u/AyeYoItsPatrick

Didn’t even notice when I got it. But my tail piece is missing the flathead cutout on one of the screws lmao.

My 04 mexi-Strat I got for my first guitar for Christmas 2009.

https://imgur.com/a/VNtsLsD

Have an MSI RTX2080 Super up for sale. Cleaned and applied new thermal paste. Tested it in games such as Forza Horizon 6, Battlefield 6, CSGO, Rainbow Six Siege, and Call of Duty MWIII. Ran with no problems. Great for modern 1080p or older/less demanding games at 1440p.

$200 shipped and insured.

For context I’m a long time lefty player. The Mexi-Strat was my first electric guitar that I recently finished. Was a standard black and white Strat that I bought EMGs and took apart roughly 12 years ago. Got the knack for learning right handed so picked up an Epiphone Les Paul Studio Goth and got a killer deal on the Arbor Les Paul. Ended up deciding on redoing my Strat right handed in the process.

I don’t have ambitions to be in a band, or be the world’s best guitar player, so relearning guitar the opposite direction is more for shits and giggles and to challenge myself. I just like playing guitar. Plus the right handed market is leagues better than lefty (although the lefty market is a ton better than when I started). After 4ish months basic chords, chord changes, and strumming are becoming more natural. I’ve got a lot to work on with things like hammer ons, pull offs, palm muting, and moving faster up and down the board.

Almost bought a Jasper that needed some work but got beat out on the auction. Scrolled a little more and found a listing that just read “Xbox 360 Works and Tested”. Couldn’t view anything from the photos but the power supply looked right so I took the gamble. Ended up being correct and scored a Jasper.

My first electric was a Strat. Used to always find the butterscotch Tele in every guitar shop as one of maybe 2 lefties. It never clicked and I always preferred my Strat over the Tele. Fast forward years and decided to bite the bullet on this Squier Affinity Telecaster off Sweetwater for a decent deal, and I gotta say I’m enjoying the hell out of it.

https://imgur.com/a/Luh262E

Shipping is $6 for single game, $10 for multiple. Willing to sell the whole lot for $150 shipped.

- Borderlands 2 (CIB): $5
- Oblivion (CIB): $11
- Dishonored (CIB): $7
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (CIB): $8
- Skyrim (CIB): $8
- Grand Theft Auto V (CIB): $9
- OG Xbox Greg Hastings Paintball (CIB): $9
- Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe Platinum Hits (CIB): $10
- Fallout New Vegas (CIB): $14
- Rockstar Table Tennis (CIB): $7
- Mass Effect 2 (CIB): $6
- Assassins Creed The Americas Collection (CIB x2): $13 each
- Halo 4 (CIB): $8
- Mass Effect 3 (CIB): $5
- Brutal Legend (CIB): $10
- Mass Effect Platinum Hits (CIB): $6
- Gears of War (CIB): $9
- Assassins Creed Black Flag (CIB): $8
- Halo Reach (CIB): $12
- Batman Arkham City (CIB): $8
- Bioshock 2 (CIB): $8
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (CIB): $10
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (CIB): $10
- Bioshock / Oblivion Dual Pack (CIB): $14
- Call of Duty Black Ops 1&2 Dual Pack Platinum Hits (CIB): $25
- OG Xbox Mortal Combat Deception (Disc+Case): $10
- OG Xbox Medal Of Honor Frontlines (Disc+Case): $5
- Assassins Creed Brotherhood (Disc+Case): $5
- Call of Duty Ghosts (Disc+Case): $5
- Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare (Disc+Case): $7
- Halo Reach (Disc + Generic Case): $7
- Halo 2 (Disc + Generic Case): $7
- Burnout Paradise (Disc + Generic Case): $7

4 months in after 20ish years as a lefty (granted 9 of those years have been pretty hit and miss on playing). Getting more comfortable switching between chords and strumming, but man are things like hammer ons / pull offs / slides / palm muting, etc been kind of a pain in the ass. I remember that stuff sort of being kind of natural lefty, maybe being right handed it was easier for me to do with my dominant hand.

