SHOULD I BUY IT?

[no1likesme]

a local pawn shop has this green (from what I can tell with pictures it is sherwood green) mexican fender. the neck is straight and it plays/sounds reasonably well. for $150 I should be able to talk the guy down to $100 but there is one small problem... It has 6 strings and says stratocaster on the headstock .

Should I either:
Buy it and learn guitar
Buy it and list on ebay to make a quick buck
Leave it on the wall

sorry no pics.

 

[RickenBoogie]

If you're not going to play it, leave it. I don't think you'll make that much money from it on a quick flip.

 

[dinghy]

If you want to learn guitar, or think you might in the future, go for it, it's not really going to hurt. That's a decent price I think, and who knows, maybe your guitarist can use it if you don't?

 

[no1likesme]

If you want to learn guitar, or think you might in the future, go for it, it's not really going to hurt. That's a decent price I think, and who knows, maybe your guitarist can use it if you don't?

that is kinda what I was thinking. It never hurts to have an extra guitar laying around, and it will help if I start writing my own stuff.

I will give it a few days and if it is still there next weekend I will pick it up.

thanks

 

[Madness]

Don't buy it if you won't play it, the flip won't bring you enough cash to constitute doing that.

 

[Relayer59]

A few things...'cause I have a great MIJ Strat:
1. Get a friend who plays guitar and actually knows his "stuff" to take a look/play it and give you an opinion.
2. If it is light in weight and basically plays and sounds good, that's a good price.
3. If you buy it and want to keep it as a "tone machine" (because you want a good guitar and it passes your friend's test), google Griblin Engineering in San Rafael, CA and buy their complete harness with Lindy Fralin pups. That'l run you about $250, but will turn a fundamentally decent strat into a tone monster that you'll love forever.
4. Keep in mind, this is not an investment, it's a low cost, yet great sounding and playing guitar...just for you.

I love upgraded, awesome sounding cheap Strats!!!

 

[Richard89]

Is it a Standard or a Classic series model? If it's a Classic I really think you should buy it. The classic series are great guitars of very high quality

 

[team180b]

For $100 I'd buy it.

 

[no1likesme]

Is it a Standard or a Classic series model? If it's a Classic I really think you should buy it. The classic series are great guitars of very high quality

how can you tell?

 

[Richard89]

how can you tell?

The classic looks more like a vintage model. The easiest way to figure out if it's a standard or classic is probably to look on the Fender logo. The classic has a vintage style "spaghetti" logo, while the standard has a bigger silver Fender logo. Do a search on google and compare.

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[Ramsy]

I did the same thing about two years ago. Came across a decent Mexican Strat at a garage sale (of all places). Called a guitarist who knew his stuff and we ended up having a friendly arguement over who was going to buy it. (I won).

It's been great to just pick up every once in a while and have a play.

I call it my very short scale, six string "alto" bass.

 

[no1likesme]

The classic looks more like a vintage model. The easiest way to figure out if it's a standard or classic is probably to look on the Fender logo. The classic has a vintage style "spaghetti" logo, while the standard has a bigger silver Fender logo. Do a search on google and compare.

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It is a classic then.

thanks

 

[Beachcoma]

Yes, yes you should buy it.

 

[joebingo]

I call it my very short scale, six string "alto" bass.

i would just call it my guitar. but whatever floats your boat...

to the op.

You should buy it, $150 is not very much money at all (£75 - you'd be lucky to find a second hand squier for that in the UK), and as has been said earlier, it never hurts to have an extra guitar lying around!

 

[no1likesme]

I am gonna run in tomorrow morning and get it if it is still there.

 

[dewd]

I say buy it!

And by the way this is my first ever post on Talk Bass.

 

[D.Don]

I am gonna run in tomorrow morning and get it if it is still there.

If you don't use it, I am sure you can sell it in a sec for about at least what you paid for it.



D.Don

 

[adronchase361]

I am gonna run in tomorrow morning and get it if it is still there.

Good choice, never hurts to have a guitar lying around.