Let's see your rare guitars!

[Securb]

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These are rare but I wouldn't call them vintage seeing they have been modded so severely and freakishly in one case.
My Silver 1980 MIJ Ibanez Iceman now with a TV Jones Classic Plus, Sperzel Locking Tuners, Bigsby and Fishman Power Bridge.
My 1981 MIJ Ibanez Iceman with a Dimebucker, SD Jazz, Kahler, Sperzel Locking Tuners and 3 switches (phase, split, split)



These are pretty rare:
My 1999 USA Parker Midifly it is true midi not 13 pin like the new ones. I can control any midi device with it directly with a midi cord. Great tracking and it plays like a dream.
1973 Ovation Deacon 12 string. The 6 string Deacons are getting hard to find but the 12s are a rare bird.

 

[ItsaBass]

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The rarest guitar I have is probably my G&L Legacy prototype. It's a true one off. It has a pine body and a pine neck, and was the factory's prototype for a possible Brad Whitford signature model that never got put into production. It's the only G&L ever built that way, and possibly will be the only one ever built that way. It is hands down one of the best sounding guitars I've ever played.

My second rarest is probably my Thomas Norwood Spanish-necked dreadnaught. Norwood used to live here in Pasadena, but many decades ago, he took off to France to built lutes and other weird ****. He is now one of the foremost European authorities on the history and repair of antique and historical stringed instruments (like lutes, hurdy gurdies, etc.). He built almost no steel-stringed guitars in his career, and only recently started building guitars again (nylon-stringed ones). It's easily the best sounding acoustic guitar I've ever played. I want to visit his shop in Paris with that guitar some day, to see what else I can find out about it, but I'm not sure if I will ever make it before he passes away.

My '27 Martin is one of five built just like it that year (00-28 with koa top, back, and sides).

My '68 Guild F50 is one of 50-something built that year.

I'm not sure how rare my '68 330 with the sparkling burgundy finish is. (It's now faded to a rich metallic bronze finish.) I've only seen photos of a couple of guitars just like it, never another in person. Also, it is 100% original.

My '68 SG Standard is probably not that rare...but it is extremely cool nonetheless. And it's 100% original except for the strings (which I think is rare for an older guitar).

My parts Strat would be incredibly rare if it was all there. The body and pickguard are mid-transition 1959, with a nine-hole green guard. I've heard of others with nine holes, but never seen one. 10 holes were more common during the transition from 8 holes to 11 holes. Unfortunately, the original neck is long gone, as are the original pickups.

My Custom Shop Esquire is a built-to-order guitar, pretty much a one off. I've never seen another like it, in Desert Sand finish with a birdseye neck.

 

[Johnny the Kid]

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I look forward to the day when I can afford some great looking pieces like those.

 

[Vengeance]

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Nice to see so many rare Kramer's here.

Here is my 1979 Kramer DMZ6000G

Her is my 1987 Kramer JK6000. These never made it to the US for distribution before they went to the RR style V.

It was also nice to see a electric Ovation. Here is my Viper III. One of my favorite sounding guitars.

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

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A mint 89 Gibson Les Paul Custom 35th Anniversary 3 pickup model. Worth around $6K. I really would make this a main player because it's killer sounding and plays like a dream, but it's an occasional ride. Too valuable to mess it up. I have a Brobucker B, 57n, Brobucker N in it. It came with all 57's.

The 2008 SG Diablo has a cool back story. By coincidence, I bought it on the day Ronnie James Dio died, and I went to his Memorial at Burbank Forest Lawn 2 weeks later. The SG was the guitar behind his voice in Black Sabbath. It's the February guitar, which is my birth month, and 2008 was the year I got married. All these things, along with the fact it's the best SG ever made, make it very special to me. This guitar IS designated as a main player. This guitar will be well worn by the time I kick the bucket.

I'm the last guy that would ever pick up an SG, but god damn that's an incredible finish on that one!

 

[darthphineas]

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Not sure how rare these are, but the are on the rarer end of my stable - mostly because they have not be modded. First is a first run Ibanez Universe, serial # 38, totally stock:

Next is a Kramer Sustainer, totally stock and with the sustainer in working condition and reverse pointy neck with 12th fret 'Kramer' inlay:

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[DagAce]

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This is my Gibson SG Government Series (a special limited editon). The rosewood fretboard is made from wood previously confiscated by the US Government. In the end Gibson prooved to have done everything by the book, and the Government had to give back all the confiscated wood. And then Gibson made a special series just for the US Government. How cool is that?!!

