If there could be only one...

Even though I have nine guitars for me this is still a simple choice

2008 Schecter Stiletto 6-FR
Gotoh GE1996T tremolo
Gotoh SG381-MGT tuners
Bare Knuckle alnico Black Hawk pickup set
Bare Knuckle CTS 550K push-pull (splits coils on both pickups) volume pot with treble bleed kit
Bare Knuckle CTS 550K tone pot with BKP Jensen 0.022uF PIO cap
CRL 3-way pickup selector switch
Switchcraft jack
fully-shielded
DiMarzio ClipLock strap system

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My “one” guitar choice I posted would be my Ovation acoustic.

If I had to pick an electric, it’d be tough. On one hand there’s the G400. Literally, the only thing still Epi on it is the plastic and the wood. Everything else has been swapped out. Then I bought the blue Strat a couple years ago and it’s been tough to put down. The Epi rocks. The Strat I tend to play really clean….. as in…. seldom turn up higher than 3 or 4 and it’s got a linear volume pot which does turn up and down smoother than an audio pot. It works for me. Then there’s the Hagstrom Viking. It’s just plain a cool guitar.

So yeah….. it’d be a tough choice.
 
Jethro Rocker said:
You love it but it never gets played?
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Fair question... ;) I don't have much because of my forced medical retirement but the one thing I want to leave my son when I have to leave this world is a absolute mint condition Strat. I'm also sure at one point we've all sold something that we regret whether or not it was being used and this one would be it.
All of my guitars except this one hangs on the wall and are within reach from my recliner and there is no way I would hang my MIA on the wall.:)
 
iblive said:
My “one” guitar choice I posted would be my Ovation acoustic.

If I had to pick an electric, it’d be tough. On one hand there’s the G400. Literally, the only thing still Epi on it is the plastic and the wood. Everything else has been swapped out. Then I bought the blue Strat a couple years ago and it’s been tough to put down. The Epi rocks. The Strat I tend to play really clean….. as in…. seldom turn up higher than 3 or 4 and it’s got a linear volume pot which does turn up and down smoother than an audio pot. It works for me. Then there’s the Hagstrom Viking. It’s just plain a cool guitar.

So yeah….. it’d be a tough choice.
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IB,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have a FREE to me Ovation that was my fiancee Kathy's ex husband's guitar. I practically would not even want to play this thing for free. I presume yours has a rounded back, right?

If I remember right, mine might have the Classical guitar type tuners in the head stock and something is wonky about the guitar other than that round back. It might have had steel strings on it instead of classical type. I am not sure, but I seem to think something about the tuners is odd, as compared to regular Acoustic or Electric style Grovers, Kluson etc type. Something like the shafts on the pegs come sideways and the winders face backwards?

Anyone ever deal with this type mess? I pulled it out of our junk room and it is a Celebrity model CC53

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chilipeppermaniac said:
My first V was almost a mundane Mustaine, basic Black. But this,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this may have swayed me to THIS particular Dean, had I ever seen it before now. That guitar is insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It was a limited run to promote Megadeth's "Gears of War" collaboration. I went through four of them through GC when I bought it new. Each one had some issue and then finally this one was perfect. I almost got rid of it until I swapped out the Livewires for these Voodoo Customs. Removed the tone knob as well from the circuit and put in an LED kill switch. Now it's awesome.
 
Having said I would not want to play this Ovation, I might reconsider it, if I could somehow mold and attach a standard guitar shaped shouldered guitar contour to this guitar so it would feel right to play sitting down.

Now I know Robert Herndon would like the neck on this guitar. It sports a thick and wide 2 inch neck.

Here is a clip of a guy on a similar Ovation, Pretty sure it is a major higher end model compared to mine, but I could SO SEE ROBERT playing this classical jam if he had one.

 
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chilipeppermaniac said:
IB,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have a FREE to me Ovation that was my fiancee Kathy's ex husband's guitar. I practically would not even want to play this thing for free. I presume yours has a rounded back, right?

If I remember right, mine might have the Classical guitar type tuners in the head stock and something is wonky about the guitar other than that round back. It might have had steel strings on it instead of classical type. I am not sure, but I seem to think something about the tuners is odd, as compared to regular Acoustic or Electric style Grovers, Kluson etc type. Something like the shafts on the pegs come sideways and the winders face backwards?

Anyone ever deal with this type mess? I pulled it out of our junk room and it is a Celebrity model CC53

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Yes. Mine has the rounded back. Deep bowl. Not shallow like a lot of the newer Ovations.

However. Was never very familiar with the nylon stringed classical style Ovations. I may have played one or two in stores. My preference is steel strings.
 
Truss_rod said:
Fair question... ;) I don't have much because of my forced medical retirement but the one thing I want to leave my son when I have to leave this world is a absolute mint condition Strat. I'm also sure at one point we've all sold something that we regret whether or not it was being used and this one would be it.
All of my guitars except this one hangs on the wall and are within reach from my recliner and there is no way I would hang my MIA on the wall.:)
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Totally makes sense, just curious as beautiful guitars are meant to be played.

Not having children, I do wonder at some point what I might do with all my great gear. Hoping our friend's kids get into guitar at some point.
 
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