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Best playing guitar I've ever owned was an early 2000s Parker Fly Deluxe in "Majik Blue." The guitar was actually too perfect, it not only played itself effortlessly, sounded great and versatile and never went out of tune even when going to town on the non-locking trem, it weighed five featherweight pounds. It was too toyish compared to my traditional guitars and I felt it was better to retain my bond with the old designs rather than embracing the "out there" modern space age stuff.

My trusty '96 G&L Legacy has always been a sick player, but earlier this year I refretted her with 58118s (very jumbos), crisped up her 12" radius, and did an oil finish on the trunk of the neck akin to old skool San Dimas Charvels. This guitar was always comfy like an old pair of jeans, now it's got sick low action coupled with tall'uns for as effortless playing as one could want or need.

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Very cool thread Gary.

 

I've got 50+ guitars in my collection,but if I had to pick just one that I've HAVE to live with a sell all the others, it'd be my ' 99 Tom Anderson Hollow Drop Top Classic.

I played this guitar in A LOT of dance halls , clubs,private parties, and concert stages.

Eric Johnson even got to play it for a few minutes and commented on how light it was and that it played awesome.

Here's a pic of my Tom A

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While I already cited my long time Numero Uno, I will second the above recommendations of the SuperPro. The korina CO Goldtop on the right is all kinds of wonderful. It complements well the other Monaco with upgraded P-90s on the left. It would be hard to improve on either one and I  cannot imagine them ever going anywhere.

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On 12/7/2017 at 7:09 AM, Steve Haynie said:

We get used to guitars, and that can make us compare every guitar to the one we feel most comfortable playing.

This covers my experience perfectly.  My best playing guitar is a $180 (in 1980) Gretsch BST.  Being my only guitar for the better part of twenty years it became my benchmark.  I have guitars with better action and bigger sound, but none bring the comfort I get from twenty years of monoguity.

Yeah, I liked it so much I bought others and with Murkat's help individualized them.  They're all fun, but the one on the far right just feels like home.

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On 12/7/2017 at 7:52 AM, kizanski said:

I can't explain it and I may never know why, but there is something about this guitar.

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It just plays itself.

This picture with the stone column makes me think of Nigel Tufnel saying, "No, don't even look at it!"

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On 12/7/2017 at 6:55 PM, Jeff R said:

Best playing guitar I've ever owned was an early 2000s Parker Fly Deluxe in "Majik Blue." The guitar was actually too perfect, it not only played itself effortlessly, sounded great and versatile and never went out of tune even when going to town on the non-locking trem, it weighed five featherweight pounds. It was too toyish compared to my traditional guitars and I felt it was better to retain my bond with the old designs rather than embracing the "out there" modern space age stuff.

My trusty '96 G&L Legacy has always been a sick player, but earlier this year I refretted her with 58118s (very jumbos), crisped up her 12" radius, and did an oil finish on the trunk of the neck akin to old skool San Dimas Charvels. This guitar was always comfy like an old pair of jeans, now it's got sick low action coupled with tall'uns for as effortless playing as one could want or need.

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Wow, Jeff, how low is that action?  

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On 12/7/2017 at 8:55 PM, Texsunburst59 said:

Eric Johnson even got to play it for a few minutes and commented on how light it was and that it played awesome.

That's some good praise there!  Curse all you giving me more guitars to pine for!

 

On 12/9/2017 at 9:25 PM, cynic said:

My best playing guitar is a $180 (in 1980) Gretsch BST.

Those look cool.  Looks like where EBMM got their Axis inspiration when Eddie left them. 

It's tough for me to pick one.  They each have different qualities and sort of point me in different directions when I play them.   Artist points me down a different road than Les Paul etc. Maybe that's just my own limitations.

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Gap between bottom of unfretted string and apex of 12th fret: Treble "E," 2/64"; Bass "E", 3/64."

The beauty of a humongous fret is liquid low effortless action under the fingertips but enough airspace between the string, frets and the fretboard surface to get your fingers around and "under" the strings (if that makes sense) for bending and especially vibrato with control and authority.

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