Help Me Choose A Good Beater/Travel Guitar
My new job will have me on the road a week a month, staying in business travel type hotels. I will be in towns where I can find open mics, so I want something halfway decent.
Small is good. P90s are good but not a make or break issue.
The three top candidates I have now are:
Fender Blacktop Jaguar 90
Squier vintage modified thinline tele
Epi LP Special singlecut
The Fender is the most expensive, but it's nice out of the box and I dig the short scale. $500
The Squier needs pickups, but is only $275
The Epi needs pickups an is priced similarly to the Squier. I do like the individual volume and tone controls. I owned one briefly last year and, aside from the pickups, was a pretty nice guitar. It's out of production now, but I see a couple on eBay.
Kinda leaning toward the jaguar. Any other ideas? I've looked at se of the "travel" guitars and I don't much care for them. Just something that sounds and plays decent without mortal fear of its loss.
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Washburn Rover seems like one of the travel sized guitars that actually sounds decent in the video demos
I would think you would want to go acoustic for travel and open mics, then you don't need an amp. What is your budget?
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Acoustic is a no go for a hotel.
Besides, I don't play no stinking acoustics!
Budget? As cheap as possible. $3-500
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Dano is not out of the running.
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The thread in which Howie enjoys spending EG's money.
I likes zee Jag, Tele, and Dano.
Oooh! That's right, they reissued the Hodad! Those are cool (I had one), and they have coil splitting, and phasing to boot!
actually, the only two semi-serious suggestions were the ones he picked up on. the rest are just silliness.The thread in which Howie enjoys spending EG's money.
I likes zee Jag, Tele, and Dano.
Yep, I almost posted this:
No one would steal it, which is a factor when traveling!
Sheez, I wouldn't take that home if someone left it on the curb.
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The Squier VM Tele has pretty decent pickups as-is, plus it does take up a bit less overall real estate than the other two.
The erstwhile HCEG'er aka cbh5150
Gibson Les Paul Signature T
Fender Mustang III
Jet City JCA2112RC
And it's cheap!
Seriously, though, I've played a few of those and they're pretty decent guitars.
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I think I found one. I'm buying Guitar Heel's PRS SE Soapbar that I've failed in painting gold. He made me a good deal on it and I'm going to redo it in yellow.
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:lolz:
Hey, it works for both of us. He gets compensated for my failure and I get a good p90 solidbody.
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Yep, I almost posted this:
No one would steal it, which is a factor when traveling!
I'll take it! I know most players hate the antigua finish, but I think it looks cool in an offbeat sort of way!
Steinberger GM4S
Carvin CT6
Carvin DC160T
Baimuncaster
Just get a Xaviere Tele...I got one a month ago, and its great...
...The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is overrated...
You did t read far enough in.I think I found one. I'm buying Guitar Heel's PRS SE Soapbar that I've failed in painting gold. He made me a good deal on it and I'm going to redo it in yellow.
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