Your Dream Guitar Collection (Electric)

The only things I would really like to have is a Gibson with some humbuckers, perhaps something more off kilter like a 70s Explorer or Flying V, except without the heavy metal adornments, a nice electric twelve string (perhaps a Jaguar more than Ric), and either an Alembic 5 string bass with all the knobs (like Entwistle played) or one of those funky Hamer 8 string basses, that Tom Peterssen of Cheap Trick and the guy from Kings X use.

I played one of those 8 string basses quite a few years ago and thought it sounded really cool, but I was dead broke with no way to even consider getting one. It would work real well in a trio setup to beef up the sound.

Oh yeah...one of these days I would like to get a decent acoustic.

I love the Washburn ABT basses, the force 4 or the T24 Taurus would be an awfully nice addition to the collection. I'd like a real p-bass instead of the lotus, preferably the black and emerald green one that Rachel Goswell plays, it is beautiful. Otherwise, I don't have any real guitar desires.

Anyway, my dream guitar collection...

1 Jerry Jones electric sitar
1 cheesy-ass double-neck Gibson SG ala Jimmy Page
1 old, old Fender Tele (my uncle has a 60s model that is THE TOPS)
1 Parker Nite-fly (I know how stupid they look, but GOD THEY'RE SWEET)
1 guitorgan (a guitar with an organ-module built in; its got drawbars)
1 South African Oil-Tin Guitar (they sound SO cool!)
7 cheap-ass Squire Strats in different open tunings
and a partridge in a pair tree

a hollow body telecaster style baritone composed of the bones of
a dead god (quetzlcoatl or ibis), with headstock made from the cross of the crucifiction (spear of longinus?). humbuckler pickups.

a solid gold double-guitar, diamonds and jagged pieces of glass embedded throughout, slicing
the player's hands if solos attempted.

all i want to do now is get MORE jaguars. then maul them all with new bits and modifications in unique ways. hurrah.

so anyway, the complete list:

fender jaguar, candy apple red, inc. headstock w/seymour duncan pickups
fender telecaster, electric blue metallicy colour (dunno the real name)
epiphone les paul, sunburst (which i HAD to get, cos it has TIGER STRIPES)
epiphone sheraton thingy, very dark earthy colours (mudburst?)
epiphone SG, black (left handed)

i would have one of these PRSs. so pretty
http://www.musicpark.com.au/Graphics/Guitar/PRS%20050204/PRS-3B.jpghttp://www.synergyguitars.com/images/Nik-Huber-Guitars.jpg

and yerrrr
http://www.beatwater.com/RICKENBACKER%20

plus new tuners and bridge for my P-Bass special so it stays in tune for more than 2 songs.

stardust acoustic/electric flamed maple
venus
daisy artist
heartbreaker bass
retro h double neck

Other brands:

rickenbacker 381-12
kawai moonsault
one of those yamahas that looks kind of like a melted mosrite
gibson sg
ricky 4080 bass (i think its 4080 - the hollowbody four string he played before he joined spinal scream)
hofner violin bass
fender jaguar.

that's probably enough!?

Mosrite 12-string
Fender Bass VI

A Les Paul would be nice, to see if I could get the authentic Marc Bolan sound.

http://www.misterrecords.com/neptune/images/instruments_04.jpg

how heavy is that thing? It looks like it would take 2 people to lift it!

http://www.bransoncourier.com/articlephotos/article_415_Doug_web_playing__the_Mufftar.jpg

I would like the bass version of this for super heavy kraut jamming (
PHASER + ONE OF THOSE DELAYS THAT YOU CAN PROGRAM DIFFERENT PATTERNS OVERLAPPING)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Daisy-Rock-Heartbreaker-Bass_W0QQitemZ7356041233QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-OLD-NORMA-STRAT-GUITAR-MIJ-60S-70S_W0QQitemZ7355971558QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm not sure what the fuck the guy was thinking when he listed strat in the item description, but still so fucking awesome.

I'd love to gotten this very guitar as it has the best flametop I have ever seen in person.

I want one of these

http://i16.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/9b/ea/36cd_12.JPG

oh thats nice

i want this:

http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/airline-Map/images/gtr_Blk-airMap.jpg

actually who am i kidding, i want every guitar/bass eastwood makes.

http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/hummingbird/images/gtr_Indigo-hummingbird.jpg
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/saturn63/images/gtr_Blk-saturn63.jpg
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/Other/sidejack-baritoneDLX/images/ot_Blue-sidejackBariDLX2.jpg

ok fine i could settle for just those 4

Google Translate really mangles Portuguese.
From the picture, it looks like:

• Just below the strings - four slide switches and two knobs. All of the switches seem to be up, so impossible to tell if they're plain on/off or on/off/on allowing for phase reverse. Assuming that the two knobs are vol and tone?
• On the triangular control plate - two Fender Jaguar style thumbwheels? Vol and tone again? Also seems to be a 1/4" jack socket.
• Above the strings - another slide switch, maybe some kind of JM/Jag style rhythm/solo dual circuit?

