Members honeyiscool Posted October 31, 2012 Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 So I finally got my non-Kitties together for a picture:Then, of course, I have these two:From top to bottom, left to right:1. Mustang '73 RI (6 lb 10 oz) - My default guitar and my favorite. Has a Mastery. 2. Squier VM Tele Thinline (7 lb 8 oz) - Gibson scale neck (my favorite), familiar 7.25" Fender radius (also my favorite), DiMarzio Area T pickups (love!). 3. Daisy Rock Retro-H Deluxe (6 lb 8 oz) - Bigsby is awesome, but the slim neck (Gibson scale) is the best thing about this guitar. Lovely mellow sound.4. Les Paul Studio 60s Tribute (6 lb 9 oz) - Yep, it's lighter than my Mustang and my pink Hello Kitty. Still new but I love it.5. Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster, Black (6 lb 7 oz) - A good place to stash my beloved Dragonfire Screamers.6. Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster, Pink (6 lb 12 oz) - Seymour Duncan Custom makes it a recording favorite for me. Yes, in the picture, the black one has the SD, but it's been switched since.And yes, I do play my guitars, I don't just weigh them. In fact, that's why I like them light. Light guitars with slim necks make me happier and willing to play more.I've been bad at holding onto equipment, but I have a feeling that I'm going to be keeping these guitars for a long time. I feel like I've made zero compromises with any of these guitars and did my research and tried and rejected enough guitars to end up with them. Plus, no Strats! ^.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted October 31, 2012 Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Nice, versatile group of tools. The Mustang is still my favorite. I've been playing my bassist's Mustang a '69 or '70, I think. Fun guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted October 31, 2012 Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Looks like a solid collection. I'm kind of surprised you flipped the Cobain model so quickly but it looks like a pretty well rounded, if somewhat different, collection to me. And I'm with you on light guitars. My Warmoth strat is ridiculously light (3.25lb body) and it's definitely my go to guitar anytime I plan on playing standing for an extended period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted October 31, 2012 Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted October 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Originally Posted by kit_strong Looks like a solid collection. I'm kind of surprised you flipped the Cobain model so quickly but it looks like a pretty well rounded, if somewhat different, collection to me.And I'm with you on light guitars. My Warmoth strat is ridiculously light (3.25lb body) and it's definitely my go to guitar anytime I plan on playing standing for an extended period. I think so much of that guitar was about half a step away from what I actually wanted. At the end of the day, the only other Mustang I'd need at this point is a stock '65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted October 31, 2012 Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Originally Posted by honeyiscool 5. Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster, Black (6 lb 7 oz) - A good place to stash my beloved Dragonfire Screamers.6. Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster, Pink (6 lb 12 oz) - Seymour Duncan Custom makes it a recording favorite for me. Yes, in the picture, the black one has the SD, but it's been switched since.Plus, no Strats! ^.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted October 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Single pickup dinky Strats are not Strats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Brian Krashpad Posted November 1, 2012 Members Share Posted November 1, 2012 Cool. I used to have a VM Thinline just like yours (except for the pup upgrade), but I bought it to flip, so I didn't have it but a few months. I also used to to have the non-Bigsby version of a Retro-H, which I probably shoulda held onto, as those DR stock mini's were smokin'. It was hot pink and was sold to some parents as a birthday pressie for their daughter, I think she was 12 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted November 1, 2012 Members Share Posted November 1, 2012 I thought I had read in the past that you played the Hello Kitty strats not because you have an affinity for the branding, but that the neck specs and design met a specific set of criteria for you. But now I see a HK strap and graphic on your other guitars. If you like HK that's fine... I thought you were against the "play 'em to be ironic" mindset.BTW that Les Paul looks killer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted November 1, 2012 Members Share Posted November 1, 2012 I always took the "against them in an ironic way" to be an affintiy for Sanrio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted November 1, 2012 Members Share Posted November 1, 2012 Cool, I'll bet you can cover a lot of sonic territory with those babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ugameus Posted November 1, 2012 Members Share Posted November 1, 2012 the only thing you are missing is one with a full sized neck bucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted November 1, 2012 Members Share Posted November 1, 2012 Nice fam! The Daisy Rock looks fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted November 2, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad Cool. I used to have a VM Thinline just like yours (except for the pup upgrade), but I bought it to flip, so I didn't have it but a few months. I also used to to have the non-Bigsby version of a Retro-H, which I probably shoulda held onto, as those DR stock mini's were smokin'. It was hot pink and was sold to some parents as a birthday pressie for their daughter, I think she was 12 or so. I actually love my VM Thinline a lot. When I'm playing it, I just think it's the best spec'd neck I've played. If I ever have a signature guitar, it's going to be a bit on the thin side, 24.75" scale, 7.25" radius, just like this one. And yeah, the Retro-H mini-hums are super nice. I love them. I love how cheap DR guitars are on the resale probably because parents buy them as presents and then people never take up guitar, but really, they're very nice guitars. Mine is $499 new but I got mine with a nice case for $200 total, and that's a steal. Originally Posted by axegrinder I thought I had read in the past that you played the Hello Kitty strats not because you have an affinity for the branding, but that the neck specs and design met a specific set of criteria for you. But now I see a HK strap and graphic on your other guitars. If you like HK that's fine... I thought you were against the "play 'em to be ironic" mindset.BTW that Les Paul looks killer! I don't think playing an HK guitar because you like HK is ironic, but I do mainly like the guitars because of the certain sound and the way they play. They feel very small for being a Strat scale, which I generally don't prefer, and they have a very forward sound that works great for lead tracks, so I record with my pink one a lot. They don't work as great live because I sorta rely on the neck pickup a lot, but they're still crowd pleasers on stage, so I only bring them out when I'm feeling adventurous. Originally Posted by ugameus the only thing you are missing is one with a full sized neck bucker Yeah. I've had HH guitars and largely have never needed a neck full humbucker. The minis get close enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Nice stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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