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Offline kodacolor

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A used guitar for my friend
« on: June 29, 2008, 12:05:09 AM »
My friend is a dummer and she wants to get into the electric guitar.  She's found someone who's willing to sell her the guitar and an amp for $100 total.

She said she hasn't seen the guitar yet, the guy who has it says that he's moving on to another instrument, and the guitar has no strings on it.

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IMO, that's weird.  I told her to check out the equiptment to make sure it's alright and that new strings is all it needs.  People can do what they want to do with their instruments, but just because you move on to another instrument why would you sell your previous instrument?  What if you want to go back to it?  Idk.  We didn't get into all that.  No strings?  The heck happened to the strings!?   :D

Anyway, based on this little bit of information does it seem like a good buy?  It's her first guitar and she asked me for my input because I've been playing for about a while now.  Still, we're both novices in the guitar buying dept.  (My parent bought me my first, and current, guitar and the only input I gave was "I want it to be blue!"  Lol!  They took the guy at the store's opinion when buying my guitar.)

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Re: A used guitar for my friend
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2008, 01:12:48 AM »
My friend is a dummer and she wants to get into the electric guitar.  She's found someone who's willing to sell her the guitar and an amp for $100 total.

She said she hasn't seen the guitar yet, the guy who has it says that he's moving on to another instrument, and the guitar has no strings on it.

 ?/?

IMO, that's weird.  I told her to check out the equiptment to make sure it's alright and that new strings is all it needs.  People can do what they want to do with their instruments, but just because you move on to another instrument why would you sell your previous instrument?  What if you want to go back to it?  Idk.  We didn't get into all that.  No strings?  The heck happened to the strings!?   :D

Anyway, based on this little bit of information does it seem like a good buy?  It's her first guitar and she asked me for my input because I've been playing for about a while now.  Still, we're both novices in the guitar buying dept.  (My parent bought me my first, and current, guitar and the only input I gave was "I want it to be blue!"  Lol!  They took the guy at the store's opinion when buying my guitar.)

Whomp! There it is!...as long as it's blue, then you know what to do! (unless you're playing gospel, which got some blues in it too) 8)

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Re: A used guitar for my friend
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2008, 10:49:58 AM »
Try bringing it to your local music store and tell them what happened....ask them if it s worth  $100.00 and if it is...let them string it and set it up....if not...give it back.....other than that...we need details!....

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Re: A used guitar for my friend
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2008, 03:21:21 PM »
Try bringing it to your local music store and tell them what happened....ask them if it s worth  $100.00 and if it is...let them string it and set it up....if not...give it back.....other than that...we need details!....

You mean take to to the local music store before buying it?  I'm sorry, all the details I have right now are in my original post.


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Re: A used guitar for my friend
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2008, 04:48:26 PM »
You mean take to to the local music store before buying it?  I'm sorry, all the details I have right now are in my original post.


....seemunny...YA CRAZY MAN!   :D

...Yes...before they buy it....the bottom line is if you cant get an opinion before you buy it....if you buy it anyway...you might be stuck!

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Re: A used guitar for my friend
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2008, 05:15:00 PM »
...Yes...before they buy it....the bottom line is if you cant get an opinion before you buy it....if you buy it anyway...you might be stuck!


yes kodacolor, heed the words of the U-man!  8)

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Re: A used guitar for my friend
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2008, 06:54:48 AM »
First thing that comes to my mined is, what happened to the strings ..I can see it missing or haveing 1 broke string, but all of them ? If you can.t take it to a dealer or someone who knows what to look for, I would stray away from it ...The action may be bad, or the intonation my be gone...
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