Edrod
Power User
Sorry no pics
I went with the wife to a local music store in albuquerque. I've been looking for a cheap mexican strat since my options are limited. As you guys may were the Devils minians, yup you guessed it, I play backwards. To my surprise my wife found a left handed strat. I was in complete shock since it's close to impossible to come across a left handed guitar that's not s squier out here.
First impressions was WTF, the guitar was green. To give you a better visual, diarrhea green..... I said wtf I'll try it especially since it was ticketed at $250. Upon inspecting it, I noticed several scratches. I talked to someone from the store about the possibility of dropping the price since basically was a bit beat up. He came back and said he could do $200. Well what the hell for that price it might be worth a shot.
I'm preparing the speech to justify to the wife why we're about to spend $200. I find a fender deluxe reverb, boom, a good combo right there. So this is where it gets interesting..... I plug the guitar, and whoah!.... The strap lock is missing.... I inspected.... Someone took it out and put it on the other side....... well that's strange I said. I look at the guitar, the strings are backwards.... Yes for a righty..... Ok not too bad, I guess I can just switch the strings. Plug it and the true wtf happens.
Upon my excitement to see a left handed guitar I did not realize it had only one volume know. And yes you guessed it, it was removed and put on top of the body by the strings. The toggle switches were replaced for small 2 2-way small switches. The guitar store guy comes and tells me in an annoyed voice, "well do you name (insert local tool guitarist)". I said, sorry I dont...... He replies, well just so you know HE made that guitar.
So basically by making the guitar, he destroyed a perfect left handed guitar and took it upon himself to turn in right handed (literally) since there's not enough right hamded guitars out there.
Won't lie, I was quite bummed about this. I wish I would have taken some pics of how shitty this thing was.
Eddi
I went with the wife to a local music store in albuquerque. I've been looking for a cheap mexican strat since my options are limited. As you guys may were the Devils minians, yup you guessed it, I play backwards. To my surprise my wife found a left handed strat. I was in complete shock since it's close to impossible to come across a left handed guitar that's not s squier out here.
First impressions was WTF, the guitar was green. To give you a better visual, diarrhea green..... I said wtf I'll try it especially since it was ticketed at $250. Upon inspecting it, I noticed several scratches. I talked to someone from the store about the possibility of dropping the price since basically was a bit beat up. He came back and said he could do $200. Well what the hell for that price it might be worth a shot.
I'm preparing the speech to justify to the wife why we're about to spend $200. I find a fender deluxe reverb, boom, a good combo right there. So this is where it gets interesting..... I plug the guitar, and whoah!.... The strap lock is missing.... I inspected.... Someone took it out and put it on the other side....... well that's strange I said. I look at the guitar, the strings are backwards.... Yes for a righty..... Ok not too bad, I guess I can just switch the strings. Plug it and the true wtf happens.
Upon my excitement to see a left handed guitar I did not realize it had only one volume know. And yes you guessed it, it was removed and put on top of the body by the strings. The toggle switches were replaced for small 2 2-way small switches. The guitar store guy comes and tells me in an annoyed voice, "well do you name (insert local tool guitarist)". I said, sorry I dont...... He replies, well just so you know HE made that guitar.
So basically by making the guitar, he destroyed a perfect left handed guitar and took it upon himself to turn in right handed (literally) since there's not enough right hamded guitars out there.
Won't lie, I was quite bummed about this. I wish I would have taken some pics of how shitty this thing was.
Eddi