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$10 POS - Mar 19 2018

AGP #313 - $10 POS
Every now and then you get one of those Build/Restorations that no what you do nothing goes right and you can’t get any semblance of what you’re trying to achieve.
Quite happy with the look of this Renovation, but after trying many many different types of string forms (Nylon & Steel) combinations and gauges (3 string-4 String-6 String) nothing seemed to sound anything decent, so after wasting too many frustrating hours on this $10 POS (Piece Of Shit), the decision was made to strip it of its status of AGP #313 build, and decommission the Mongrel of a thing.
It’s a miracle that it’s still in one piece and survived, I did resist the urge to place it on the floor and jump on it, and also to use it for Boomerang practice, at the moment it has been stripped of all its possessions and sentenced to spend time in a remote corner of one of my sheds until further notice.
If nothing else was learned!, it has confirmed my dislike of Piezo Type Pickups and Classical Style Headstocks.
“RANT OVER”

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Comment by AGP # on March 20, 2018 at 9:48am: "Good Idea Jim in Tucson", hadn't thought of that!, I have seen a few in the past turned into Wall Hangers with Shelves installed inside and they look great! :-)

Comment by AGP # on March 20, 2018 at 9:46am: I too like the look of this one Kalmario, I think the combination of the Piezo Pickup & the Large Cone just didn't Gel Together, I've successfully used a few of these large Aluminium Resonator's in the past and they sound fine, this one will go into a future build down the track and the POS will probably be given another chance later on, after it's done in its time in Solitary Confinement :-D

Comment by Jim_N on March 19, 2018 at 2:34pm: Too bad; nice-looking piece. Maybe let it live on as a construction/wall-hanging/whatever. Google "upcycle broken guitars".

Comment by Kalmario on March 19, 2018 at 10:58am: i think it looks cool. what is the issue? neck angle? or just sounds bad? i should put a video up of my p.o.s. build. its rough as, but has been adjusted enough now that its super fun to play and sounds like nothing else I own. that aluminium resonator looks amazing