Semi Hollow...=Yummy

Man I thought this was the gear monkey site. I think I counted that I have 25 guitars and basses. Most are cheapies a few are mainly parts but most I play. Sometimes it takes a year to get back to one but they all have their place. Funny thing is my perfect gibson LP and "V" and fender strat are the least played. I'm a value player and its hard to enjoy anything thats overpriced. I find them uninspiring and wasteful. I play the crap out of my $100 and $150 guitars. So those of you who can't afford more of better. Don't worry about it. I played my $200 frankenstrat and my $90 jr high acoustic as my only guitars for over 20 years. Remember gear is mostly an excuse for not wanting to practice.

I like my cheap guitars too :) Although I collect gear and admit it slows the practicing down. I still like my $100 epi explorer and have it laying around all the time ready to play.
And this is the gear-monkey site :)

Wow, my last post in this thread, as to number of guitars, was in 2008! And it's now quite aways off of accurate.

I currently have 25 electrics: 20 guitars and 5 basses:

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8061/...09elargere.jpg

Additionally, I have one 6-string acoustic, one 6-string acoustic-electric, and one 12-string acoustic. So I guess my total is 28.

Other instruments include: 1 acoustic-electric mandolin, one banjo, and one ukelele.

Oh sexxy. How does that Fernandes Ravelle play? That's a hot looking axe.

Thanks. It's basically a Lss Paul, as you might expect, except with just a single master volume and tone. The one other difference is that it can coil split so you can get single-coil tones too.

It is a "Deluxe," which sadly they don't make any more. The Deluxe, unlike some of the other models, does not have the "Sustainer" pickup in the neck, which is fine because it's kinda gimmicky and at any rate I would never use it. This model comes with a Seymour Duncan "Jazz" in the neck and "JB" in the bridge, which supposedly are the actual Seymour Duncan guy's favorite combination for rock playing. Which wouldn't matter to me, except that I agree with him that it is a very good combination. Slightly hotter than traditional PAF pickups, but still alnico and not too hot.

Honestly, I would put it in my top 5. Only downside is it's a little heavy.

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...206BKshout.jpg[/img]

I was always under the impression that I could only play one guitar at a time, so I always had one electric and one acoustic at any given time. I have the old American made B.C. Rich Bich (Sweet) and an Avarez acoustic (Also sweet) ... But I must admit, after 20 years, I am now in the market for a new electric guitar and I am looking at the Variax or Parker Fly. But I will welcome any advice or recomendations for my new guitar. ;)

Nothing wrong with that, unless you're gigging. At an absolute minimum, you need a second electric as a backup. I never play without a backup, even in church. And if I have a really big stage I might even bring a second backup.

And being unable to play more than one guitar at a time doesn't erase the distinctions between ceramic pickups and alnico, humbuckers and singles, Strats and Teles, 6s and 12s, etc. It's fun to have a lot of different types to play.

Hi Brian, I haven't gigged in a long time. So long I forgot that I did used to bring a backup guitar. But as to the different variances in them as you fore mentioned, with todays technology you can probably get away with a Parker Fly and a Line6 3x pro. They do all the modeling for you now. What do you think?

6 And in the process of getting more.

8:

Reverend 10th Anniversary Jetstream HB
Hamer 25th Anniversary Edition
PRS McCarty Standard
G&L ASAT Special
G&L SC-2
Fender American Series Telecaster
ESP/LTD EC-100QM
Martin D-15

Got one right now. Its a LTD Viper 100fm in black flame maple. Working on a second on ebay =]

A backup is good to have!

Welcome aboard Karl!

What guitar are you scoping out on ebay? Details. I want DETAILS!!! :cop:

Holy cow, I have ten guitars! I have to sell a few soon.

Tele
Esquire
G&L ASAT Classic Tribute
Tokai Love Rock LS-150
Agile AL3000
Ibanez AM73
Xaviere XV-550
Seagull Mini-Jumbo
Guild GAD-25
Old Jasmine ES33

10, I guess!

