I fucking love free guitars

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:29 am

I'm drunk... Just got home. Client owes me money, offers me a guitar to lower the amount owed. I see what it is, it's a G&L Strat! Dude bought it last year and just put it in a closet. Needs new strings and a cleanup... Pics tomorrow- imma sleep

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:45 am

You drunk bastard.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:52 am

i've really liked every G& L i've played.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:07 am

Haze wrote:You drunk bastard.

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:29 pm

SKC Willie wrote:
Haze wrote:You krunk bastard.

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:16 pm

I always dream such when iÂ´m drunk...letÂ´s whatÂ´s the truth tomorrow

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:21 pm

SKC Willie wrote:
Haze wrote:You drunk bastard.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:18 pm

He's a violent drunk, he already smashed it last night... he's gonna be confused when he wakes up to wood splinters all over the house in the morning

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:10 pm

I'm back.. and awake. Sort of. I had a nasty ass hangover this morning. And there was a random gig bag in the corner of my bedroom.

Last night I drove to San Juan to see some friends and visit my parents. We went out for drinks, and I ran into a client of mine who owed me some money. We spoke for a bit, and he knows I play guitar, so he told me he had a guitar he didn't play and wanted to know if I could work something out. We went to his house, and while I poured myself a drink of his liquor, he left and came back with a gigbag. I opened it up and it was a G&L Tribute S-500. I thought it was black (I since discovered it's blueburst... kinda hard to see in the dark). I took the guitar in return for a 50% discount in the debt (he owed me $600, now he owes me $300). My dad taught me this strategy when a client who owed him money gave him the title to his yellow Corvette convertible.

The guitar literally had been used for 3 lessons, and was in a closet since. The action was a bit high, the strings were rusty, and it was completely out of tune.

Fast forward to today... I woke up, went to firehouse subs to clear my mind with a Steak and Grease sandwich doused in hot sauce. Then I drove to Best Buy, bought a pack of strings and some picks (I'm not about to spend $10 on a set of Ernie Ball slinkie 10's from the local guitar shop); then to Ace Hardware to buy a phillips head screwdriver and wire cutters.

Now the action is nice and low, and the guitar plays like a dream with new strings. Sadly, I don't have an amp cause I'm at my parent's house for the weekend, so I been able to plug it in. If I like it, I keep it- if not, I'll sell it or trade it for a bass.

Pics:

chrismakesgod · Post by **chrismakesgod** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:39 pm

Looks ace! The fuck is up with those pole pieces? (Read: I'm lazy and can't be arsed doing an google.)

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:06 am

Corax-rg wrote:Looks ace! The fuck is up with those pole pieces? (Read: I'm lazy and can't be arsed doing an google.)

http://www.glguitars.com/features/MFD-pickups.asp

They're adjustable

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:35 am

i like mfds. at least the ones I've heard. nasty ass mofos

duosonic · Post by **duosonic** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:25 am

Nice guitar but I would sell it and get some cash or trade it for a bass.

porterhaus · Post by **porterhaus** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:10 pm

Nice guitar!

But, it wasn't "free".

Sounds to me like you paid $300.00 for it.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:25 pm

porterhaus wrote:Nice guitar!

But, it wasn't "free".

Sounds to me like you paid $300.00 for it.

LOL. Nah, I forgave $300 out of $600 that I was owed for it. And to be fair, if the client had asked me nicely, I would've discounted the amount he owed anyway.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:56 pm

Do like. Do an demo.
G&L is one of the few brands i've never tried, always fancied one of those ASAT Tele's though.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:47 pm

good score. G&L's are very underrated. They're great guitars. They don't get enough love. Do an demo.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:53 pm

I'll try to record something this week