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Topic: Your Dream Guitar?

Most of us are quite content with the guitar(s) we have, but there's always that dream machine that we would own if we could. And relative to Russell Harding's comments in another post about materialism, this is only about having an amazing instrument that plays and sounds fantastic. I got to play a PRS 408 Custom at a  music store yesterday, and it was freakin' awesome! Here are my 2 dream machines:

http://www.prsguitars.com/408/

OR ...

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri … xcess.aspx

If money was no object what would be your dream electric guitar?

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Nice.  A good friend of mine has a 1970 Guild acoustic, I offered three of my acoustics in trade,  no deal, It is a dream guitar, She will not part with it.   Oh well I get to play it every now and then,,,



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Mine is a Martin D28,and I am saving up for it,meawhile I go too the guitar store and play their floor model.

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman

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My dream guitar that is cheap enough for me to afford is a Martin 000-15. I haven't bought it because I have a perfectly good Epiphone Masterbilt AJ-500 ME NS. Also, my abilities don't warrant a $1200 guitar.

My dream guitar that is too expensive for me to buy, would be a Gibson J-200 Custom. My other expensive dream guitar would be to go on the Martin website and use their Custom Shop tool to build a guitar with exactly the features that I want.

(I didn't notice this was on the "Electric" thread--my bad.)

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I must be honest the best is the one I built I call it Fang, hot Texas coils large pots and a perfectly balanced trem plus it stays in tune and I love the action and sounds it produces
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t31.0-8/10344340_10203900681336180_6424042098461264121_o.jpg

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Russ that guitar looks so good the white and gold are perfect!!

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman
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dino48 wrote:

Russ that guitar looks so good the white and gold are perfect!!

thank you I decided on an ivory look not high gloss I like the abalone tone controls it gives it a nice touch

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Ok I have mentioned this b4, My dream guitar woud be to find a Kramer that matched my 85 Striker600,, Was it a China made? yes, was it over 400 ? No did it just "Fit" me? He!! yes!  I have missed this guitar since teh first hour I p[pawned it . 
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3147826893890&set=a.1065377033945.10241.1211582282&type=3&theater

And for my fantasy choice???

this ACE guitar https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3147826893890&set=a.1065377033945.10241.1211582282&type=3&theater
and this one
The guitar I grew up loving b4 I knew about page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_kxYHSrFOQ

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Beautiful Russell

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My silver  tele   fits  the  bill  best  electric  guitar  I've  ever  had .

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Russell...I really like that Custom Strat! It's not only a "Players Guitar" but it's also awesome looking.

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jaygordon75 wrote:

Russell...I really like that Custom Strat! It's not only a "Players Guitar" but it's also awesome looking.

Thanks Jay sometimes everything falls into place the way we dream it not always but it did this time if you wish check out the sound Fang puts out on this instrumental I wrote smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRMpG3MO6v0

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http://www.abyssguitars.com/archtop/drea_armani_archtop_guitar/images/xl_archtop_guitar_drea_armani-2.jpg

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Nice one Jerome!  About the price of a new car I suppose.  Sound holes kinda like a Taylor, but not.....  Custom Maker starts with "P"?

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bensonp wrote:

Beautiful Russell

Thank you Pete and Fang thanks you smile

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jerome.oneil wrote:

http://www.abyssguitars.com/archtop/dre … mani-2.jpg

Wow! the workmanship and the colors are gorgeous along with the hardware not sure about semi acoustic electrics tho maybe if I played it It would surprise me smile

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Doug_Smith wrote:

Nice one Jerome!  About the price of a new car I suppose.  Sound holes kinda like a Taylor, but not.....  Custom Maker starts with "P"?

Yeah, it's a Peterson J2, and I have owned cars that cost less.  smile

I love archtops.  Santa Cruz makes an awesome one, too.

http://www.guitarnation.com/images/sacco/sacco1.jpg

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My buddy Gregg has a small music shop here in town, visited awhile back and he had this ancient Austrian made archtop hanging on the wall......
built in 1932!  cosmetically rough but still playable with a crack in the top and alligator checking in the finish, which was worn through in some places.
Amazingly loud and great sustain and tone.  The action was a bit high and so was the price, but restorable. 

Resisted the temptation though..... have more projects than I know where to start with.

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Dream guitar hmmmm,-- every one I don't have?

Live in the "now" - a contentment of the moment - the past is gone - the future doesn't exist - all we ever really have is now and it's always "now".
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Willie Nelsons Trigger!! Martin

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman
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Jerome ...

That Peterson is stunning! I'm a real fan of natural woods, and that beauty has all of the right appointments to go with. The rosewood collars around the pickups are a classy touch, as well as the whole bridge assembly. Very nice!

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I guess I'll just have to keep my DY52 12 string K Yairi as I find myself playing it more than any of my other guitars. But, Pete just bought a new Martin. If he would let me come over to his house and play he just might be my next best friend.

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I really like Martin 28 guidar model and its very impressive.

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I played a 4k Gibson ES-175 and was blown away with it. Want one now quite strongly.

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Dream guitar.  It's got to be a shiny National Resonator,  but only if I can play it like Mark Knopfler

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