Well..... not really. I mean, yeah I like buying guitars as much as anyone but.... they have to be decent guitars.

I have bought a few cheap guitars through the years. Kinda wish I still had my first electric harmony guitar. No truss rod and I sold is to a neighbor when I got my Gibson SG and he left it out in the backyard shed where moisture got to it and the neck looked like a bow you could shoot arrows on.

I stopped at a yard sale where I glimpsed a case laying on one of the tables. It was a puke green something or other. Had a bunch of switches and knobs and 3 pickups and came with a case for $20. I thought cool... this is gnarley. Took it to the gig that night and used it for 2 songs.... put it down and played my Gibson the rest of the night. As soon as I turned it up, it went to howling with high pitched feedback. Cheap pickups. I sold it that night to the sound guy for $25.

At a customer's home, they were having a yard sale and in the corner was a red strat copy.... I asked and they actually gave it to me. It's essentially unplayable due to the neck... I guess I could open tune it and use a slide.... action is waaaaay to high to try to fret it comfortably. I tried adjusting it. Nope.... sounds halfway decent otherwise. Currently, it is wall hanger art in my studio.

Everything else I own is a quality instrument. I like what Bud said..... I like buying expensive guitars cheap.



If you are on Face Book... there is a group called Awesome Cheap Guitars ...specifically for people who love the cheap stuff and the yardsale finds.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 08/12/20 08:09 AM.
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