Quote (aokmaster15 @ Jan 25 2010 09:39pm)
it will be a bad investment in the long run. The pickups will only make it slightly better, but the guitar will crap out very quickly. He is better better off buying a decent guitar that would be worth upgrading in the future.
ive had a few cheap guitars, i agree they are nothing to brag about and believe me i detest them. but i dont think its a bad investment. if you drop $150 into a $200 guitar it will last you a few years probably a few more. anything that "craps out" should be easily fixable. there are a few exceptions of things you dont want to go wrong on a cheap (or any) guitar. warpage happens on any wood that is cut while still wet -neither china nor mexico agree with this statement. a warped neck can eventually mean a useless guitar. on an expensive guitar you would pay to atach a new neck or have the neck straightened (very pricey).
working with violins we see this only in cheap instruments. still, we have a violin fire about once per month.
This post was edited by juliusjuice on Jan 25 2010 10:36pm