bender
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Certainly this would be a common thread on TGP:
- I have a lot of guitars
- I am not a collector
- there are a number that I have hardly played, mostly because they're either not awesome players or not the sound I am looking for
On that note, I am selling probably the following guitars at a local guitar shop:
1958 Guyatone LG-60
1979 Kramer DMZ 2000
2011 Gretsch G6128-TVP Hardtail
2015 Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster
2012 Les Paul Traditional Pro II
2011 Gibson SG 70s Tribute
I am likely breaking even on these even considering consignment, perhaps even making a small amount of money.
The idea is to then get two or three really awesome guitars.
Considerations:
- Gretsch Duo Jet or Pro Jet, or similar, but without Power Trons and with a Bigsby
- there is a Chandler Futurama I have my eye on (I have two Chandlers, so have a soft spot there)--trying this out on Friday
- a Fender JM (USA or Jap) with good pickups and a Mastery bridge/trem
- a custom Harvester probably long some JM lines
- 70s Les Paul Deluxe with mini-humbuckers or P90s (had a feel of one yesterday, pretty nice)
- Fender American Standard Shawbucker (these are pricey here--$2700 retail!)
I've been eyeing some of the Fanos, EGC, BilT, or Probett . . . but certainly the Probett is looking to be out of my price range given the current rate of the USD to AUD exchange ( plus import costs, ugh).
My criteria are generally:
- pretty flexible with necks but I truly love the bigger Les Paul necks or even my G&L SC-2 neck.
- something I can play my noisy punk rock with (think Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys, early to mid-Black Flag, and the Cows in terms of sound influences)
- I tend to like running both pickups or just a bridge when I play live, and usually P90s. My SC-2 MFDs are pretty good, too, different, but good range and not too compressed sounding--I prefer more of an open sound and less fizzy, given that I play with OD/distortion or Fuzz/Wah
- tending to shy away from straight humbuckers at the moment (I do have an LP I am keeping with a P90 neck and humbucker in bridge when I want to explore )
- something 'cool' and 'unique' (LP and JM are a bit less unique these days, though I can dig the aesthetics)
- not into spalted tops, or flame etc.
- at least one of them not to be a big loss financially if I need to flip it--say a new Fender Shawbucker if I spent RRP I would get nowhere near that in a year or three
- very well built would be great--in that department, I must say the G&L SC-2 is a great example to me of a very well built guitar, as is my 2011 Gretsch
- prefer longer scale (25") but not too fussed--the Guyatone, though, is tiny. I am 6'7" . . .
I wanted to look at the PRS S2 Vela, but they are very hard to find around here.
I'd probably have $6k-$7k available or more from these sales. I can toss in a tiny bit more.
Any suggestions are welcome--particularly any builders from EU or somewhere where the exchange is less of a massacre.
Thanks!
--Bender
- I have a lot of guitars
- I am not a collector
- there are a number that I have hardly played, mostly because they're either not awesome players or not the sound I am looking for
On that note, I am selling probably the following guitars at a local guitar shop:
1958 Guyatone LG-60
1979 Kramer DMZ 2000
2011 Gretsch G6128-TVP Hardtail
2015 Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster
2012 Les Paul Traditional Pro II
2011 Gibson SG 70s Tribute
I am likely breaking even on these even considering consignment, perhaps even making a small amount of money.
The idea is to then get two or three really awesome guitars.
Considerations:
- Gretsch Duo Jet or Pro Jet, or similar, but without Power Trons and with a Bigsby
- there is a Chandler Futurama I have my eye on (I have two Chandlers, so have a soft spot there)--trying this out on Friday
- a Fender JM (USA or Jap) with good pickups and a Mastery bridge/trem
- a custom Harvester probably long some JM lines
- 70s Les Paul Deluxe with mini-humbuckers or P90s (had a feel of one yesterday, pretty nice)
- Fender American Standard Shawbucker (these are pricey here--$2700 retail!)
I've been eyeing some of the Fanos, EGC, BilT, or Probett . . . but certainly the Probett is looking to be out of my price range given the current rate of the USD to AUD exchange ( plus import costs, ugh).
My criteria are generally:
- pretty flexible with necks but I truly love the bigger Les Paul necks or even my G&L SC-2 neck.
- something I can play my noisy punk rock with (think Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys, early to mid-Black Flag, and the Cows in terms of sound influences)
- I tend to like running both pickups or just a bridge when I play live, and usually P90s. My SC-2 MFDs are pretty good, too, different, but good range and not too compressed sounding--I prefer more of an open sound and less fizzy, given that I play with OD/distortion or Fuzz/Wah
- tending to shy away from straight humbuckers at the moment (I do have an LP I am keeping with a P90 neck and humbucker in bridge when I want to explore )
- something 'cool' and 'unique' (LP and JM are a bit less unique these days, though I can dig the aesthetics)
- not into spalted tops, or flame etc.
- at least one of them not to be a big loss financially if I need to flip it--say a new Fender Shawbucker if I spent RRP I would get nowhere near that in a year or three
- very well built would be great--in that department, I must say the G&L SC-2 is a great example to me of a very well built guitar, as is my 2011 Gretsch
- prefer longer scale (25") but not too fussed--the Guyatone, though, is tiny. I am 6'7" . . .
I wanted to look at the PRS S2 Vela, but they are very hard to find around here.
I'd probably have $6k-$7k available or more from these sales. I can toss in a tiny bit more.
Any suggestions are welcome--particularly any builders from EU or somewhere where the exchange is less of a massacre.
Thanks!
--Bender