If money were no object...

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A guitar that I'd love to own would be one of Jimi Hendrix's ones. I think one of his old girlfriends has got one of his old guitars, and know one else has touched it since he last did - that's pretty cool.
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Defiantly something from the 50s, an original Nocaster or 50s LP, not to fussy, Gold Top, Black Beauty or burst would all do the trick.

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SimonHirst wrote: The main thing I'd be after is the feeling that it had some good songs in it!
Please don't swing the ban hammer on me for such a lame answer Beeg....haha!
That's a good answer! I've heard some players say that of their guitars.

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Money no object huh?

Right:

Starting with acoustics, I'd scour the world for well played, preferably 15+ years old examples from Lowden, Olson, McPherson, Manzer and Martin. Some newer pieces from PRS, Santa Cruz, Collings, Taylor and Froggy Bottom.

With Electrics, I'd become Molly and pile through shedloads of them, filtering out the ones that stuck.

The vintage pieces would be chosen either for being amazing or having interesting provenance and a cool story.

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Slowy wrote:
With Electrics, I'd become Molly and pile through shedloads of them, selling the ones that stuck, then buying them back again.
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AiRdAd wrote:A guitar that I'd love to own would be one of Jimi Hendrix's ones. I think one of his old girlfriends has got one of his old guitars, and know one else has touched it since he last did - that's pretty cool.
He was not just a prolific guitar player. He had lots of girlfriends. Maybe there are lots ex's out there with stuff of his. One of them even has a plaster cast of Jimi's knob that the most dedicated fans might after :D

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LP. Prolly like the P90 one Gilmour used for the Brick in the wall solo. Actually no, I want the exact guitar. Kthanksby :mental:

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Molly wrote:
SimonHirst wrote: The main thing I'd be after is the feeling that it had some good songs in it!
Please don't swing the ban hammer on me for such a lame answer Beeg....haha!
That's a good answer! I've heard some players say that of their guitars.
Ha, pheeew! :wink: Yeah, I remember Krist N and Dave G from Nirvana saying that whenever they saw a lefty they'd just buy it for Kurt because whenever he got a new guitar he'd write like crazy.
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Aquila Rossa wrote:He had lots of girlfriends. Maybe there are lots ex's out there with stuff of his. One of them even has a plaster cast of Jimi's knob that the most dedicated fans might after :D
i wonder if its a volume or one of the tones
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How about “my dream rig is my current rig”?lol

No gas at all for guitars/amps, just need more time to practice.

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Yeah, not much gas here anymore. I have fender tweed, I have marshallish quad, and I have helix frfr.
Guitars don't make me drool anymore - though maybe a good ibanez with a floyd, thats what I'm missing but even then not that bovvered.
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Aquila Rossa wrote:
AiRdAd wrote:A guitar that I'd love to own would be one of Jimi Hendrix's ones. I think one of his old girlfriends has got one of his old guitars, and know one else has touched it since he last did - that's pretty cool.
He was not just a prolific guitar player. He had lots of girlfriends. Maybe there are lots ex's out there with stuff of his. One of them even has a plaster cast of Jimi's knob that the most dedicated fans might after :D
The cast of Jimi's knob was used as the stencil for Langcaster headstocks.
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