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| 3038.1 | LASIDO NECKS? | POLAR::KFICZERE | | Sat Feb 11 1995 16:10 | 7 |
| Also, any comments/info on LASIDO necks?
I spotted one at the local shop and it's
about $80 cheaper than the fenders.
Looks identical but unfinished.
-kev
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| 3038.2 | | SPEZKO::FRASER | Mobius Loop; see other side | Mon Feb 13 1995 07:02 | 17 |
| ...
> The total $ would be somewhere around $500, labor incl. My
> question is, will it all be worth it ? The body of my Jap
> is "BASSWOOD" I've never heard of it and am curious as
> to how it will effect my overall tone in the end. It sounds
> pretty good now I guess, considering the sh*tty E-tronics.
> I will add that the original 50's neck is toast, and for the
> price of a re-fret and set-up, I can replace it with a new one.
Not in my opinion, Kev. Sounds like the only thing you like
about this guitar is the body and basswood isn't particularly
great. You say the neck is junk, electrics are junk etc. -
all that's left are the body, scratchplate, strap pegs and
tuners and maybe the trem bridge. Throwing $500 into that
seems pointless. Your mileage may vary!
Andy
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| 3038.3 | Just a thought. | WMOIS::POIRIER | | Mon Feb 13 1995 08:52 | 10 |
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Kevin, Just a suggestion. Ever think about just selling the reissue and
taking that money and the money you were going to use for the upgrade and
just buying a used American std. Stratocaster. Daddy's music has alot
of used stuff at pretty good deals. Also, the WANT add has pages and
pages of guitars.
Just my 2 cents.
Gordie
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| 3038.4 | | GANTRY::ALLBERY | Jim | Mon Feb 13 1995 10:09 | 11 |
| RE: LaSiDo necks.
I don't know about LaSiDo's replacement necks, but know a little bit
about the company. LaSiDo is largest guitar manufacturer (believe it
or not) in North America. They make Seagull, Simon and Patrick, and
Godin guitars. All of their products tend to have excellent bang for
the buck. The Godin electrics are particularly noteworthy. Since
Godin offers both Strat and Tele instruments, I would not be surprised
if the LaSiDo replacement necks are the same necks used on Godins.
Jim
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| 3038.5 | Throwing good $ into a bad investment. | MILKWY::JACQUES | Vintage taste, reissue budget | Mon Feb 13 1995 10:34 | 19 |
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Your Japanese-made Strat is only worth about $250 on the used market,
at least here in the USA. Upgrade it with $500 worth of new parts and it
will still be worth $250. This may seem like a simplistic way of looking
at it but no matter how much you invest in this guitar, it will always be
a *used* Japanese-made Fender guitar. I'd say to keep the guitar as a
beater (or sell it) and invest the money into something worthwhile. A guy
I work with has an American Standard Strat for sale, (in Showroom
condition) and he's asking ~$450.
As far as building a guitar from parts is concerned, you
always lose when it comes time to sell. I've been down this
road myself a few times. Each time I lost money on the deal.
I wouldn't suggest you build a guitar from parts unless you
just can't find what you want in a stock instrument, and you
plan to keep it forever.
Mark
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| 3038.6 | | USCTR1::blasta.mro.dec.com::pelkey | Life aint for the Squeamish | Mon Feb 13 1995 14:44 | 14 |
| marks right... you'd be throwing the money into a guitar
that you'd never be able to re-coup, and even if you didn't
want to sell it, you'd be better off putting the dough into
a strat you'd be happy with instead of a major reconstruction..
If it were me,, I'd take the $500, and the Jap-o-strat, and
see what the cash, and a a trade-in would allow,,,
then again, if it were a 59, or 60, that needed some work, the
answer would be most certainly different...
/r
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| 3038.7 | Decisions, Decisions... | POLAR::KFICZERE | | Wed Feb 15 1995 09:08 | 20 |
| I think thats good advice guys. I'm just a little sentaMENTAL
I guess, it being my first 'real' guitar and all. I would really
like to hold on to it but, I am no fool when taking re-sale
into consideration. Speaking of which, I was told by reputable
dealers up this way, that the early 80's Jap Reissues DO have a
pretty decent resale, up to $500 with the tweed case. I was
offered $350 for mine and was told that these models are actually
in demand because of their excellent quality,and also the fact
that Fender USA was putting out garbage in the early 80's.[ no
offense to early 80's Strat owners ].
Another reason I've been weighing this out so much is that it
has already been hacked into ( pick-up and switch replaced ) so
I don't feel guilty about modifing it more. If I were to buy
another Strat, that was stock, I wouldn't boe able to hack it up,
it's like blasphemy or something. Oh well, I'm not in an extreme
rush, I guess I'll take a little more time to think it over....
thanx,
-kev
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| 3038.8 | | MSBCS::EVANS | | Wed Feb 15 1995 10:31 | 5 |
| Then keep the sentimental guitar and buy a new Strat. $500 will buy you
a nice used instrument and then you can have both.
Jim
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| 3038.9 | Sunburst Ultra Plus | POLAR::KFICZERE | | Thu Feb 16 1995 05:15 | 12 |
| Just so happens I do have a new Strat...an Ultra Plus to be
exact, and I love it! The Mod's to my Jap-o were something
I've been thinking of for quite a while. The 3 Texas specials
would be really cool, and there's no way I'd find that in
in a stock strat...other than the $1200+ SRV with the tree
trunk neck (no dis intended). I think the mod's to the Jap
would turn my mantel piece into a well used second axe, not
to mention a very cool and different tone (can I use that word?)
I'm still losing sleep over this....
-kev
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