Unique position - can't find a guitar I want!

HamishR said:
That would be cool! My friend's 330 is in Mapleglo which I think is perfect but he wants a black one. Black looks good but shows every single mark and fingerprint... Says the guy with two Duo Jets!

I don't think I've seen a new Ric with a gold pickguard for years. You could order one but Ric orders can take a long time.
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That's how the jetglo 660s come now, with a gold pickguard! I'm not even a fan of black guitars but I think this just looks great 2105719-4_5000x.jpg
 
Jesus wept!... Ricky 12's.... I just plain need one!.
I will say that I had this problem a while back and just couldn't find anything that would be my #1. I decided to 'build' a Strat with all the things I liked about ones Id had previously (and Ive had a few!)... Ive had it for 20years now and is 'perfect' for me. The 'desert island' guitar that Im enjoying getting old with while I write songs no one listens to any more!.... haha.
This pedal building thing gives me the same sense of satisfaction that I had while doing the guitar..

If its a vote.... and it isn't!... lol...
Id say build something cool.... there are some great manufacturers of parts nowadays and, like this, if you're patient and methodical, the results can be surprisingly good!.
$0.02. ;)
 
I've been playing for 28 years now and I've never played a Rickenbacker. They've been on countless classic albums/songs that I love but I've barely even seen any in real life. I've not been in many guitar stores that sell any and don't know anyone who has owned one. I'd like to remedy that. It would be nice to at least try one once.

The closest I've even come was a really dodgy copy back in the early 2000s that a music store in Belfast had gotten in which was called a Rockenbetter. I believe a cease and desist came out for those very quickly. Apart from the body shape I don't think it was anything like an actual Rickenbacker.
 
Not to derail the thread, but for me it's impossible to find the acoustic guitar I want because it doesn't exist. There are countless guitars with some of these features, but none with all of them.
Why do all current steel string acoustics have thin and tiny necks? They are always marketed as "Comfortable modern C" profile or something, which is exctly what they're not, they are not comfortable, they are unplayably tiny ukulele necks.
I'm used to the Warmoth Boatneck profile on electrics, I don't want to play a thinner neck, it doesn't feel right, it doesn't play right.
I get that I'm in the minority, a lot of people want thinner necks, but why not offer at least some models that have a bit of a bigger neck? Some companies do, but then the rest is off, nut width, scale, finish, inlays, wood ….
I have searched for years, online and in stores, there is no model (except for maybe a custom order Martin guitar for 5000 $ and up) that has
- small body (000/00/parlor)
- satin finish (a must!)
- 43mm / 1 11/16" nut width
- 650mm / 25.5" scale length
- preferably 14th fret
- no stupid fake abalone inlays or asymmetrical bridge or anything shiny or flashy or ugly
- affordable (I don't mean cheap, I mean reasonable. There are so many standard guitars at standard prices, which is fine, but they don't have these features)
- it doesn't have to be new, used is totally fine, but no success either, but there aren't many older Guild guitars in Europe ….
 
HamishR said:
That would be cool! My friend's 330 is in Mapleglo which I think is perfect but he wants a black one. Black looks good but shows every single mark and fingerprint... Says the guy with two Duo Jets!

I don't think I've seen a new Ric with a gold pickguard for years. You could order one but Ric orders can take a long time.
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found couple places make some after market ric pickguards, I'll see how hard it is to make some (got plans/templates for the whole guitar for 4000, 330 and 620... the guards are the same for the non-bass)from plexi... I'm wondering where to get that edge banding :unsure: the rough bit would be, for me, to get the p-ups unless used a blade instead of individual pole type...


seeing that 12 string makes me want to work on the bass soon, fender long scale neck, 620/660 sides, ric bridge and nordonbocker neck p-ups.. and thinking shades of pink in place of the gold/white parts
 
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Tremster said:
Not to derail the thread, but for me it's impossible to find the acoustic guitar I want because it doesn't exist. There are countless guitars with some of these features, but none with all of them.
Why do all current steel string acoustics have thin and tiny necks? They are always marketed as "Comfortable modern C" profile or something, which is exctly what they're not, they are not comfortable, they are unplayably tiny ukulele necks.
I'm used to the Warmoth Boatneck profile on electrics, I don't want to play a thinner neck, it doesn't feel right, it doesn't play right.
I get that I'm in the minority, a lot of people want thinner necks, but why not offer at least some models that have a bit of a bigger neck? Some companies do, but then the rest is off, nut width, scale, finish, inlays, wood ….
I have searched for years, online and in stores, there is no model (except for maybe a custom order Martin guitar for 5000 $ and up) that has
- small body (000/00/parlor)
- satin finish (a must!)
- 43mm / 1 11/16" nut width
- 650mm / 25.5" scale length
- preferably 14th fret
- no stupid fake abalone inlays or asymmetrical bridge or anything shiny or flashy or ugly
- affordable (I don't mean cheap, I mean reasonable. There are so many standard guitars at standard prices, which is fine, but they don't have these features)
- it doesn't have to be new, used is totally fine, but no success either, but there aren't many older Guild guitars in Europe ….
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I'd love a parlor with a fatty baseball bat neck.
 
