Guitars you always play

I work/tinker on my guitars a lot so I tend to play whichever one happens to be working at the time. lol. Lately it's been this one. It has a SD Hot P90 in it and it'll pretty much do anything (even metal) and do it well.

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I think these are the ones that always get the most playing time.


My mongrel '62 Strat and my homemade Flying V.



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My '85 Les Paul Standard



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The Javamagic Cipollina SG.



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The modified Burny SG.



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And the Martin D-16T.



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This guitar has more miles, gigs, recordings, and playing than my others. I don't play it as much, as my other guitars all have wider fingerboards and I really prefer them these days. If I was as fast I as I used to be, it wouldn't make a difference as I've never really cared what neck shape I play. Every now and then, I will take it out and play it a bit.



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And then, Tom really likes when I bring this one over to his house on jam nights.


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SG John said:
I think these are the ones that always get the most playing time.


My mongrel '62 Strat and my homemade Flying V.



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My '85 Les Paul Standard



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The Javamagic Cipollina SG.



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The modified Burny SG.



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And the Martin D-16T.



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This guitar has more miles, gigs, recordings, and playing than my others. I don't play it as much, as my other guitars all have wider fingerboards and I really prefer them these days. If I was as fast I as I used to be, it wouldn't make a difference as I've never really cared what neck shape I play. Every now and then, I will take it out and play it a bit.



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And then, Tom really likes when I bring this one over to his house on jam nights.


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That's an incredible collection, @SG John!!!! The modified Burny SG has a Gibson inlay???

I cannot explain to you why this 1982 MIJ Standard Stratocaster body (that I got from you) seems to have some sort of connection or "spirit" if you will, but for some reason, this lowly guitar has some kind of positive energy associated with it.

Aside from the fact that it's super-light and very comfortable, it just seems to have this very positive vibe.

Interestingly, many different people who play it refer to it as "The Happy Guitar," and more than one person has commented about the guitar's "positive energy" without knowing that other people have said basically the same thing.

Up until I (recently) sawed through the Graph Tech Tusq XL nut with heavy tremolo use, I was playing it daily. Once I cut through the nut, the guitar began ringing/buzzing and just became unplayable. I dropped if off with Chris Callans in Pomona on 03/22/2021 to have a dense bone nut installed, fret ends polished and a full setup and I have missed that guitar immensely.

In the interim, I have switched over to other guitars, but it just isn't the same.

I'm not sure if it's the 1-3/4" wide neck, me praying over it that I wouldn't screw it up or some good luthier vibes that you sent along with it, but its definitely got something special that defies explanation.

The only other guitar that has this aura is my garage-built double neck, but its size and weight keep it from being used daily/nightly.

Some people claim to be "inspired" by a guitar and I have never ever felt that way, even to this day. I become inspired by ideas and life events.

This guitar feels like when you write with a gel pen compared to a dull pencil, or a cheap, scratchy ball point that's almost out of ink and needs to be shaken between sentences.

The pen doesn't inspire you to write the letter, but it makes writing the letter effortless.

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@Robert Herndon , I agree with a lot of what you say about inspiration. I waited 40 years to get my Olympic White 70's Strat (lovingly named Woodstock). Almost immediately, my desire to play was transformed and amplified. I think there is something to the fact that there is a bond when you find the right guitar, and you can be a better, more inspired player not just from internal influences, but external as well.
 
Robert Herndon said:
That's an incredible collection, @SG John!!!! The modified Burny SG has a Gibson inlay???

I cannot explain to you why this 1982 MIJ Standard Stratocaster body (that I got from you) seems to have some sort of connection or "spirit" if you will, but for some reason, this lowly guitar has some kind of positive energy associated with it.

Aside from the fact that it's super-light and very comfortable, it just seems to have this very positive vibe.

Interestingly, many different people who play it refer to it as "The Happy Guitar," and more than one person has commented about the guitar's "positive energy" without knowing that other people have said basically the same thing.

