Your favorite 'thing' in your collection?

The oldest guitar I have is a 1997 rg570. I like my MIJ RGs. Guess that makes me a Ibanez fanboy. I was kinda thinking about the roadflare red, but I saw that the purple had a bit of color shifting in different lighting, so I was like, yeah, that's mine.

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Awesome collection...The chamelon effect of the purple neon is very special, I love that guitar....Love Ibanez Guitar too....just easy to play and customize...here's an old RG 570 of mine(I think it was a 93 model).....This picture of is the only one I have of it..me back in 1994-95 :):
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Added: An old Ibby RGA121VLF of mine back in the mid 2000's next to my Purple Neon before I customized it(had it's original black guard back then).....I sold it the RGA just didn't hang with the old 550...badass guitar though.

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Is that a CAE 3 preamp in that rack?
Yes indeed, it was a great sounding preamp, old pic though...like almost 20 years ago or so..... Was modded by John Suhr too with the transformer mod and more. Been through many rig iterations since then...my current rack is pages back. Good eye!
 
Star Wars stand up with Original ESB marquee - original Amplifone monitor
Display cabinet with Star Wars Figures
Star Wars Cockpit (never thought I would get this) - with 25 inch Amplifone monitor
Revenge of the Jedi Movie poster from when I work at the movie Theater in the 80's
Han in Carbonite closet door - put this together myself and just love how it turned out
Toys R Us Millennium Falcon display
 

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Beautiful guitars. I'm loyal to Gibson guitars. They've lasted my lifetime, and of course you get used to the feel and sound of what you've played the most. I have an 84 Challenger 3 that I reworked with 2 humbuckers (not an expensive guitar, bolt on, but has a nice ebony fretboard and USA made) and an 89 black LP studio lite (thin cut). Bought the LP new and the Challenger almost new. I used to have a "nuclear yellow" 87 studio lite, that thing must have been exceptionally rare. I liked it a lot but sold it basically because of the color, which I didn't feel cool enough to be seen with.

I've been drooling over Gibson V's for several years now and still haven't pulled the trigger. I just play so little now.


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Beautiful guitars. I'm loyal to Gibson guitars. They've lasted my lifetime and of course you get used to their feel snd sounds. I have an 84 Challenger 3 that I reworked with 2 humbuckers (not an expensive guitar, bolt on, but has a nice ebony fretboard and USA made) and an 89 black LP studio lite (thin cut). I used to have a "nuclear yellow" 87 studio lite, that thing must have been exceptionally rare. I liked it a lot but sold it basically because of the color, which I didn't feel cool enough to be seen with.

I've been drooling over Gibson V's for several years now and still haven't pulled the trigger. I just play so little now.


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Nice!!! Nothing sounds like a Les and the Sykes fan in me had to have one in my collection. Very cool guitars man, awesome stuff!! A nice Gibson V is a drool worthy guitar(as well as the Explorer...good Lord on that one!). Thanks for posting your axes!
 
Beautiful guitars. I'm loyal to Gibson guitars. They've lasted my lifetime and of course you get used to their feel snd sounds. I have an 84 Challenger 3 that I reworked with 2 humbuckers (not an expensive guitar, bolt on, but has a nice ebony fretboard and USA made) and an 89 black LP studio lite (thin cut). I used to have a "nuclear yellow" 87 studio lite, that thing must have been exceptionally rare. I liked it a lot but sold it basically because of the color, which I didn't feel cool enough to be seen with.

I've been drooling over Gibson V's for several years now and still haven't pulled the trigger. I just play so little now.


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Sick guitars! I also drool over Gibson V's, Les Paul's, anything with six strings really… but have never played a Gibson that feels good in my hands. My friend inherited a 1990 Standard Sunburst Gibson Les Paul and I can honestly say it's the only Gibson I've played that I love. I WANT to love them so bad, but I can't help it if it doesn't feel right. Sad face lol
 
Nice!!! Nothing sounds like a Les and the Sykes fan in me had to have one in my collection. Very cool guitars man, awesome stuff!! A nice Gibson V is a drool worthy guitar(as well as the Explorer...good Lord on that one!). Thanks for posting your axes!
Thanks! That Challenger came setup like a Strat with a 5-way and 3 singles, so it sounded more like a Strat than an LP. I effectively stopped playing it when I got the LP in 89 because the LP sounded so much better, until just a few years ago when I kinda started playing again. I decided I could make a new pickguard, wiring, and pickups and not do anything irreversible. (Not a valuable guitar but I just can't bring myself to modify something that's been original since 1984). So I strung it up with super heavy strings and tuned it down, so I can play drop tuned songs and not have to get used to a 7 string. Brought new life into that guitar!

