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There's a shop by me that sells Godin guitars, they look like really nice quality instruments for a reasonable price. I'm all about the budget axes. Ha ha.

Quote from jsegel on August 6, 2012, 09:51
One super "brand name" guitar I got cheap is a '79 Gibson "The Paul".

I'll second that. I played a friend and agreed with him that they were weird and ugly, but sounded and felt great at a price that was right.

Quote from Thecoslar on August 7, 2012, 14:33
There were a bunch of guitars produced by both Gibson and Fender that kind of crossed into each other's territory. Guitars like the Fender Performer, Gibson Marauder, Fender Starcaster, and Gibson S1 were designed to branch out into other markets but all fell flat. They're some of my favorite guitars, incredible versatility coupled with unique looks and fantastic build quality, but because they weren't what people expected from the companies they all flunked.

Yeah, I too have an affection for those "duck billed platypus" guitars. I would LOVE to have a Starcaster, but they are seriously overpriced these days.

I always gravitated toward the mutants. I got a Trini Lopez in the ’90s partly because it was the only vintage Gibson semi-hollow I could afford, and partly because it was so frickin' weird. Never would have expected it would make a comeback!

Quote from AZX309 on August 5, 2012, 20:53
Old 70's copy guitars are quite underrated. My favorite guitar is a 1974 Samick tele copy that I turned into an Esquire. My Friend has a Epiphone Riviera P93 and an Ibanez blazer, both you can for fairly cheep used and with a good setup, play and sound great.

So true! During that Fender dark age, especially, there were so many good Japanese copies that almost universally kick ass of Fenders of the period.

I recently needed a J-Bass in a hurry for a project, and I found a well-worn, but great playing ’70s copy at The Starving Musician. I have no idea who made it, but it plays and sounds great, and cost ≤ $500. I put on a fancy bridge and new pickups, but I'm not sure it was even necessary.

What about those early 80's Peavey T-50's ? I had a bunch of articles about that guitar but never owned one.Think there is one down at the weird studio, should I check it out or what?