re: Post your guitars

I feel like there is a huge surplus of acoustic guitars here in the PNW. Especially in Washington state, was there 2 weeks ago.. hopped into a random store and saw 2 Martin D-15M guitars being sold for $800-$935. Both were in great condition, and the store had a lot to offer. If I were into acoustic more I'd have probably picked up a couple things there.

In the south, over the past 30 years it seems like music has went more electronic and guitars quit being bought as they were in the 70s, 80s and early to mid 90s. Therefore they weren't there to eventually get pawned off and be hanging in a shop now.

But up here its a lot different, and I still love organic music with real instruments.

Oldest, 1955 (but a time capsule resto) Gibson Les Paul Junior



Most recent, a shop test-drive guitar for my hand-wound-in-house soapbar P-90s ...



Rarest, a 1989 Hamer "Centaura-fornian" custom built for Vernon Reid of Living Colour ...



And my go-to of late, another shop test-drive guitar, this one for my "Jeffbucker" A5/A3 duet. It is among the best hotrod Strat-styles I've ever played. The mini toggle splits both humbuckers into very good sounding single coil pickups simultaneously.

Had this one made for me recently. It howls like a possessed banshee in heat:


1983 Les Paul Custom


2006 Les Paul Standard


1987 Japanese Strat


2007 Eastwood Hollowbody


2006 Taylor 410



God only know what all else I have in my studio, but these are the ones I play, perform and record with along with the Tele I posted earlier. I gravitate to the Tele and '83 Custom the most.

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want to come off of it?

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It just looks too pretty to get rid of. I saw one of the guitarists playing one like it in Trans-siberian Orchestra and just had to have one in that color. And I loved playing my older RR - such a different feel from my soloist. The real reason I don’t play it is because it won’t stay in tune. My other Jacksons have the tremolo with the locking bridge/fine tuning knobs. Since I never use a tremolo I bought the white RR with a regular bridge. It won’t stay in tune for shite. I’m sure I could take it to a shop and have it set up right and get that issue corrected, but I’m just too lazy.

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how much you want for Rebel?

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this was given to me as a gift from someone who passed away shortly after, I dont think ill ever sell or trade it

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How do you like their guitars? I don't know anything about them at all, but I came across this, and I really want to try one out.

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I had to put a lot of work into it to get it close to right. I bought it at auction knowing it was a project guitar and did most of the work myself. It does look great and plays well, but I'm not happy with the pickups. I'll replace those at some point.

I was hoping this axe would get me the 335 sound, but that was a fail. I'll either have my luthier make one for me or get in touch with the custom shop and hope for the best. High-end lefties are really hard to come by.

Never get rid of it.

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My Agile LP copy.

sure you can....



... this yours ?

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Yep. My Agile LP copy.

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Compliments. That's a beautiful instrument.