Up until I (recently) sawed through the Graph Tech Tusq XL nut with heavy tremolo use, I was playing it daily. Once I cut through the nut, the guitar began ringing/buzzing and just became unplayable. I dropped if off with Chris Callans in Pomona on 03/22/2021 to have a dense bone nut installed, fret ends polished and a full setup and I have missed that guitar immensely.

In the interim, I have switched over to other guitars, but it just isn't the same.

I'm not sure if it's the 1-3/4" wide neck, me praying over it that I wouldn't screw it up or some good luthier vibes that you sent along with it, but its definitely got something special that defies explanation.

The only other guitar that has this aura is my garage-built double neck, but its size and weight keep it from being used daily/nightly.

Some people claim to be "inspired" by a guitar and I have never ever felt that way, even to this day. I become inspired by ideas and life events.

This guitar feels like when you write with a gel pen compared to a dull pencil, or a cheap, scratchy ball point that's almost out of ink and needs to be shaken between sentences.

The pen doesn't inspire you to write the letter, but it makes writing the letter effortless.

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damn, have not seen them VCRs in a long time.


chilipeppermaniac said:
Nope Ramo,,,,,,,,,,, That LatTee machine is a wood framing nail nail gun. It runs off compressed air via a compressor and air hose.
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nice, looks like coffee machine :)
 
Robert Herndon said:
That's an incredible collection, @SG John!!!! The modified Burny SG has a Gibson inlay???

I cannot explain to you why this 1982 MIJ Standard Stratocaster body (that I got from you) seems to have some sort of connection or "spirit" if you will, but for some reason, this lowly guitar has some kind of positive energy associated with it.

Aside from the fact that it's super-light and very comfortable, it just seems to have this very positive vibe.

Interestingly, many different people who play it refer to it as "The Happy Guitar," and more than one person has commented about the guitar's "positive energy" without knowing that other people have said basically the same thing.

Up until I (recently) sawed through the Graph Tech Tusq XL nut with heavy tremolo use, I was playing it daily. Once I cut through the nut, the guitar began ringing/buzzing and just became unplayable. I dropped if off with Chris Callans in Pomona on 03/22/2021 to have a dense bone nut installed, fret ends polished and a full setup and I have missed that guitar immensely.

In the interim, I have switched over to other guitars, but it just isn't the same.

I'm not sure if it's the 1-3/4" wide neck, me praying over it that I wouldn't screw it up or some good luthier vibes that you sent along with it, but its definitely got something special that defies explanation.

The only other guitar that has this aura is my garage-built double neck, but its size and weight keep it from being used daily/nightly.

Some people claim to be "inspired" by a guitar and I have never ever felt that way, even to this day. I become inspired by ideas and life events.

This guitar feels like when you write with a gel pen compared to a dull pencil, or a cheap, scratchy ball point that's almost out of ink and needs to be shaken between sentences.

The pen doesn't inspire you to write the letter, but it makes writing the letter effortless.
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Thanks Rob. It's a decal. Been thinking about converting it back when I spray the T-Bird, and the other projects. As for all the other guitars, I have always said that they found me. Just happened to be at the right place at the right time, with cash on hand (or nearby). Friends of mine have always been surprised that out of all my guitars, there are no dogs. This is coming from people who have played them. They all perform beautifully. I like playing them all, and they have always been fun to play. None need excessive work to play. And other than my hands hurting all the time from work, I really wouldn't care about neck shape. It never bothered me my entire life, but surprisingly I've enjoyed the early sixties wide fret, thin neck style lately. Trying to work out muscles and so forth. We'll see.

As for the Strat body, I would hope that any of my guitars have good energy. They tend to live in a bubble of me telling them how much they are loved, and that they're on this planet made from parts of it, to make music. At the time, I just couldn't see the point in carrying on with that particular body with so many other projects going. I'm happy to hear it's making other people happy. Hope to eventually make the neck from that guitar less troublesome, and on the body I originally wanted to mate it to. In the meantime, there are others that fill the role of making beautiful noises.
 
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