Guitars you own

[Daimonion]

Hello forum residents :)

just wondering what guitars everyone here owns... when it comes to guitars, it's kinda difficult sticking to 1, many of us end up having a bunch as it all boils down to tonal difference (had a hard time telling my wife this...). well, do list what you own here :D

My list:
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*Ibanez RG560
*Ibanez S540 X 2
*Ibanez RG7620
*Ibanez GAX 70
*Ibanez RX 40
*Fender Am Std Tele
*PRS McCarty
*Gibson LP Studio GEM

[szulc]

Kramer Carrerra with scalloped neck FRPro
Kramer Baretta II Mucus Green Humbucker Adder Pickups FRII
Kramer Eliot Easton Strat Red Crackle Schallar FR
Kramer Carrerra Custom Creme EMG 89's FRII
Kramer Carrerra Custom Seafoam Green Pearly Gates in Bridge Strat Neck pickup RW Adder in the middle FRII

3 Warmoth Custom Strats:
one with Scalloped neck lil 59 bridge, dimarzio vintage blues in the middle, Duncan Vintage rail in the neck Wilkenson Sperzels;
one with hollow body, Texas Barbeque in the bridge strat neck and rw in the middle Wilkenson PowerBridge Sperzels.
one with heavy *** maple body Duncan Custom HB in the Neck Duncan JB in the bridge Schallar FR

Washburn Mercury Series Stock with GK-2a synth pickup
Fender Squire Strat duncan vintage staggared bridge.
FireBird Copy I made when I was 15 DeArmond HB Pickups

Takamine NP15C
Takamine Nylon String EG124C
Martin Back Packer

[metaljustice83]

Peavey wolfgang Usa model (the big boy)
Peavey raptor (strat copy)
hamer stellar I
jackson Ps4 (cheap rhoads copy)
Epiphone acoustic


thats all folks :)

[Bongo Boy]

Gibson ES135 Ltd Ed
Ibanez AF200

[Agent_Embryo]

Ok...

* Black BC Rich Warlock (tuned D-G-C-F-A-D, reverse headstock)
* Sunburst Arbiter Les Paul (really good Les Paul replica. Bad pickups, have changed one of them so it sounds ok)
* Black Kramer Focus 6000 (This is a really crappy guitar at the moment, awful pickups. The neck is great tho).
* Kasuga Acoustic Steel (Martin Replica. Sounds and plays great!)
* Pro Session 12-string(6 string now) Acoustic steel. (This is hardly playable. I keep it hung on the wall. It looks better than it sounds).

[thegnu]

I have a meager quiver, but I'm working on it
[...moneymoneymoneymoney...]

Squier Starter Kit Stratocaster (in pieces on my table. Gonna solder it back together tomorrow so Monday I'll no longer have to drop the tuning on my real guitar during practice)

ESP Ltd HP-150 w. two humbuckers. (my real guitar. When I got it, it was the absolute most awesomest thing in the whole wide world. I still like it a lot, but now I want a real live Gibson Les Paul :D)

Samick steelstring acoustic (CRAP! but I play it anyway)

Ovation Celebrity Acoustic/Electic (CRAP! Electronics don't work, my friend has it)

I'm going to sell my acoustics for about 100 each and drop 300 on a nylon-string acoustic with which to romance the ladies.

[Daimonion]

everybody starts from scratch... it's alright :) your playing has to be tops...

[Danster]

I have to show this thread to my wife, so she'll see how I need more guitars in order to keep up with everyone on this site! :p

Samick LK35DOS (or something like that). My first electric. Bought on impulse (mid-life crisis), then I got hooked. Its a cheap guitar ($150) with a strat style body (no pickguard though, I hate the way pickguards look) with an HSS configuration. I've replaced two of the three original cheap pickups. I've got an EMG active p/u in the bridge. I actually don't know the model. Its got no ID numbers on it, and it came from a used guitar. I've got a DiMarzio DP187 Cruiser in the neck, which is a stacked humbucker. I can actually get a tone I like pretty well with the original middle s.c. p/u, so I probably won't replace it (although I do have a single coil active EMG that I might try in there someday).

