NPauly
December 16th, 2006, 12:22 AM
I just picked up a Squier M-80 and I am totally thrilled with my purchase!!
Squier M-80 (http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0344100538)
http://www.squierguitars.com/products/prod_images/guitars/0344100538_md.jpg
I have only been playing/learning guitar for the past year but during that time I have owned a number of different electric guitars ...
Yamaha Pacifica 012 - great guitar, but it needed a lot of TLC to make it a real player and since I was very green at the time I decided that I needed something more "plug and play" ... returned to Guitar Center
Epiphone Les Paul Special II - a whole lot of bang for the buck, but I had difficulty getting a decent setup without fret buzz (it was probably because of my inexperience with adjusting guitars) ... returned to Guitar Center
Epiphone Les Paul Studio - After having troubles getting the Special II buzz free I found a local shop that offered free setups with the purchase of a new guitar ... I still have this guitar and it has been a real joy to learn with, but I'm probably going to sell it now that I have my new M-80
Gibson Les Paul Junior Special - wanted to try out a P90/P100 setup and I wanted to see what all the hype was about "real" Gibson guitars, in the end I decided that the P100s weren't for me and that the "real" Gibson mojo wasn't all that much better than what I already have with my Epiphone Les Paul Studio ... bought and sold via eBay
And most recently ...
Squier M-80 - I was looking for something a little less bulk with slightly bigger frets than the standard Les Paul frets and after shopping around for a few month I found it on sale at Sam Ash for $195.00 (it is usually $399 to $450)
I am extremely happy with my new guitar. I was leaning towards a Paul Reed Smith SE model, but this guitar just felt and sounded perfect and at the discounted price I couldn't pass it up.
LOL, this is a pretty disjointed post (it's late and I've been playing with my new guitar all evening), but I think you get the picture ... I'm thrilled and I just wanted to share! :R
I just wish I was a better player so I could post some recording, but all in due time. :)
Squier M-80 (http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0344100538)
http://www.squierguitars.com/products/prod_images/guitars/0344100538_md.jpg
I have only been playing/learning guitar for the past year but during that time I have owned a number of different electric guitars ...
Yamaha Pacifica 012 - great guitar, but it needed a lot of TLC to make it a real player and since I was very green at the time I decided that I needed something more "plug and play" ... returned to Guitar Center
Epiphone Les Paul Special II - a whole lot of bang for the buck, but I had difficulty getting a decent setup without fret buzz (it was probably because of my inexperience with adjusting guitars) ... returned to Guitar Center
Epiphone Les Paul Studio - After having troubles getting the Special II buzz free I found a local shop that offered free setups with the purchase of a new guitar ... I still have this guitar and it has been a real joy to learn with, but I'm probably going to sell it now that I have my new M-80
Gibson Les Paul Junior Special - wanted to try out a P90/P100 setup and I wanted to see what all the hype was about "real" Gibson guitars, in the end I decided that the P100s weren't for me and that the "real" Gibson mojo wasn't all that much better than what I already have with my Epiphone Les Paul Studio ... bought and sold via eBay
And most recently ...
Squier M-80 - I was looking for something a little less bulk with slightly bigger frets than the standard Les Paul frets and after shopping around for a few month I found it on sale at Sam Ash for $195.00 (it is usually $399 to $450)
I am extremely happy with my new guitar. I was leaning towards a Paul Reed Smith SE model, but this guitar just felt and sounded perfect and at the discounted price I couldn't pass it up.
LOL, this is a pretty disjointed post (it's late and I've been playing with my new guitar all evening), but I think you get the picture ... I'm thrilled and I just wanted to share! :R
I just wish I was a better player so I could post some recording, but all in due time. :)