Guitars you wanted/couldn't afford as a kid, but never got around to buying later?

[KoaFreak]

i wanted a nightswan as well as a peavey vandenberg

 

How 'bout the hot pink Vandenberg?

[bsman]

How 'bout the hot pink Vandenberg?

 

Anybody who criticizes the 00s for being too "metrosexual" needs to just look back at the 80s... :poke:

[pixelchemist]

when i was younger (90s) I really wanted a gibson les paul custom... now for that kinda money there are about a thousand guitars that I would buy before i dropped that kinda cash on a Gibson

[GreatDane]

i was a big metalhead growing up, so these are a few of the guitars that i really dug:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[newmaxnew]

I owned a Nightswan, and something looks "off" with that pic. Mine didn't have a sculpted heel like that, and the fret markers are wrong. Mine looked similar to this (same color), but had two humbuckers, no single coils. This one is odd too: I always wanted a Dana Scoop: and of course the Lynch Kamikazi was always cool. Dweezil Zappa had a neon green Charvel that looked killer at the time.

 

I have a Dana scoop very similar to that pic. The only difference is mine has a modulus graphite neck.

 

Max

[mikesr1963]

[GreatDane]

 

 

[pigman]

I've noticed a curious Gibson-Fender Conformity Syndrome (GFCS)among adults, especially older adults---it simply feels safe to have a Strat or Les Paul just like everyone else, doesn't it? Fortuantely, I don't suffer from GFCS, although I do love them as well.

 

While I don't want to get into any sort of brand war, I've noticed perhaps a related tendency to switch from "pointies" to more compact body designs like most Fenders and Gibsons. Even though I like and still use V's, Explorers, etc., there's just a lot less banging goin' on.

[GreatDane]

 

While I don't want to get into any sort of brand war, I've noticed perhaps a related tendency to switch from "pointies" to more compact body designs like most Fenders and Gibsons. Even though I like and still use V's, Explorers, etc., there's just a lot less banging goin' on.

 

 

i can only speak for myself, but in my teens i was definitely attracted to more "radical" body types and/or finishes. as i expanded my musical tastes and attention span to include other styles, an attraction was formed for the guitar styles i currently own and play. i still occasionally GAS for those pointy guitars (usually alcohol is involved), but what really pumps my blood these days can be seen in my current collection.

[csm]

I've noticed a curious Gibson-Fender Conformity Syndrome (GFCS)among adults, especially older adults---it simply feels safe to have a Strat or Les Paul just like everyone else, doesn't it? Fortuantely, I don't suffer from GFCS, although I do love them as well.

 

Even as kid I never fancied the really outrageous 'shape' guitars -- but I'm old enough for Strats and Firebirds to have been considered pretty outrageous. i do, however, remember the first time i ever saw a Flying V -- on Dave Davies of The Kinks during a TV performance of Dedicated Follower Of Fashion.

[Katana]

Still want both. More so the Ibanez, but if I got one, I'd be forced to get both. Just to broke at the time and when I had money, these never were just hanging around.

 

 

[o.versteer]

Eric Clapton Signature Strat

Fender Robben Ford Signature

 

Not really bothered about either of them anymore. I wouldn't mind having one of each but there's other stuff I'd rather have these days.

[A_Gitarman]

i wanted a nightswan as well as a peavey vandenberg

 

Man, I completely forgot about the NightSwan and Vandy... Ironically, my brother bought a late-80's Pepto-pink Peavey Tracer at one point.

 

It originally looked just like this one:

 

We ended up stripping the finish & staining it a few years later. Eventually, it was sold to our nephew for $50 (older brother insisted that he pay something for it) & he's still playing it today

[pvwolfgang5150]

Kramer RS in white with gold hardwear.