1995 Ibanez RX 170 Electric Guitar

Vintage Ibanez budget-line guitar, worlds better than what is out there today in this price range, made in Korea 

Here is an interesting guitar, a low-end model, but one that is worthy of investing some money into for hot rodding. The body is made of plywood and the hardware isn't anything to write home about... 

But, the neck is one-piece maple and the HSH pickup configuration means that the sky is the limit in terms of the number of sounds that this guitar is capable of putting out. Throw in some high-end pickups and tuning machines and this guitar suddenly becomes a monster shredder.

Haven't seen too many of these floating around, most cheap Ibanez's available secondhand are the next generation Gios. $250 is a fair deal for a stock version like this one, but finding one in decent shape for about half that number is possible too.

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2000s Yamaha EG112C Electric Guitar

Low budget Strat copy, surprisingly decent for the price

 

Newer model Yamaha EG112C Fender Stratoscaster copy, with the classic black and white color scheme, a fast and thin rosewood neck and the HSS pickup configuration.
The sound is fairly thin though, which is to be expected with a budget model.

This guitar is still a decent choice for your first guitar or as an inexpensive base for a hot rod project. Many online forums contain stories from folks who have upgraded the pickups and tuning keys on these models. They go for as little as $40 used online and $80 should be the most anyone pays.

Body: Basswood
Neck: Bolt-on Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Made in China

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