Actually the four switches can be two way and still allow phase reverse.

giveit
http://www.guyatoneguitars.com/images/koolguitars.com.au/watermarked/1982_GUYATONE_SHarp-five-goldsilver.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/14427_10151335843784744_636880072_n.jpg

While I don't usually care very much for burst finishes or flame tops, the light blue binding really makes this for me. But in this case, I can sorta imagine a blonde bikini girl slowly drifting across the top on an inflatable raft.

after playing my brother's Fender-scale guitar, I think I want one; it just felt easier to play than my Gibson (nb: I fucking love my Gibson, step off)

GAS begins...

What gauge strings on that Fender? Longer scale length is generally considered "harder," all things being equal. I mean, GAS needs no excuse or apology but if what you're looking for is "easier" then a decent pro setup and/or lighter strings will change things up on your current guitar in a hurry.

lol like I have any clue what gauge strings are on my own guitar, let alone anyone else's

I find that having a longer-scale length is more comfortable, actually.

Like, I feel like I have a little more room to make chords on a longer neck. My fingers would get a little crowded on my old LP.

Totally not arguing that point an it's why I kept "harder" and "easier" in quotes. One player's "stiff" is another's "precise," etc etc

it seemed easier to make barre chords on his guitar, for one thing

That could be down to fretboard width and radius, as well as scale length.

Or action at the nut (har har), which any qualified tech can def improve for you.

Impossible to Web-MD this without knowing exactly which model you played.

well, mine is Gibson Epiphone limited edition Riviera Custom P93

his is an Antigua Fender Telecaster

the Tele:
fretboard radius - 7.25"
scale length - 25.5"
nut width - 1.650"
U shape neck
not specified, but Teles usually ship with 9 gauge strings?

the Epi:
fretboard radius - 12"
scale length - 24.75"
nut width - 1.68"
C shape neck
shipped with 10 gauge strings

The smaller fret radius, slightly narrow neck, and it's U shaped back go a way to explaining why barre chords are a little bit easier on the Tele.

i know what it means but the acronym GAS is the weirdest thing to catch on in internet guitar communities. and the capitalization. all these old men shouting that they don't just have gas they have GAS.

my guess is the combination of radius and nut width. 1/16" in width doesn't sound like much but it makes a big difference in feel.

er i guess more like 1/32" difference in this case but anyway

ok i'll bite, what is GAS

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Gas_pop_cover.png/220px-Gas_pop_cover.png

Gear Acquisition Syndrome

the tendency to focus on buying guitar equipment over actually playing guitar. i hate the term too though.

Excessive GAS takes time away from playing the guitar (synth/drums/camera/etc.), but very mild GAS can help someone to focus in on what they want out of their instrument.

if that instrument is "butt trumpet"

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0332/7621/products/4_8dc9e02e-1f4b-4375-a375-b30bb7321fce_grande.jpg?v=1437502172
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0332/7621/products/3_2f32a36b-213f-4576-b68b-d5981b8b3339_grande.jpg?v=1437502170
http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/fender-mustang-reshaped-psychedelic-finish-1960s-s564

http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/dunable-yeti-worn-black-serial-1613

this is a very very pretty guitar with a terrible headstock logo

if that link dies eventually, I am referring to this guitar (but made out of darker wood): https://dunableguitars.com/?page_id=998

you're not kidding - that logo is a crime

My only electric axe for a while has been a cheapo Johnson solara -- I actually like the way it plays and the tone, but I'm looking to upgrade to something similar but more gigworthy. I was looking at the Guild Bluesbird, which I'm seeing (the more recent ones, not the 70s models) in the $700-1000 range. I'm also seeing DeArmond bluesbird models closer to $500. Is it worth spending more for the Guild? The DeArmond I was looking at happens to have a cool-ass D tailpiece that's a little more distinctive than the guild, fwiw.

People seem to like the DeArmonds (though a little more love for the set-neck versions than the later bolt-on ones.) Latter-day (post-Fender) Guilds (which I assume is the Guild you mean here) are spoken well of, too, but people don’t seem to fall in love with them.

