They make guitars now? Holy ****! Anything that ressembles a Strat? or a
Paul?

JP

I bought one. The strat-like guitar is $99 street including a 15w
"modeling" practice amp. The amp is sold separately in B's catalog for
$50. If you allow, say, $15 for the included gig bag, strap, cable,
picks, lesson book and chord chart, the guitar is $35 dollars.

Having owned a few strats over the years (including a mint '57), I
plugged the little rig in expecting absolutely nothing. Well I'll be
damned if it didn't sound and play fairly ok. It's actually perfect
for knocking around the house, just riffing around while watching TV
or whatever. If I leave it laying on the floor and accidentally step
on it and bust the neck off, who cares?

It's really kind of frightening, price-wise, that it's almost a "real"
guitar. What is the likely parts cost in China for this thing? Any
guesses? Seven bucks maybe? That is just crazy!

my .02