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Me California Beach Tele...only 250 of these where made for the European market in 2004.

 

[ErikH]

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Nice to see so many rare Kramer's here.

Here is my 1979 Kramer DMZ6000G

Her is my 1987 Kramer JK6000. These never made it to the US for distribution before they went to the RR style V.

Oh, wow. I haven't seen one of those V's in forever. I knew a guy in college that had one. Don't know how he got it since it was not a US offered model.

The aluminum neck era guitars are getting more and more rare.

Next is a Kramer Sustainer, totally stock and with the sustainer in working condition and reverse pointy neck with 12th fret 'Kramer' inlay:

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:baby:

That is one awesome Kramer.

 

[Evan Skopp]

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One-off prototype Jackson "JJ" short-scale (30") bass. Never went into production. Scott Ian never even knew about this instrument. I bought it from a Jackson employee in the '90s. Pickup is an SMB-4a with the STC-3M4 electronics.

 

[brentrocks]

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1956 LES PAUL JUNIOR

 

[Grindspine]

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ca 1992 BC Rich Wrath, one of AFAIK 11 total ever made, and AFAIK the only neckthru Singlehum among them. NOT a factory completed guitar (finished the build myself just a fdew months ago), but factually a genuine USA BC Rich manufactured instrument that only needed fretwork, finish, electronics and setup to be complete.

The only thing not original on any of these are the Duncans in the V.


Thanks for the offer, but so far my Colt Home Defense system has been more than sufficient

Yowsa...! Very very nice!

 

[Jocelyn]

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Nice to see so many rare Kramer's here.

Here is my 1979 Kramer DMZ6000G

Her is my 1987 Kramer JK6000. These never made it to the US for distribution before they went to the RR style V.

It was also nice to see a electric Ovation. Here is my Viper III. One of my favorite sounding guitars.

WOW an Aluminium NEck .... Dont ever sell that ...... I vote that Guitar very high on this thread.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

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Here's one. Not too many Breadwinners around, and very few in this sky blue color:

 

[Bludave]

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A 1956 Harmony H44. My wife bought this at a yard sale for $15.00. It sat in my basement for a while & I brought it to my buddy to check it out. The pickguard was broken & it needed to be rewired. I tried NOT to do anything to the wiring but I wound up having to replace the cap. The original was damaged when the guard was broken. Making the pickguard was a bit tricky I had to trace the original then figure out where the holes needed to go. But it cam out good. I still have a mnor issue with the switch but I really am not going to change it for now...

 

[JonnyDoyle]

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Even though there were quite a bit of Baretta's made in the 80's, even with graphics, I have yet to find another one with this same paint scheme. I bought this one in the mid-90's for next to nothing and plan on keeping it, eventually handing it down to one of my daughters. I'm not sure of the value now but I have a feeling it's more than what it was pre-9/11.

i have a friend who has most of the guitars from this series.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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1956 LES PAUL JUNIOR

I can smell the 57 y.o. nitro and hear the screamy P90 all the way down here in Oz...

 

[The Guitar]

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I'll throw my single hum HM Strat.

 

[jtougas]

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These are the two that *might* be considered rare:

My '59 ES-225TD. There weren't many of them made, and mine would have been one of the few with a Bigsby from the factory (which I will put back to original, if I can find one of the proper vintage and type).

And my Emerald Green '98 Les Paul Studio. This was made after they discontinued the Jewel paint run, but they still had some of the paint, so they kept making 'em with different trims - some were silver, some were gold.

 

[cayle_6]

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Nice to see so many rare Kramer's here.
It was also nice to see a electric Ovation. Here is my Viper III. One of my favorite sounding guitars.

A friend of mine also has an Ovation Viper. Those are really sweet! Almost tele-like.


Here's are my rare guitars.

This one, I got from a guitar/amp collector. It's a Fernandes telecaster, but with the block logo and a Fender style headstock. I've seen only two or three of these online, including mine. Made in Japan, exclusive for the Japanese market. Pickups, electronics and saddles aren't stock anymore.

Next up is a 1983 Ibanez Artist Semi-Hollow AS80. Crafted in Japan. All stock, except for the nut. I'll soon be parting ways with this.