NGD - STAGG P90 TELE RIP OFF

[Piggy Stu]

Hello everybody

This little Piggy loves P90s

This little Piggy loves telecasters

This little Piggy was walking through town and saw a sonic blue telecaster in a pawn shop window at GBP60 with a P90 in the neck

This little Piggy went "wee wee wee" - all the way into the shop, and found it to be a STAGG. Not the most salubrious of brands, but I'm a big believer in a good brand can make a bad guitar, and vice versa, so I gave it a go

Everything on it was adjusted wrongly, and the strings were cholera ridden, but I detected greatness, and decided to chip the shop down, but they refused to drop a penny. These things retail at about 150 on Amazon right now

Went onwards to the coffee I was to meet someone for, and mentioned to my buddy how I had lost my skills of negotiation. He in turn told me I was mad to not get it, knowing I could make it into something really playable. He said he would buy it from me if I didn't like it, as he'd always wanted a telecaster

SO

I got it, cleaned it, restrung it, balanced everything right - and it plays great. I'd say it is better than my Affinity, but of course falls far short of either of my Bajas - but given those currently retail at about 800 in the UK, I think that is fair enough

I can't bring myself to talk about creamy P90 goodness etc - it's a reasonably cheap tele, but I can confirm if my budget was only 150 and I could have this new or my Affinity new, I would get this

PS: SONIC BLUE ROCKS - but I also prefer the faded sonic blue on my baja

 

[Piggy Stu]

oops - forgot to attach pics to show it DID happen. put it next to my Vaporizer amp to show the different between slate and sonic

 

[rze99]

Wow put a great Nick in that and improve the electrics and its a csndidate

 

[Piggy Stu]

Wow put a great Nick in that and improve the electrics and its a csndidate

I am too cool to admit that I do not know what a 'great Nick' is. If you are referring to the ding behind the bridge, I didn't do it. If you are referring to Santa Claus, I don't understand what you are asking me to do

 

[rze99]

Oops. Mistyped, I meant neck!

 

[Piggy Stu]

Oops. Mistyped, I meant neck!

You just spoilt my day. I was waiting to find out Santa put that ding in it

 

[Fiesta Red]

Happy NGD! Very axe...

Coming from a fellow P-90 enthusiast, that’s a great pickup configuration...I should know...

Fiesta Red's modified 1995 Hecho-en-Mexico Fender Telecaster Special

• Fiesta Red
• Oct 16, 2017

Added a Mighty Mite P-90 to.the neck position, added 4-way switch and Fender No-Load Tone Pot...

 

[Greggorios]

Great save man. Love seeing these guitars getting the attention they need/deserve.

 

[Fenderdad1950]

Good save

 

[rickthescot]

I own the very same Stagg. After a bid futzin, she if a fine piece.

 

[Brian J.]

it's looks the business

 

[Chunkocaster]

Nice score.

 

[P Thought]

flip in sweet

 

[bender66]

I had that very guitar in my saved Amazon listings forever.

 

[sleazy pot pie]

That is a great looking guitar.

 

[nojazzhere]

I am too cool to admit that I do not know what a 'great Nick' is. If you are referring to the ding behind the bridge, I didn't do it. If you are referring to Santa Claus, I don't understand what you are asking me to do

Oops. Mistyped, I meant neck!

You just spoilt my day. I was waiting to find out Santa put that ding in it

I'm still gonna adopt that as a standard bit of advice when anyone gets a new guitar......"Put a great nick in it...."

 

[Piggy Stu]

Dear whomsoever messaged me:

as per request, here is both a scan and a photo of the pickguard, on graph paper, with a couple of rulers next to it so you can get scale. I can't figure out how to read messages right now to find out who that was (please let me know if it was you - no one needs to tell me how to read messages that I cannot find)

Imperial side of ruler put in for the Yankee Doodles who don't know what a sentiemetre is

The graph paper is half a centimetre deep by row, but closer to 1 inch wide on columns - figure that out eh?

 

[sleazy pot pie]

That was me, thank you.

 

[Piggy Stu]

That was me, thank you.

After all the help I took from the tribe here, it is a pleasure to pay it forward

 

[ClashCityTele]

What's in a (brand) name? I would play one of those - love Tele's & love P.90s.