These days I don't bother with cheap unknown name OEM factory guitars
[ - got some fairly good brand new ones for about 30 to 50 quid back when I scoured ebay every day]

Nowadays i try to be more restrained and discerning and seek out better quality brand new well known brand-name guitars at stupidly low bargain prices.

eg.. circa 5 to 9 hundred quid guitars knocked down to less than £300..

It's worth the effort regularly searching Amazon for mispricings,
and big name internet music shops for discontinued end of line blow out bargains.


In the last 12 months i got one of these for £212,

A Regal RD-30MS Squareneck dobro copy for £106

and a Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway for £289..

All recent brand new boxed pro level instruments for the price of average beginners guitars..

It's worth the effort looking and waiting.

Got a Fender in the pipeline at the moment waiting to see if the big music chain store honours the low selling price on their internet shop..

win some , lose some - but worth taking a chance... it's all fun..