What are the "must have" guitars for any collection?

**Brian Krashpad** · February 26th, 2011, 07:23 AM

Strat (SSS) Tele, LP (HB), LP (P-90)

Those are the big four.

After that:

SG, some kinda Ric, some kinda Gretsch, some kinda non-Ric/Gretsch semi or hollowbody

**NWBasser** · February 27th, 2011, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Spudman

Everyone needs a Musicman in their stable. It will turn into a horse that gets ridden a lot.

Although I only have limited experience with them, I can see a lot of truth in this one.

FrankenFretter*** · February 28th, 2011, 08:19 AM

That's easy:

-A Les Paul with humbuckers
-A Les Paul with P90s
-A Les Paul with mini-hums

And maybe a Tele.
The end.

**Jimi75** · February 28th, 2011, 09:22 AM

Afterall these years of playing I tend to say a Strat and a Les Paul.

**wingsdad** · March 1st, 2011, 08:45 AM

I'll echo this open-minded, cover-all-bases notion...

Originally Posted by progrmr

A full hollow
A semi-hollow
A Strat
A metal/shred machine
A vintage guitar of some flavor
A two-humbucker guitar
An acoustic
A tele
And a claasical guitar

... although with a good semi-hollow in the fold, I think one could get by without a full hollow, and personally, I'd have no use for 'a metal/shred machine'. As for the acoustic, make it a good solid spruce top acoustic/electric, and make the nylon string an a/e, too. If the rhythm chair is your main bag, as it is for me, I'd add an acoustic/electric 12 and an Rick 12 to the must-have list. Add a P-Bass or a short-scale bass (easier to adapt to if not your main thing) and you're set.

That said, it took me quite a while and a series of buys, sells & trades to get there, but I've managed to finally put such a quiver together, with minimal duplication and a few oddballs thrown in for good measure.

FrankenFretter*** · March 2nd, 2011, 08:01 AM

Lest we forget, we all need a Hell guilar in the collection. Right Syo?

**poodlesrule** · March 2nd, 2011, 10:33 AM

This thread makes me think online sellers should put together bundles or strater packs...

Or we could have a rolling group buy: 2 pallets of Strats, 1 pallet of Tele, etc. Who's got a forklift?

**ZMAN** · March 2nd, 2011, 01:27 PM

My picks would be.
SG p90
SG HB
ES 335
Les Paul
Strat Single coil
Tele

**NWBasser** · March 3rd, 2011, 06:01 PM

Those listed are all good as long as it isn't one of my guitars. They're all spoken for; except the CV strat.

That one should become a part of somebody's collection. winka, winka

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