Post your "Go-To Guitar"

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:07 pm

I put this in "others" because it might not be a Rick! In my case... it is not. My go-to guitar is my modified Gibson SG. Of course, I have to explain why!

First of all, it's a Gibson SG Special faded, the cheap line as they call it, but the best playing Gibson I've had the pleasure to weild. The pickups were replaced with Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz pickups, the Truss Rod cover was replaced by an Ebony TRC with my girlfriends name in Mother of Pearl (It was her birthday present last year, when she told me she didn't want anything, so I got something for me!). The Pickups have been modified with push/pull switches to go from humbucker/single coil, the results of this mod were MUCH better than expected! I sometimes hear a strat in my playing, till I look down, move it down and I've got soaring HUmbucker leads! Versatility makes it my Go-to guitar! I also changed the knobs for Chrome topped bells.

All together, I'd be confident showing up to a jam for any given style of music knowing I can get any tone they'd want me too.

Your turn! What's your "GO-TO GUITAR!" and why?

A Pic of mine!

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AT least I hope that's how you post pics here...

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:18 pm

Guess Not... fourth try...

COME ON! How can an image be 500X374 and STLL not fit! COME ON!

here's my photobucket...

http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/Tennis_Nick/Guitars/My%20Guitars/

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:59 pm

Dimensions are one thing, Nick - file size is another - it must 35k or less.

I have three 'go-to guitars'...... either of my Rick 350v63s or my Candy Tangerine American Deluxe Strat.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:03 pm

12 string:

6 string:

4 string:

5 string:

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:48 pm

Jeff, I'm shocked - it wasn't the 4005WB!!

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:58 pm

1997 LH MG

dr_wahnsinn · Post by **dr_wahnsinn** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:18 pm

It has to be my '74 4001. After playing the same bass for 30 years, it simply isn't possible to favour any of my other basses.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:03 pm

That one looks GREAT, Jocelyn! Barely yellowed at all.

My go-to bass:

My go-to guitar is my Fireglo 330, which is going to Dale at the end of the month for a complete cosmetic overhaul!

dr_wahnsinn · Post by **dr_wahnsinn** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:19 pm

Thanks, John.

I always thought it did look rather yellowed. The photograph is poorly lit.

When I bought my white 4003S/5 in '86, it was so white it made the 4001 look like a smoker's axe. Now they are both almost identical hues.

Here's a shot showing the area when my arm usually rest with an iPod for colour comparison.

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:42 pm

My go to bass.

The last pic shows my go to 6 and 12 string guitars.

I do have one other guitar that I use to play blues but it is not a Rickenbacker and well... to be honest its a Fender parts guitar that has 0 pedigree. I call it my Number One

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:42 pm

oops! Double post.

steve_hershberger · Post by **steve_hershberger** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:05 am

My usual "go-to" guitars will be one of Strats. They're all different from each other and I like them all - it'll just depend on what I feel like playing at the time.

Second tier choices would be my Gibsons or Tele.

Then there's the times when only a Ric 12 will do, and my only Ric is a 360/12V64, so it gets first (only) choice on the songs when that sound is appropriate.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:10 am

my 80 4003

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:20 am

Ric 1997SPC/VB is my #1

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:02 pm

Right now it's a new Gibson Thunderbird, Ric's? several, usually my 79 mapleglo 4001. I want to get a brand new 4003 with the new thinner neck profile, that will be one also.