't pay over $50.00. Yes you can not get picky about which red,white or silver they use that day but.
I would love to have the old early 60's Kay headstock shape used as a template but modded to be just a bit smaller.Draw it out on the Fender then cut down the Fender headstock.
Put on a decal with an original name & you get serious looking custom guitar !!!
Hard not to be tempted? Yes?
With guitar and PU's you get a serious pro guitar for $180.00 USD
Tip:
So back to the real world. Just change the PU's yourself.
If soldering in a PU is daunting just cut the wires from the old PU a little away from where it is attached to a pot etc.
Strip the wire ends and screw the 2 wires together with a Marette (also called a Mar connector)
All you need then is a screwdriver. One of those razor sharp dollar store retractable box cutters, and a small bag of tiny maretes. Oh yes ...do not forget to bring some patience.
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