What's your ULTIMATE Guitar?

I've posted about this one before, but my dream guitar is one I had it and unfortunately sold it in a time of need and have been looking for a replacement since.

She was a B.C. Rich USA 80's Gunslinger just like the one on the back of Tony MacAlpine's "Maximum Security" album - I had saved up for a long time as a 19/20 year old and bought the best guitar I've ever owned, it was a true shred machine ( I think it was 1987 or 1988), perfect neck, perfect look (for the times), and most importantly, a perfect player. I almost pulled the trigger on one I found on eBay a few years ago and have not seen another since. Call her my first love that got away, but she was a beauty and I miss her to this day.

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kronk_1985 said:
If you could have one guitar.. What would it be? What woods? What finish? For ultimate tonal quality, versatility and aesthetic quality of course.

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I'm pretty satisfied with the Schecter Demon I am using. But the best guitar I've played so far was a Framus Camarillo. Awesome playable instrument with a great tone. No need to tweak anything.
 
An ibanez RGD 7 string
gloss black body and headstock
5 peice flamed mapled/Wenge neck thru body done in a clear satin prestige finish
Mahogany body wings
blacker than the blackest black times infinity Ebony fretboard
27" scale
dunlop 6100 stainless steel frets
Bareknuckle Warpig y bridge pickup with ceramic magnet, no neck pickup, single volume knob
reverse headatock, schaller locking tuners in black, schaller strap locks
hipshot bridge with graphtech string saver saddles
graphtech black tusq nut


that is THE guitar of my dreams, and when i have the dough, i will have RAN guitar make it, cus i know Ibanez isn't picking my ass up anytime soon LOL
 
This is a terrible picture, but its the third guitar from the left.

Totally custom built by Christopher Woods...

It's everythign I ever wanted in a guitar.

-Edge pro
- 25.5" scale - 1 11/16 nut
-one piece Mahog body
-5 piece neck (also has graphite inserts for amazing strength in my constantly changing environment) - 24 frets....
-Stain Steel Frets (no wear, nice and smooth)
- 81 and 89 combo with the 90 being tapped
- pyramid inlays
- 5 bolt neck attachment
- Planet Waves auto trim locking tuners (yah, I know it's redundant with the Floyd Nut)
- AND the biggest factor that I love!!!!! The custom neck that is contoured like the old Peavey Wolfgang necks. Feels like BUTTER.

Ive bought and sold over 40 guitars, and ever since I got this one in, I havent had any more GAS, and I have been content with the play and the sound. My creativity and skill level are my challenges now, not finding the perfect axe.

P.s - I dont care about finish or looks, I do appreciate them, but to me it sits in my studio and it gets worn down and played!


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Don't have one anymore.

Through too much recording all my ideas about guitar construction and hardware got diluted. I found that the person playing it mattered so much more than the instrument itself, almost to the point of making the instrument negligible (unless it has really shit pickups like Tonezones or the neck is crooked, frets uneven etc.). I'm happy to work with just about anything provided it sounds good combined with the person playing it. I do, however, in general dislike excess junk, so if someone has very bassy or flabby sounding pickups, really thick sounding woods like mahogany, they'd best be able to control the exertion of that tone with their technique. Sadly, few can.

Oh, and I've found that the JB is like the vanilla of pickups. It doesn't sound particularly exceptional, but it seems to work competently well on just about anything.
 
Ermz said:
Don't have one anymore.

Through too much recording all my ideas about guitar construction and hardware got diluted. I found that the person playing it mattered so much more than the instrument itself, almost to the point of making the instrument negligible (unless it has really shit pickups like Tonezones or the neck is crooked, frets uneven etc.). I'm happy to work with just about anything provided it sounds good combined with the person playing it. I do, however, in general dislike excess junk, so if someone has very bassy or flabby sounding pickups, really thick sounding woods like mahogany, they'd best be able to control the exertion of that tone with their technique. Sadly, few can.

Oh, and I've found that the JB is like the vanilla of pickups. It doesn't sound particularly exceptional, but it seems to work competently well on just about anything.
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How would you feel about a guitar based around a mahogany body, but with Stainless Steel frets and something like an EMG 81-7 in the bridge? (I don't really play 6 strings anymore, hence the 81-7 rather than a 81)
Really had something like that in mind for guitar one day, my figuring being you've got a thick sound tone wood counterbalanced by the bright bridge pickup and SS frets.
Also agree on the JB. Provided you don't tune ridiculously low, it can sound pretty good in many applications.
 
I had that exact set-up for a while in my Hellraiser. I preferred the EMG 707s personally, even with the slightly obtrusive fret twang they're prone to have. The 81-7s basically negated the mahogany nature of the guitar and made it sound like it was made out of plywood. High mids got harsh and the meat disappeared from the tone entirely.
 
Well I suppose I'll scrap that idea then :lol:
I have a Hellraiser C-7 (normal frets though). Not bad with the 707s, but it's still not quite 'there' yet with the sound.
Perhaps alder with some 707s might be closer to what I'm after.
 
Here's mine :

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Yesterday I visited a friend's house, he's got an Ibanez and a Fender that cost about the same and he did express his feelings about smashing both on the wall when he played with the camo. I preferred the Fender for old school rock, but for blues and metal the Gib shined. For solos/leads etc all three gave different options - maybe the Iba gave the most.
 
Harry Hughes said:
Well I suppose I'll scrap that idea then :lol:
I have a Hellraiser C-7 (normal frets though). Not bad with the 707s, but it's still not quite 'there' yet with the sound.
Perhaps alder with some 707s might be closer to what I'm after.
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What do you feel is missing about the sound?

'Too muddy' is a term I've heard, and one I'd probably ascribe myself. A thick maple laminate on the mahogany body, and perhaps maple neck with ebony fretboard could counter-act some of those characteristics. There is a certain low-mid thickness I enjoy about mahogany, but I think it needs to be mixed up with brighter woods in order to balance the tonality.

Not sure how the 707s stack up to other 7 string pickups though. I've only ever compared it to the 81-7. The audible fret clacking bothers me a bit about the 707, but otherwise it seems like a solid pickup.
 
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