marnold
February 2nd, 2007, 10:30 AM
After getting my '51 I think I have determined what my Ultimate Guitar would actually be. It's a guitar that would be able to play anything I like to play. Basically, it would be a fat Strat (HSS). I'd like a relatively hot, mid-rangey humbucker like my Fender's Atomic II and Texas Special single coils in the middle and neck. I'd like a maple fretboard (preferably bird's eye) and probably a reverse-swept pointy headstock for a flashback to my misspent youth. The color scheme would be "None more black": black paint (preferably a satin finish), black pickguard, black hardware. I think that would totally rock.
The thing is that the guitar I almost bought first was a Dean fat Strat. It would have been red instead of black and with a Strat-like headstock, but otherwise it would have fit the bill. As I glanced through the Musician's Friend catalog, I came across the Ibanez SA260M (http://www.ibanez.com/eg/guitar.aspx?m=SA260M&c=BK) which seemed to fit the bill pretty well. I have no idea what the pickups sound like. It goes for $350, which isn't bad at all. Having said that, I'm in no position to talk about anything guitar-oriented right now. Plus, if I'd get it, I'd probably have to sell my Fender and Squier.
The thing is that the guitar I almost bought first was a Dean fat Strat. It would have been red instead of black and with a Strat-like headstock, but otherwise it would have fit the bill. As I glanced through the Musician's Friend catalog, I came across the Ibanez SA260M (http://www.ibanez.com/eg/guitar.aspx?m=SA260M&c=BK) which seemed to fit the bill pretty well. I have no idea what the pickups sound like. It goes for $350, which isn't bad at all. Having said that, I'm in no position to talk about anything guitar-oriented right now. Plus, if I'd get it, I'd probably have to sell my Fender and Squier.