| There is something about pawn shops. In
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| | Have a goal as to what type of guitar you
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| fact, some people recorded whole albums
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| | are after. By that I mean you should a
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| about them. As a man, I think it's the
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| | clear definition of what you want to buy.
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| smell. Seriously. Next time you walk past
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| | This will help you avoid the impulse buy,
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| a pawn shop, walk in and take a big huge
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| | and focus your attention so you don't get
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| sniff. It's the smell of a potential
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| | distracted by all the shiny things in the
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| bargain, a possible rip off. Pawn shop
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| | shop. Going back to my PRS example, I've
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| hunting is the modern day civilised
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| | been looking for a nice guitar with soap
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| hunting expedition.On a recent hunting
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| | bar style pickups now to round out my
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| trip I managed to trap a PRS SE Single
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| | collection. I wasn't necessarily after a
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| Cut Soap bar Model. It's an SE, so it's a
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| | PRS, but that came as a giant bonus. It
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| Korean model. I had a look online and it
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| | was the only guitar that had the features
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| lists for about 700 pounds, so it's still
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| | I was after, and as such was the only
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| a bargain.
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| | guitar I picked up and tried. Don't by a
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| Basically, I was looking for a cheap
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| | guitar that you don't need, unless of
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| guitar case at the pawn brokers because
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| | course it is something exceptional.
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| I'm one case short these days, and as I
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| | 3. Play with the knobs and know how a
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| was leaving I saw it in the window. I
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| | guitar works
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| came home, asked the better half if I can
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| | The ones on the guitar you dirty fiends.
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| get guitar number seven and she said ok,
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| | Turn all the knobs, waggle the lead, and
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| because she knows how much I want a PRS,
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| | flick all the switches. Make sure they
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| and [suck up mode] because she is the
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| | all work, and if not, have a rough idea
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| most lovely person in the word [/suck up
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| | if you can fix it yourself or how much it
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| mode].
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| | may cost you. You don't want to spend
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| I went back up to the pawn broker, and
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| | $100 on a guitar and then have to do $300
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| asked for a play. It was awful.
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| | worth of work on it. The PRS has a busted
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| Absolutely unplayable. He said he had it
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| | tone pot, and I can most likely fix that
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| in there for a while and that it had been
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| | myself, and at worse, I no someone who
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| reduced because for some reason he can't
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| | will fix it for a few beers. You also
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| sell it. All the problem was is that the
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| | need to know a little about the setup of
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| bass side of the bridge was WAAAYYY to
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| | guitars. The PRS again is a great
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| low. I pulled out a ten cent coin, four
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| | example. The strings were to low, and
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| turns of the bridge bolt, BINGO, perfect
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| | after looking down the neck I could tell
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| playability.
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| | the issue was just the bridge height.
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| Yeah, the tone control will likely need
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| | Simple things like that can get you a
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| replacing, but big whoop. It sounds
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| | bargain. This guitar had been ignored my
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| beautiful, even with the dead strings on
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| | who knows how many people before me
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| it. I even got him to throw in a case for
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| | because they did not know how to correct
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| $0. Bargain and a half.
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| | that simple problem. A little knowledge
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| How much I hear you all ask.
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| | is your friend here.
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| $499 Australian Dollars. Go do the math!
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| | 4. Try some different amps
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| I can't wait to finish paying this off in
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| | This is very important. The person
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| the next few weeks and going wild. It
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| | running the pawn shop will always plug
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| just seems to be that every guitar I want
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| | you into a small Fender combo and crank
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| is falling right in front of me. I few
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| | the reverb. I honestly think that those
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| months ago, I was really wanting an S-S-S
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| | small combos were designed by Fender
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| Strat. Then I get a phone call from
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| | exclusively for the pawn shop industry
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| someone I had not seen in two years
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| | because they make every guitar sound
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| offering me her partner's guitar that he
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| | great. So try the guitar with that crappy
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| does not play. It was an S-S-S Strat.
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| | 15W no name amp as well. It will give you
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| $100 later and it was mine. Now I get the
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| | a much better idea on the true sound
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| PRS I've been wanting for years.
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| | quality.
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| So here are my rules for pawn shop
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| | 5. Don't pay for the case
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| guitaring.
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| | From my experience, the person who pawns
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| 1. Never impulse buy
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| | off any decent guitar will have had it in
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| You see something you like, don't just
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| | a case, and the case will likely be out
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| grab it and run (unless you think you can
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| | the back of the shop. Ask about the case,
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| get away without getting caught). Play
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| | ask if it is included in the price, and
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| the guitar for a while. Put it down and
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| | if not ask why not. 75% you'll get the
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| come back in the next few days. See if it
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| | case for free, 20% heavily discounted,
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| still feels the same and has the same
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| | and the remaining 5% involves you walking
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| appeal as that initial reaction. The last
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| | out of the store. They want the sale just
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| thing that you want to do is to buy a
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| | a bad as you want to buy the guitar so
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| guitar that you loved at the time only to
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| | let them chase you.
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| take back to the same pawn shop a few
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| | Well, I've got a few weeks until I get
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| weeks later.
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| | my new pawn shop beauty. I'll make sure
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| 2. Have a goal
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| | to let you know how she settles in. Till
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| This follows on from tip number one.
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| | next time...
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