My guitar & Bass collection

[Lunatique]

It's been many years since I was active here. A lot has happened since then, including me dropping out of music altogether and focusing on writing novels. But eventually I felt the itch and got back into making music. Since then, I have amassed a moderate-sized guitar collection:



And these are the ones I have sold, traded, and returned:


Looking back, I definitely overdid it, but at the time, I was so consumed by it all. I guess it was a phase and like a fever, you have to let it burn itself out. I'll likely sell off some since that money can be better used elsewhere.

[Winstontaneous]

If your house was on fire which 1 guitar and 1 bass would you grab, and why?
And how do you like that Ibanez SR1300 bass? I've had my eye on those for a little while.

[zerocrossing]

Wow. Nice collection. I never heard of Deaan Gordon, but boy oh boy do I want one now. What are the necks like? I tried a Strandberg and I absolutely hated the neck. Made my hand cramp up, and no matter how much I played it, I never got used to it.

[tapper mike]

About the Telecaster Player II mine is a "Vintage Modified" with maple fretboard with brass saddles and has after market SD La Brea pups. The color is so close though mine has shadings of blue. That thing needs to go to the shop and have the fret ends worked on.

I'd forgotten all about Yamaha silent guitars though I was fascinated with them in the past.

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[Lunatique]

Wow. Nice collection. I never heard of Deaan Gordon, but boy oh boy do I want one now. What are the necks like? I tried a Strandberg and I absolutely hated the neck. Made my hand cramp up, and no matter how much I played it, I never got used to it.

I bought/sold seven different Strandberg models before I discovered Dean Gordon. The Endurneck and the multiscale just aren't for me. I can play them, but they're not my preference.

You might be interested in the entire custom build process I documented here: https://sevenstring.org/threads/ngd-rev ... ld.366799/

I'd forgotten all about Yamaha silent guitars though I was fascinated with them in the past.

The SRT technology (which I assume is some kind of convolution technique) is one of the better sounding plugged-in acoustic sound for sure. Far better than even the best piezo acoustic pickup.

I no longer have the Tele. For the longest time, I think I loved the idea of a Tele more than the Tele itself, and after trying a few, I realized my ideal Tele would just be a T-styled guitar shape but without any of the traditional Tele elements. I'd want humbuckers that can be split/tapped for a wider range of sounds, and I'd want more ergonomics than just a slab of wood. The T-shaped guitars I do still have are great examples.

BTW, I replaced the picture in the original post with a slightly updated version, since the one I posted was a little outdated. You might have to do a hard refresh to see it (ctrl+F5).

If your house was on fire which 1 guitar and 1 bass would you grab, and why?
And how do you like that Ibanez SR1300 bass? I've had my eye on those for a little while.

I like the SR1300 very much. Like most SR basses, it's sleeker and faster to play than most other basses, and don't weight a ton (mine's 7.5 pounds). The flexible onboard active preamp controls can also get you any tone you want--be it P-bass, J-bass, Stingray, etc.

As for which I'd grab while escaping a burning house, that is really tough. I mean, if I could easily answer that, I probably wouldn't own so damn many. Every time I try to thin the herd and sell some off, I'm faced with the same difficult dilemma.

Even making a short list of contenders is difficult, but I can try.

For bass, for the sake of music-making as top priority, I think I'm willing to sacrifice comfort a bit. The ESP LTD B-1005SE will give me the best sound on that B-string due to the 34~37-inch multiscale. The preamp EQ is flexible enough to get me just about any tone. It's the hardest to play out of all my basses because of the multiscale, but it will sound the best in recordings when that low B string is called for (which is often).

For guitar, it's much harder.

Charvel Guthrie Govan Signature - Lots of tones with the mini-toggle switch, easy to play, no ergonomic issues, no double-locking trem to deal with.

Schecter California Classic - Love the tones, and with the coil-tap, I get lots of tones. The single-coils sound very similar to P90, and when tapped, sound closer to a Strat. Not the best ergonomics but I DIYed a forearm rest for it and it's much more comfortable now.

I gotta have at least one acoustic though, and it'll be that Guild D-55. Just a classic, bold-sounding dreadnought. I'd miss having a 12-string for that lush strumming, but using double-tracking and some trickery with effects, I can approximate the sound.

[zerocrossing]

Wow. Nice collection. I never heard of Deaan Gordon, but boy oh boy do I want one now. What are the necks like? I tried a Strandberg and I absolutely hated the neck. Made my hand cramp up, and no matter how much I played it, I never got used to it.

I bought/sold seven different Strandberg models before I discovered Dean Gordon. The Endurneck and the multiscale just aren't for me. I can play them, but they're not my preference.

