Pointy guitars have never been my thing, though I wouldn't mind having a vintage Explorer and a Flying V to add to my "retirement account". The x-body Interceptor is a cool guitar, and I'd love to have one. Make mine with a DF Vibrato, three pickups--and oh yeah--lets do it in Korina, just to match that Explorer and Flying V set that I'm gonna get someday.
And since I haven't been able to participate all week:
Monday
Not sure how many is too many. Sometimes it seems like I have three too many and ten not enough. I bought two guitars from Dwasifar's collection, so I now have a total of 18 G&Ls. I have two Comanches, and two S-500s. I now have three Legacy Specials, and ten Legacys. One of the Legacys currently has the Gotoh Blades in it, making a de facto Special; but I am going to remove those pickups and re-intstall the original Duncans, and then sell that guitar.
I like having duplicates, if I really like the guitar. It's good to have a spare of a guitar you like to gig with, 'cause ca-ca happens. I have many duplicates: two Ghostriders, two DanElectro 12-strings, two Takamine 12-strings. Color might vary, but they are all set up to play the same. I have several Martins, all dreads. I know what I like, and that's what I buy.
But I will admit, the collecting has gotten out of hand: I have ten Les Pauls, and a Les Paul would never, ever be my Number ONE guitar!
Tuesday
I think the one guitar I had that I never bonded with was my Gibson ES-150DCN. Part of that was that particular guitar having some problems. It turned out to be much less than the sum of its parts. It was a very pretty girl that was lousy in bed--very disappointing.
When I was doing a single act, I usually preferred single coils over humbuckers for their cleaner, broader tones. But when I started playing in a band and playing more leads, the humbuckers made a comeback. For me, it's all about picking the right guitar for the song.
Wednesday
I don't care for 24 fret neck guitars. To my way of thinking, it puts the neck pickup in the wrong position--I like to have the pickup under the 24th fret harmonic. But, having that pickup closer to the bridge can give a little clearer tone, so it is a trade off. I just prefer that thicker tone, like with a Les Paul or a 335. The Schecter C-1 series are beautiful guitars, and great values for the money; but I won't buy one because of the 24 fret neck.
And my ASAT Deluxe has same problem with the pickup placement--though it's due to the neck pocket design, rather than having 24 frets.
Some great pics this week!
Bill