Tremster said:
Not to derail the thread, but for me it's impossible to find the acoustic guitar I want because it doesn't exist. There are countless guitars with some of these features, but none with all of them.
Why do all current steel string acoustics have thin and tiny necks? They are always marketed as "Comfortable modern C" profile or something, which is exctly what they're not, they are not comfortable, they are unplayably tiny ukulele necks.
I'm used to the Warmoth Boatneck profile on electrics, I don't want to play a thinner neck, it doesn't feel right, it doesn't play right.
I get that I'm in the minority, a lot of people want thinner necks, but why not offer at least some models that have a bit of a bigger neck? Some companies do, but then the rest is off, nut width, scale, finish, inlays, wood ….
I have searched for years, online and in stores, there is no model (except for maybe a custom order Martin guitar for 5000 $ and up) that has
- small body (000/00/parlor)
- satin finish (a must!)
- 43mm / 1 11/16" nut width
- 650mm / 25.5" scale length
- preferably 14th fret
- no stupid fake abalone inlays or asymmetrical bridge or anything shiny or flashy or ugly
- affordable (I don't mean cheap, I mean reasonable. There are so many standard guitars at standard prices, which is fine, but they don't have these features)
- it doesn't have to be new, used is totally fine, but no success either, but there aren't many older Guild guitars in Europe ….
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I doubt this will help, because they are crazy expensive, but Santa Cruz make the best acoustic guitars I have played, for what I want. I don't have an acoustic because I can't afford the Santa Cruz. They make a model OO, which is similar to a Martin O16. It has a very large neck, almost classical in dimensions, is a parlour size, 12-fret neck, slotted headstock, but is the shorter scale. They do make parlours in the 25 1/2" scale but I think they have the slimmer neck.

The Santa Cruz OO is incredible. Very full and balanced sounding with a beautiful character. I like the shorter scale because it has less jingle-jangle and more body. I once visited Rudy's downtown in Manhattan where he had the Santa Cruz, plus various Collings, Froggy Bottoms, Bourgeois and others in that style, some over $20,000. But for me the Santa Cruz remained the best and, at the time, the least expensive at around $4000.

If you want a parlour size with a big neck, Mr Mental, try a Martin O16-NY. Probably the only Martin I actually like (other than the CEO 7).
 
...and I see the O-16NY is out of production. That would be right! Anything that is the slightest bit unusual in a good way is out of production.
 
I set up a trade the other day (my Fender Chris Shiflett Tele deluxe for a Taylor 310) . We met in the parking lot of a Guitar Center and since I was early I went in to kill some time. Nothing in there really appealed to me. I pulled a few things off the wall and noodle around, but I didn't even bother plugging in. I guess most of the really cool stuff was hanging higher up where I'd have to ask an employee to get one down. It's guitar center so you know what to expect. I would have liked to try some of the Fender Vintera series stuff, mainly the Jaguar. The only guitar I'm jonesing for now is an SG with the half pickguard.
 
I also only buy gear when I have a specific itch to scratch or a particular need. But that's only because that's all I can afford.

You need a band, my friend :)

Nothing like actually being a gigging musician to cure GAS.
Trying to cram rehearsals, practice and gigs in a normal adult person's life leaves little time for idling and daydreaming about guitars.

If joining a band is not possible for you right now you can still play at home right? So maybe start playing something new, get excited about it and then buy the gear that you need. For example if you got into Brazilian music you would instantly need a nylon string acoustic.

How about another (string) instrument?

Ukuleles are fun. You can play complex stuff on them and clawhammer on them.
Get a baritone and claw away so you don't sound like a twee hipster at an open mike strumming chords to slam poetry.

I'd love to have a Puerto Rican cuatro, a Bass VI (but that's a Fender...), learn the upright bass, relearn the flute.
Can you play piano? It's very rewarding even if your fingers don't collaborate (mine don't), the music theory knowledge alone is worth it.
 
You are absolutely right and I know it! I love playing but the guys I used to play with have largely given it away now, which is sad. I do need a band.
 
HamishR said:
You are absolutely right and I know it! I love playing but the guys I used to play with have largely given it away now, which is sad. I do need a band.
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Me too. My drummer is MIA (not in the Fender way) and there's a guy interested in playing bass but I have no idea if he can play and I have no time to record demos. Too much life going on ATM.
 
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