What would your signature model guitar be like?

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What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by Stereordinary » Fri May 08, 2009 7:47 pm

Soochdaddy's post in this thread reminded me of this ridiculously stupid thread I'd been thinking would be fun to start.

So have at it!  No rules here, just one simple and silly question, interpret it whatever way you want:

What would your signature model guitar be like?
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by stevejamsecono » Fri May 08, 2009 8:04 pm

I've played a lot of different guitars, but ultimately my signature guitar would probably end up being a Telecaster. It's the guitar I'm the most comfortable with and at the end of the day I always sound like myself on it.
It wouldn't be incredibly interesting though, probably just black w/black pickguard, maybe a P-90 instead of the regular pickup in the neck position, maybe not. I have a tendency to kick the shit out of my guitars though, so you might as well just buy the Joe Strummer telecaster and put "Steve Bailey" (not to be confused with the famous bass-player with his own signature gear.. d'oh!) on the back instead.
I like keeping it stock usually though :)

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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Fri May 08, 2009 8:57 pm

Mine would be boring....Just a plain old off the shelf AVRI Jazzmaster with a gold 'guard.  (Of course, mine is the best AVRI I've ever played, IMO.)
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by Jonesie » Fri May 08, 2009 9:09 pm

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"Goldtop" Finish, With Pearl Binding,
Mahogany Body (natural finish on back and sides)
Elbow / Tummy Contours
Bill Lawrence L-550 Mini-humbuckers
Bigsby B-5
Cream Pickguard

22 Fret Neck
Maple / Maple
Medium Jumbo Frets
12" Radius
Very Large Neck, 50's Gibson Style
Telecaster Deluxe Logo
CBS Headstock
Vintage Style Tuners
Pearl Binding
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by TheRumsey » Fri May 08, 2009 9:38 pm

it'd be just like my 78 Uni Hiflier, except with a tune-o-matic (still with a lot of space between the bridge and tailpiece). it would come in black or natural. It would come with a set of seymour duncan 1/4 lb JM pups
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by dug » Fri May 08, 2009 10:21 pm

Mine would be a jazzy.

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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by superduperpostrocker » Sat May 09, 2009 3:28 am

<3 even cooler than the mascis sig

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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by JazzBlaster » Sat May 09, 2009 3:56 am

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This pretty mutch is my signature guitar  :)
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by jop » Sat May 09, 2009 5:01 am

This, but then with NOS WRHB's (the real ones).  :D

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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by valley_parade » Sat May 09, 2009 5:38 am

Either a sliiiiightly transparent black singlecut LP Special sans pickguard, or a white/rosewood Telecaster a b/w/b '69 thinline guard.

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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by Pingu » Sat May 09, 2009 5:44 am

Fiesta red JM with maple fretboard and mint guard, no rhythm circuit, no tone knob.
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by bdm » Sat May 09, 2009 7:53 am

* white guard telecaster
* super light ash body
* maple neck
* extremely thin nitro finish (in 50s style white blond or fiesta red)
* rio grande "muy" bridge pick up, "vintage tallboy" neck. (super hot bridge, low output neck, it's like channel switching in the guitar!)
* neck pick up wired to by-pass the tone control (tone control only works on the bridge pu)
* strap locks
* glendale compensated brass saddles
* electro-socket jack plate

basically a recreation of my current tele.
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by therizzla » Sat May 09, 2009 10:06 am

- Shell Pink Tele body (alder)
- JM/Jag trem and bridge
- P-90 bridge (Duncan)
- JM neck p/u (Novak)
- Mint pickguard
- 70's wide strat headstock (rosewood/maple)
- 4-way selector switch with volume and no tone
- No side jack, jack located in place of tone pot on control plate

I will own this guitar someday!
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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by niksureal » Sat May 09, 2009 10:53 am

it would be this but super fender high quality and not squier. although a squier model would be excellent too. i could settle for that.

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Re: What would your signature model guitar be like?

Post by idiotbear » Sat May 09, 2009 11:05 am

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70s Jaguar with:

- WHRP (genuine repro) at the neck;
- no volume or tone controls;
- no rhythm circuit;
- a custom guard to make it less chromey;
- a Wattson Superfuzz circuit true bypassed in where the rhythm circuit should be;
- a Mastery bridge (I put TOM in - no Mastery option on the Dressing Room!);
- Thomastik 13s, roundwound.

This could come in either black or Inca Silver, I think....

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