Stupid dream thread - you have up to $10K to spend on one guitar. What do you buy?

50s LP Special.

 

D45

 

Puh-leeze. I buy and flip, take that money and upgrade a bunch of music stuff.

 

New? https://www.pre-warguitars.com/herringbone



Used? A '61 Les Paul Special - me birth year. TV yellow would be dandy.

 

For that cash: PRS hollowbody 12-string. Some sort of dark red or dark green burst.

https://reverb.com/item/4559028-prs-hollowbody-12-string-fire-red-burst-10-top-501

 

...or a Custom Shop Martin. Build one my way. $10k gets you a really nice build! Nothing gaudy or overly ornate.

https://www.martinguitar.com/custom-shop/

 

Player grade pre CBS strat

 

That’s a good question... I’m assuming that you have to keep it, can’t sell it. As much as I’d want to say some high end ultra cool acoustic, it just wouldn’t get played enough so I guess I’d have to say a new Fender George Harrison Rosewood Tele. But if I could pay a ton of money maybe I could get a custom built Reverend just to my spec....that would be pretty cool. Deafsoundguy signature series. Has a nice ring to it. 6

 

That's easy for me. I'd grab a Duane Allman 59 Burst that they released around 2013/14 or whenever it was.

Either that or one of the '1 Brother to Another' Signature SG's that are recreations of the '61 SG that Dickey gave to Duane.

Or a Derek Trucks Signature SG that's based on the '1 Brother to Another' SG with his modifications. I believe Duane's daughter gave Derek a pre-production model. #2 artist's proof, I think?


That's about the extent of what I'd choose from.

 

Same here - and it would probably turn out to be something like this (ideally without the relic'ing though):

 

Do you have to spend all on one? If not, I think I would hunt down every Classic Vibe Strat once, then take the spare change to buy a nice Semi Hollow. Or Japanese Fenders... Options are endless!

 

I have an SG Standard with a Maestro and a Les Paul Special with P90's but this would be perfect for me.

 

Tiny Tim's uke!

 

The Monkey for me

 

Spending 10k on a guitar is the equivalent of spending your monthly wage οn a cup of coffee...no matter how you think about it...it doesnt compute.

 

The only guitar, or guitars I'd like to have would be a 335 and an EJ Strat. Neither one even close to 10K. Could do both for that for that and a nice amp