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Title: Beater Guitar
Post by: 24242009 on June 17, 2016, 12:00:05 PM
Has anyone of you has guitars as beaters? like the guitar they don't care about or use in situations where no care is required? like drinking sessions or practice only. If so, what brand do you use?
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: red lights on June 17, 2016, 12:05:04 PM



lumanog = luma tunog
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: sigbinblue on June 17, 2016, 12:14:21 PM
Nope. I take care of all the guitars that gets to my hand disregarding the brand or playability. I like to look at guitars as objects with soul. Haha of course there are guitars that get extra vip treatment.

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Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: treblinkalovescene on June 17, 2016, 12:26:23 PM
I use Fenders or Fender-types as beaters. I don't feel bad about gigging with cheaper guitars, and they can sound/play good BUT I find that the ones I used to play didn't stand up to regular abuse as well as my Fenders did so I went with the latter instead and sold off the cheaper guitars.
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: Ralph_Petrucci on June 17, 2016, 03:53:02 PM
I use a Yamaha F310 for my Harabas guitar. beach, roadtrips, inuman sessions, that guitar has been through a lot!
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: lolwat on June 17, 2016, 05:40:27 PM
I use an Indonesian Ibanez RG as my "beater" guitar, but I like it a lot because it's got stainless steel frets, as opposed to regular nickel frets which wear down over time. My "better" guitar is only taken out when I set my effects and amps up, and for recording. It also gets taken out for when there's a fancy gig somewhere.
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: Ralph_Petrucci on June 17, 2016, 05:56:28 PM
I use an Indonesian Ibanez RG as my "beater" guitar, but I like it a lot because it's got stainless steel frets, as opposed to regular nickel frets which wear down over time. My "better" guitar is only taken out when I set my effects and amps up, and for recording. It also gets taken out for when there's a fancy gig somewhere.

I like the hell guitar better. HAHAHAHA
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: lolwat on June 18, 2016, 05:15:46 PM
I like the hell guitar better. HAHAHAHA

That thing's way overdue for a refret  :lol:
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: jgmredor on June 18, 2016, 11:04:58 PM
Not really a beater... but this is what I bring for fiesta-type gigs.

(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q72/redmjay/20160426_183622.jpg) (http://s133.photobucket.com/user/redmjay/media/20160426_183622.jpg.html)

And a Joyo Ultimate Drive and Analog Delay and clip-on tuner  :)
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: fizz450_03 on June 18, 2016, 11:52:35 PM
I take care of all my guitars, kahit na [gooey brown stuff] silang lahat.

however, there is one guitar that i do not care if satan burns it at the stake and it is my epi lp special.

with battle scars.

(https://lifeinadreamlessworld.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/dsc_1014.jpg)
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: 24242009 on June 27, 2016, 09:04:30 AM
I bought a cheap fender squire bullet strat for a beater guitar recently, I will just reserve my more pricey guitars for gigs (I can also gig with a beater, like they say "a bad workman blame his tools") it feels nice to have some guitar where I can just put down without wiping it after use.
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: gandydancer123 on June 29, 2016, 01:00:01 PM
sometimes its the beaters that are the most enjoyable and memorable to play  :oops:

for me its considered a beater kung ok lang sa iyo ipahiram sa isang open mic/jam night na di ka magaalala.. :cute:

haha so sa current stable ko ngayon..parang wala



Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: shoegaze geezer on June 29, 2016, 01:33:00 PM
just scored last saturday a "beater guitar" it is a "bilinda butcher" type mustang lawsuit from a japanese surplus store. great guitar for the price. :-D
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: jm the mute on June 29, 2016, 02:20:41 PM
for me, a "beater" guitar should still play and sound ok. all my guitars (an '82 Gibson V, an Ibanez full hollow and a '78 Yamaha acoustic) are beaters. I don't treat them like a museum piece but I make sure they are 100% functional.

I have 2 or 3 dead guitars in my closet (80's Yamaha sg, 70's fender strat copy, no name cheap acoustic). eto yung talagang sira na and di na magagamit. I guess I can call them dead-beat guitars?
Title: Re: Beater Guitar
Post by: jeba_03 on June 29, 2016, 02:38:20 PM
This used to be my beater guitar. 1993-2003. Had it professionally setup a couple of years back. Has not left the house after that due to its sentimental value.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160629/e3874b97834dac3efca7dc8ef14e2787.jpg)

From 2003-2013, this... shifted permanently to bass the succeeding years though.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160629/2421f7cf383bbf3489474612947b9cc9.jpg)