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As I'm GASing for an ES-195 it got me to thinking: How many guitars is too many? Here's what I have now:
- Gibson ES-139 (Semi-hollow)
- Ibanez AF 75 D (Jazz box)
- Ibanez Montage hybrid (flat top acoustic)
- Angel Lopez EC3000CBK (nylon-string solid-body)
- Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster (baritone)
- Fender 12-string acoustic guitar
- Ibanez classical guitar
- No-name classical guitar
- Yamaha Guitalele
(2 great guitars and the rest are cheap fun for different sounds & moods)
Now, I know that a lot of folks on this site have some pretty big and impressive collections. To those who do, do you feel that you need them all?
To those who don't, are you happy with a smaller collection?
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05-30-2016 04:02 PM
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Guitars are like sheep; they like company!!
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Four (including a travel guitar). I could probably live just fine with three but each of the four has one or more specific functions: a 25.5" archtop tuned to D; a 25.5" plank tuned to Db; a 24.75" archtop tuned to standard pitch for teaching and tutorials; a 24.75" travel guitar tuned to standard pitch for vacations.
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I'm at nine guitars.
three or four favorites, a couple with sentimental value, a couple that aren't worth much $$ but play really well, so I might as well keep them.
I wouldn't mind whittling down the pile, but it's tough!
Meanwhile, there's always new gas just around the corner . . .
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Just have fun ..I like diversity .. the 195 has p94s vs the HBs of the 139, so that is fine in my book.
Also you need a Tele!
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28 guitars and 17 amps. I clearly need some more amps.
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The answer to the question of how many guitars a man needs is "just one more" (no matter how many guitars that man may have)
I have 20 guitars and while I may not "need" them all, I like having them.
For the past 19 years I have been loyal to one woman. I make up for that by having a harem of guitars.
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At least one amp per guitar, I'd say, is a minimum!
Originally Posted by old tube
But only half of the amps need to be working.
I mean, what's the use of an amp that isn't torn down on a workbench with wires hanging out?
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Embarassingly, 14-guitars...
Electrics (4)
- Archtop
- Semi-Hollowbody
- Strat
- Tele
Acoustics (9)
- Archtop
- Gypsy
- Steel String Flat Tops (5)
- Nylon (2)
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I have four:
2006 Gibson L5 CES
2015 Gibson ES 175 '59 Reissue VOS
Fender Deluxe Players Strat
Eastman E6OM LTD OM style flat top
On my want list:
Gibson L7C
Fender American Vintage '52 Reissue Telecaster
Fender American Vintage '65 Reissue Jazzmaster
Godin Multiac nylon string
Gibson ES 335 '59 Reissue VOS
Martin M28
Gibson ES 330
Gibson ES 175 w/ P90 or CC pickup.
I may be looking to pick up one on the want list this coming fall. We'll see which is available for the right price.Last edited by Mark M.; 05-30-2016 at 06:28 PM.
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14 guitars 5 amps and no.
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I have too many guitars and basses too and want to get down to four (hollow, solid, acoustic, nylon) and a bass. It's a waste to me, and almost feel like going down to just one.
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A Cordoba GK and a Squier bass. I want a strat but if I get one right now I'll blow off everything I should be doing.
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More than I need, less than I want.
I have them hanging all over my house... they're art, that can be used.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
I have 20 guitars and while I may not "need" them all, I like having them.
For the past 19 years I have been loyal to one woman. I make up for that by having a harem of guitars.
and here i always thought it was two guitars for every one year loyal!!
of course you could be down to a single ukulele...
haha
cheers
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After selling my Seagull electro-acoustic flat top to finance my latest expense (Fender Princeton 65 RI)
I have the following:
2 solid bodies:
- 1992 Gibson Les Paul Standard
- 2005 Gibson SG Standard
1 Bass:
- Peavey NTB Grind 5 strings
3 Arch Tops:
- 1996 Gibson Tal Farlow
- 1995 Epiphone Joe Pass
- 2003 Epiphone Emperor Regent
Never had more than 7 guitars at any point and when I don't play an instrument because I can't feel at home neck wise, I get rid of them. Happened to the Seagull and also a D shaped neck Sheraton II I swapped for my SG.
Regarding if I need them all, the answer is probably not, my Epis are fun cheapos I learned to tinker on their neck are fantastic, my Gibsons stay stock and will stay with me.
