Thanks Coldethyl. I'm really happy with my little home studio. It's all stuff I've picked up in the last three years, having goofed around with an acoustic Epiphone for over two decades without ever really learning how to play well. None of my stuff is really expensive, but I can't believe the quality of the low-priced merch. Nice gear has somehow become affordable while I was busy making other plans.
I guess my Fender Blues Jr. amp and my Korean made PRS Soapbar are the nicest pieces. That's what I usually play.
I'm most proud of the little Indonesian made Fender Bullet. I bought it for $100.00, played it for a short while and then tore it apart. I had the body glittered by a buddy who paints cars, ripped the guts out of it and put in some Alnico fives and upgraded the pots and switch. I even drilled out the headstock to install Fender cast tuners. The only thing I left alone was the bridge. I didn't have the nerve to drill the body once it was painted. Then for fun, I glittered the headstock and pickguard myself. To my surprise, I must've soldered everything together correctly, just as the Fender schematic showed, because it doesn't sound half bad. Not that it sounds or plays great, but it was a good way for me to learn about the electric guts of guitars while I improved upon a throw-away starter guitar. Now I tell myself that I own a virtuoso's V neck to go along with all of my wide neck axes.
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