I had a big Jones on for a DeArmond M-77T, just liked the look of them. I had a chance to play an M-75 (earlier model, no Bigsby) and wasn’t 100% taken with it, although it seemed fine for the price.

If you can demo them both, do it! Looks are a huge deal in an instrument, IMO. Nothing to be ashamed of.

I hope I get a chance to play a Guild S-300 sometime... and I hope I don’t like it. Because based on looks alone I’ve been wanting one BAD. In white, pls, with the chrome stock pickups, not those hard-rock DiMarzios.

I'd think some of those Hagstrom reissues might be in your wheelhouse style wise.

I kind of regret not picking up the Paul Westerberg First Act guitar when it was released but maybe I will see it around for like <$50 somewhere. I haven't played in several years so I should sell my guitars but I guess somehow they bring me joy (thx Marie Kondo).

My dream guitar would still be a vintage Gretsch hollowbody (not picky). I still have a rickenbacker330, jazzmaster 62 reissue and this crazy magenta glittertop les paul that my dad got for me when I was 15.

whoops jaguar not jazzmaster.

i still want three electrics although i don't play enough or have enough space to justify them. getting an upgraded japanese jag reissue last year does mean i have one electric that really kicks ass. but i'd still love to get these:

1. a reissue jazzmaster with early specs--sunburst, gold anodized guard, 50s logo.
2. a goldtop les paul with p-90s like the one clay tarver plays with chavez
3. a really resonant tele with a massive maple neck, probably white blonde

I got the jetglo rickenbacker primarily because it was the a color choice for Peter Buck, Carrie Brownstein and Paul Weller. I can't remember why I got a white jaguar. I think maybe because I thought I needed a more elegant color. I got the jaguar over the jazzmaster because short arms. The les paul color is so embarrassing but that guitar is so comfy to play. I also always wanted a Danelectro seafoam guitar but mostly just because of the aesthetics.

At some point I'm going to buy an EGC500. Also I'd like a Moog guitar but I wouldn't spend for it.

I'd really like a Dean Razorback, preferrably with lightning bolts on it, although an explosion would do. But until then, I will get by with my G&L ASAT. Can't fuck with teles, imo. Kinda want something with P90s in it too. I have a G&L Fallout, but I never really got along with the body shape.

As far as basses go, I'm more inclined toward an opposite aesthetic. Interested in trying out an Epiphone Jack Casady or Guild Starfire.

Could put some humbucker-shaped P90s in the imaginary Razorback, I guess.

I have an Epiphone '56 Goldtop reissue with Fralin noise-cancelling P-90s, sounds great.

I bought an unfinished body and neck for a Jazzblaster like Lee Ranaldo but I can't decide what color to have it painted

Olympic white + a fancy pants tortoiseshell guard is a leading option:
https://spitfiretortoiseshellpickguards.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/img_3757.jpg?w=2000&h=1334
but with shiny humbuckers instead of the ivory JM pickups

or charcoal frost, with either fancy tortoiseshell or mint:
https://spitfiretortoiseshellpickguards.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/nick-bock-copy.jpg

Got my dream guitar yesterday. You’ll laugh at how modest a dream it was - I’ve wanted a mid 80s Ibanez Roadstar for years ever since learning that my all time favorite guitar sound, that on Meat Puppets’ Up On The Sun, was not Curt Kirkwood’s characteristic Gibson LP but rather a Roadstar he’d just gotten.

Been in the twin cities for over a week bc my mom is in the hospital and the guitar center in maple grove had a used one for $350 (cream color) and I drove her car out there and played it and loved it and bought it.

It’s not perfect (e string likes to slip off the feet edge a bit) but it’s perfect.

(Note: the other part of the up on the sun gtr recipe per Curt K was one of those Tom Scholz Rockman thingies - do they make some kind of clone of that these days?)

https://reverb.com/item/35773270-japan-casio-fujigen-eg5-1984-grey-guitar-with-a-cassette-player?show_sold=true

https://reverb.com/item/36365364-vintage-travis-bean-tb500-bass-prototype-only-one-ever-made

For $50k you can buy Vincent Gallo's Travis Bean bass

literally a "dream guitar" - last night i dreamed that i found online a vintage blue semihollowbody guitar, but with a headstock that was twice as long as a normal headstock with a hinge in the middle; i.e. the top half of the headstock could fold up. i guess the idea was then you could clip sheet music to this part? for some reason this made the guitar EXTREMELY desirable to me. i don't even read sheet music.

One you can file under cool as he11 but way too much money to ever consider actually purchasing is that Collings Julian Lage signature electric guitar.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mezk2pTbHuNNyEGb8qfGCd-1024-80.jpg.webp