Yamaha RGX610M. I just got this one. I actually have two of these which I used to make one. This guitar also has a strat-shaped body (off-white mother of pearl-looking), and again, no pick-guard. This model guitar was made only in 1989 and 1990 I believe (Its amazing how obscure this guitar seems to be). The neck on this thing is awesome. The fretboard is maple (the "M" in the part no. signifies this). It just feels great. This guitar has only one p/u, a humbucker. With help from James (thanks dude!), I wired it up to allow coil splitting. I'm surprised at the variety of tones one can get from this guitar with only one pickup. It really sounds quite warm with the tone rolled off and picking near the neck. In case you can't tell, the honeymoon is in full swing with me and with this guitar. :D It does have a floating Floyd Rose type bridge, and the jury is still out on whether I'll like that or not. I guess I oughta give myself a few weeks, and then get over to harmony central and write a review, since there's none up for this guitar.

Cheers,
Dan

[metallibeast]

Here's mine:

Gibson Les Paul Studio Dimarzio Air Zone Neck, Dimarzio Super Distortion Bridge

Ibanez 7321 EMG 707 Bridge

Ibanez AW 50

-Beast

[armthehomeless]

I have an Ibanez JEM7VWH and an Ibanez JS100

[Daimonion]

thanks for sharing :D i hope this list is a helpful reference should we need to look up for common gear to relate to any problems...

looks like we have a couple of super-strat owners here... not to mention those who swapped pickups too.

metallibeast:
i swapped my LP's pickup too, the bridge now has a Dimarzio DLX PLus- a P-90 sized humbucker... not a P-90 hum fan... ;)

[Shane]

YES! Bongo Boy is a fellow ES user, :D

I like to keep it simple over here: '95 Gibson Les Paul Custom, black with gold trim, Gibson ES-175 gothic, and a Yamaha 410 Series acoustic.

EDIT: Sorry, left out my Goya nylon-string classical

[JForc500]

OK, I'll play........

I have a Parker Deluxe with a roland gk2 pickup I attached

I use that with a Roland VGA-7 amp ( my entire music budget for 2002 with those 2 items)

G & L f100

Ibanez lawsuit les paul

GTX with a sustainer

Hohner accoustic

Jack F

[Bongo Boy]

Originally posted by Shane Gibson ES-175 gothic,Explain that!

[Wizbit81]

Ok. I'll play too.

Parker FLy Deluxe, (majik Blue)

P.R.S. Ce24 with Roland GK2a synth pickup attatched.

Ibanez RG620 QSSOL

Ibanez RG2027, (Seven string Piezo equiped)

through:

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier,

Diezel VH4S, (stereo version with twin poweramps and 5 independent pre-amps).

And the Roland Gr-33.

Boogie 212 Rectifier cabs.

Oh and an Encore with Satanic graphic I got for 30 quid a while back and strung lefthanded for a laugh

[metallibeast]

Originally posted by Bongo Boy
Explain that!

You can find out more about the Gothic ES series here. (http://www.gibson.com/products/gibson/disc.html)

However I did not c a ES 175 Gothic though.

Gibson listed the ES-135 and 335 Gothics as models discontinued models for 1999.

It is possible that Gibson might reproduce a ES Gothic again. If you take a look at 1997, they stop producing LP Studio in Alpine White but this year they are producing it again.

-Beast

[metaljustice83]

Yea I just looked at this post and I don't remember responding to it, but oh well.....its all good

[Daimonion]

hey bro, which RR do you own?

i have my mind set on the RR5, anyone has anything to say on this one?

[metaljustice83]

Well I have like the cheapest of the rhodes, and I don't use it right now cause it needs some work, new pickups, new pots,....etc... but, with the new models and higher up models I like them alot, I thought about making those my main guitar for awhile, but no need for me to really have a "main" guitar right now, especially since I got my wolfgang. anyways I don't know how much help that was.....:( but I'm sure someone else will have somthing to say before too long.

[Daimonion]

your wolfgang- floyd/ tune-o-matic? what about it that you really like?

2 guitars i'm gonna grab this year:

*Jackson RR5
*Ibanez RG1550

[metallibeast]

Originally posted by Daimonion
2 guitars i'm gonna grab this year:

*Jackson RR5
*Ibanez RG1550

Damn you really loving collecting guitars dun you? What is it about Ibanez that makes you wana get more? Btw I couldn't find anything on RG1550 on the Ibanez website. Is it a older model?

