On a side note.... I bought another guitar
And promptly took it apart
Get this :
I paid $106 for this guitar. Shipped, taxed and inside a pretty decent gig bag. They used cheap components, to be sure, but the finish is perfect, the neck is flat and attractive...they even dressed the frets nicely. Crazy. No idea how there could be any profit in this.
It played fine, but had a pretty bad hum. So I figured I'd try adding some copper shielding tape and see if they really work.
Did the back cover and one loop to surround the ground wire. And then the inside of the pick guard.
The pots are tiny, and the switch is odd looking. I'm planning on re-wiring the whole thing and using it as a kind of practice piece.