What is your dream guitar?

[Ketzer]

I would say that this thread is timeless. In fact, many of the people who posted 6 years ago probably have different tastes now... Or maybe they have their guitar already!


Ideally, I'd want a set, but hey.


Jackson Warrior 7
Alder Body
Maple Neckthrough
25.5" scale
10"-16" compound radius Maple fretboard, black sharkfin inlays
Black finish with white bevels, matching black headstock, black binding on neck and HS.
Gold Hardware
OFR7
EMG 81-7 Bridge
EMG 707-TW Neck, default SC.
V/V, 3-way toggle.
4+3 SLS style headstock

King V 7
Alder Body
Maple Neckthrough
27" scale
10"-16" compound radius ebony fretboard, MOP Sharkfin inlays
White finish with black bevels, white HS, white bound neck + headstock
Gold Hardware
Locking TOM + Stoptail w/fine tuners
EMG 707-TW Bridge
EMG 707-TW Neck,
V/V/T, 5-way blade.
4+3 SLS Style headstock


Essentially like my Agile Hornet 7, but with the playability I've only ever experienced playing my Jacksons.

[Nightbat]

- Randy Rhoads model
- 6 string
- 24 2/4th scale
- 24 jumbo frets, stainless
- Figured Koa body (with this a slight decrease in the bodysize to keep things in proportions with the scale)
- Figured koa neck(thru), profile like my Fusion XL, matched headstock
- Ebony fingerboard
-Inlay/Binding, Fire opal binding -just kidding, it should be a player, not a bracelet- Gold MOP (it exists) inlays, either sharkfins or crowns (real crown shape, not the MOP crowns found on gibsons) Logo too
Just having a hard time figuring out what kind of binding would look good with that
- Reccessed Floyd, Schaller locked tuners (keeping the locknut, I'm lazy in stringwinding) Schaller straplock buttons all hardware in gold finish,
- P'ups, to be decided, though for more tonal variety I'd might put in a single or stacked in the neck and a Duncan Custom or CustomCustom in the bridge
-3 way toggle, 1 volume, perhaps a 2nd knob as dummy for later ideas

[Twitch]

As far as functionality, I own mine. Im sooo whipped by my SL2H, just perfect player and great tone to my ears. So, Id have to say my dream guitar would have to be an SL2H in something like Neon Lime green small metal flake with matching headstock and P/Us and rings. I think the JCF did one like this as a limited run. Wish Id have been around for that and had the cash.

[Cygnus X1]

I too love the ones I have decided to keep.
But my dream guitar is one that hasn't been made yet.

I made the prototype and have been playing it for
over 20 years:


The real one will be this:
Same shape, 7/8 BC Rich Bich
Mahogany body
Figured maple top, lightly contoured.
Quartersawn maple neck. I will stay with a bolt on for options.
TOM bridge as above with a string through TP configuration.
Ebony board, no inlays except on side.
SS Jumbo sized frets
24 fret
3/side tuners
Exact same electronics setup-no tone,
2 independent volumes, phase/split/HB switches
on both humbuckers.
Three way selector.

Usually all those switching options choke off open tone
on the humbuckers but somehow this setup works great.
I have to surgically deconstruct it to see just WTF
I did.
I have not found it anywhere and twenty years is a very long time.

[guambomb832]

It would be a lefty RR24M style guitar thats white with black bevels, angled humbucker, with a Seymour Duncan Blackout. I would be the happiest lefty that ever lived.

[MetalHeadMat]

Jackson Explorer, mahogany neck through mahogany body, black Jackson headstock with the Gold logo from the original Rhoads, or the JCF01 run. Gold hardware. Floyd Rose. Ohh yaa...

Umm... Pickups, probably gold or black EMG (81 bridge, 89 neck), maybe Dimarzio Super Distortion (bridge) and PAF Pro (neck).

For colour:

http://www.deanguitars.com/lost_100/pages/DSCN0631_jpg.htm

[m2pmd70]

I'll just paste the text of the email I sent out for price quotes. There's was only one replay that I could actually afford, but it was so cheap it scared me off. Shoulda took 'em up on it in retrospect. I got a decent Lado neck to use, now I just have to finish the CAD drawing...

I've been day-dreaming of a tele-style guitar body inspired by the Fender Esquire GT for quite some time:

• single-hum, single volume; rear-loaded bolt-on

• unfinished carved-top mahogany tele-shape body for 25.5" scale neck (Fender neck pocket dimensions). I'd like a more pronounced carve than the Esquire GT, similar to this. I'd also like a lower bout scoop incorporated, along the lines of the Jackson Fusion.

• TOM bridge (recessed to eliminate neck angle?) with strings through body

• rear neck recess scoop & belly contour
('90s Jackson/Charvel style preferred)

• flush-fit rear cover would be nice too

If these options are available I'd appreciate a price quote.

Thank you,

Mike2

I'd take a Frankie replica tho... and sell the hell out of it.

[ToneZone]

Dinky. Oiled neck. Humbucker from Hell and Tonezone buckers. A good floyd. Volume, three way toggle, two small 3-way toggles for choosing series-parallel-split.
Hazard Yellow. Maple fretboard. Archtop. No binding. Sounds good?

[wilkinsi]

My dream guitar is due to hit Music Zoo next month and I can't afford it . If I had known about it 2 months ago, it would be mine.

[Endrik]

something that sounds so good and powerful that it'll shave off the hair on you nuts

[Mazz]

Alder Body, 24 Frets, EMG 81/85, Rhoads, blah blah, most can be seen on the above and matching headstock aswell

[charvel750]

My dream guitar? This one, cause it gotta built in amp and speaker!

[Hellbat]

Every guitar I don't own is my dream guitar. I could never own a music store because I would hate actually selling the guitars hehe.

[Grim]

my custom SL2H. I can't find any guitar better for me.

[catzodellamarina]

I already owned one:
Original 88' JEM 77FPK "Floral"

Now on to the fantasy:
Original Jackson Collen
Hanneman's original ESP "Panzer Div" that was pulled from production.