What guitar did you always want but ......

Samgb

not_the_dj said:

Samgb said:

not_the_dj said:

The chrone Satriani or blue flower Vai ibanez for me. I was just getting into guitar when the Guitar Legends concert was on the telly (Expo '92) and I drooled over the ibanez catalogue and the ads in Guitar World. 

I remember that Guitar Legends thing being on TV. Funny, all the people the 17 year old me thought were rubbish would be the ones id be watching now and vice versa!

I distinctly remember wondering who the hell John McLaughlin was. And Phil Manzanera too!

I bet thats on Youtube somewhere.

Hurrah and huzzah!

Garthy

Jackson Randy Rhoads USA. When I was a teenager I wanted one so much I could barely eat, but at £2500 it was way, way beyond my means, that was 6 months wages at my first job!

Now, well it's the sort of guitar you can only play if you sell out Wembley with less than an hour's notice, I'd feel like a complete tit with one of them slung around my neck in my living room.

meltedbuzzbox

dude!!!!!!! Satch had hair!!!!

dogload

ICBM said:

dogload said:

Which brings us to what I have always wanted and will probably never have - a Rickenbacker 4003. I love the look the sound and how comfortable it is to play, but every time I play one, I find myself thinking how much I dislike the neck. I just can't get away with it, and it always disappoints me. I've lusted for one since I first saw Lemmy with one, and probably always will. But I don't think I'll have one.

Play some older ones - they've changed the neck specs a lot over the years. My '73 4001 has a totally different neck to my previous '06 4003 - much narrower and slightly deeper. There are even big differences between some of the modern years.

That may have to wait! 

Samgb

meltedbuzzbox said:

dude!!!!!!! Satch had hair!!!!

I was appalled when after not seeing a picture of him since the early 90s, i discovered the loss of his magnificent pube thatch.  

Garthy

Wasn't that the show that Joe Walsh was completely out of his tree and sat down against an amp in the middle of the set?

dogload

Garthy said:

Joe Walsh was completely out of his tree 

Surely not!

Sassafras

A pre '60s Strat. Don't even care what it looks like as long as the neck's straight and it sounds like a goodun'.

Failing that, a Gretsch Bo Diddley as a novelty.

PVO_Dave

richh said:

PVO_Dave said:

"USA Parker Fly, never tried one though and reports of how thin the necks are put me off actively seeking one out to try."

Can I suggest that you try a Parker Nitefly?  The original ones, no longer made, but available 2nd hand.  I've tried the expensive USA Parkers (Deluxe) and found the neck too thin.  The NiteFly has a chunkier neck, great hardware, and is easy to mod with new pickups if need be.  The more expensive USA equivalent (Deluxe, etc), have such thin bodies that apparently swapping pickups is difficult to impossible.  And I didn't like the sound or the feel of the Deluxe personally.  Heresy, but each to his own!

Thanks for the info Rich (I think, GAS might be reignited! ) 

axisus

PVO_Dave said:

USA Parker Fly, never tried one though and reports of how thin the necks are put me off actively seeking one out to try.

I have a Parker fly deluxe. The neck is very slim but amazingly playable. They are incredible guitars, the easiest neck I've ever played.

HarrySeven

I've learned to never say never...

When I was a kid, the reality of owning a £10K Synthaxe was distantly removed from anything I could possibly imagine...now, here I am 25 years later with one safely tucked away.

ICBM

HarrySeven said:

I've learned to never say never...

When I was a kid, the reality of owning a £10K Synthaxe was distantly removed from anything I could possibly imagine...now, here I am 25 years later with one safely tucked away.

Sadly that logic does not apply to the 1950s Les Paul Custom I should have bought in the 90s when they were still just about affordable...

Philly_Q

The same things I always mention.... I've wanted some of these guitars for many years but realistically will probably never buy any of them for the reasons stated:

Yamaha SG2000 (too heavy)

Ibanez Artist (too heavy, neck probably too skinny)

Gibson Les Paul Custom (nearly always too heavy)

1958 style Korina Flying V and/or Explorer (not really ideal for the vertically challenged player)

Of course some of the above - and many others - would also be ruled out on grounds of cost.

Jalapeno

TheOtherDennis said:

I can never quite decide between a black Les Paul with gold hardware or a natural ES335 like @jalapeno's beauty.

Gawd bless ya guv'nor !

equalsql

In my dreams...

Unorthodox

One day this will be mine...

ICBM

Take two parts Fender Starcaster, two parts PRS, one part Ibanez, one part Gretsch Astro-Jet and stir vigorously...

Lodious

When I was younger and had no money, I always wanted a Ibanez AH-10 (Allan Holdsworth model). I played one a while back, and TBH it was horrible. I don't really like Allan Holdswoth anymore either, so I don't suppose I'll ever own one.

bingefeller

An Ibanez Jem 7V.  When I was about 20, and had my first job, I nearly bought one but then I read about setting up the trem and figured it would have been much too difficult for me at that time.  

I did get an Ibanez RG many years later and was able to set the trem but it was a pain in the arse when it came to tuning and changing strings.   I've put the idea of Ibanez guitars behind me now.

usedtobe

Early Ibanez Artist.