New guitars 2023. What did you get, if any?

[LucSulla]

This showed up today. 

[The Shark]

16 hours ago, Disturber said:

How do you compare it to your Historics?

You got some really killer LP's. ♠️🖤♠️🖤

I've found that guitars should be evaluated on a "case by case" basis.  The "Pearly Gates" Hague is just fantastic.  It has a set of Peter Florence Voodoo pickups in it and my son (our soundman) says it sounds better than all my other guitars.  It's kind of disconcerting!  The "Greeny" Hague is kind of a mule in that it has a very round and dark sound.  You have to dig at it.  It might be the Wizz pickups.  

Honestly, I've lucked out with the Hague replicas.  The Murphy's and the other VOS/Historics are all great guitars.  It's a good time to play Les Pauls.

 

 

[HSB0531]

On 12/22/2023 at 9:15 PM, The Shark said:

A '55 Custom Shop with the triple treatment...

Wow!...I Never knew 3-pup P-90 Gold Top Les Pauls existed; even in a Custom Shop order.

[The Shark]

10 minutes ago, HSB0531 said:

Wow!...I Never knew 3-pup P-90 Gold Top Les Pauls existed; even in a Custom Shop order.

I've not seen another.  That's why I bought it.  A friend is offering me stupid money for it, but I'm worried it might be a good "holding" long-term.  

[HSB0531]

6 minutes ago, The Shark said:

I've not seen another.  That's why I bought it.  A friend is offering me stupid money for it, but I'm worried it might be a good "holding" long-term.  

A keeper

[kizanski]

7 minutes ago, The Shark said:

I've not seen another.  That's why I bought it.  A friend is offering me stupid money for it, but I'm worried it might be a good "holding" long-term.  

Maybe you can will it to him. 

[cornjulio]

A Nik Huber Krautster where I got to design the inlays. Absolutely fabulous guitar!

[Dutchman]

$100.00! I fine tuned the frets plays great.

[diablo175]

On 12/22/2023 at 10:48 PM, bkrownd said:

 

I got some oldies...

1964 Guild T-100

1983? Kramer Pacer Special

1992 Hamer Diablo

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I recognize that Diablo!

[BTMN]

Some great looking guitars in this thread. Good or bad I have nothing to add. Actually sold a couple off. 🫣🤩😜

[Dave Scepter]

On 12/22/2023 at 10:57 PM, Joe mama said:

cool , but sold it

What made you sell it?

[tbonesullivan]

19 hours ago, LucSulla said:

This showed up today. 

Oh jeez! Is it really very slightly lavender? I've never gotten to see one in the flesh. Really nothing quite like the Jake E. Lee pickup setup.

[Dave Scepter]

49 minutes ago, Joe mama said:

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[donner]

1 minute ago, Dave Scepter said:

Can't open file 😕 

He's got the real deal for grown-ups.

It's gonna look like dis:

[GrappaGreen]

Just scraped in..

Waited a year and a half to find one and thanks to the guys here..

Needs a little tlc but it’s great.:

 

[LucSulla]

3 hours ago, tbonesullivan said:

Oh jeez! Is it really very slightly lavender? I've never gotten to see one in the flesh. Really nothing quite like the Jake E. Lee pickup setup.

It really is. If you look at it at an angle, there is a definite lavender sparkle. 

Most balanced HSS I've ever played. 

[Dave Scepter]

 

 

 

 

Not really... just trying to fit in 🤣

[tbonesullivan]

1 hour ago, LucSulla said:

It really is. If you look at it at an angle, there is a definite lavender sparkle. 

Most balanced HSS I've ever played. 

Hmmm... Tempting. I've been working on Bark at the Moon lately, and Lee's ability for high speed palm muting interspersed with playing is... nuts. I can't even come close to his level of execution. I also love the bridge design on it. It's pretty much the same as the one on my Carvin bolt. Simple, easy to use, comfortable.

[Tommyvee]

My recent M2M I received.  Waited 14 months.

[Ua D]

Bought and sold this artist. Should have kept it.   My favorite I think of the 3 I’ve owned.  
Assembled and finished this precision guitar kit with Gravelin 50’s wind p90.   Always need a Junior around.     
Built 2 telecasters from scratch.  The dark candy apple red /gold was for me and the candy apple red/silver I built for my dad.  Only took me 15 years to finally get a from scratch build done   Once I got one done the second almost seemed easy    Next year builds 3,4 and 5 will be done   

 

[Ua D]

Ohh and I forgot.  Also got this cigar box kit my father in law got me.  Finished that this last week. 

[gorch]

Hamer Artist in spring this year. I took it to a clinic shortly after. Great playing sounding guitar. Quite beautiful too.

[woodpile]

Bought, sold and horse traded for quite a few this year. The one real surprise is this ASAT III with a 10 position Free-Way switch. It aint too pretty and thought it might be gimmicky at first. Turns out it can pretty much do it all.

 

[rickrock999]

Added

Hamer USA Californian Elite (Only pic I have that is small enough)

 

ESP LTD KH-602 Ouija Natural

ESP KH-2 From the Custom Shop in Kiso Japan

ESP LTD-KH 602 Purple Sparkle

Hamer Echotone.

 

Sold:

Hamer USA Diablo

ESP KH-602 Demonology

Hamer Californian Korean Scalloped

Fender American Standard Telecaster.

[RobB]

This ‘81 Greco MSV:

 

Another Greco flying out from the East Coast shortly. For the money, $1.1k buys A LOT of vintage MIJ guitar. 

Ibanez GB30:

And a first-year issue, 2005 Fender EJ Strat with all of the case goodies. Pics to follow.