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    What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Anything on your wishlist that you're about to fork out for?
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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    It will be a while yet but next is an SG. I'm building my bass and stratocaster and once they're done I'm saving for an amp head/cab. Then the SG. There may be some recording gear before the SG, though. All in good time.

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Assuming that my fiancee is looking over my shoulder:

    "Nothing at all. I have the best woman in the world and I don't even GAS for guitars anymore! She's just so awesome that I might even get her a kitten!"

    Assuming that my fiancee is NOT looking over my shoulder:

    "Fender MP Telecaster Plus/ Honey-burst, HSS"

    or

    "Fender AE Telecaster Thin-line/ Mystic Blue/ 4th Gen noiseless humbuckers/ maple neck & board"

    or

    "Epiphone Lee Malia LP Custom/ '59 C-profile neck/ Walnut finish/ Gibson USA P-94 SC & 84T-LM Humbucker"

    EDIT> Was thinking this was a GAS thread, so sadly no... no plans for anything.
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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    I would like to own a second Sunburst Roadworn Jazz Bass - no hesitation, no doubt, no question about it.
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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    I am thinking of getting an Epi Les Paul or SG. I love the sound of Fresh Cream but I do not want to spend $$$ to get it. Over the years I have owned 9 Les Pauls. I never seem to keep them. The last 3 were bought new. I still have my Strat that I bought in '86 and I play it all the time.
    A good, screaming Strat just might be the greatest guitar sound of all..... -Slash

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Quote Originally Posted by concert410 View Post
    I am thinking of getting an Epi Les Paul or SG. I love the sound of Fresh Cream but I do not want to spend $$$ to get it. Over the years I have owned 9 Les Pauls. I never seem to keep them. The last 3 were bought new. I still have my Strat that I bought in '86 and I play it all the time.
    I've had two Epi Les Pauls, an Epi SG, and two Gibson Les Pauls. I eventually got rid of the first four and finally found "the one" and can't imagine being happier with any other Les Paul. I think it's easier in some ways to find the right Strat or Tele, at least less expensive than buying and selling Gibbies.
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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    I keep thinking that the search isn't over. I think I might like to try an SG again. I had one for a bit in the late 80's. It sounded and played good enough, but I didn't like that it was neck heavy and that it had a Bigsby that would not stay in tune. I am so used to the way Strats hang that Teles, and SG's feel "different".
    A good, screaming Strat just might be the greatest guitar sound of all..... -Slash

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    An ES-275. Either in natural (the "Custom" style) or cherry (Standard)

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    I'm thinking of looking into a Fender guitar (Tele or Strat) with a rosewood fingerboard. I really dig maple, but some people just gush over rosewood. I need to play one and see why they like them and I don't.

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    If you spend a lot of time on a maple neck, you owe it to yourself to see the difference. At this point I have no preference. I like them both for different reasons.

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    I can play them both now that we are past the simply dreadful '70s glop era. But I still prefer rosewood partly because of that aversion to the flypaper effect those nasty maples had. I've kept the maple neck from my CV 50 (avatar) because it is such a nice neck. Some day I'll either dress and crown it (most likely) or refret it (doubt if it really needs that much work.) I'm keeping an eye out for an inexpensive and light tele body. It's a low priority at this time but if I should happen into one I've got a neck for it. Either that or put the maple back on the CV50 and put the rosewood neck on the lighter body. The CV weighs 8 and a half pounds.

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Absolutely nothing! I have all I'll ever need.
    "We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness." Mark Twain

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Quote Originally Posted by gibsonjunkie View Post
    Absolutely nothing! I have all I'll ever need.
    I do too, really. I WANT a 12 string electric and 12 string acoustic, but I know I don't NEED them. There are ways to get those sounds without having actual 12 strings. At least that's what I tell myself. I'd wind up using the 12 string electric so rarely.
    If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    12 string
    I recently came across a blue burst Ric 360/12.
    Have a tentative job offer. If it goes through, I may treat myself.
    Mark

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Quote Originally Posted by blackonblack View Post
    12 string
    I recently came across a blue burst Ric 360/12.
    Have a tentative job offer. If it goes through, I may treat myself.
    I look forward to seeing pics if you pick it up.

    If I had the cash, I'd get Rickenbacker to make me a lefty of that George Harrison 12-string. But again, apart from a few Beatles tunes and The Byrd's Eight Miles High, I'd have no use for it. I'm fortunate to be able to have the guitars that I do have, so GAS doesn't haunt me like it did in the past.
    If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    I have a Guild 12 String but if money was no issue I'd probably check out a Taylor T-5 12 string - they look pretty cool.
    "We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness." Mark Twain

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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Quote Originally Posted by ch willie View Post
    I look forward to seeing pics if you pick it up.

    If I had the cash, I'd get Rickenbacker to make me a lefty of that George Harrison 12-string. But again, apart from a few Beatles tunes and The Byrd's Eight Miles High, I'd have no use for it. I'm fortunate to be able to have the guitars that I do have, so GAS doesn't haunt me like it did in the past.
    Here's a link to it
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    Re: What Guitar or Bass Are You Planning to Buy in the Near Future

    Quote Originally Posted by blackonblack View Post
    Here's a link to it
    I'm afraid the link isn't showing up for some reason.
    If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison

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