Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

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Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by mkt3000 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:56 am

Found it on offerup about half hour away, offer was accepted, now just waiting to meet up on Saturday.

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Re: Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by Squirrel » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:02 am

Neat! I played one of those in a shop years ago and was surprised at how good it sounded. Also, in before the obligatory "hurrr you should play it in a death metal band l0lz" joke.

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Post by Embenny » Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:58 am

I have a bizarre attraction to these guitars.

I totally get it.
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Post by natthu » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:42 pm

I used to have a Hannah Montana guitar. It was a 3/4 Telecaster(ish) thing. It was surprisingly adequate, but I always thought a Hello Kitty Strat was way cooler.

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Post by mkt3000 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:50 pm

Update - canceled the purchase... my heart and mind both slapped me at the same time for being selfish, and instead sent my dad in PR two super high powered flashlights and rechargeable batteries.

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Post by Embenny » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:05 pm

mkt3000 wrote:Update - canceled the purchase... my heart and mind both slapped me at the same time for being selfish, and instead sent my dad in PR two super high powered flashlights and rechargeable batteries.
As much as we all love guitars here, I don't think anyone will argue with that.
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Re: Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by mkt3000 » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:52 pm

Update. Yesterday the seller reached out to me and offered to take another $20 off. I spoke about it for a bit with my fiancee on the phone, and decided to get it.

I got it. Cleaned it, put new strings on it, and gave it a set up. It plays well, and it's so weird it's cool. And it sounds good as is - pickup has a lo-fi garage-y vibe.

And here's the reason I got it. First, I won't say what I paid for it.

I'm gonna keep it for a few days/weeks, laugh like an idiot while I play it, then flip it here or elsewhere, and after my costs are covered - I will donate the any earnings to Puerto Rico relief, either as a direct donation, or use the winnings to buy supplies to send there. Don't worry - it will be reasonably priced.

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Post by s_mcsleazy » Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:21 pm

i've mentioned this before on here but when i tried one of these. i was surprised how amazing it was. it had it plugged into my deluxe 90, a proco rat and a pharaoh class a boost. sounded trashy but with a strange focus to the sound. the strange thing was i borrowed it for a gig that night and got the typical responses. "haha, nice toy, can you play death metal on it?"
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Post by Maggieo » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:28 am

:-*
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Re: Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by HNB » Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:44 am

Nice! I like mine a lot. I put an invader in it. :)

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Post by mkt3000 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:23 pm

Nice! Black cats are good luck ;)

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Re: Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by mkt3000 » Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:23 am

Seems relevant to update this.

It sold semi-locally for $100 more than I paid for it. ie - A tourist from Mexico in Miami found it on craigslist and bought it.

I took that money and used it to pay for shipping on 5 large priority mail flat rate boxes filled with non-perishable goods that were sent.

1 box went to my fiancée and her family, and the other four boxes were split between a brewery and a local music venue that suspended their operations and turned into free community kitchens.

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Re: Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by smjenkins » Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:30 am

mkt3000 wrote:
Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:23 am
Seems relevant to update this.

It sold semi-locally for $100 more than I paid for it. ie - A tourist from Mexico in Miami found it on craigslist and bought it.

I took that money and used it to pay for shipping on 5 large priority mail flat rate boxes filled with non-perishable goods that were sent.

1 box went to my fiancée and her family, and the other four boxes were split between a brewery and a local music venue that suspended their operations and turned into free community kitchens.
What a great end to this thread. Great work sir.

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Re: Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by Embenny » Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:20 pm

Kudos. There's more to life than guitars.
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Re: Incoming NGD. Hello Kitty.

Post by Musjagjazz » Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:15 pm

Seems relevant to update this.

It sold semi-locally for $100 more than I paid for it. ie - A tourist from Mexico in Miami found it on craigslist and bought it.

I took that money and used it to pay for shipping on 5 large priority mail flat rate boxes filled with non-perishable goods that were sent.

1 box went to my fiancée and her family, and the other four boxes were split between a brewery and a local music venue that suspended their operations and turned into free community kitchens.

Goodbye Kitty

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