Guitar Appreciation

[CunningSmeagol]

...because we have lots of guitar players on this board. I'll start:

Ryan Gadow bespoke from NC





Maple binding (I think it's just the edge of the top left unpainted), Fralin pickups, push-pull pots, semi-hollow. Does any tone you want.





Saga Instruments Blueridge BR-140



Really amazing sound, singing sound. This one travels with me checked. Very stout instrument.

Solid back and sides:

 

[Roy Biggins]

I don't have any pictures to add at the moment, but I might soon. I am planning on building some sort of Fender Mustang out of well used miscellaneous parts within the next month. I'm considering having a pickguard made out of dinosaur coprolite. I am not quite sure if I can cut it myself, or where I should have it cut, though. I will probably have to piece two parts together, and put it on top of a very thin piece of pickguard material.

I think I will also make a custom strap for it; possibly from scrap tweed jackets and leather from some thrifted shoes.

 

[blackplatano]

Bespoke?

 

[Brian278]

This is the only pic I have of mine, a PRS McCarty, Indian Rosewood neck, 10-top, nickel hardware, and birds.

 

[Gus]

Ahhh, guitar Appreciation!

Well here are a few of my baby's

1956 ES-5 Switchmaster. 1953 Fender Esquire and a 1977 Guild Artist Award. The amp in the photo with the Esquire is a vintage tweed Vibrolux.

 

[Parker]

Sweet Esquire... and amp.

 

[whodini]

Holy ****, PSguy. That's the motherload.

 

[Gus]

For "heavy metal" I bring out my 30's National Style 2....

(OK, so it's not a guitar it's a uke. I like to think of it as my travel guitar)

 

[Gus]

If I decide to run away and join a strip club band in Vegas, I'll take this geetar. Stratocaster Masterbuilt in Dick Dales signature chartreuse metal flake but with stock Strat features.

 

[Artisan Fan]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

For "heavy metal" I bring out my 30's National Style 2....

(OK, so it's not a guitar it's a uke. I like to think of it as my travel guitar)

Wow, that's hot.

"The Mississippi River was shining like a National guitar..."

 

[CunningSmeagol]

Originally Posted by Brian278

This is the only pic I have of mine, a PRS McCarty, Indian Rosewood neck, 10-top, nickel hardware, and birds.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...278/PRS1-1.jpg

Very nice top on that one.

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

Ahhh, guitar Appreciation!

Well here are a few of my baby's

1956 ES-5 Switchmaster. 1953 Fender Esquire and a 1977 Guild Artist Award. The amp in the photo with the Esquire is a vintage tweed Vibrolux.

Gorgeous. I would to have any of those.

Originally Posted by blackplatano

Bespoke?

More MTM, in that you choose a stock model and wood (cloth) and add features (ticket pockets, extra buttons, pink lining, etc...). He does not cut a pattern for you, but I was able to order a thicker neck to accomodate my larger hands.

 

[warlok1965]

My latest purchase, brought home last night: Martin DC-16RGTE. Solid glossy spruce top, rosewood sides and back, Fishman electronics including built in tuner, notch filter, yada yada. It sounds beautiful and plays really easy on the fingers.

 

[sweisman]

To Pocketsquare guy...Great guitars. How many do you have?

 

[Gus]

Just a few these days. My former 'stable" consisted of around 25 or so that rotated frequently from being traded, bought or sold through a collector network. From the mid 80's to the late 90's I owned, at one time or another, one example of just about every important American solidbody or jazz guitars from the 50's and 60's. I met a lot of well known musicians and interesting collectors who just wanted to talk guitars and that made it fun.

 

[CunningSmeagol]

Originally Posted by warlok1965

My latest purchase, brought home last night: Martin DC-16RGTE. Solid glossy spruce top, rosewood sides and back, Fishman electronics including built in tuner, notch filter, yada yada. It sounds beautiful and plays really easy on the fingers.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3058/stp80524hr6.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9913/stp80514lz7.jpg

ooh I really like that.