santellavision Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Being the 'Tinkerer' I am. I came across this baby. A single pickup Goldtop Lester for $180. Yes, $180. with Make an offer. New on eBay. I smell project guitar!!!https://ebay.to/2y1ueOk I love goofy guitars. Most of my favorite axes are boutique off brands anyway. I'm not much into the "It has to have a Name Brand or Custom Shop thing." When I play out, I usually play my RS Guitarworks or Warmoth guitars which nobody knows anyway. It's more fun when someone comes up and says what IS that, it sounds amazing. And, I won't get shite about it being a Chibson - haha. This thing is freakin' amazing. And for the price of a stomp box. Right out of the box, it played really well and sounded nice. If it didn't play and feel ok, bye, bye. But, no, the neck is sweet, the fret dress was perfect and it doesn't feel anything like a cheap guitar... Honest, it feels nice and smooth. Light as a feather, I can't imagine it's hollow, who would spend the time/money to drill it??? Seems fully solid to me. Pros: Lightweight Mahogany body, 7lbs, 2oz - Holey Moly! Great fret dress, Nice finish, Feels awesome. Negatives: Mahogany is not seamed in center, slightly off. Cutaway area is a little funky. Pickup sucked. Tiny pots. The Tuners were actually OK, a bit 'green' looking, but solid. I had nice Klusons sitting in my parts drawer, so they went on. Here's what I did to it. I had a bunch of parts laying around, so it didn't cost me much. - Replaced with Kluson tuners. - New Dimarzio DP210 Soapbar sized Humbucker. (I was going to put a Lollar Soapbar, but decided I wanted more tones.) - New Pots and Wiring with Push-pull Series/Parallel pot. - New Lightweight Aluminum Wrap tail. - New Knobs - I sanded down the headstock as the old KING logo was awful. Less than $Tree-Fiddy in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Jeez, nice axe regardless of the price. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Sold out. Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santellavision Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 You could try contacting the ebay seller and see if he can get more? It's a USA company and shipped from Ripley, MS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Outstanding snag, congrats and enjoy! From looking at the headstock, you've obviously made it your own! As a 'corn-ess-sewer' of cool, useful things that don't/won't wreck my budget, I heartily approve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacerX Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Man That's pretty cool... and I've been looking for something Junior-ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Lots of crazy stuff in his store: https://www.ebay.com/sch/senior/m.html?item=233031317620&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsteff666 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Wow. That’s cool. That would be fun to tweak around with. The snakehead esquire In his store looks nice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 14 hours ago, bsteff666 said: Wow. That’s cool. That would be fun to tweak around with. The snakehead esquire In his store looks nice as well. I thought the same thing...until I saw "lightweight Empress T style body". In my mind, "Empress" = Paulownia = softer than Basswood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 That thing is cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Ooh! Very cool. I’ll have to check those out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGale Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I have a cheap Pow-wow-lina guiutar. Vibrates like a massage chair when I play it. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff_hartwell Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I’ve never heard of that Santella brand. Cool project guitar. Sure could be taken anywhere and no one steal it. Great deal and project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 4:58 PM, santellavision said: You could try contacting the ebay seller and see if he can get more? It's a USA company and shipped from Ripley, MS. I live an hour from Ripley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Amazing.. what kind of fingerboard? Dark like ebony. Do you think there is a guy building them here in MS or are they imported? Congrats hard to go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santellavision Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Hfan said: Amazing.. what kind of fingerboard? Dark like ebony. Do you think there is a guy building them here in MS or are they imported? Congrats hard to go wrong. I looks/feels like Rosewood. Not 100% sure, but that's my guess. I would think they are built outside the US as who else can build a Mahogany guitar for $180? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, santellavision said: I looks/feels like Rosewood. Not 100% sure, but that's my guess. I would think they are built outside the US as who else can build a Mahogany guitar for $180? Yeah I suppose. Congrats again. I love a bargain. Some of my favorite guitars are my least expensive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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