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Originally Posted by nomadh
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.