I think you can do something like Slash's Wall of Les Paul;of course appropriately titled Daimonion's Wall Of Ibanez. Any photos? :D

The S620X seems pretty nice but the neck's kinda thin though. Can't get use to it. I'm way too use to the thick neck on my Les Paul. Looking forward to getting a new guitar this year. Juz can't settle on one that I like and can afford.

Btw howz the PRS like?

-Beast

[metaljustice83]

the question for my wolfgang to me is not what do I like about it, but what don't I like about it! I love this guitar to death, you'll either love or hate the neck, the pickups are hot as hell, the floyd is extremly stable, which I'm sure has to do with not being able to pull up the notes, (sometimes I like that and some times I don't, could be a flaw in design in some peoples eyes) I didn't think the maple neck could get any better then I tried a custom shop wolfie :eek: ebony fretboard, the smoothest neck I have ever felt!! If I could add anything it would be a coil tap, to get some more sounds outta this guitar, because It is a straight forward heavy guitar, but I love it! I have the Usa model, the first version in ivory with black trim, I hope thats enough any more questions just ask...hope thats what you wanted

N.P weezer maldroit

[Daimonion]

bro thanx for the wolfgang insight. i've personally tried the tune-o-matic version + maple fingerboard & liked the neck, IMO it beats a fender maple fingerboard...

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the Ibanez RG 1550 is a new entry to the prestige line (together with its other sibling the 1570). these are revised replacements for the previously available RG 550 & 570 respectively. the details of these guitars aren't available up on the ibanez site as yet but do browse through other 2003 models.

ibanez guitars give me the feel & the tone. they respond to my playing style. others whom i talked to hate these guitars to bits due to its paper thin neck & a tone-robbing trem. i think it's because i have small hands...

however i feel as comfortable playing my PRS McCarty which has fine tone. the PRS feels superb, even with that wide-thick neck profile, shredding is not a problem. it's a mathematical construction magic. :p

[jesus]

Here is my tiny guitar list:

Ibanez Artstar Model JAC50BK Made in Korea

Shadow 110S Made in germany

CAMPS NAC-2 Nylon spanish guitar 1 cutaway and
Fishman transducer

[jkmcgrath]

My collection is just getting restarted. Had to sell everything I use to own because of some rotten luck but I have started to get back into playing so what I have so far is;

B.C. Rich Red ST3 Reverse Head Stock 1992 USA (warren,NJ by class axe)
B.C. Rich Warlock NJ Series Tansblue Quilted maple top whs (surprisingly great guitar for being made in korea)

Thru a simple MD15CD Marshall since I dont gig yet or have a need for a larger amp as of yet anyway. I will buy a AVT50/100 combo later this spring I hope. I am also building a custom harley at the moment so funding to expensive hobbies is sorta tuff lol :p

[thegnu]

I just last week got another guitar to add to my collection. An acquaintance of mine recently started smoking crack, and is hocking all his stuff, and for 75 dollars sold me an Epiphone somethingorother.

I tried to find it online, but I can't. It's black, says both gibson and epiphone on the headstock. 6 tuners in line. The frets are rounder under the 6-5-4 strings than the 3-2-1, and it doesn't seem to be from wear.

It's a strat-style body, a black pickguard with a humbucker at the bridge, and two singles. It's got a pretty good tremolo on it. How would I find out what kind of guitar it is, and its relative value? I can't find numbers, any made in tags, anything. Maybe it was painted over.

It has a few issues (humbucker doesn't work...), but even still it's better than my other good guitar.

Also: the selector switch is kind of old, and I don't know if that's causing the humbucker not to work, or what it is. If I touch the + wire at the pickup, I get a hum, and if I touch the pickup with a screwdriver I get a faint clicking noise, but it doesn't pick up the strings. Where can I find an explanation of pickup (or whole guitar) wiring?

[jkmcgrath]

thegnu

here is a site for wiring and other things, it is a cool site lost of info.

http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/index.html

Not sure to tell you how to get more info on your guitar. Can you post pics maybe?

[Daimonion]

if you wanna see the the new RG 1550, it's here, but in japanese...

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/japan/frame_japan.html

[Bongo Boy]

Originally posted by metallibeast
You can find out more about the Gothic ES series here. (http://www.gibson.com/products/gibson/disc.html)Oh man I LIKE that Gothic 135! I might just have to take the flat black Krylon to mine.

