What would you drop $200 on?

[svntiprod]

ound this guy who’s selling a ton of guitars. Has a Korean 95 VN5 HSS gold label squier strat, a Korean 89 E series Squier tele, and a probably fake tele with fender parts. All $200. So basically 89 E9 MIK, 95 VN5 MIK, or a possibly sketchy Parts-caster. What would you buy and why?

 

[FrieAsABird]

Out of these, I’d take the Squier Strat.

 

[MichaelD]

Get both squires if you can swing it and ask for a bulk discount.

I feel like nice squire telecasters are much harder to come by in my neck or the woods.

 

[dbrian66]

That double bound Tele is very cool. I agree it’s sketchy, but it probably has some good parts in it.

 

[Dr Improbable]

My electric bill...

 

[Triple Jim]

I take it you mean "each $200".

Welcome to the board svntiprod!

 

[Robb]

The double bound is the one I would pick, welcome to Squier talk buddy !

 

[IronSchef]

i would look closer at the sketchy partscaster ... could be a real Fender Tele neck, and partscasters fequently have nice pickups. $200 could be a good deal here (if the neck is a fake, then prob not so much tho)

 

[Davis Sharp]

The Strat's big headstock is a conversation piece (or a religious difference, depending on whom you're talking to)

 

[AxelMorisson]

a nice set of flatwounds or four...

 

[Diavolo]

My electric bill...

HAHA! similarly my first thought when I saw the thread title was;
I spent $208 at the grocery store just a few days ago

 

[ScoobySnacker]

Prime rib dinner for two with a lovely bottle of red wine.

 

[Ace38]

i would look closer at the sketchy partscaster ... could be a real Fender Tele neck, and partscasters fequently have nice pickups. $200 could be a good deal here (if the neck is a fake, then prob not so much tho)

Pretty sure OP had this on reddit a couple days ago, I don't think that neck is Fender at all, that decal is pretty odd looking when you blow the picture up.

 

[Naked Strat Brat]

I see three pictures only one full guitar, nothing more....

 

[Naked Strat Brat]

Someone yelling out, "the red ferarri"....lol!

 

[grizzlewulf]

I'm a sucker for a bound Tele, I was thinking that might be the one I'd take. But thinking a little more, I remember Xaviere (GFS) making bound Tele's that look a lot like that. Sure enough, I bet it's more likely than not this guy with a replaced switch tip and an F-word decal:

Xaviere Bound Tele

If that's what it is, they'd cost you $219 plus shipping and taxes to buy one new, so $200 isn't outrageous. Even better if you could talk him down a little.

Of course, it's possible that it's just a GFS body and the other components come from who knows where.

Maybe other members can chime in with experience about Xaviere's quality, I can't speak to that. I just know they look quite nice with that binding.

 

[BoognishJr]

I have a e9 and it’s in ok shape.
Needed tuners, bridge, everything but the wood. But $200 is a great price imo.
I haven’t played a VN so not sure how they compare