I hope I’m not becoming a 1-note chord with my CS postings, because sheesh, I’ve posted a lot of guitar/amp/synth threads lately.
So, I’m thinking about buying a guitar. Maybe. Possibly. When my budget allows, which might be sometime between beach vacation season and winter holiday season. I just bought a Mexican Strat 4 weeks ago today, and that’s cut into rent and utilities mightily.
But I like to plan ahead.
My philosophy is that any serious player should own at least two instruments for a variety of sounds. Yeah, acoustic, classical, hollow body, yada yada. I’ve become a strictly solid body man. For me, there exist only two types of guitars: Single coil and double coil.
I’ve got Old Blue, the Strat.
But what about a humbucking instrument? I’ve owned a Guild S-300D for about 25 years, and it’s a beauty. That is, it has inner beauty. Its outer beauty is a little Aged French Whore.
I love the thing, but the color has gone from white to tobacco-yellow, and most of the hardware has turned to rust. I could refubish it, but I don’t think the parts are made anymore (Guild doesn’t even make electrics anymore). I’d like something new and Ooh Shiny under warrantee.
But I can’t seem to find anything remotely as good. Les Pauls are too heavy, Flying Vs have only three knobs, SGs don’t seem to fit the bill…
And I want something I can afford, maybe $300-600.
Here are the features I want:
Solid body
Dual humbuckers with a 3-way position switch
4 knobs (2 vol, 2 tone)
A phase switch (That is, both pickups in or out-of phase)
24 frets
ETA: One-piece construction
Does such a monster exist?