Cheap Yamaha EG112C

[AJ]

I was over JB hiFi the other week and seen a nice (ish) looking red strat like yamaha.. was a floor display being sold off as is for 198 bucks (100 of reg price).. took a closer look at it then and it had some damage around the body, so I offered the saleman 140 for it. He said go away.. long story short, well went back a week later and there it was down to $140n.. so I offered the salesman $100 and ended up getting it for $110 with 2 guitar stands and the small amp .. I think I got a reasonable deal here, and should be able to restore it to showroom quality and get some bucks back to fund the next pitbull kit for myself.. (spent the dollars I was saving up for the next one on this)

What do you guys think? good deal or did I waste my savings?

[Brendan]

Gav's the one with a habit forming of stripping cheap guitars and primping them up. Depends on what the body's made of (ply / solid), but even to get a small, new amp & 2 stands for $110's not too bad...

[wokkaboy]

Hey AJ, some decent damage to the body, there's alot of work ahead to strip it all back, what sort of finish are you planning once its been rubbed back ? You will need to fill the scraped wood damage.
From the 3 photos (I can't see the condition of rest of the guitar) looks like thats still a good deal with 2 stands and a small amp !
The Gavmiester is more qualified to give an opinion stripping back cheap strats !
Good luck AJ

[axeman]

i think you done we'll ,, for the money ,, its only the body that needs refinishing ,, strat style gtar sell so cheap , and thats the let down , and there are so many on ebay etc etc ,

[AJ]

Think it will turn ot ok, have now stripped the gear off of it and sanded 99% of the paint off. looks to be a solid bodied guitar, with a lot of fillers used originally. With luck, I will be able to use the woodtone I have that I did not end up using on the LP. a bonus already is I have managed to sand out the major dents. here is the original full pickie of it. The setup was SSH the humbucker at the bridge.

[AJ]

will post some photos of the stripped body tomorrow.
(thats the little amp next to it)

[stan]

great for the money, and who doesnt like a project...

[wokkaboy]

yes look forward to seeing how the body came up sanded and what sort of wood is underneath.
In the photo the G string looks a bit thick - like a wound string, but its probably the average resolution of the pic. Good luck AJ think you got a bargain and a good project between PBG kits

[AJ]

Have removed all the paint from the body now, I used a home made scraper to do that. Now onto the major sanding. Has possibilities .Seems to have had a thin veneer on the top and back.

[Brendan]

Looks like a cracker - great value for money..