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Here's the deal, some of you may remember a few weeks ago I posted about this. My sister bought me an Epiphone SG for my birthday. She got it at a Guitar Centerin Chicago, so I took it over to one here in STL and returned it for some store credit. So now I've got a hair over $450 in credit at GC and I don't know what to do with it.
The only guitar they had in there that was remotely interesting to me was a Charvel San Dimas II. The neck was damn near perfect with minor wear on the frets. But the body had quite a few scrathes, no nicks or dings, just scratches. It had no trem bar for the Wilkinson and no case. The salesguy said he could get me a case for it, but I didn't ask at what extra price. They had it stickered at $799 so I asked how flexible they are on used gear prices. He said pretty firm so I thought "fuck that" and told him I would take store credit. Then he punched some stuff into the computer and said he could override it to knock $100 off it. I still declined as I thought that was still a bit overpriced.
So now I'm left with a little bit of cash and no idea what to do with it. I could check on some of the import Jacksons, but I feel like they would be a step down from my Charvels (650xl and 750xl's), quality-wise. I was never a big Strat guy, and even then, the Mexican Strats never appealed to me either. Gicbson can pretty much kiss my ass for being way overpriced considering how hard you have to look to find a decent one. I don't mind adding a little extra cash, but probably not more than another $200.
I guess I'll just keep checking in looking for some decent used stuff unless anyone has a better idea.
The only guitar they had in there that was remotely interesting to me was a Charvel San Dimas II. The neck was damn near perfect with minor wear on the frets. But the body had quite a few scrathes, no nicks or dings, just scratches. It had no trem bar for the Wilkinson and no case. The salesguy said he could get me a case for it, but I didn't ask at what extra price. They had it stickered at $799 so I asked how flexible they are on used gear prices. He said pretty firm so I thought "fuck that" and told him I would take store credit. Then he punched some stuff into the computer and said he could override it to knock $100 off it. I still declined as I thought that was still a bit overpriced.
So now I'm left with a little bit of cash and no idea what to do with it. I could check on some of the import Jacksons, but I feel like they would be a step down from my Charvels (650xl and 750xl's), quality-wise. I was never a big Strat guy, and even then, the Mexican Strats never appealed to me either. Gicbson can pretty much kiss my ass for being way overpriced considering how hard you have to look to find a decent one. I don't mind adding a little extra cash, but probably not more than another $200.
I guess I'll just keep checking in looking for some decent used stuff unless anyone has a better idea.
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