The "C note " guitar appreciation society

[Warm Gums]

So what guitars do you own/love/play that cost $100 or less??

I have/had a few..
Affinity Tele ( new on closeout)
Epi G-400 (store branded & had a dent...)
Hohner ST Pro (decent Strat Copy)

[Beerts]

the Ovation Viper in the middle cost me about $45
it's been changed a bit since then but it's really a great guitar...

[Dauntless]

[telechaser]

Never had luck with guitars around that price range.

[P Thought]

Beerts, wow! What a score. My GAS is in remission right now, but a good deal on a Viper would drag some money out of my pocket. Those go for $5-700 on eBay.

[pchilson]

This Johnson tele for $14.99



This Johnson tele for $77



This Godin G1000 for $60

[P Thought]

Beerts, wow! What a score. My GAS is in remission right now, but a good deal on a Viper would drag some money out of my pocket. Those go for $5-700 on eBay.

[Ricky D.]

In 1967, a friend got a gold top LP standard for $75. I'll never come close.

[sonicland]

In 1977 my best friends girl friend said her dad had a guitar upstairs under the bed that hadn't been paid any attention to for many years. I went to take a look, turns out it was a 1965 Dakota Red Fender Mustang (L serial #) in mint condition. He wanted $100 for it, I talked him down to $75. I still have it.

[pchilson]

Originally Posted by sonicland

In 1977 my best friends girl friend said her dad had a guitar upstairs under the bed that hadn't been paid any attention to for many years. I went to take a look, turns out it was a 1965 Dakota Red Fender Mustang (L serial #) in mint condition. He wanted $100 for it, I talked him down to $75. I still have it.

Then you must have pictures of it. Otherwise we can't believe that whopper...

[Wild Rice Chris]

More than my fair share.
Some that really stood out over the years were:
'82 Ibanez Roadstar
'82 Squier Bullet
Peavey Nitro
Ampeg Little Stud bass
Kay/Harmony archtops
Goya classical

[claudel]

$100 from Craigslist, with a loose trussrod nut that allowed an amazing bend in the neck and a missing jack nut that allowed the jack to disappear into the guitar.

The neck straightened right up after 3 turns or so and it plays great.

I didn't have to replace the pickup, volume pot, wiring, and tuners and add an electrosocket, but I had most of it laying around already...

[bek]

Mid-1930s Regal dobro, roundneck spider-cone. Had a few cracks and a couple tuner gears missing. Bought it and had it fixed for less than $100 total. Most beautiful resonator tone I've ever heard (all that being very subjective, of course). I'm a bit afraid of it's fragility, but nothing lasts forever. Bought it a nice case; almost cost the same as the guitar!

[buddywayne]

"51 Squier.

[Beerts]

Originally Posted by P Thought

Beerts, wow! What a score. My GAS is in remission right now, but a good deal on a Viper would drag some money out of my pocket. Those go for $5-700 on eBay.

I just wish it had ever been in good enough condition to get that much for it but the original pickguard had been cut up to fit a pair of humbuckers and it was in rough shape long before I got it. I still have the pickguard and the original case but I cut a stainless steel pickguard and put in a pair of p-90's. I probably couldn't get enough for it to replace it with anything that would play or sound better...

[sonicland]

Originally Posted by pchilson

Then you must have pictures of it. Otherwise we can't believe that whopper...

Fair enough, yes I can. But 2 things first, I work at a college and school just started so I'm really swamped with the kids coming back and can't do the pics right now. 2nd, I didn't tell you the whole story. After I bought it, I took it to a very good guitar tech in Boston and had it stripped of all it's hardware and re-done. The neck and body are all original but that's it. Also before you call this story a whopper, it was back in 1977 when a Mustang like this was worth maybe $300 or so, so it wasn't as big a deal as it sounds like now, it was a very good deal but not outrageous. I do remember being very well aware that it was a Pre-CBS Mustang but it was considered a budget model and not that well sought after. I've been trying to find all the parts to get it back to original and it's going well but will continue to take some time and money. I was planning on posting pics when I have it close to original but when I get a chance I'll post some as it is now. BTW, as much as I love this guitar, the Mustang is not something I would really consider playing live. The vibrato is a poor substitute for the Bigsby on my Tele or the standard trem on my Strat. The frets, which are original and in very good condition are really tiny, and I want to keep them original.

[maches]

Was at a party on Halloween, and as I am leaving the owner of the house says, 'hey man, I've got a Guitar for you to check out.' He doesn't play at all, so I was a bit curious. He hands me a cheap hybrid guitar all gunky and dusty. He said it was his girlfriends sister's guitar and she only wanted $10 for it w/ a little amp. How could I say no?





It's called a Wildfire Drive...She cleaned up nicely. Hardtail bridge with tele style saddles, and string through body. I Put on a new set of strings, and had to replaced the jack.

[jkingma]

This guitar was in pieces in a box at the end of someone's driveway on garbage day. I put about $30 to $40 worth of parts into it to make it playable. My son uses it occasionally now. Looks like it belongs in a goth band.

[Sollophonic]

I got this off eBay for £41 (currently @ $66).



Not very well described, and collection only. Ive been looking for a Squier 51 for years, always missing bids. This bargain balances out the fact that I probably paid over the odds for my other blonde one. I went from having none, to having two within two weeks of each other.

Its just had a new black p/up cover put on, and will probably get the bridge replaced. Otherwise I'm leaving it stock.

[morroben]

Originally Posted by jkingma

I LOVE IT!!! Why can't I ever find something like that on trash day?