You might be interested in the entire custom build process I documented here: https://sevenstring.org/threads/ngd-rev ... ld.366799/

That sounds like a lot of fun. My fear would be that I'd get to the end and go back to my 90s Steinberger anyway. Love that TransTrem.

[Uncle E]

That sounds like a lot of fun. My fear would be that I'd get to the end and go back to my 90s Steinberger anyway. Love that TransTrem.

If I had a 90s Steinberger, that would probably be the guitar I rescue from a fire.

[machinesworking]

I'm the exact opposite, I spent most of my life owning just one guitar, the first was a black Les Paul Custom I bought in the 80's that got stolen, and the second a Les Paul Pro modified with regular LP humbuckers. I had that guitar for about 25 years before buying a Gretsch Powerjet, then last year I picked up a mexican Fender Telecaster.

Oh and guitar is my primary instrument! I might pick up a 7 string at some point, I play heavier music and would like the extra low end etc. but I can't imagine needing more than 8 or so guitars?

[stoopicus]

That sounds like a lot of fun. My fear would be that I'd get to the end and go back to my 90s Steinberger anyway. Love that TransTrem.

If I had a 90s Steinberger, that would probably be the guitar I rescue from a fire.

Yeah that's a good call.

I'm the exact opposite, I spent most of my life owning just one guitar, the first was a black Les Paul Custom I bought in the 80's that got stolen, and the second a Les Paul Pro modified with regular LP humbuckers.

I'm the same. Any time I have more than two basses and one guitar I get itchy to sell. I still collect, but I like to go vertical. The only problem is my favorite instruments (Yamaha SBV flying samurai basses) have been out of production for 20 years and the only ones I have not owned are these three hyper-rare models with fewer than 100 made each.

My other addiction there is Yamaha BB's. I've owned both current models and very rare '80s models too. But in the end I have landed on owning one BB (the current 734a) and one SBV (a 550) and that's been stable for a while now.

I've had maybe seven others along the way but those have been sold.

[machinesworking]

I'm the same. Any time I have more than two basses and one guitar I get itchy to sell. I still collect, but I like to go vertical.

Mostly I just think some part of collecting for me anyway is about avoiding writing, or really going further into learning. The telecaster gives me a single coil sound, the Gretsch sits somewhere between country and hard rock in sound, and of course the Gibson is great at Metal and other heavy music. I don't have a warehouse space, just a large finished basement studio, so equipment must serve a purpose.

[machinesworking]

If I had a 90s Steinberger, that would probably be the guitar I rescue from a fire.

For me it's a 70's Les Paul. Yes, Gibson is a screwy company, doesn't matter, I get the most out of a Les Paul in terms of sound. I still get bummed about that black 70's Les Paul Custon that was stolen out of an apartment in the 90's. especially thinking I bought it for $400 in around 86.

[Uncle E]

For me it's a 70's Les Paul. Yes, Gibson is a screwy company, doesn't matter, I get the most out of a Les Paul in terms of sound. I still get bummed about that black 70's Les Paul Custon that was stolen out of an apartment in the 90's. especially thinking I bought it for $400 in around 86.

Yes, those are great, particularly up to '72.

[Winstontaneous]

My other addiction there is Yamaha BB's. I've owned both current models and very rare '80s models too. But in the end I have landed on owning one BB (the current 734a) and one SBV (a 550) and that's been stable for a while now.

I've had maybe seven others along the way but those have been sold.

Sweet! I love Yamaha BBs, I have a metallic orange BB415 5-string, and my very first bass in 1985 was almost a red Yamaha BB300, but I ended up getting a Kramer instead. I kick myself for not buying a BB1000MA Michael Anthony signature (the ones with the chili pepper inlays) when I found it super-cheap at Guitar Center 20 years ago, but I was flat broke. I keep my eyes out for lighter P-J BBs from the '80s and could see picking up the right BBP34 or BBP35. One of the most impressive bass performances I've ever seen was Jonathan Maron with Groove Collective in the '00s, he played a black and a white BB3000, one with roundwound, the other with flatwound strings.

[Uncle E]

I had a black BB300. It was great. The pickup was better than my BB200's stock pickup.

[stoopicus]

The 300s were great! All the '80s BB's were, especially the MIJ's. I owned a BB VIII for a while, the super rare double-P one they only made in 1985. Just a great bass.

YGD is just awesome when it comes to pickups; quite often they are as good as you can buy. The current stock P pickups on the BBP34 and BB734a are outstanding, and the SBV-550 has the best P pickup I have ever heard - so much that I sold my SBV-800MF because I liked the 550 better. Dead serious, IMO you cannot buy a better P pickup than the stock one on the SBV-550 and -J2.