Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 No connection.But it's a Spider web guitar!$70 for a guitar. Free Shipping....it actually look like it might be decent quality. At least it won't have any problems due to a cheap tremolo...I'm tempted...sorely tempted. How bad could it be?!?
gorch Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Replace the parts, keep the wood, and you might be surprised. It might become a collector item just for the spider theme and sell for 1200 then.
mc2 Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 I've seen a LOT of $70 guitar in closets or under beds with webs on them
cmatthes Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 I don't know that I'd accept $70 AND that guitar. It looks like closet filler to me. I've just never been of the mind that because something is cheap, it's a good deal. I'd rather put $70 towards something I'd actually play... ...or drink.
musicman Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 "I've just never been of the mind that because something is cheap, it's a good deal. I'd rather put $70 towards something I'd actually play..."Ditto!
Turdus Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 I'd ask the seller if the fret edges are sharp. Bought something similar, last year, for my daughter. It's playable for sure. But could've used better fret work, lol.
Scottcrud Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 looks like something you could buy at Wal-Mart or Target.
hamerhead Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 I'd rather put $70 towards something I'd actually play..." I think if I had to have a spider web guitar, I'd take something I already have, put some stickers on it, and put $65 back in my pocket.
specialk Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Remember, NOBF is a master guitar-flipper. If it didn't pan out, I expect he could make a couple of bucks (maybe) by selling it.
geoff_hartwell Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Hey Nathan- If you miss out on this one, I have a spider-web explorer knockoff in the closet! (that I've been meaning to upgrade the parts on for twenty years...) Geoff
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted March 5, 2010 Author Posted March 5, 2010 This post is about 99% just my sense of humor escaping its chains and having fun playing in the sunlight.One of my favorite websites will describe an impending trainwreck with the words, "What could go wrong?" I was trying to get that vibe with "How bad could it be?"Honestly, it can get pretty bad, and I know it.Just a few examples of what could be wrong with that guitar that wouldn't show up in pictures:-high action that can't be lowered.-horribly cut nut-impossible to intonate (for those of us who are pussies)-fret buzz or fret-out-harsh tone from the pickupsThere is still that 1% of me that can't resist the thrill of a bargain. I'm struck by the fact that guitars are getting better and better and better. You can get quality guitars made in the US, made in Japan, made in Korea, and now China seems to be really working on their quality control to make good (or at least consistently visually beautiful) guitars. I know my Chinese-made XT is easily the equal of any decent factory-made guitar this side of PRS. The only way to get better than my XT is to buy hand-crafted.That 1% starts whispering: maybe this is the Chinese version of a late-70s Japanese guitar, when they were making guitars better than US-made.Luckily, it's pretty easy to convince myself that while there may be bargains out there, this guitar ain't it.Fair warning: I just like looking at guitars, and looking for guitars, so I'm probably going to keep making PSA posts of quirky/different guitars I find.Remember, NOBF is a master guitar-flipper. If it didn't pan out, I expect he could make a couple of bucks (maybe) by selling it.You know, I think that has finally moved into my past.After all was said and done, I think I made an average of $30/guitar...which was my average a year ago, and 2 years ago.That ain't bad, considering that's after taking an average of $50/guitar off the top for shipping.I would lose money on one guitar, break even on another, and make $100 on the 3rd. If you consider the time I put into cleaning the guitars, testing them out, taking new/better pictures, posting, packing, and shipping, I might have made $7/hour.And the stress of wondering if a sale was going to lose money or not drove me crazy.So I think I'm done with flipping. I *really* love my Jon Kammerer guitar: it is truly a blast to play, and sounds great. I love my Chappie 12-string. I haven't touched my blueburst Centaura yet, but I know I'm gonna love it because I love my tobacco sunburst Centaura. My '80 Special is a beat-up thing of beauty in all ways: mojo, sound, feel. My XT makes me extremely happy, and I've got a Vandenberg that kicks ass, too, that I haven't gotten a chance to know yet.Then add in all the other guitars in my sig block that I haven't played more than 30 minutes each on. Heck, I *still* haven't touched the guitar that kicked off my Hamer USA acquisition: the Diablo from SteveB!As a result, I really haven't felt the urge to try any new guitars. I've been tempted a few times, but another glance at my signature block reminds me of how many kick-ass guitars I already have...and my memory of all the crappy guitars I played on before I discovered Hamer reminds me that there are few guitars that equal Hamer's quality, sound, and feel, and none that can do so for as cheap. I now really know: Finding the next quality guitar bargain is a fools' errand.But I still like looking at guitars, so I'll probably keep posting the weird/quirky ones I run across on eBay.
ZR Posted March 6, 2010 Posted March 6, 2010 The headstock looks almost like one of those kit necks where you have to shape your own headstock...but w/o shaping it!!
specialk Posted March 6, 2010 Posted March 6, 2010 Well, their web site has absolutely no information, but it does have a cool pic on its home page:http://www.rockerguitars.com/
Submariner85 Posted March 6, 2010 Posted March 6, 2010 You should buy it and if it's a piece of crap, play some power chords then smash it. That'd be worth 70 bucks.
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted March 14, 2010 Author Posted March 14, 2010 Well, $70 was too much.But as it turns out, I was willing to spend $50.I was the high bidder on a re-list for $15.50 + $35 shipping.I'll check it out...I'll probably just give it away to someone here in Baghdad when I return home.There are worse things I could have blown $50 on.When it arrives, I'll provide pictures and tone/quality report...or lack thereof.
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