Im doing this purely for the love of the game and being able to have access to a much wider selection of guitars, plus being able to eventually share them when I have kids.

(Left is an Arbor Les Paul, right is a Fender Strat (Made in Mexico) that I recently finished in cherry red with EMG S/SA/81 pickups).

Left is an Ibanez RX20L and right is my first electric, a 2004 Mexi-Strat that I recently finished after 10+ years apart. Running EMG S/SA/81, musiclily locking tuners, and graph tech nut.

My first guitar my parents got me Christmas 2009, a 2004 Mexi-Strat (originally black). Been apart since 2014ish and never got to try out these EMGs I bought with my first job. Priorities changed and it got left on the back burner unfortunately. Came back to guitar and decided to give right handed a go so now she’s finally finished in a nice cherry red, set up right handed, and those EMGs sound just as good as I imagined when I bought them all those years ago. (Also, surprisingly not as uncomfortable as you’d imagine).

Put this together 12ish years ago and teenage me for some reason acquired 3 different output jacks with 3 different connections. It’s very possible I wired wrong but I’m pretty sure I followed a diagram I received back then correctly if anyone could give me feedback on what’s currently setup too. Been trying to find a wiring diagram but struggling to find something that matches. Attached are photos of everything I’ve got.

Was originally your typical black Mexican Strat that my parents got me Christmas of 2009. In 2013 I dropped it and chipped the paint and gave it the ol EVH paint job (horribly done of course lol). Then 2015 I wanted to upgrade it and always dreamed of having EMGs so with my first job I got the pick guard and pickups all setup, took it apart to paint, then sat until 2017. Father in law painted it white one day while I was at work but didn’t clear it and I was occupied so it sat and unfortunately the paint got severely messed up and dirty (you can see in the last pic). Now almost 10 years later I got it sanded down and went for a cherry stain instead of paint and hopefully by the end of the week I’ll finally get to hear those EMGs for the first time.

Refinishing my first electric guitar. A 2004 Mexi-Strat.

Going with a cherry red stain and still have a loaded pick guard filled with EMG SA/SA/81 I bought and put together with my first job in high school. Never ended up finishing it and adulthood took over.

Was my first electric my parents got me when I was 11. At 15 it dropped and chipped the paint so I decided to give it an “EVH” paint job. At 16 I decided to spend the money from my first job and get a complete EMG setup and repaint the whole thing white. Then at 18 life hit and kind of gave up playing all together. Now at almost 28 I’m getting back into playing so I think it’s time to give my first baby the love it deserves.

https://imgur.com/a/Yl0lOTv

(SOLD) MSI RTX2080 Super ($180 +ship)
- dual fan, friend bought new in 2019 and was used for casual gaming, I got it from him in 2023 and used it also for some casual gaming, works great, all ports are fine, has not been repasted but temps were still fine so saw no need to.

https://imgur.com/a/X8oEgw5

Ryzen 5 5600X ($130 +ship)
- bought new at the end of 2022 and has ran like a champ ever since, only changed it out because I wanted to try a Ryzen 7, all pins are good and has been cleaned and rethermal’d yearly (just something I do because it’s cheap and easy and might as well when I’m cleaning my PC).

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/ZZ4kDOf

Been getting back into guitar and have been wanting a second setup so when my brother comes over we can play together again. Post was up for 30 minutes and I was able to drive right over and pick it up. Guy was super nice and even had some wireless plugs he forgot were in the case he threw in as well. Works like a charm and it’s super smooth, maybe even a bit nicer than my Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Just glad to have a second setup so we can both play again. He’s got kids now so I think he’s been hesitant spending money on something they’d probably break pretty easily or that he won’t have time to get back into, but I’ll make sure to keep it nice and setup for when he stops by.

Guitar is an Arbor Les Paul copy and amp is a Fender Frontman 10G. Not super familiar with the brand but google states it’s an 80s Japanese model. If anyone has more info on them I’d love to hear it.