[Tekker]

Electrics:
Cort CL1000
Washburn Double Cutaway
DeArmond M-65c
Lyon (by Washburn)
Rogue Strat :p

Acoustics
Fender (my sister's but she never plays it, but I do :D)
Yamaha G-65A (classical/spanish guitar)

Bass:
DeArmond Pilot V (5-string)

And many more on the "to get" list... And once I'm out of college, I may be able to actually afford them!! lol :D

-tkr

[MetallicTheatre]

Hey guys ive only been playing a short time so my list doesnt compare but here goes:

Hamer Slammer Strat - My first electric guitar, about 2 yrs old, fairly cheap, $350.

Jackson RX 10D RHOADS - This is my new guitar, $1300. About 2 months old, I am in love with this guitar.

Hondo Classical Acoustic - $50 20 yrs ago, still a beautiful guitar.

yeah thats it, haha it seems so pitiful in this post.

Regards aaron

[Daimonion]

pitiful is when you own a $5,000 guitar which you do not know how to play. otherwise, you post is credible :D

[metaljustice83]

http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1012 Gear PICS!!!!! the vester (crazy 80's colors) is a new addition to my small collection :)

[jkmcgrath]

good looking group of players!

[MetallicTheatre]

nice collection metaljustice!
your jackson is very similar to mine.
Is peavy and music man made by the same people?

Aaron

[metaljustice83]

thx for the completments, no peavey and Musicman aren't made by the same people. They both made a signature guitar for eddie van halen...thats why you probably might have thought that. what style of jackson do you have? And what pickups do you have in it?

[MetallicTheatre]

Hey yeah that might be it! i always thought they looked very simialar.

I have a Jackson RX 10D Rhoads, and im not sure about pickups, they just say duncan designed heres a link for the specs, mine is exactly that but black, no modifications... http://www.jacksonguitars.com/gear/gear.php?partno=RX10D_Rhoads

[bless]

Mine is a IBANEZ GAX70 with DImarzio's humbucker from hell for neck and Seymourduncan's screamin' demon at the bridge. Pretty sorry isnt' it.

[Oceano]

Hi there, this is my first post here.

SRV strat

1979 Ibanez ST 50 (looks a bit like a PRS)

Mexican Strat

Epiphone Sorrento (hollowbody jazz type guitar)

Epiphone acoustic (steel string)

Rodrigues FC nylon string

Yamaha nylon string acoustic/electric

Portuguese guitarra (looks like an oversized mandolin, and has 10 strings/ 5 pairs)

Portuguese bandolin (an old Portuguese instrument that looks like a mandolin)

[metaljustice83]

nice list of guitars and welcome :) you'll find alot of good information here

[Oceano]

thanks, metaljustice83.

As for amps, now I only have a Fender Chorus solid state for home practice. In my home studio, I go straight through either a POD, or roland, boss effects, and it sounds great.
I used to have a Peavey 5150 stack, but sold it along with my ESP Horizon Custom (what an amazing guitar). I regret it now, but at the time, I needed the money.

[waylund]

::sigh:: Alas, my list is short... but then, I'm a basist, I'm not supposed to have as many :).
Anyway, first and foremost, I have Debs, my primary bass. It's actually a carlo rabelli. You can find it in the catalogs for like 300. It's got gold hardware and a natural finish. Anyway, I played everything in 3 storess and this was the best feel (and it got a bit better when I lowered the action a touch). So, I figured screw brand names and picked it up. Only thing I like more is the ESP F-Series custom and I just don't have that kind of money.

I also, have my wife's short-neck explorer bass and Blue, my Ibanez S-series rip-off bullet-proof guitar from cort, but I don't play it much, cuz if I did I'd have more appreciation for it being bullet-proof.

[jkmcgrath]

Oceano hey nice equipment!

How does the Mexican Strat stack up to the SRV Strat?

[RockSuperstar]

Currently cluttering up my spare room i have.....

• 1992 Gibson SG Korina Limited Edition

• 1997 USA Strat (now with Seymour JB Junior in the bridge :) )

• 1993 Les Paul Studio

and more silly amps that I really have to sell before my electrical bill gets any higher :p

[Daimonion]

Announcing the latest addition to my guitar family:

Ibanez RG 1550

only a day old, already i'm hooked... it's something about the maple fingerboard that keeps me playing for hours... :) it's also a relief that ibanez's new floating trem, the Edge Pro, works well...

