Your Own Guitar

[mulyadi]

was bored, and was wondering what would my guitar be like if i had all the cash in the world to build it

Body

1 piece Koa wood
Hum-Single-Hum
VIP body, PRS-look alike (http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/bodies/vip.cfm)
Carved Top, contoured heel
Pearloid binding
Dark Blue, dyed with gloss finish.
Wilkinson Tremolo
Back-routed,no pickguard
5 way rotary switch
Vol-vol-tone-tone knobs
JEM style input jack

Neck

6 string (24 frets)
Maple neck, ebony fingerboard. unfinished neck.
pearloid binding
matching headstock colour, dark blue gloss finish
Kluson machine heads
custom inlay on 10-13th fret
.106" X .036" fret wire
graphite nut
scalloped frets 17th fret onwards.
'MuL' on the headstock, inlaid with pearloid

pickups

neck - Seymour Duncan Antiquity (damn ex, retails at US$160..-.-!)
body - Lace Sensor Light Blue (white)
bridge - SH-11 Custom Custom white

Strings

.10 DR Extra Life Coated Peacock Blue/ .10 Dean Markeley Signature Series

and hardcase with built in compartment for my pedal board...like that, all in one, easier to carry.


=) how bout urs?

 

[hay88]

body

RG style
black glossy or mat
aluminium pickguard
hum hum
gotoh/original floyd
5 way selector switch
mahogany body

neck

RG prestige neck with white bindings or..
1550's maple neck

pickups
emgs 81,85 combi or...
dimarzio fred or breed on neck
duncan distortion on bridge

 

[3notesAbar]

I'd just custom a Fender Jazz bass...But here are my specs:

Body - Alder with Bubinga top laminate
neck - Maple satin
fingerboard - Ebony
Pickups - Bartollini; One jazz PU for the neck, and a Double coil for the bridge area.
Electronics - Master vol, Pan. Bass, Treble, Coil tap switch for rear PU.
Hardware - Badass ll bridge, Gotoh tuners, all black.
Details - No pickguard, Nitro finish, Compartment covers made of matching wood.

And oh yeah, its gotta be a FOUR string

 

[mulyadi]

Hardware - Badass ll bridge, Gotoh tuners, all black.

badass is nice. =)

 

[nitrovo]

I dont know anything about guitar hardware..so i'll just say I want a 1963 gibson custom with a gold cross and gold trim - same as james hetfields

 

[spikes]

from top to down:

diamond made tuners
glass fretwires
rosewood finger board(22 frets)
chambered mangahony body
AAAAA flame top
probably a les paul shape
diamond made hardtail bridge
hoping its flames are blue
platinuium tone knobs
gold strap pins
crystal pick guard
9 on board ruby, topaz, garnet, aquamarine, jade opal, silver, pearl and diamond inlays
crystal side inlays
crystal plates at the back of guitar
a pearl made 3-way pick up selector switch
hummbucker covers made of platinium
oh yes, a gibson logo

 

[dark_knight]

so much goes into making a guitar? wow..guess ill just go with my RG7321 and PRS DRAGON ^^

 

[spikes]

i'm still dreaming about it...
looks like its gonna cost 10 million or something...

 

[dark_knight]

that expensive for a guitar? how much are the most expensive guitars anyway? highest priced ive seen is the K7 at 2.5k..tho i know the PRS DRAGON is worth alot more..but no idea how much..

 

[spikes]

those PRS 513, they cost about 8k? slash's signature series cost about 8k too... you must really take in a lota consideration just to spend 8k on a guitar? some people are just nuts to buy them... Oh yes, and i've seen jimmy page's les paul being sold on Ebay for 50000??? people are just nuts to buy them, and yes, they've been bought...

 

[chimaera]

Id get a Thorn guitar
http://thornguitars.com/004.htm

sumthing like tt

With the specs
White limba korina body
Brazillian rosewood neck n fretboard
Flamed maple top AAAA in black cherry/ or mabbe get spalted maple top
PRS wide fat neck carve equivalent without the thick heel
Thorn Locking tuners n trem
Pickup H-p90-H
Neck: Rio Grande Punch bucker
Mid: P90 Bluesdawg
Bridge: Rio Grande Cruncbucker

Coil tap for both hums, n fancy switching to activate ghost piezo saddle

Hehehe

Total cost roughly 2.8K USD
hehehe

 

[dark_knight]

hmm well maybe if i do indeed get really good at guitaring mite just buy a dragon..if i have the money...dun wanna spend on good guitars if i myself aint up to playing it..like those ppl i know who get a PRS swamp ash and smash it just got avril did it and buy another one the next week cus they wanna start learning guitar..if u understand what im saying that is..

 

[spikes]

sighh, they get mad cause they think their equipment doesn't suit their skills... so they samsh it...thinking that they get new, more expensive guitars i suppose, they'll get better in playing...

 

[dark_knight]

maybe..but i was curious...when do u know its time to get a new better guitar/amp that will suit ur skills and help take u to the enxt level? im still on my grx70 jumpstart...and ill only be gettin an RG next after say 2 years if ive progressed really well...so how will i know its time to expand the family?

 

[spikes]

i'm not that good myself, but equipment comes later, always, sample your skills, fiddle around with the tone knobs, volume knobs, amp knobs, know what kinda sound you wanna get before buying... if you wanna specific sound, test all sorts of guitars. i went to mr luther's once and sat there playing a squire stratocaster, those jumpstart ones too hehe... for 2 hours???????????? well, least i bought it...

 

[shred5]

If I'm a guitarist, I still get the cheapo Congress guitar that started the revolution.. Nothing beats a relic dude..

Sitting under the void deck with all ur members and strum strum strum, pluck pluck until the nest morning...

*sigh* Those were the days!! 8)

 

[spikes]

haha, i'd rather do that beside a nice beach with a blue ocean in front of me...

 

[reyrey]

i'll get a rickenbacker bass and a fender 62 vintage bass,hehehe

 

[3notesAbar]

i'm not that good myself, but equipment comes later, always, sample your skills, fiddle around with the tone knobs, volume knobs, amp knobs, know what kinda sound you wanna get before buying... if you wanna specific sound, test all sorts of guitars. i went to mr luther's once and sat there playing a squire stratocaster, those jumpstart ones too hehe... for 2 hours???????????? well, least i bought it...

I think you nailed it. It'll be the wise thing to do if one buys according to needs. Sigh, I buy too much out of wants.

 

[reyrey]

I think you nailed it. It'll be the wise thing to do if one buys according to needs. Sigh, I buy too much out of wants.[/quote]

lol dude,sometimes u think you are doing the right thing untill you get the goods in ur hand and realised 'shit,shouldnt have buy this thing' :twisted: happened to me also ley