the perfect number of guitars and why?

[Newbie888]

Considering that i live in a small apartment, what would be the cheapest arsenal of guitars?

My thought is:
1 acoustic-electric,
1 LP,
1 superstrat w/ tremolo.

Feel free to share.

PS. I am not interested in collecting guitars, etc. I am only concerned with saving space whilst having access to most sounds.

[Phildog]

I live in a small house with my family, so space can be an issue. I must admit that it isn't the guitars that take up space. I have a Strat, Les Paul, and a Bass. My bass amp is HUGE! So I'm looking to get a smaller one. I also has a big Peavey amp. That was also too big. I, instead went with an Epi Valve Jr head. Now, I have the space that I need. With my riddles in their bags and stored, space isn't really an issue now.

[Eigen]

Originally Posted by Newbie888

Considering that i live in a small apartment, what would be the cheapest arsenal of guitars?

My thought is:
1 acoustic-electric,
1 LP,
1 superstrat w/ tremolo.

Feel free to share.

PS. I am not interested in collecting guitars, etc. I am only concerned with saving space whilst having access to most sounds.

I would add a tele to the mix, quite a different beat compared to the LP and strat.

Lovely guitar, every guitarist should have one in his collection.

[76Custom]

Just one more. I swear. Last one I'll ever need.

[RossingtonLP]

its simple - you can NEVER have too many!!

[colchar]

Three:
A Tele or Les Paul
A SG or Strat
And an acoustic

With those you should have just about everything covered.

[tsuen]

I would love a nylon string classical guitar too! To save space i would recommend the Yamaha Silent Guitars for acoustic and classical.

[SFK]

Gibson
Fender
Acoustic

Fill in your specific model.


(oh...and a bass)

[TKOjams]

Three,
LP, Strat, and an acoustic.
No, wait four,
LP, Strat, an acoustic and a 12 string.
No, wait, five,
LP, Strat, an acoustic, a 12 string and a Tele.
No, wait, six,
LP, Strat, an acoustic, a 12 string a Tele and a Jazz Box.
No, wait, seven,
LP, Strat, an acoustic, a 12 string a Tele a Jazz Box and a solid body acoustic.
No, wait..................

[Stratottack]

Eventually the guitars will out number the ex-wives.I've bought four just this past year.Only lost one wife.Guitars don't bitch,don't eat and have never taken up as much space as a snarling spouse.You decide when to quit wanting more.

[L60N]

LP
Acoustic
Tele

for me anyway, im not left wanting, then again I would like a jr, oh and a 335.

[RossingtonLP]

see my signature below!...............

it comes down to a man/woman thing......!!!

Sue says too many - i say not enough!

[PapaSquash]

I'm with the OP

1 Les Paul (junior)
1 Superstrat (kahler)
1 Epi Acoustic/electric

I'm good
Another amp, on the other hand...

[colchar]

Originally Posted by PapaSquash

Another amp, on the other hand...

Don't even get us started on that one.

[1959burst]

i have a huge collection of working and vintage guitars/basses .you can never have enough,.well if you are a nut like me lol

[Thundergod]

1 - Telecaster.

[bertzie]

Four.

Acoustic 6string
Acoustic 12string
Electric 6string
Electric 12string

[wavemagnet]

Gibson Les Paul, Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster, St Blues 61 South for something different. No interest in acoustics.

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[BoogieMan_SC]

1. Les Paul
2. Fender Strat
3. Fender Tele
4. Acoustic 6 string
5. Acoustic 12 string

[4nd3h]

Okay.

1 Line 6 Tyler Variax

u mad?

[moff40]

Originally Posted by 4nd3h

Okay.

1 Line 6 Tyler Variax

u mad?

I was gonna say a Variax, but you beat me to it. Then all your guitar needs are covered, so to speak. Mine has come in very handy.

But you need two in case you pop a string mid-set...