[metaljustice83]

Daimonion, Pics, Link? I'd like to see it if possible :)

[Daimonion]

no pics yet... will update once i get one... spend so much on guitars & gear but no digital camera... gee... :p

[sliptallica]

Below are mine. I love my Ibanez the most, but the others are good.

[PeaceDawg]

My main guitar is a Fender Strat Plus Deluxe. I also own:

1973 Giannini Classical
Ibanez Jem (Desert Yellow with pyramid inlays)
Aria Pro II RS in a Zuma 5
Fender 12 String
Ibanez Explorer
Various "beater guitars"
Banjo, mandolin and 2 fiddles
Yamaha DX21 synthesizer

[Oliver Maison]

Kustom 16 watt reverb modal.
Ovation celebrity, Black with Black headstock.
Metal Driver G265F

Thats all for now.

But has any one ever heard of Metal Driver or MD Music as there also called for some reason?? Becuase they play great but no-one know what the hell they are I've only found one site that sells them and One store that carrys them but all the reveiw are that there low cost, top quality guitars??

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Oliver Maison

[Koala]

Ibanez S470
IbanezRG540 modded
Ibanez Gax 70
Chet Atkins CE
An old Takamine
A Torado steel string electroacoustic
Ibanez CT (ooooold)
A custom made classical guitar .

[Cuno]

My main axe is a Blade R4 stratocaster ('62-copy?), bought '89. Actually, I've been testing the real thing looking for a replacement but so far none has matched my trusty Blade.

Other guitars:
- Epiphone Sheraton (spelling?)
- Old Ibanez V302 steel acoustic
- Roland synthcontroller-guitar for my GR-300, built by Fender Japan. Really good guitar without footcontroller too.
- Strat thing: Aria PR II body, Floyd Rose from a Satriani-Ibanez, scalloped neck from a Pro Martin, Seymour Duncan(?) Paf pro in bridge.

[akash47]

my dad is a firm believer in earning everything....
so my gear is written below along with how i got it.

Star electric guitar (designed a website.. Rs 7500.. $150 ~ )
Korg AX100G processor (cleaned cars)
friend amp, and a Yamaha C-40 classical guitar (courtesy dad)

i dont know anything about the star, i.e it did not have any kind of model no. or anything, can anybody tell me anything about this company?

[Daimonion]

hey man, your dad is raising you up on a set of admirable values, hats off to him... :)

i have my mom to thank for my first guitar, she funded 50% of the purchase price... YEAH MOM!!

[Slaindude]

Allright here are my guitars:

I got this peavy raptor guitar, my first guitar actually and i know ill never buy peavy guitars for the rest of my life. God damn, this guitars was worst than buying a used car. Everything kept falling apart. Especially for the pickups, they were all loose and they were touching the string when i was playing hahaha ask me why i never knew.

Secondly, i have a Kent accoustic guitar. I really dont know what model or anything about this guitar cause it is my father first guitar and its about 35 years old no kidding! But damn she still plays well and the neck is still straight and had never move, and everything is in top shape.

Finally, ive got my little baby of mine. Its a Gibson Sg gothic edition. Ive been playing on my peavy 2 or 3 years and when i switched to this guitar i was just unbelievable. The gibson touch is godlike. damn i really fell in love with this guitar.

[eastwood]

Heres mine :

ESP Custom Shop (Custom made) - best guitar I have ever played !

ESP George Lynch Sig (Skull and Snakes )

ESP M2 Custom

Gibson Les Paul Std 2002

Aria Sandpiper Acoustic

Wouldn't mind a nice nylon strung classical next !

Daz

[tom_hogan]

a yamaha pacifca which is just used to take to college and a ibanez thu neck which an oiled neck i dont have the same sorta money as u guys i like to keep it simple coz i find with guitar alot of ppl only concerntrate on kit and not there playing

[Slaindude]

tom : This is true, in some kind a way. But for me, i've practice a lot the past few years and sometimes after praticing over a long period, you've come to the point that your playing is overwhelming your guitar(that often happens with your first guitar when it sound like crap) or you need a different sound to your new style or anything. I know how this feel to overwhelm a first guitar cause my first guitar was like crap and it was time for me to change. And if not, well just stay with the same god damn guitar cause that means you like it and its a good one. And a good one doesn't mean an expensive one or anything it just means that it fits YOUR style nicely.