93 Hamer Special P90
95 Hamer Special FM
00 Neafsey Custom
69 Fender Telecaster
86 Fender AVRI 57 Strat
Fender MIJ HRR Strat
Kramer Focus 5000
Charvel CX290
Ovation Balladeer 1111
Weissenborn Style 3

25

1-2010 ESP/LTD EC256 AVB
2-2006 Fender U.S.A. 60th Anniversary HS Telecaster.
3-2006 Fender U.S.A. 60th Anniversary Highway One Stratocaster
4-2006 Gibson Les Paul Studio(ebony w/chrome hardware)
5-2006 Gibson Les Paul Studio(alpine white)
6-2005 Gibson Les Paul Studio(ebony w/black hardware)
7-2005 La Patrie Etude classical
8-2005 ESP/LTD EC400AT
9-Tokai counterfeit 335 copy
10-Fender Custom FMT Telecaster
11-2004 ESP/LTD Viper 400
12-2004 ESP/LTD H-400
13-2004 Taylor 214
14-2002 Ibanez SRX-300 bass
15-Seagull S6+CW Cedar
16-G&L Tribute ASAT Classic
17-2000 Morgan Mahogany Dreadnought.
18-1998 Gibson Les Paul Studio
19-1986 Kramer Pacer Deluxe American Series
20-1984 Kramer Pacer Series Patent Pending Deluxe
21-1984 Kramer Focus 3000
22-1976 Ibanez Les Paul.
23-(1974ish?) Yamaha FG165s
24-(1980?)Washburn Raven
25-Kramer parts guitar


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...y/IMG_0213.jpg

plus my acoustics.

Hey Smorg, that photo looks familiar.

Welcome aboard!

Aha! I recognize that name!

Cheers!

Welcome Smorgdonkey! That's an amazing collection... so many great guitars to play. What is your go to guitar?

In different moods I'll grab different guitars like I'm sure most people do but right now I am grabbing my white Gibson Les Paul Studio quite a bit:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...l/IMG_0235.jpg

It is loaded with BG Pups Pure 90 pickups and really is a great sounding guitar. You can guess what I think of it:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...l/IMG_0237.jpg

"MEAN" and "NASTY" lol. That's cool! I love the black on white. What amps do you plug in to?

I have an old s.s. Marshall from about 1992 or so...just a single channel Master Reverb 30 and an old s.s. KMD from about the same era but my two main amps are the Traynor YCV40WR (Fender-ish) and the YCV50Blue (Marshall-esque):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_0625.jpg

9 guitars, 1 bass.

Now that's no fun. Pic? At least a list?

My one and only...for now

i have 1 :w:

You got it!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...8&l=1b7d7c8f4b

Got some nice pics and descriptions of each there. :D

i have a Squier Bullet Electric guitar. I am a begginer. I hope to get a new one soon:)

That's more like it!

Thanks.

I got a lot. Including bass I think I have over 25. Many cost under $100 used and most cost under $200 including a repaired Gibson SG and my main MIA strat. But I also have a gibson LP and V. But I really like the way most of my cheapies play better. I think subconsciously if a guitar costs 4 or 6 times more it should play or sound at least 2 or 3 times better. They never do. For my style the cheapies play better.

I like the cut of your jib.

Could we see some pics?

K thx bai.

Number of Guitars
 

I have 2 guitars, love them both and they are from Yamaha. I have never had a problem with either of them. You guys should check out their Facebook page!

Become a Fan!
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I've been meaning to do that. I am working on my ultimate $1000 guitar collection. That's a collection of guitars that costs in total $1000. Currently in that collection I have my mia strat and a mia gibson sg.


Actually here's my list

Fender Lead II______________________free
Fender strat MIA____________________$200
Fugly fretless bass__________________$20
Dean Vendetta________________________$55
Red Squier Tele and
Johnson acoustic_____________________$50
Johnson resonator____________________$50
SX 24" scale ash strat_______________$60
Gibson SG special faded_____________$160
Epiphone dot studio w hsc___________$140
Silver creek acoustic________________$60
Tobacco burst tele__________________ $50
6 string Rogue Bass_________________$100

Total of____________________________$945
I'll have to collect them up and get a picture.

Whoa, that's some great scavenging. In particular, how did you find the Gibby SG Faded so low? Had it been repaired or something?

Looking forward to pix!

Yea the sg has a home repaired headstock. So it shows but the neck is perfect and looks decent. I still need to do pix. Specially now that I just got one of the last sx sst ldt2 natural ash strats.

A temporary addition
 

Here's the Squier Vintage Modified I bought a few days ago, sorry for the crappy pic:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6103/thinline.jpg

Here's a better pic from the Sweetwater site:

http://www.sweetwater.com/images/gui...400-body-l.jpg

This is one of the rare occasions I bought a guitar specifically to flip, since I got it for a price below its resale value. I have 3 other Teles, and though none have rosewood boards and none are thinlines, I can't afford to keep a 4th right now, even an inexpensive one. So I will only have this a short time, I'm guessing. It will go up on local craigslist shortly. At least I got to play it in church last night.

