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Neutered male
Peavey Predator - Made in USA.
The owner listed it on craigslist for $40. I emailed him right away and was honest. I let him know it was probably worth closer to $100 in good condition. But, if he just wanted to get rid of it, I'd offer him $60 to ease my conscience and be there in a few minutes.
Truth be told, I wanted to preempt anyone who pounced on the $40 price ahead of me.
He seemed a little confused but agreed.
I've seen several of these in very rough condition so I wasn't totally sure it was going to be worth it. When I checked it out, the neck was good and the frets were fine. It was scratched up but nothing was structurally wrong. Score.
Got it home and did a little work. I added a spring to flatten the bridge down. The pots are terrible. The pickguard is obviously non-original and doesn't fit the body or the pickups that well. The bridge and tuners are functional but cheap, cheap, cheap.
But it works. I have a Gotoh two-point trem that needs a home and appears to line up perfectly. I have good tuners on unused necks that might fit. Pickguard and pickups will probably be taken care of in time. The neck is better than ok.
And, holy moly, I forgot how good the neck pickup of a strat sounds clean. I'm tempted to get a pickguard that's just a neck pickup and a volume pot -- like an inverse Eddie Van Halen.
The owner listed it on craigslist for $40. I emailed him right away and was honest. I let him know it was probably worth closer to $100 in good condition. But, if he just wanted to get rid of it, I'd offer him $60 to ease my conscience and be there in a few minutes.
Truth be told, I wanted to preempt anyone who pounced on the $40 price ahead of me.
He seemed a little confused but agreed.
I've seen several of these in very rough condition so I wasn't totally sure it was going to be worth it. When I checked it out, the neck was good and the frets were fine. It was scratched up but nothing was structurally wrong. Score.
Got it home and did a little work. I added a spring to flatten the bridge down. The pots are terrible. The pickguard is obviously non-original and doesn't fit the body or the pickups that well. The bridge and tuners are functional but cheap, cheap, cheap.
But it works. I have a Gotoh two-point trem that needs a home and appears to line up perfectly. I have good tuners on unused necks that might fit. Pickguard and pickups will probably be taken care of in time. The neck is better than ok.
And, holy moly, I forgot how good the neck pickup of a strat sounds clean. I'm tempted to get a pickguard that's just a neck pickup and a volume pot -- like an inverse Eddie Van Halen.
