Show us the cheapest guitar you own

[RedJoker]

I have a Squier D100 that I started learning on. It was given to my fiancé by a previous boyfriend. Actually, he gave her another guitar, got mad and smashed that one, then replaced it with this one.

I got the girl and the guitar!

[bobdcat]

How about this old Silvertone? Bought it off Ebay for $50 - not much more than it sold for back in the 60s. I learned on an almost umplayable one of these but this one plays pretty easily. It must be the only example that does.

[HHP]

How about a mandolin? Got this for peanuts and it's the instrument I have owned for the longest time.

[AndrewG]

My immaculate and unplayed FG750S cost me £200-including a Hiscox case

[capemjs]

Originally Posted by downtime

Sweet little vintage Guild for $40 off Craigslist

Great score right there!

Originally Posted by joeguam

This Yamaha 1991 FG-420A I bought off Craigslist for $30 and restored/refinished. Plays so easy and it is my main guitar to lead worship with a K&K pure mini.

Cool! Did you soundport this yourself?

[North Bender]

I had this shipped to a FOB in Khost province, east Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, for $99. I can't imagine who made money - built in China, shipped to the U.S., then shipped to Afghanistan for $99. And it was the best guitar on the FOB.

[broken thumb]

Originally Posted by North Bender

I had this shipped to a FOB in Khost province, east Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, for $99. I can't imagine who made money - built in China, shipped to the U.S., then shipped to Afghanistan for $99. And it was the best guitar on the FOB.

And it survived! When I was there, years ago, I only saw one on our FOB (besides the USO tour). Hadn't occurred to me to bring mine (only had one at the time) or to buy one shipped over, but there was this one owned by a guy in my company HQ who kept it in the office. I played the snot out of that thing whenever I had duty or was just swinging through the office.

[815C]

Paid $50 in a used music store for this Razor clone of a Strat. I gig with it all the time.

[DanPanther]

Originally Posted by bobdcat

How about this old Silvertone? Bought it off Ebay for $50 - not much more than it sold for back in the 60s. I learned on an almost umplayable one of these but this one plays pretty easily. It must be the only example that does.

Bobcat;
Could it be that maybe your skills have made an identical guitar sound better now. That goes along with my comment in the thread "When is a beginner Guitar not a beginner guitar"
My comment was, "When you are no longer a beginner" This may apply in your case. I find it hard to imagine that a company could stay in business as long as Kay and others did, if they made unplayable instruments.
I think in the matter of guitars, "YOU can polish a turd".

Dan

[DanPanther]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

My son moved out and left this in the corner.


A plywood, guitar-shaped disaster. The neck is loose. And believe it or not, it makes a great little rootsy slide box. And yes, free shipping.

Bob

Has that bridge assembly ever been set up in the correct position ?
Dan

[EighthAveLocal]

My deployment baby.

[bobdcat]

Originally Posted by DanPanther

Bobcat;
Could it be that maybe your skills have made an identical guitar sound better now. That goes along with my comment in the thread "When is a beginner Guitar not a beginner guitar"
My comment was, "When you are no longer a beginner" This may apply in your case. I find it hard to imagine that a company could stay in business as long as Kay and others did, if they made unplayable instruments.
I think in the matter of guitars, "YOU can polish a turd".

Dan

No, this one is very playable. The one I learned on is my brother's, he still has it, and it's still a POS. I'm giving him this one.

[Bob Womack]

Originally Posted by DanPanther

Has that bridge assembly ever been set up in the correct position ?
Dan

After I shot the pick I fiddled with it. The strings are easily 1/2" off the fingerboard at the 12th fret because of the loose, and I mean loose, neck.

Bob

[luigib]

Originally Posted by downtime

Sweet little vintage Guild for $40 off Craigslist

I saw an M20 on ebay recently for ~$600 starting bid and thought "Wow! What a steal!"

[Earwitness]

Originally Posted by capemjs

Great score right there!



Cool! Did you soundport this yourself?

Yes, he did; there was a thread on the complete restoring he did of this guitar. Looks great!