[landonblevins1995]

all of them

[JakeM]

Any 3 of the following:

Kauer Daylighter junior
gibson lp junior
p90 gibson
telecaster
gretsch hollowbody

[Red Rover]

Originally Posted by Newbie888

Considering that i live in a small apartment, what would be the cheapest arsenal of guitars?

My thought is:
1 acoustic-electric,
1 LP,
1 superstrat w/ tremolo.

Feel free to share.

PS. I am not interested in collecting guitars, etc. I am only concerned with saving space whilst having access to most sounds.

That's exactly what I was going to say! I just need the Superstrat and I'm set... (ESP Horizon FR-II!)

...oh, I also need a classical nylon string. And something with single coils. And a bass. And a keyboard. Oh dear...

[moff40]

In seriousness, you're covered for just about any gig with:

1./ Humbucker electric
2./ Single-coil electric
3./ 12-string electric
4./ 6-string acoustic
5./ 12-string acoustic

And for most gigs, you won't need either of the acoustics or the 12-string electric, and may only need one of the electrics. But I'm one of those anal-retentives that HAS to have a duplicate of my #1 (or at least something similar) in case I break a string..

Now, how many guitars do I WANT? The list is endless. I still don't have a Ric 620/6, Ric 360/12, a PRS, an EDS1275, an ES339 or an SG. I don't have any Gretsches, but wouldn't mind a Country Gentleman, Tennessean, White Falcon, Duo Jet or a Bo Diddley. An original Hagstrom Swede would be nice, along with a couple of old Hofners and a Vox or two... And because I'm who I am, I would have to get two of each...

[Alvinfan]

Answer to the question : 2 ( a Les Paul and a Strat )
How many do I have ? : 40

[colchar]

Originally Posted by Red Rover

Oh dear...

That pretty much sums it up doesn't it?

I posted up thread that I thought the perfect number was three:

A Tele or Les Paul
A SG or Strat
And an acoustic


But immediately after I posted that I remembered that I would like to grab an ES-335 type guitar at some point. And then I remembered that I wouldn't mind grabbing an Ibanez-type Superstrat just for shits and giggles. And then I remembered that I also want to grab a cheap Strat and a cheap Tele so that I can learn to do mods of various kinds without using any of my good guitars as guinea pigs (I guarantee that I will screw up the mods several times before getting them right). But once those guitars are modded I will, of course, play them (I'd like to make the Tele into a Keith Richards Tele). And then I'd like to grab an....oh dear.

[bertzie]

Originally Posted by colchar

That pretty much sums it up doesn't it?

I posted up thread that I thought the perfect number was three:

A Tele or Les Paul
A SG or Strat
And an acoustic


But immediately after I posted that I remembered that I would like to grab an ES-335 type guitar at some point. And then I remembered that I wouldn't mind grabbing an Ibanez-type Superstrat just for shits and giggles. And then I remembered that I also want to grab a cheap Strat and a cheap Tele so that I can learn to do mods of various kinds without using any of my good guitars as guinea pigs (I guarantee that I will screw up the mods several times before getting them right). But once those guitars are modded I will, of course play them (I'd like to make the Tele into a Keith Richards Tele). And then I'd like to....oh dear.

Why get a cheap guitar to mod, when you can build one to mod!

[The_Sentry]

Originally Posted by Newbie888

Considering that i live in a small apartment, what would be the cheapest arsenal of guitars?

My thought is:
1 acoustic-electric,
1 LP,
1 superstrat w/ tremolo.

Feel free to share.

PS. I am not interested in collecting guitars, etc. I am only concerned with saving space whilst having access to most sounds.

That sounds about right.

[TeleDog]

Originally Posted by colchar

Three:
A Tele or Les Paul
A SG or Strat
And an acoustic

With those you should have just about everything covered.

I never saw it that way, I would classify SGs and LPs in the same group. Interesting approach.

I love Telecasters with a passion, but in all honesty you can get plenty of twang from a Strat with a nice set of pups.

I would say get a LP, a Strat and the Acoustic.

I don't know, I got a few but find myself playing the Agile all the time. My amp's been taking a vacation since I got the FastTrack interface, lol....