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08-26-2010, 03:11 PM
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Squier-holic
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best place to find a cheap body?
Anybody have any good outlets for getting a strat body for finishing?
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08-26-2010, 06:05 PM
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Squier-Meister
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Most cities have what is commonly referred to as a "red light district" I'm not sure what your preference is but in this day and age I would be suprised if you could not find what you are looking for whether it's animal, vegetable, or mineral. Craigslist is also notorious for this kind of thing - check your local instance. You could also cruise local cemetaries and funeral parlors or even the city morgue. Good Luck!
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08-26-2010, 06:07 PM
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08-28-2010, 07:12 AM
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Squier-holic
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Florida, USA
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Perhaps the least expensive bodies might be guitars sold at yard sales or through the local newspaper or craigslist.org ads - the guitars with warped necks or damage, perhaps missing some parts.
If you have tools then you might consider wooden pallets recovered from a dumpster. I remember a guy planing those boards smooth, gluing them together with dowels, sanding it, building a real nice baby crib. I would have never guessed it came from a wood pallet. It might be possible to make a nice guitar body from scrap wood for little money.
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08-28-2010, 11:17 AM
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Squier-Nut
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: US
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flea markets can be a hot bed of what some would consider junk. gotta be careful though, there's a lot of sellers who are convinced they have gold when in fact, they've gotta chunk of lead.
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08-28-2010, 12:50 PM
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08-28-2010, 02:52 PM
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Squier-Meister
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SF Bay Area
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sometimes I see bodies from Fender Startcasters on ebay for $30 to $40 I think thats a good price
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08-28-2010, 06:09 PM
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Squier-Nut
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by D.Allen
sometimes I see bodies from Fender Startcasters on ebay for $30 to $40 I think thats a good price
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rh9159 is the Discount Guitar Outlet username. I've gotten necks off of the this guy. Great to work with and a fast shipper. Prices are good too!
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08-29-2010, 12:16 AM
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