Originally posted by Guitarin'4Jesus
What type of cheap (expense wise) guitar would The V reccomend?

*A (Mexican) Fender "Fat Strat" (Deluxe Series) w/Floyd Rose should set ya back about $350 bux.......You could do ALOT worse than buying one of these..(I like the 2 knob configuration & the bridge H/bucker is crunchy, BUT the middle S/coil has a VERY NICE "Sweet Home Alabama" CLEAN sound :))....NOTE: Even though (theoretically) the necks are all the same, they are definatly NOT.....Go to a music store that has a large variety of these FAT STRATS and you'll see for yourself....Getcha one that has a nice thin neck on it and look down the neck to make sure it is nice and straight...This will insure that you can put the action down in the weeds where it belongs.....KEEP "9"'s on it (Strings) or a set of "orange" Hybrid slinkys, MAX....These guitars can be PRETTY DARN FAST if ya set them up with the lighter strings.....They seem to lose "something" when ya go to the heavier cables :(.....(I'm not talking about the Rosewood necks).....Other than that, The Squire that you saw me post a pic of is pretty spiffy....INTERESTING NOTE ON THE SQUIRE: I CAN BEAT the living $@&% out of my Mexican stuff (I'm talking about pick attack on the strings) and the sound is "crunchy" and predictable....This Squire likes a much lighter touch and LOVES to be finessed....If you've got a nice light touch and have good control, this guitar will perform VERY nicely for you.....If ya BEAT them STRANGZ and get freaky, then go with the Mexican Strat....Just my opinion :)

[Edited by LEEtheV on 02-07-2001 at 08:54 AM]