I run an old fender bass man 400 head and cabinet with an Ibanez 5 string.
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Thank you, I have not entertained the idea of building any other guitars. I have 4 and really only play two. I love my Tele so much that the thought of even needing another guitar seems unnecessary.
Oh boy, here goes...
This is a MIJ '70s, ash body, reissue
This is a 1985 M serial number MIJ "contemporary" strat
Early '90s Jackson Professional Dinky
This is an early '90s, Japanese, Edwards "Lacquer Taste". Edwards is ESP
A cheap Korean Tokai that I threw a set of Duncan Phat Cats into...
An early '90s Dean Select V
Mexican Tele
A Gibson Gospel re-issue, this thing is phenomenal
Yamaha 12 String
La Patrie Nylon string
A cheap Squire J Bass
A '90s made in USA Blues Deluxe. It's... not awful, but not great.
A 1977 JMP 50 watt, converted to a 4-hole'r by Ken Fischer!!! Now this thing IS phenomenal. It's sitting on an '80s JCM 800 4x12 cab loaded with the hated G12T-75 speakers. I think they sound fine.
A VOX AC-15 Heritage Handwired sitting on a 2x10 cab, I forget who made it, loaded with a Weber Alnico & a Weber ceramic, can't remember which ones though.
This is a MIJ '70s, ash body, reissue
This is a 1985 M serial number MIJ "contemporary" strat
Early '90s Jackson Professional Dinky
This is an early '90s, Japanese, Edwards "Lacquer Taste". Edwards is ESP
A cheap Korean Tokai that I threw a set of Duncan Phat Cats into...
An early '90s Dean Select V
Mexican Tele
A Gibson Gospel re-issue, this thing is phenomenal
Yamaha 12 String
La Patrie Nylon string
A cheap Squire J Bass
A '90s made in USA Blues Deluxe. It's... not awful, but not great.
A 1977 JMP 50 watt, converted to a 4-hole'r by Ken Fischer!!! Now this thing IS phenomenal. It's sitting on an '80s JCM 800 4x12 cab loaded with the hated G12T-75 speakers. I think they sound fine.
A VOX AC-15 Heritage Handwired sitting on a 2x10 cab, I forget who made it, loaded with a Weber Alnico & a Weber ceramic, can't remember which ones though.
My 1960’s MIJ cheapie Banjo, it was a complete wreck when I got it, completely unplayable. But it was my grandpas and I was determined to make it playable again. I spent weeks straightening the neck, did a complete refret with medium nickel guitar frets, replaced the 5th tuning peg with a machine, cut a new nut, retentioned the hoop, etc. 
Love the ash strat and the MIJ Pauls! I’ve been looking for an MIJ Yamaha Paul for a while.
I once had a 1976 start that looked identical, so they did a good job on the reissue.
Late '80s/early '90s Japanese guitars are the holy grail that are still flying under the radar. But that isn't going to last long. MIJ Charvels and Jackson Pro/professional have already made a HUGE price jump.
If you find an Edwards, BUY IT. The one I have is as good if not better than my friend's actual Gibson LP Custom, the main difference is that the Edwards has a more '50s style neck, meaning it's beefier. But the fit & finish is arguably better.
The red strat is light years ahead of any strat I've ever played. If you ever come across a MIJ Fender with a serial number beginning with an E, buy it immediately.
I'll play (no pun intended). Been doing this for a while, and whittled down to the following keepers.
2000 R7 with CreamT '57 GT pickups. Fat and sassy, like western Carolina BBQ
My #1 - 2007 Chambered R8 with Peter Florance Voodoo '59 pickups. This is like Pittsburg style filet with Hollandaise and green peppercorn sauce.
The rest of the hanging flock, and the noisemakers
2000 R7 with CreamT '57 GT pickups. Fat and sassy, like western Carolina BBQ
My #1 - 2007 Chambered R8 with Peter Florance Voodoo '59 pickups. This is like Pittsburg style filet with Hollandaise and green peppercorn sauce.
The rest of the hanging flock, and the noisemakers
It's a 3-piece body, but they did an amazing job of matching the grain. Now the fret work is another story. I got it CHEAP because it was unplayable due to the frets. I had to get it re-fretted to made it playable.
That I built out of a single piece of maple that was chosen by Noah for the bow of the Ark!
Sup captain flex LOL (it's all jealousy on my part hahaha)
For a second I felt like I was looking at the Guitar Center website.
Nice collection.
That old 1976 I had, I really should have kept. It was played to death by prior owners, and it felt like an old pair of tennis shoes. It had nearly no frets left, and the pickups were too low for my tastes at the time.
Forgot to mention that Bogner 4x12 is also a magical piece, from the late 1990s. It sings and breathes like no other 4x12 I've ever owned.
I was much more of an amp person, and have owned several models from just about every company out there over the decades. The only ones I ever regret selling were an old Shiva silver back head and an early 1970s metal face 50-watt Marshall that looked like it was dragged behind a truck.
I’m big fan of the older MIJ stuff for sure, a buddy of mine has an early blue paisley MIJ Tele, I love playing that thing. I’ve had a couple of lawsuit era MIJ Fernandes’ as well, a tele and a strat. Both were far better than their USA made equivalents.
Don't have pictures of some others like my cheap banjo, my Republic resonator, or a few other cheaper acoustics. Putting together a new partscaster strat right now which is also not pictured.
We will get that band together one day Scott!
Here is my second (third?) hand Yamaha Eterna that I can't play, but like to plunk around on sometimes.
I bought it a few years ago to learn Happy Birthday on to surprise my wife.
Scrolling through this thread makes me hear music in my mind.
Pause a couple minutes to re-fill your inspiration tank.
Holy shit can this kid play:
Pause a couple minutes to re-fill your inspiration tank.
Holy shit can this kid play:
Billy Strings is a monster
Billy Strings is for sure an amazing picker.
Dang, man, that's some _serious_ guitar you have there! I'd be putting some miles on that one daily. I have a Collings mandolin that I like a lot. I tried hard for about ten years to be a great mandolin player but I'm still a beginner at it. It's just damn hard to play. Anyway, I can only imagine how great your guitar sounds. There is something magical about the 12-fret design. That slotted headstock looks mucho classy too.
That's ratified air in some ways. A Bassman 400 is where I fell in love with a Ric 4003 but I haven't yet had the scratch and the reason, at the same time, to get one for myself. That goes for the amp and bass both.