The reason I want a V? Every time I've played one, it just made me feel like SUCH a badass.
 
Sick guitars! I also drool over Gibson V's, Les Paul's, anything with six strings really… but have never played a Gibson that feels good in my hands. My friend inherited a 1990 Standard Sunburst Gibson Les Paul and I can honestly say it's the only Gibson I've played that I love. I WANT to love them so bad, but I can't help it if it doesn't feel right. Sad face lol
I hear ya, it has to feel right, and different types of guitars really have some major difference in the feel of the neck, the angle to the body, the space for your hands around the bridge and controls, etc. I pick up a Strat and it's like everything is just in the wrong place, like it was meant for someone with a totally different body than me. :) Mine are less expensive models... now that I'm an old man, I should probably spring for a proper loaded up LP. :)

I rarely played from the time I finished college until just a few years ago (and I'm super sporadic now). But playing guitar got me through junior high, high school, and even college.
 
Nice!!! Nothing sounds like a Les and the Sykes fan in me had to have one in my collection. Very cool guitars man, awesome stuff!! A nice Gibson V is a drool worthy guitar(as well as the Explorer...good Lord on that one!). Thanks for posting your axes!
Also, I've been wondering for a while what purpleibby meant and this thread finally put that to rest.
 
This seems to have officially become a guitar thread and I'm ok with that.

At the moment, my favorite thing in my arcade is my 720 or Surron. But that can change on any given day.

Thanks for trying to bring it back!
I'll join the fight.

Lookie what I found collecting dust at the comic shop!!!!! I had to rescue her!

What are the odds? After just digging out my DL drawing a few days ago? It was meant to be!!!

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And now to jump back to music.
I need to learn to play this thing again after about 25 years of silence.

Gotta get it fixed first. It was tragically destroyed by the guy who was supposed to shop it out for me. He blew out one of the pickups! How? I'll never know. Much sadness.

I also need to finish the paint job I started in '91.



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And now to jump back to music.
I need to learn to play this thing again after about 25 years of silence.

Gotta get it fixed first. It was tragically destroyed by the guy who was supposed to shop it out for me. He blew out one of the pickups! How? I'll never know. Much sadness.

I also need to finish the paint job I started in '91.



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Neat stuff, is that a slide I see on there in that last pic? Sorry about your pickup....it's open/no dc resistance? Bummer man. One cool and affordable trick to bringing that baby back is gorgomyte....you can make those frets shine again without having to steel wool them to polish it up which can create a mess/problems

Gorgomyte is magic...I think it's the same chemical that is used on polishing metal horns n stuff ...turns the polish cloth black and you get frets that look shiny and good...makes the guitar sound and play better ..Fun too, it's dramatic how good it works and it instantly breathes new life into guitars with frets that need some love..a pack will last you for years:
 
Neat stuff, is that a slide I see on there in that last pic? Sorry about your pickup....it's open/no dc resistance? Bummer man. One cool and affordable trick to bringing that baby back is gorgomyte....you can make those frets shine again without having to steel wool them to polish it up which can create a mess/problems

Gorgomyte is magic...I think it's the same chemical that is used on polishing metal horns n stuff ...turns the polish cloth black and you get frets that look shiny and good...makes the guitar sound and play better ..Fun too, it's dramatic how good it works and it instantly breathes new life into guitars with frets that need some love..a pack will last you for years:

Haha! What frets? I ripped them out! 🤪

The frets were in really bad shape. One of them was worn down into the wood. A2 or A3 IIRC. Whoever owned it before me REALLY liked bending that C.

Yeah. So I pulled them out to refret it then decided I didn't have the skills. THEN learned I couldn't afford to pay someone to do it right. So…fretless bass since…fall 1991? It's terrible.

No slide in there!
Are you talking about by the neck pickup? That's a contoured finger rest. Walnut I think. Hook your fingers under it for extra stability and an easy home reference when your right hand is way up there away from the bridge.

I should probably just give up on it. Sell it and buy a starter Ibanez if I'm serious. I've only held onto it because I hand painted the body front and back and I really like the way the summer day vs. stormy night concept turned out.
 
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