Not gassing for anything else really, but having been on that forum for nearly 5 years and still be out of a Tele is quite impressive...we never know
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5 guitars- 3 amps
2 Eastmans- 371 and a T 386
Carvin Bolt
Ovation Elite
Yamaha Silent Guitar
The Carvin is very nice but the T386 covers that sonic space. I could also lose the Silent guitar. The other 3 are keepers
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Finally, a thread I can show my wife.
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I have one too many at 8. I also have mine hanging around the house so I can pick up what I want easily. Over the years I have tried to cover all the bases of guitar types from nylon to steel string and parlor sized acoustics, a Strat, a 12 string Jazzmaster, a 25 inch archtop, and a 24.6 inch archtop. Looking to get rid of a Danelectro 12 string that was pushed out by the Jazzmaster. Still thinking of building a neck pick up only 24.75 Tele though. I recently sold a fretless bass that I didn't give justice to owning.
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10. Do I need them all? Heck no. But I like 'em.
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Here are the archtops I have at home. At the office I have a 1959 VOS ES175D and my "project" guitar, a cheap-o that I've used to learn how to do things like pickup swaps or fret dressing. Actually the project guitar has become an awesome player because all those experiments worked, and worked well!
But, below, is my family of archtops currently residing at home. Full disclosure requires I also mention a Martin D28 and a Cordoba classical.
Every one of the guitars in this picture, as well as the ES175, is a massively wonderful "player" guitar. Ironically, the cheapest one in the picture, the Loar, is the only one that possesses all three qualities we often praise. Only the Loar combines: (a) all solid wood (b) hand carved (c) no scarf joint or heel splice in the neck. The Gibson ES165 is certainly the finest instrument in that picture, but I have to say the Aria Pro II PE180 is incredible. Laminated, but otherwise unbelievably well built.Last edited by lawson-stone; 05-30-2016 at 08:50 PM.
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I'm actually ready to admit to too many and start selling some ... and hopefully satisfy some gas for one or two more special ones
But getting off my butt and selling them is not as easy as I'd like ... LOL
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1929 Stromberg Voisinet 12 fret ladder braced acoustic
0000-1 Martin (one of 370)
Carlos Pena Flamenco
2003 Fender Telecaster Hiway 1 triburst maple
Gretsch Americana new and unplayed
Self made Cavaquinho
4 button accordeons
mandolin
2 16 Hole Hohner Chromatic Harmonicas
Bart Reiter Grand Concert 5 string Banjo
On loan to my grandson:
Fender American Telecaster
Takamine 132 SCE
Ibanez es 175 copy
Godin 5th Av Cognac
1971 Martin D-18
Self made Cavaquinho
Tenor Uke
Amps
Fender Blues Jr Custom, Green Tolex, Wheat grille cloth, hemp speaker
Lab Series L-5
Epiphone
Fender Music Master Bass
Bugara (?)
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Current lineup:
Gibson ES-135
Peerless Sunset
Godin 5th Ave. w/ floater
Harmony Brilliant cutaway w/ DeArmond RC1000
Telecaster
Alvaro AC60 A/E classical
Regal square neck dobro
Kay archtop
Silvertone archtop
Squier Jazz VM bass
Electra bass
Plus 3 ukes and a dulcimer
Too many? Yes--I'm thinking of selling a couple, as we consider "downsizing" and maybe moving in a year or 2. For the most part, they fit different niches. The Gibson and the Tele are each desert-island guitars that can do it all. But a Gibson ain't a Tele, is it? I thought about selling the Sunset when I got the 135, but it is such a sweet guitar and so fun to play...
Right now, the dobro and basses aren't getting much attention, so maybe they'll go soon. OTOH, several of them make good wall art--they're not worth much, but they look good hanging in the music room.
Do I need them all? No. Are they all paid for, and do they make me feel good when I walk in the room? Yes, and decidedly yes.
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Four guitars and a bass.
1. Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II
2. Ibanez JSM-10
3. Fender Standard Strat (MiM)
4. Fender Highway 1 Tele.
5. Fender Standard Jazz Bass
Do I need them all? Probably I could get by with one guitar and the bass, but I think they cover disperate enough sonic areas that they all have a place. Given what I've been playing lately, I could probably lose the Epi and the Strat and not feel it too much.
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