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Hi AM community!
The new guy on the forum here. I did a search on this and didn’t find it as a topic, so here we go. Apologies if something similar exists and escaped my search.
What’s your dream guitar? The one you’d get if nothing was in your way. Any era, any brand, any style, any price tag?
For me, the ultimate one would be a ’59 Gibson Les Paul in cherry sunburst. From the newer generations, I’d have to go with PRS MF53 Myles Kennedy signature.
Cheers!
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HnH,
I’m a strat guy, probably because I’m such a fan of Hendrix and because I love the tone. They are iconic and just the most ergonomic guitars ever produced.
I’ve had several strats but I’m happiest with my Fender custom shop, early 60’s relic with roasted body and neck, sanded birdseye maple neck, dark rosewood finger board, 6105 jumbo frets, fat 60’s custom shop pick ups. Not really looking for anything else at the moment. I think I’d put future dollars toward sound equipment, ie. input devices, modellers, microphones. I would love to try a 2025 Martin D28, though.John
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Sweet!
I’ve never player a proper strat. I have player strat style guitars but never really got hooked to them. Also, and this is due to the shitty quality cheap bidges, they almost never stayed in tune. Funny enough, it’s one of the reasons I fell in love with telecasters. Fixed bridge, no moving parts, just a workhorse of a guitar.
I forgot to mention it in the OP, but lately I caught myself drooling over a Yamaha Revstar with P90s. I wouldn’t say it’s a dream-class guitar, the classic series is relatively budget friendly, but I wouldn’t reject one if an opportunity presents itself 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Great idea for some fun discussion. Beautiful Les Paul. I think I found the latest guitar of my dreams. All of this is cost prohibitive of course. I was jonesin’ for a Gibson J45 and found on from 1989-1990. It’s broken in, can see the grain, has a fat chunky neck(but is easy to play) and has such a punchy and dynamic sound. I am a Martin guy through and through yet can tolerate this all day long.
JH
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Now that’s a tough question! On the acoustic side, Clapton’s signature Martin, the 000-28EC was my dream guitar for many years. A year or so I was fortunate enough to be able to buy one and fulfil the dream. So that side is sorted. No more dreams there at the moment. I even sold my only other acoustic, a very nice playing Yamaha, as I couldn’t imagine ever playing it again.
On the electric side, my dream guitar changes with every visit to my local guitar store which always has seems to have plenty of tempting examples to fall for. I’m not generally drawn to vintage guitars for their own sake and instead get drawn to the more niche brands. At the moment I’ve got a hankering for a Paoletti made of reclaimed chestnut from old chianti barrels (you see what I mean about niche!). Strat style or a Tele style or something else? Still undecided.
I’ve also got another dream of one day having a Macon carved top in lemon burst built to spec for me by Patrick James Eggles. There we go, niche again 😀
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I found it in an HH strat. I love the Strat body, Fender scale length, simplicity of 2 pickups and the tone of the humbuckers. This is a Squier I modded myself and loaded the pickguard with Alnico 5 PAF style pickups. I also screwed down the tremolo for added simplicity and stability, and modded for master tone knob:
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This is the wrong question to ask. The reality is that there is no one guitar that will work in every situation although the telecaster comes close if we’re talking electric. There are many tools to get the job at hand done. They all have there special purpose and it’s the reason why you see many guitars hanging on the wall of most deeply embedded guitar players. They try something and if they don’t like it after a period of time, they sell it and keep searching for another tool that meets most if not all of the requirements they are looking for. Rinse and repeat.
Playability is #1 for me. Is the guitar comfortable to play and setup well? Everyone is different and will have different requirements based on hand size and familiarity with the different options. I hate necks that have a glossy coating on them because my hands tend to sweat and stick to that type of neck, so I always look for the satin finish or even more of a natural finish for the neck. Some like thin neck profiles and some prefer thick or in-between or tapered profiles. You just have to figure out what is right for you through experimentation. Jumbo frets are preferred by many because it avoids the dreaded finger sticking on the fretboard during bends if your technique is not perfect.
Sonic Quality is #2 for me. The sound created has to be inspiring. Every guitarist is searching for that perfect sound quality that turns them on. With electric guitar, that’s much easier to do with customizations of electronics on the guitar itself, but IMO the amplifier and speakers used are the key component that determines the overall sound when playing live. Knowing how to adjust the amp to suit a given guitars pickup system, even a cheap one that is setup well can sound incredible.
With that said, I don’t buy into the idea that a vintage guitar is better than a modern guitar unless we are talking about acoustic guitars, but even then, each acoustic guitar is going to have it’s own unique sound qualities that change over time. I say get the guitar that plays well and has the response to your fingers that makes you happy to play it often and work on your overall playing skills.
Finally, it’s not the guitar that will make you sound good, it is your ability to play that will make you sound good. So my dream is to be able to play any guitar I pick up really well and master the ability to play what I hear in my head instantly. It would be nice to sing really well too, but that’s not going to happen so I’ll concede that part.
Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.
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This is the wrong question to ask. The reality is that there is no one guitar that will work in every situation although the telecaster comes close if we’re talking electric. There are many tools to get the job at hand done. They all have there special purpose and it’s the reason why you see many guitars hanging on the wall of most deeply embedded guitar players. They try something and if they don’t like it after a period of time, they sell it and keep searching for another tool that meets most if not all of the requirements they are looking for. Rinse and repeat.
Playability is #1 for me. Is the guitar comfortable to play and setup well? Everyone is different and will have different requirements based on hand size and familiarity with the different options. I hate necks that have a glossy coating on them because my hands tend to sweat and stick to that type of neck, so I always look for the satin finish or even more of a natural finish for the neck. Some like thin neck profiles and some prefer thick or in-between or tapered profiles. You just have to figure out what is right for you through experimentation. Jumbo frets are preferred by many because it avoids the dreaded finger sticking on the fretboard during bends if your technique is not perfect.
Sonic Quality is #2 for me. The sound created has to be inspiring. Every guitarist is searching for that perfect sound quality that turns them on. With electric guitar, that’s much easier to do with customizations of electronics on the guitar itself, but IMO the amplifier and speakers used are the key component that determines the overall sound when playing live. Knowing how to adjust the amp to suit a given guitars pickup system, even a cheap one that is setup well can sound incredible.
With that said, I don’t buy into the idea that a vintage guitar is better than a modern guitar unless we are talking about acoustic guitars, but even then, each acoustic guitar is going to have it’s own unique sound qualities that change over time. I say get the guitar that plays well and has the response to your fingers that makes you happy to play it often and work on your overall playing skills.
Finally, it’s not the guitar that will make you sound good, it is your ability to play that will make you sound good. So my dream is to be able to play any guitar I pick up really well and master the ability to play what I hear in my head instantly. It would be nice to sing really well too, but that’s not going to happen so I’ll concede that part.
Agreed! I would only add that when I think about my dream guitar, I don’t think in terms of versatility or “one guitar to rule them all”. I think in terms of that specific guitar for what it is supposed to do (sound and feel like).
Trust the process.
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