we really have get on the same page here. we are posting a lot of NICE guitars and PRETTY guitars - but cool factor is something more;
It has to be unique, have it's own sense of style. Something you don't see everyday. Something that 'pops' and has that WOW factor. For example....Joneser's 335, a very nice and vibey 335. But coolest? I don't think so. Don't get me wrong - I'd give my left nut for that. But it isn't that cool.
That V Jr. is COOL. Why? It doesn't really exist. Hot P-90's are awesome. The two together - fuggedaboudit!!!!! Style incarnate. The strat with the graffiti is cool - it is unique.
a flamed Hamer? A tele with a minibucker? A sweet Jackson? All EXTREMELY nice guitars, but immensely lacking in COOL factor.
COOL Guitars:
Rick Nielson Rick Neilson Model
Demartini Snakeskin
Lynch Bone Guitar
Bo Diddley's box
EVH Frankenstrat
Frehley's Smoke/light LP
Nielson's Lp with Explorer headstock
Lot's of freaky stuff Gibbons owns