The One!

After two weeks of monitoring Craigslist, I found the first guitar that seems to fit the bill. An Affinity Squier Fat Strat for $50. Definitely what the doctor ordered. The story of the guitar is it belonged to a 12 year old guitar student who was interested in pretending to be a rock star more than practicing to be a rock star.

Due to the guitar's previous life, it is quite beat up, but played very little, an odd and acceptable combination. I was told the neck was straight, the joint is good and the electronics all work perfectly - except the top half of the lever switch was broken off. If I felt like using pliers for changing pickups, it all works. Perfect fit for my build philosophy. So I bought it...

As you can see, the broken switch in the center position. As it turns out, the fastest way to a low price on a guitar is to having something broken that limits the usefulness of the instrument, especially if it costs more to repair than the instrument is worth.

The guitar plays as well as expected. The tuners are poor, the pickups aren't that great, but the neck is decent, the action is low and the sustain is reasonable.

I am pleased.