Comments on: The Best Value T-Style Guitars – Buying The 50s Workhorse https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/ The latest equipment news & rumors for guitar, recording and synthesizer. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:38:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Ian R https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-167548 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:17:28 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-167548 I’m just here to complain that x/y/z was not included!! How dare you! 😛 Thanks for the write up, Jef. Musicians are annoying lol

]]> By: Ian R https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-167547 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:15:01 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-167547 In reply to Charles Young.

Same. Always someone complaining about budget guitars it seems. They also tend to be the ones that complain about modern music being subpar and that rock isn’t what it used to be while budget guitars allow for more people to have guitars to play. Most of the time, you’re paying a lot extra just for a brand name

]]> By: Corey https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-167532 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:08:53 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-167532 In reply to Robert Papasian.

Tell Jack Pearson he doesn’t know what he’s looking for in a guitar

]]> By: Charles Young https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-134685 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:03:31 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-134685 In reply to Robert Papasian.

sorry dude. I’ve used H.B. for 10 years now. Love them. 2012 Strat copy with HSS, Tune half step down, part of my stage gear with PRS and Clapton Blackie

]]> By: Robert Joseph Phillips https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-129514 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:38:51 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-129514 In reply to guitarJim.

amazing bang for the buck, I own about 3 now that I customized and wouldn’t trade them for even a custom shop guitar. they have a winning formula happening with the squiers IMHO, you pay a little for a good little guitar and put a little time and maybe a few bucks into and you have something that will mow down the competition even at price point 3×s More

]]> By: Rob https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-129513 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:33:09 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-129513 squier affinity telecasters are really an amazing deal be it the regular affinity or the deluxe, better than the player and so.me of the older early 2000 American standards I’ve owned. anything you buy despite price point can be hit and miss. as far as quality goes from what ive gathered a little more nickel is in the fret equation on squiers but I’ve not ever had frets prematurely wear out of course I use 9’s or 10’s nickel wound steel d’addario. maybe that has something to do with it I always do a basic leveling of frets 1000 grit #0000 steel wool and polish as soon as I get the guitar home if any high frets or frets needing touch up. just basic setup and intonation. I always mod stuff out, ss steel or brass saddles on bridge plate better bridge pup off brand, DiMarzio or Duncan alnico 5. pick plate, vol and tone pot’s wires and knobs etc. by the time I get done with say a affinity I usually have about 100.00 into it plus it’s 239.00 average price point out the door, it will kick a lot of expensive name brands to the curb, I kid you not. now paint on a guitar has a lot to do with pricing. a cheaper paint Job = less coats= more Free vibration of materials= more resonance. this is a big point of why some guitars are cheap, and of course the hardware and sometimes the body woods etc will be flamed quilted etc and maybe ash, mahogany etc. but The neck is usually made of Eastern, Canadian or some variant species of hard mape or a mahogany. this is what counts for a Big portion of the tonality and of course stability of neck and these are All good points to make a check list of. are you going to put attention to detail in the fretwork? set-up etc? do you want to upgrade bridge saddles wiring pots and maybe pup’s? cause you can substantially Make a 200,, 300, Dollar guitar into something that you might pay 500, 700 , or even more off a music stores wall for around 100 dollars and some time and a little patience.. easily doable.. and while it probably won’t have much resale value you purchased it to make your own anyways. just points to think about.

]]> By: Harry https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-124654 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:23:27 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-124654 Harley Benton Fusion-T EMG HT is missing.

]]> By: Boyd https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-123971 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:53:17 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-123971 Schecter Apocalyptic Telecaster Swamp Ash body Canadian maple neck stainless steel frets, humbuckers with coil tap.best guitar t style von plante Eartn. Boys

]]> By: Russ evs https://www.gearnews.com/the-best-value-t-style-guitars-buying-the-50s-workhorse/#comment-123914 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:02:48 +0000 https://www.gearnews.com/?p=138876#comment-123914 In reply to Mark Snelling.

I whole heartedly agree G&L guitars are so overlooked it’s criminal they have Leo Fenders updated versions of his classic overpriced Fender’s

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