:(

99 G&L Legacy Special
05 Jay Turser Tele (reworked with genuine fender pups and contols and bridge,tusq nut)
05 Jat Turser SG (reworked with genuine Gibson Bigsby from 74 SG,motherbucker pups,les paul pots and switches)
06 Jay Turser deluxe(took out that passive 5 way crap,added mighty mites and artec active tone controls)its sweet
05 Switch Vibracell Innovo 4 Signature
05 Switch Vibracell Innovo 3 Custom(added string tee's) my fave guitar and main axe
06 Switch Vibracell Oscar standard
06 Switch Vibracell Ultima EQ (strange guitar has a peizo bridge 2 humbuckers and 2 separate outputs,i added a roland gk3 to it now it has3 outputs)
09 Dakota Hobo cigar box 4 string
09 Peavey powerslide(love how it sounds,i suck at slide)

99 G&L Legacy Special
05 Jay Turser Tele (reworked with genuine fender pups and contols and bridge,tusq nut)
05 Jat Turser SG (reworked with genuine Gibson Bigsby from 74 SG,motherbucker pups,les paul pots and switches)
06 Jay Turser deluxe(took out that passive 5 way crap,added mighty mites and artec active tone controls)its sweet
05 Switch Vibracell Innovo 4 Signature
05 Switch Vibracell Innovo 3 Custom(added string tee's) my fave guitar and main axe
06 Switch Vibracell Oscar standard
06 Switch Vibracell Ultima EQ (strange guitar has a peizo bridge 2 humbuckers and 2 separate outputs,i added a roland gk3 to it now it has3 outputs)
09 Dakota Hobo cigar box 4 string
09 Peavey powerslide(love how it sounds,i suck at slide)

I finally took a picture of the collection but by then I'd already sold the red squirer tele and the acoustic johnson. I added in an ovation acoustic and a squier strat mini. I think its still under $1000.
Upper left to right.
1: My MIA Strat $200 its a total frankenstein but I loved it so much I was out the door with it and I hadn't even plugged it in yet. I plugged it in when I got home and played it as my main guitar for the next 17 years. It is what I use to measure other guitars.
2: Johnson resonator: $50 off CL. It was a wall hanging. It plays exactly as good as a $1000 model at GC. Too exact. I suspect the same factory :)
3: Fender lead II. Free Won at Jim's House of Guitars in San Diego. I won it at a midnight madness sale during the Rodney King Riots. Consequently a very low turn out for the giveaway. SCORE! BTW it turns out I was the only guy in the whole store not packing heat that night:) Very nice expensive feeling guitar. Set up for slide currently
4: tobacco tele. My first tele I think. I liked it I have 4 or 5 now.
5: Acoustic Ovation. $40 off ebay. Its a fill in for my list. It was banged up and it has a loose internal brace but it plays great and when you rock it it sounds a bit like a distorted acoustic.
6: Squier strat mini. $50 off CL. Another fill in. Plays ok
2nd row:
1: Fugly fretless bass $20 off CL. It was a cheap test to see if I liked fretless. I like it and it plays like a mofo. And its the ugliest POS with strings.
2: SX 24" scale ash strat $60 from rondo. Beautiful but theres something going on with the intonation.
3: 6 string Rogue Bass $100 off ebay. It has something going on with the truss rod but right now it plays well and rings out like a gran piano.
4: Gibson SG special faded $160 off CL. Supposed to be $100 but I got into a bidding war when another buyer showed up. It was set up to be a pos but in 2 min I got it playable and realised its potential. It seems to go out of tune easier than other guitars but the headstock fix seems solid and it plays great, I think its the tuning keys,
5: Silver creek acoustic $60 after a double stack coupon and rebate from MF. Solid woods, great size but a little tinny. But so is the Martin it copies. How well is still to be determined.
6: Epiphone dot studio w hsc $140 off CL. Feels more solid than hollow but it plays great. Killer as a dropped D flat for playing soundgarden.
7: Dean Vendetta $55 off CL. Tried it at a GC blowout for $89 but that was still too expensive for me. :) Its good enough to have been on stage with me for my band and my GC King of the blues tryout.

Well this is my Current $1000 guitar collection. All of these guitars are playable. Some are the best players I have. Some may be sold or traded as stepping stones to other guitars I want and some I could never get rid of. All are friends or family of mine and fill some unique need.