What is the best guitar you've ever played?

[bcdon***]

Me and Mrs. bcdon are on our road trip to California and look what I picked up along the way: A Godin Icon Type 3 with some smoking P90s. I've been jamming with Ampitube on my Mac, man, I can't wait to get this home and plug it in to my amph!

My Godin is in natural colour and it has a fantastic neck, great fret work, and super low action with no buzz.

I'll post some pictures later, but check this out!

[Eric***]

Dude....they just released those I think. They're like top 5 if I decide to drop some more coin on another LP guitar later in life. That's pretty sweet. I'll be expecting a full review...

[NWBasser]

Wow Don, that's a beauty!

I thought your Epi Zak Wilde was a very sweet-playing guitar, so this one must really be smokin'.

I have cold beer in the fridge if you and the Mrs. want to stop by on your way back north.

Give me a call.

[bcdon***]

Dude....they just released those I think. They're like top 5 if I decide to drop some more coin on another LP guitar later in life. That's pretty sweet. I'll be expecting a full review...

Eric, this is really a sweet guitar! (I meant to post this to a separate thread but I'm using free WiFi at a pub and have had a drink or two, sorry about that guys!) That said, this is the best guitar I have ever played. It is so light and the sustain really bites. I love these P90s!

[bcdon***]

Wow Don, that's a beauty!

I thought your Epi Zak Wilde was a very sweet-playing guitar, so this one must really be smokin'.

I have cold beer in the fridge if you and the Mrs. want to stop by on your way back north.

Give me a call.

Thanks, Jason! I think I'm heading back home on Sunday (my wife is away and I have a pretty good buzz so I'm not to certain of the dates). I'd love to stop by and let you check this out.. I'll keep you posted. If not this time, we'll meet up for that beer. I think you'll really dig this guitar! I can't wait to check out your new guitar too!

[Earle G]

I played a Gibson Historic ES-5 (3-P90s) at a show years ago that was really
fine.
For an acoustic think it could be a '49 Martin D-18 that belongs to a guy
in OR.

[ZMAN]

I would have to say my 1968 Gibson SG Special with the P90s. I have owned it for over 40 years and It is still the nicests playing guitar I have ever played.
Extremely low buzzless action and great tone.
Anyone who plays this guitars usually goes out and tries to buy one. I have sold a lot of faded Sgs with this one. Notice the Vibrolo and the compensated bridge. Works like a charm and very simple.

[Eric***]

I would have to say my 1968 Gibson SG Special with the P90s. I have owned it for over 40 years and It is still the nicests playing guitar I have ever played.
Extremely low buzzless action and great tone.
Anyone who plays this guitars usually goes out and tries to buy one. I have sold a lot of faded Sgs with this one. Notice the Vibrolo and the compensated bridge. Works like a charm and very simple.

I could be wrong, but didn't you say at one point that playing this guitar made you realize how much better the quality is these days, or something along those lines?

Maybe I'm misremembering...

[ZMAN]

Possibly taken a little out of context Eric. What I was talking about was the new bodies made with CNC machines, make these old bodies look crude. If you look at the horns they are somewhat different. I am sorry if I gave you the impression I meant the playability of the guitar. It is simple straight forward and has always been my best playing guitar. Over the years I have drifted back and forth between P90s and Humbuckers. Lately I have been liking the P90s. But I could never find a guitar with such a low buzzless action. I have had every kind of string on it over the last 40 plus years from 08 Labella Ultra Slinkies to 11s. But right now I have the Gibson Britewires and they seem to fit perfectly.
I took all the strings off it a couple of years ago and cleaned the board and set it up. The action is still the same and hasn't changed a bit.
I have several friends who have played it over the years and I have standing offers for it. But I won't sell.

[sunvalleylaw]

I suppose the finest guitar I ever played was a Martin D-45 Marquis with an adirondack spruce top. Like this one:

http://www.dreamguitars.com/products...is_1169754.php

It was about the same era as this one too. I got to play it at the end of a presentation by the Martin reps at the local store that has since closed. The guitar played beautifully, sounded wonderful, and was just plain nice. Worth around 10k street price? Debatable. But probably the finest guitar I have ever held or played.

[Eric***]

Possibly taken a little out of context Eric. What I was talking about was the new bodies made with CNC machines, make these old bodies look crude. If you look at the horns they are somewhat different. I am sorry if I gave you the impression I meant the playability of the guitar. It is simple straight forward and has always been my best playing guitar. Over the years I have drifted back and forth between P90s and Humbuckers. Lately I have been liking the P90s. But I could never find a guitar with such a low buzzless action. I have had every kind of string on it over the last 40 plus years from 08 Labella Ultra Slinkies to 11s. But right now I have the Gibson Britewires and they seem to fit perfectly.
I took all the strings off it a couple of years ago and cleaned the board and set it up. The action is still the same and hasn't changed a bit.
I have several friends who have played it over the years and I have standing offers for it. But I won't sell.

Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying.

[jpfeifer]

I played a PRS Hollowbody II that was probably the most beautiful, and best sounding guitar that I've ever played. It's not the kind of guitar that I'd use as a general purpose gigging guitar, but it really sounded good for what it did.

I've also played some custom shop Gibson 335's that I'd classify as best-of-class in terms of their overall tone.

--Jim

[Blaze]

I would have to say my 1968 Gibson SG Special with the P90s. I have owned it for over 40 years and It is still the nicests playing guitar I have ever played.
Extremely low buzzless action and great tone.
Anyone who plays this guitars usually goes out and tries to buy one. I have sold a lot of faded Sgs with this one. Notice the Vibrolo and the compensated bridge. Works like a charm and very simple.

Gorgeous Axe Z ... I d love to own one , one day..

[hubberjub***]

I played a G&L ASAT at a guitar store years ago that absolutely was the most resonant guitar I have ever experienced. I never even plugged it in but when you find a guitar that just rings acoustically as much as that did you know it's a great guitar. I should have bought that. In terms of guitars I own, I'll take my Modulus over most other guitars I've played.

[sumitomo]

Easy no brainer,the next one! Sumi

[Algonquin]

Rob's Suhr Classic while he was off with his family at NAMM in California... but don't tell him!

[Robert****]

Rob's Suhr Classic while he was off with his family at NAMM in California... but don't tell him!

That's okay, it wants to be played!

If you guys ever get the chance to play one of these... oh my! It's only $12,000!

What an incredible guitar that was to play.

[Katastrophe]

Gibson Les Paul... First electric I ever played.

[hubberjub***]

That's okay, it wants to be played!

If you guys ever get the chance to play one of these... oh my! It's only $12,000!

What an incredible guitar that was to play.

Those two dudes in the background look like they're keeping an eye on you. With your running abilities I bet you could have made a break with that ax.