What's your "Holy Grail"?

[slpayne]

You know, the one guitar that you have ALWAYS wanted to own, and are on an ever present search for, but can never find/afford one? For me, it has to be a 1954 Strat, just like this one at Gruhn's in Nashville:

Whats Yours?

 

[EADGBE]

Can't you buy a replica of that today?

 

[Stratoben127]

A fiesta red 59' Strat, 63 ES-355 or Duane Allman's "Hot Lanta" 59 Les Paul. I guess amps are included too? For cleans, a 59 Bassman (59 was a good year), a Super Reverb or a Dumble Steel String Swinger and for lead stuff a 67' Marshall 1986x.

 

[Member 37136]

I didn't have a holy grail until Saturday, when I got the GC catalogue.

Gibson ES-335 with P-90s.


http://platinum.guitarcenter.com/Guitars/view_listing.cfm?prodId=20888&subCat=51&type=2

 

[tapeworm]

1951 Blackguard would be the Holy Grail for me...

followed closely by a 1955 Guild Aristocrat

 

[dysorexia]

I really would like an old ES335. I would be fine with that being my only guitar...(besides my tele, I suppose.)

 

[Stratoben127]

I didn't have a holy grail until Saturday, when I got the GC catalogue.

Gibson ES-335 with P-90s.


http://platinum.guitarcenter.com/Guitars/view_listing.cfm?prodId=20888&subCat=51&type=2

I'll add that to my list too!

 

[dirk_benedict]

Blonde "pre-switchmaster" ES-5.
Fender Rosewood telecaster, either original or recent custom shop version.

 

[TNJ]

1959 Gibson ES335.

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[iahawk36]

1959 slab board Strat in Sunburst

 

[J.H.]

D'Angelico

 

[snakestretcher]

Birth year Tele-in my case 1952. I had CS Nocaster Relic which I stupidly sold but would love another. Recently I've been gassing for one of these:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_TfeC5MMhs

 

[mattoo31287]

1951 Blackguard would be the Holy Grail for me...

You beat me to it! This is it for sure.

 

[paranoid70]

Probably the Larry Carlton 335 I saw a at NAMM last week.... or the Al Dimeola custom PRS..... or the Alex Lifeson custom Les Paul. Lots of holy grails at NAMM!

 

[rushcentrale]

a '59 burst is the grail.

 

[Lublin]

Very cliche, but a '59 Burst.

 

[phisher422]

or a '59 burst.

 

[stratzrus]

1959 Gibson ES335.

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Yes. That.

 

[enharmonic]

Among electrics, it would have to be a black 335 with mini block inlays, fat neck, a Bigsby, and PAF's, or an original LP Custom in black (all mahogany)

Also have a soft spot for a black Johnny A with Bigsby owned by someone on this board (I regrettably forget whom...)

Among acoustics, Goodall Rosewood standard and an old Gibson K-4 mandocello.

 

[robertkoa]

Can't you buy a replica of that today?

Yeah- not to take away the Historic Value or coolness of the '54 but it should be pretty easy to duplicate the tones( get very close ) and looks of this .........