If you had $8000, what gtr would you buy? [not J/C]

[Robert Burns]

Exactly. Construction gets only so good. Materials only so good.

Expense corelates not only with quality but also economies of scale. A guy like Ken Lawrence is one guy who is busy and builds like 12 guitars a year or less so you pay through the nose.

Jackson or Moser custom shops are as good as it gets when it comes to shred style guitars period. Playability, tone, craftsmanship etc... You won't find a better guitar anywhere and these will cost about $4K or less.

************ Then (and i agree with your post..) you would
have to add the custom shop Carvin to this also...as they are easily
equal to a PC-1 anyway...and priced about the same.

[Robert Burns]

PRS Private Stock...or custom Brian Moore although i would think
for 8K i could get 2 Brian Moores!

[RodCannon]

I'd either get an ESP Custom or find a BC Rich USA ST with the craziest paint job I could find.

[SRD86]

Whichever one of these I could get my hands on:


(The Guild, not Slash)

[Mikernaut2]

Probably spend it on a nice stack rahter then guitar, a 5150III, Bogner or something new to check out. .

[sonicsamurai]

yeah u must be able to get a more vintage marshal for that

[sonicsamurai]

[QUOTE=SDLPLTD;957202] Whichever one of these I could get my hands on:



I'm sorry but honestly...the switching on this is excessive

[jim777]

A Suzuki GSX-R is sort of a guitar, right? That's definitely what I'd spend my 8 grand on.

[UNSANE]

A J Frogg custom...maybe something like George's Bones!

[kmanick]

$8,0000.00??
Easy
A Petrucci 7 string and a Mesa Roadster 1/2 stack to play it thru

[markD]

a first act guitar from walmart....those thing are GREAT bangs for the buck!! i could have a few years worth!!

[j2379]

Exactly. Construction gets only so good. Materials only so good.

Expense corelates not only with quality but also economies of scale. A guy like Ken Lawrence is one guy who is busy and builds like 12 guitars a year or less so you pay through the nose.

Jackson or Moser custom shops are as good as it gets when it comes to shred style guitars period. Playability, tone, craftsmanship etc... You won't find a better guitar anywhere and these will cost about $4K or less.

yeah or you can spend the money on alot of expensive wood options. my dream guitar has always been Joe Perry's brazillian rosewood shorty mockingbird supreme. Solid brazillian rosewood is a serious up charge & given the fact its scarce & no longer legal to harvest its an investment as well. same thing with KOA tho its not as pricey

[axeman81]

as many GMP's as 8 grand would fetch, to see what all the fuzz was about

[guitarnut1980]

8000 dollars for a guitar, ok can't have Jackson so, i'll have to say
-ESP
-Transparent royal blue
-Alder body
-Maple neck
-Neck thru body
-24 frets
-DiMarzio Pickups- Steves Special bridge, Air Norton neck
-Tree of life inlay
-Gold hardware
-Scaller tuners with ebony pegs
-Ebony fretboard
-Original Floyd

and I'll pocket what ever was left

[Sjusovaren]

I've got a few candidates...

Ibanez JS1200 Joe Satriani signature
Gibson Goldtop Re-issue
A Cream-coloured Fender Stratocaster with a 22 fret-maple fretboard. Make it H-S-S, put on a Floyd Rose and maybe upgrade the pickups.
Schecter Jeff Loomis FR signature
Ibanez RG570
Ibanez RG1570 Prestige