Whitstable Guitars

Starter Guitars 

Here's a new page on the website that may be of interest. I quite often get requests from people asking if I have any starter guitars or backup guitars that were in a lower price bracket.

I thought I'd just put a few cheaper guitars on this page that all played well but weren't MIJ but still absolutely fine to learn on or as a back up. My first guitar was an East German Zenith & it was pretty awful. These guitars are all way better than that.

You will see two prices for the guitar, a "pick-up price" which just includes a cheap gig bag & a "ready to ship" price which includes a hard case if you can't get to me.

Please note that because I don't have to pay insurance on these guitars for shipping, I can reduce the cost to £15 for economy shipping

2020 Squier by Fender Affinity Stratocaster Sunburst

£115.00 (pick up with gig bag price)

£160.00 (ready to ship price with hard case included)

Probably one of the most popular "starter" guitars on the market is the Squier Stratocaster. This model is the "Affinity" which is a full sized Stratocaster

This particular guitar is in near mint condition with no chips dents or noticeable scratches. The only thing I noticed was that the neck plate has been upgraded to a 20th Anniversary one. This is purely cosmetic. The guitar plays great!

Gallery photos are on the right hand side of the page

It has been restrung and set up & plays well & sounds great. Everything works as it should

A good reliable Stratocaster with an all wood body (Alder on these later ones) 3 x single coil pickups, decent tuners & a 21 fret Rosewood fretboard on a Maple Neck. What's not to like? Here's the spec:

Specifications

Body

Model Name: Squier Affinity Stratocaster, Laurel Fingerboard Brown Sunburst

Series: Affinity Series

Body Material: Alder

Body Shape: Stratocaster

Body Finish: Polyurethane

Body Colour: Brown Sunburst

Neck

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Shape: "C" Shape

Neck Joint: Bolt On

Neck Finish: Polyurethane

Scale Length: 25.5"

Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"

Fingerboard: Indian Laurel

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Medium Jumbo

Nut: Synthetic Bone

Nut Width: 1.6"

Position Inlays: Pearloid Dots

Hardware & Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat

Middle Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat

Neck Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat

Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck Pickup), Tone 2 (Middle Pickup)

Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade (Position 1 - Bridge Pickup, Position 2 - Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3 - Middle Pickup, Position 4 - Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5 - Neck Pickup)

Pickup Configuration: SSS

Truss Rods: Standard

Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronised Tremolo

Tuning Machines: Standard Die-Cast

Hardware Finish: Chrome

Control Knobs: White Plastic

Pickguard: 1-Ply White

Dimensions: 4.2" X 15.1" X 44.5"

Weight: 4.7 lbs

Thomann Rectangular Hardcase (when applicable)

2006 LTD by ESP M-10 Matt Black

£85.00 (pick up with gig bag price)

£130.00 (ready to ship price with hard case included)

This M-10 from guitar manufacturer LTD (Part of the ESP group) is a decent quality twin humbucker Stratocaster shaped guitar with a pointed reverse headstock. The guitar has through body stringing for improved sustain & although pretty tatty with chips and knocks, it plays well & the humbucker pickups have plenty of power. Restrung, fully checked & set up, it's all ready to go & it definitely won't break the bank!

Gallery photos are on the right hand side of the page

LTD M-10 Specifications

Body: Basswood (Matt Finish)

Thickness 44mm

Neck: Maple with Rosewood fretboard 22 frets

Scale Length  25.5" (648mm)

Fretboard Width Nut  41mm

Fretboard Width 12th Fret  51mm

Pickups

Neck Pickup Humbucker 7.45K

Bridge Pickup Humbucker 10.72K

3 position switch

Master Volume

Master Tone

ESP branded Tuners

Tune-o-matic bridge