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if im going to stimulate the economy (read dump a few hundred bucks)...should i upgrade from my squire strat to an ibanez RG5EX1, or get my wheels refinished and powdercoated?

 

Phew! Tall order. Ask a tailor (if you haven't already).

 

I'm meant can it be done, so I'm not wasting the time GOING to a tailor

Also.. that meeting I went to last night that I was telling you about.. was for Quixtar

 

Unless you tell me what kind of music you intend on playing and when, I recommend getting your wheels touched-up and powdercoated.

After that, drop $100 and get the Squire reset (if it wasn't set by a local luthier already).

When it comes to instruments, buy the best one your budget allows. If you've already dropped $130-$200 on a Squire, save up some real dough and buy a Reverend, Hagstrom, or a nicer Ibanez (like a Satch JS100). . . also, try some of the cheaper Parkers. . . once again, depending on what kind of music you like to play, I can make a better assessment.

I just bought my baby in January:

 

It can be done, but it may not be pretty. There again, where did you get the jacket?

I Quixtar!!!!

 

.... Target...


I'm broke as hell(read: I didn't wanna drop a couple hundred on a new jacket that I'd use little as of now).. and needed a better fitting jacket for last night.

 

i'm not a particularly great guitar player and i only play at home for my own entertainment.. been playing for a lil more than 2 years now. i can't justify spending tons of money on a guitar that's really 'great' when i'm not a 'great' player, ya know?

as for what i play... songs other people wrote. lately? muse, pearl jam, guns n roses, strokes... i just learn songs i've heard that i enjoyed... and i rarely learn a whole song. usually just bits and pieces of things. the hardest thing i've attempted is the intro to satch boogie. i can play it a lil slower than it properly should be played, or faster if i don't mind getting sloppy and missing a note.

...so you think wheels then... ?

 

Just let the jacket alone.

Even then, a Quixtar seminar only requires pants. . . .

 

Never sell yourself short on musical instruments. True, you'll look like a squid when you can't play your James Trussart like a champ. . . but still, you're interacting with it; buy what you can afford.

However, for the sake of money, yes, wheels first, then go get your Squire reset (if hasn't been set yet).

 

unkiet
what kind of guitar is that? in answer to some of the rest of your post, parkers make me ... none of the shops near me carry them though. had my eyes on a p42 for awhile.