Anyway i agree with the facts that a lot of people do not focus enough on their playing. In my case, i feel the same way but for all those players out there who own 20 millions of guitar effects pedals. That's maybe why i do not own a wah-wah pedal or almost anything that produce a different guitar sound or effect. Its been while since ive done an overdose of all those things. I like a good and simple sound. I agree sometimes that effects are really useful to the melody and the song in general but i've never seen a guitarist with all these pedals using each of them during a show or a jam session. At least, they should focus on a few specific effects i dont know. Its more about showing off and throwing money out of the window now than playing guitar.

P.S.: Just for the record my first wasnt a peavy raptor like i mentionned, it was a peavy predator i think its the cheapest from peavy hahah anyway it sucks but it was my first guitar so i did have a second chance :D

[Shaun]

My first and only electric guitar I have now is a black bcrich bronze series warlock (the bridge pickup is a Dimarzio evolution).

My first and only effects pedal is a Zoom Gfx707.

I have two amps. The first one amp that I am using is a NAshville 10 watts which sounds reallll good in its natural overdrive channel but sucks when effects are put into it. The second one is an Ibanez 10b (bass amp) but it OWNZ when effects are plugged into it. And its damn loud despite the fact that its a 10 watter.

I LLOOVVEEE my gear but I wouldn't mind to own an Ibanez RG3120...heheheheheheee:D

[Metallico]

I've only an Hamer made at Custom shop, but I love it so much!!!

[metaljustice83]

thats a nice guitar to have, I've played those, and like them very very much

[tom_hogan]

Originally posted by Slaindude
tom : This is true, in some kind a way. But for me, i've practice a lot the past few years and sometimes after praticing over a long period, you've come to the point that your playing is overwhelming your guitar(that often happens with your first guitar when it sound like crap) or you need a different sound to your new style or anything. I know how this feel to overwhelm a first guitar cause my first guitar was like crap and it was time for me to change. And if not, well just stay with the same god damn guitar cause that means you like it and its a good one. And a good one doesn't mean an expensive one or anything it just means that it fits YOUR style nicely.

Anyway i agree with the facts that a lot of people do not focus enough on their playing. In my case, i feel the same way but for all those players out there who own 20 millions of guitar effects pedals. That's maybe why i do not own a wah-wah pedal or almost anything that produce a different guitar sound or effect. Its been while since ive done an overdose of all those things. I like a good and simple sound. I agree sometimes that effects are really useful to the melody and the song in general but i've never seen a guitarist with all these pedals using each of them during a show or a jam session. At least, they should focus on a few specific effects i dont know. Its more about showing off and throwing money out of the window now than playing guitar.

P.S.: Just for the record my first wasnt a peavy raptor like i mentionned, it was a peavy predator i think its the cheapest from peavy hahah anyway it sucks but it was my first guitar so i did have a second chance :D

yeah i saved for 6 moths for my pacifica its a excellent guitar i havnt out played it yet however i find it easy to play faster on the ibanez i only got my ibanez 3 years after my pacifica coz id be embarresed to play a good guitar and be **** i like to own ppl with my pacifica:)

[jiden]

I have a Washburn BT2, which was my first guitar and I've been playing it for years (really.) I like the feel of the guitar a handful of guitar techs told me the intonation, frets, tuners, etc. will never be perfect. I think it's time I bought a new american-mdae guitar that fits the bill...any suggestions? I've never really purchased a nice guitar before, so this process is new to me. Budget-wise, anywhere up to $1200 is alright. Thanks.

[Daimonion]

HI jiden! :cool: you can refer your queries here: http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1743

do share what specific features you prefer: floating trem/ 24-frets/ mahagony body/ etc.

[Danster]

Originally posted by jiden
I think it's time I bought a new american-mdae guitar that fits the bill...any suggestions? I've never really purchased a nice guitar before, so this process is new to me. Budget-wise, anywhere up to $1200 is alright. Thanks. Ever thought of Carvin? American made, good prices, great quality, they always get great reviews. Solid company. Check out carvin.com. They are by "mail" order only, unless you happen to live in California. You can order guitars to your specifications, or buy one off the rack. If you don't like it, you can ship it back and only be out the cost of shipping. BTW, I just bought my first Carvin. Yee-haw!

[DDTonFire]

Carvin is a great company. I've visited the custom shop online and you can take a guitar and add plenty of specifications thats you might want.

Guitars i own:
Fender Std. Strat
Harmony Strat Copy