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Re: I have an idea for a Custom GMW, but would like your thoughts and opinions on it
Word, as a player of 20+ years, I would only advise you to put a lot of thought into a custom-made guitar. Think much more about the functional stuff than the graphics. While we all have gone through wanting our heroes' axes (I wanted a right-handed Iommi SG for years), you'll ultimately be happier, from my experience, if you think about what YOU like in a guitar. I don't want to sound like a Master of the Obvious, but I have spent multiple $1000's over the last 20 years buying guitars because one guitar hero or another played them, or because they looked cool or had a reputation. The vast majority of those guitars I ended up selling at a loss because they weren't right for me. I guess in these eBay days you can usually get your investment back, but the principle still applies.
You sound like you have a pretty good idea of what specific features you like in a guitar, but think about making a detailed list of everything from the tuners to the strap pins that you prefer. Graphics should be the LAST concern--you can do anything with that, but ultimately a custom guitar should reflect you, think of it as your 'signature model'. A custom shop will do pretty much whatever you want, and it sounds like you can't go wrong with either GMW or Jackson, although the wait times on Jackson are pretty long. The thing with a custom-made guitar is that you will never be able to sell it for nearly what you paid for it, the way you might be able to with a regular production guitar--so think of making something that you foresee playing for the next decade or two.
Word, as a player of 20+ years, I would only advise you to put a lot of thought into a custom-made guitar. Think much more about the functional stuff than the graphics. While we all have gone through wanting our heroes' axes (I wanted a right-handed Iommi SG for years), you'll ultimately be happier, from my experience, if you think about what YOU like in a guitar. I don't want to sound like a Master of the Obvious, but I have spent multiple $1000's over the last 20 years buying guitars because one guitar hero or another played them, or because they looked cool or had a reputation. The vast majority of those guitars I ended up selling at a loss because they weren't right for me. I guess in these eBay days you can usually get your investment back, but the principle still applies.
You sound like you have a pretty good idea of what specific features you like in a guitar, but think about making a detailed list of everything from the tuners to the strap pins that you prefer. Graphics should be the LAST concern--you can do anything with that, but ultimately a custom guitar should reflect you, think of it as your 'signature model'. A custom shop will do pretty much whatever you want, and it sounds like you can't go wrong with either GMW or Jackson, although the wait times on Jackson are pretty long. The thing with a custom-made guitar is that you will never be able to sell it for nearly what you paid for it, the way you might be able to with a regular production guitar--so think of making something that you foresee playing for the next decade or two.
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