Musicians! Was this a good deal or no?!

hi,

I had an old desperate friend come by today and too bad for him, he was strapped for cash. He said he neede rent, but I suspect he's into some junk. Anyways, he came by today with this guitar (picture). The guitar had crappy stickers all over it, and the top 3 strings didn't ring out. The neck was so warped that they didn't even ring an open string. I knew all had to be done was loosen the tremlo bar. I did so, and viola! All strings play now, but the neck will have to replaced in a few years.

I cleaned it all up, got all the stickers off, tweeked it a bit, and it looks brand new. It says 'Fender on there, but that's all. I'm not sure of the model and all, but I am curious. Sounds amazing as well. Better than my Strat I think.

I paid the guy $150 in cash and sent him on his way. He gave me a case, strap, and a pack of strings with it. It sounds amazing and goes great with my Fender amp.]

Sorry for the long rant, :D, but do you think I did good? I love the feel of it. It's so small and I can wrap my big hands around it. Yay or ney?

if its american made then yeah

does it come out of tune easily though?

it says fender on there? that's an sg style guitar in the picture, and i'm pretty sure fender have never made anything like that

but if it plays good who cares, right?

Nope. It stays in perfect tune, even after bending the shit out the strings. :p I do a lot of bending and squealing, and it stays in perfect tune.

It's not American though. :o Indonisia it says on the back.

I checked for flaws, I found none. No spaces, no nicks. It looks brand new.

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Originally Posted by feedbacker

it says fender on there? that's an sg style guitar in the picture, and i'm pretty sure fender have never made anything like that

but if it plays good who cares, right?

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Yup, it says Fender on the very top of the neck pice, and on the back, it says, "produced and manufactured by Fender", but "made in Indonisia."

I'm confused about it as well as you're right, it seems Fender wouldn't make anything in this style. No imprinted parts on the body though, so perhaps maybe a different body with a replacement neck?

And ya, it plays amazingly well. I was expecting it sound like a cat in heat, but it sounds rich, thick, and ballsy.

it could be a dearmond guitar

dearmond is a fender-owned company with factories in indonesia, and they have a few sg models

don't know why they'd put fender on the headstock though

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Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou

Nope. It stays in perfect tune, even after bending the shit out the strings. :p I do a lot of bending and squealing, and it stays in perfect tune.

It's not American though. :o Indonisia it says on the back.

I checked for flaws, I found none. No spaces, no nicks. It looks brand new.

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ahhh then sweet deal. i do alot of bending, and my shit un-tunes like whoa. made in indonesia, but its also an old guitar too.

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Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou

hi,

I had an old desperate friend come by today and too bad for him, he was strapped for cash. He said he neede rent, but I suspect he's into some junk. Anyways, he came by today with this guitar (picture). The guitar had crappy stickers all over it, and the top 3 strings didn't ring out. The neck was so warped that they didn't even ring an open string. I knew all had to be done was loosen the tremlo bar. I did so, and viola! All strings play now, but the neck will have to replaced in a few years.

I cleaned it all up, got all the stickers off, tweeked it a bit, and it looks brand new. It says 'Fender on there, but that's all. I'm not sure of the model and all, but I am curious. Sounds amazing as well. Better than my Strat I think.

I paid the guy $150 in cash and sent him on his way. He gave me a case, strap, and a pack of strings with it. It sounds amazing and goes great with my Fender amp.]

Sorry for the long rant, :D, but do you think I did good? I love the feel of it. It's so small and I can wrap my big hands around it. Yay or ney?

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You got a "deal". But the best things come from not taking advantage of a desperate person. I hope that this guitar takes a shit on you and is never able to play a single note again...., but thats me. No hard feelings.
One other thing, if i may?
Dont go through life being an opportunist.

dai*ma:stoned:

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Originally Posted by daima

You got a "deal". But the best things come from not taking advantage of a desperate person. I hope that this guitar takes a shit on you and is never able to play a single note again...., but thats me. No hard feelings.
One other thing, if i may?
Dont go through life being an opportunist.

dai*ma:stoned:

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I wouldn't be so quick to pass judgement on this guy. I mean, the "desperate" guy did come to <b>him</b>, not the other way around. And by buying this guitar he may have prevented his old friend from going homeless.

Whoops, not really familiar with everything on this forum, I'm used to typing "<b> </b>" to bold things. Anyway, my 2.