Which guitars are you GASsing for?

I would like a Composite Acoustics "Cargo".



It's a travel size carbon graphite guitar.

The backs are cool...



Indestructible. Heat, cold, humidity.....no worries. Easy to travel with. The sound hole placement pushes the sound at the player. You can plug it in (nice for writing).

Form and function.

 

I love coming back to this thread. Some awesome guitars on here.
And while i've got some very expensive guitars i'm GASing for, the one i'm most interested in at the moment is one of the cheapest.
Simple, great modding platform, and something to get my 80's kicks with.

 

Been 8 months and I'm still GASSIn' for this one only

 

An American Deluxe Thinline Telecaster and a Les Paul Custom cherry sunburst both left handed.

 

An original 1959 framus bill Laurence model I know he did go by that then but can't spell his last name lmao

 

I just got a new job, and it's right by a GC. THey had one of these,

2002 CS "non-reverse" Firebird. A guitar I've wanted since I was a little kid, and a neighbor guy had one (a sunburst one, spray-canned black) THese came out just as I got my first really well-paying jobs, but I just couldn't justify buying one (even though I paid not quite 2X for a terrible falling-apart Gretsch that I lost 90% of what I paid when I managed to sell it) Then the NR's got re-issued in 2011, but again I just couldn't afford a $1+K guitar. So of course I have to find one of these in exactly the right color and equipment, but it's $1800, so of course I'm not getting it. Boo hoo.
The store had one of these

"70's Tribute" SG, scratch & dent priced ($400!) that I ALMOST could afford, I'm sure the guys there got sick of me handling it every day until someone else bought it.

It is kinda funny that I'm GAS-ing, since earlier this year I got THIS

which I've wanted since I saw them in the JC Penney catalog in 1981/82, I thought once I actually got one, I'd "never need another guitar again"... ha ha. Funny how GAS never really goes away...

 

Might be getting a sunburst Squier 51 for my birthday...that should relieve the GAS for awhile
I really can't justify any more gear until I'm playing better. I practice every evening for a couple hours but I don't seem to be moving forward much.

 

Ya know a new guitar would help, right?

Seriously, though, I'm a firm believer that you "deserve" nice guitars because you enjoy playing and learning, NOT because you're already an accomplished player, or because you make gig money, etc. If guitar moves you, it doesn't really matter how good you are, as long as you're enjoying the journey.

Getting a new guitar is fun, certainly, but not endlessly repeatable. Having a nice little collection, though, can be very inspiring. I play every day, and part of the fun is deciding what to play today.

Regarding moving forward, try some instructional material outside of your comfort genre. If you hammer away at the pentatonic blues box, try learning some country licks, for example. Gets you out of a rut right quick.

 

I am getting a little better, and the Squier 51 I got for my birthday helps alot :-D
I am a gear hound with a collector streak (Zippos, watches, trad pocket knives) and will always have GAS.

I've refined my taste a bit, and there's two on the list of "one of these days". First is a Reverend Sensei Jr, saw it online and hope I can play one because they look like they'd be a killer rock machine.

Second is a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin with the single P90. An old friend had a jazz box way back when, and it was a cool guitar though his was a Gibson and way out of my league. I'd love to strum around on one of those hanging out in the living room.

 

Three guitars:

Martin 016 NY from before 67/68: love parlor sized acoustics with a slotted headstock. I like this particular model as well though a pre war O-21 would be cool.

A non-Varitone Mid '60s ES355 with a stop tailpiece with tuneamatic bridge(both the mono & stop tailpiece could be mods. In fact it would be cheaper that way!)

Mid '70s Tele Deluxe with all original electronics and a Strat tremolo bridge(a rare option & hard to find). This would be a cool addition to my collection. I love the WRHB and having them in conjunction with a tremolo bridge would be cool.

 

I thought I was fine and was pretty much resisting everything until I saw the PRS Vela. Mine will be ready in two months.

 

A USACG jazzmaster build or an exotic wood tele with humbuckers.

I kind of want to build a mahogany tele with a Pau ferro neck. Gorgeous color combo. That or an all rosewood tele. Also gorgeous.

 

A Gibson J45. So sweet and just simplistic gorgeous.

A 72 Thinline Tele w/ WR buckers.

 

Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS Rosewood, Black
Gibson Memphis Chris Cornell ES-335, Flat Black
Alvarez Masterworks 60 Series Dreadnought, Natural Finish

 

Looks to me like you need a Yamaha SG...

 

A couple of builds:

SG Jr Precision kit, to be finished in satin brown with a Bare Knuckle Supermassive P90. Fatness + clarity!
A matching headstock Jazzmaster with Creamery pickups

A couple of others:

Fender American Special Tele in Vintage Blonde
Gibson ES 335... one day
Gibson SG Standard
Washburn Wing Series
Vintage Fender Bronco. So want one of those old student guitars

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That enough for now

 

Every time I pick up an Ibanez Artcore, I want one more.

 

I just sold a bunch of unused gear & bought a Chapman ML-1 Natural.
INCREDIBLE!!!!
Here's my GAS list:
1. Gibson Lzzy Hale Explorer

2. Dean Custom Zone II Floyd (then I'd replace the pickups with Arcane Mr. Scary Bridge & Bare Knuckle in Neck)
3. ESP George Lynch Distressed Strat (just cause it looks really cool)

4. Dean Michael Schenker Flying V

(I've always wanted one)
5. Fender Yngwie Strat (I love the color, big headstock & scalloped maple neck)

6. Epiphone Lucille (they play like buttah) picture won't upload?...we all know what Lucille looks like.

 

-72 custom telecaster
-72 deluxe telecaster
-G&L fallout
-PRS custom 24
-my old strat ('twas a 97 USA deluxe that I modded with new nut, rose pickups, mojotone wiring harness, and blender circuit)
-ES330
-vintage starcaster
-jazzmaster

 

Well, I imagine @logan2z is healed up by now and no longer monitoring this thread, but I do have an entry.

I know it's Chinese, but I've had a Modern Player Tele plus in my hands a few times, it has a few warts electrically, but every one has been a smooth player.
Those warts BTW: no bridge ground on the three I've played, and not sheilded as well as MIM's or most Squiers are these days, but this is easily remedied.