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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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It is awesome to have something to be excited for. Has you package with the first cheapo arrive yet?

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Nope. It's supposed to be here tomorrow.

I haven't been this excited for a new guitar in a long time - and I've bought guitars in the 5 figure range in that time. Shit, the last 'big' buy included a '65 SG that was nearly six figures.

And, here I am excited over a guitar and amp that, together, cost less than $280 total... More excited, even...

I think it might be that I have all sorts of expensive guitars.

I do have some cheap guitars - but most of those were from my original collection, before I retired. And, for the sake of clarity, I considered a $400 Ibanez to be cheap. I have some Epiphone and some Squire type guitars.

It might also be that I can build out a collection of cheap guitars - keeping them as their own sort of collection - for not a whole lot of money. I've already started shopping for my next cheap guitar - but I'm going to force myself to wait a while.

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A $400 Ibanez is cheap compared to most the high end guitars that go for $4000

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Indeed! They also used to be cheaper - and less well made.

Today, a $200 guitar is (as far as I know - I haven't personally tested it) at least as good as a $600 Ibanez was back in the year 2000.

I keep looking and finding absurdly cheap gear that's supposed to be playable. I'm eager to learn if it is.