What Would Your Signature Model Be?

[CoffeeFan]

Mine would be a 12-fret Dreadnought, 1-3/4" bone nut, solid Mahogany back and sides, solid Adirondack top, slot headstock, Adirondack bracing, ebony binding, blue & white purfling, inlay of some sort at only the 12th fret, gloss finish all around...

[Brucebubs]

Too easy.

Guilson FJ-255

That's a cross between a Guild F-55 and a Gibson SJ-200

[DanR]

My signature model would be:

Round shoulder dreadnaught
not 100% sure of the species of spruce top
sunburst finish
Koa back and sides
Bound ebony fingerboard with abalone diamond and snowflake inlays
24.9" scale
1 23/32" nut width

[TBman]

I guess my Avalon Ard Ri L-320c

It hits the mark for me.

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by tippy5

Fun wish list:

2.56" Scale length

Not a hundredth over 2.54” for me

[BluesKing777]

They have been making mine already for years, yuk, yuk, yuk

The Gibson Blues King L-00!




BluesKing777.

[DenverSteve]

It would be a deep-body OM w/ Sitka top & Brazilian back/sides. I would go the James Taylor route except with Stephen Kinnaird. I have what would be my signature guitar.

[Oldguy64]

As I consider myself a “regular” guy....
Something in an Alvarez Masterworks, or Yairi.
Dread cutaway body.
Solid Spruce over Solid Rosewood. Semi-gloss finish.
FST bracing.
Swap out the standard Grovers for Gotoh 510’s.
Amber buttons.
SYS650 electronics.
Standard semi hard gigbag in dark brown or black, as I really don’t care for the tan.

[hairpuller]

Probably a Martin 000-18 authentic natural top with only Martin stamped on the back of the headstock. That would be killer

scott

[HeyMikey]

Guild F30 concert size
Baked Adirondack top
MOP rosette
Ebony binding
1-3/4
Ebony fretboard with MOP markers
"Hey Mikey" at the 12th
Ebony bridge
Bone nut, comp saddle, pegs
Quality open-back tuners
B&S options: EIR / Honduran mahogany
Burst with nitro finish

[L20A]

Mine is being built as I type.

Dreadnought 14 fret size
Adirondack Tone Taped Top
Zebrawood back and sides
1 3/4" bone nut
Gold Evo Frets
Custom V bracing
Gold open back Grover tuners.
Tortoise binding
Bone with MOP bridge pins.
Ebony Fret board and Saddle

Name Zoey

[mtnhickorynut]

Originally Posted by noledog

I would have my Signature Guitar made at Takamine's Japan shop, their work is impeccable and they are my fav along side Lowden!

* I would keep their asymmetrical neck profile with unbound fret board with their dovetail joint that has the newer reinforced extensions and uses HHG... but add a 1 3/4 nut instead of 1 11/16.

** I would keep the NEX body shape and in satin finish use cedar over Honduran Mahogany with mahogany headstock cap instead of rosewood. I would also keep their standard x-brace that is scalloped but not fs.

*** Maintain the Gotoh tuners they already use, but in pewter with MOP buttons like my KC70 has.

**** I would maintain the pinless bridge (I do not like pinned bridges!) with bone split saddle... but use Rio Braz for the bridge like Lowden used to do.

***** Inlays on headstock would incorporate an abalone palm tree above the abalone Takamine logo similar to my KC70, but different in size and style. Fretboard markers none, except a blue-green paua ocean wave inlay underneath the 12-13th fret. Nickel medium frets @.48 crown height (not a fan of EVO gold or SS). Rosette would incorporate matching blue-green paua rings with mahogany and rosewood. Binding and back center strip would be grained-aged looking ivoroid also trimmed with blue-green paua.

****** Electronics would still be Takamine's Palathetic pickup with the CT4BII preamp, tho maybe the CT4DX which I also like.

That's a wrap, cheers!

Takamine need look no further, the recipe for the next limited editions has been written!

[opencee]

Martin 00-18 with long (25.4”) scale, deep body, Adirondack top, Adirondack GE bracing, and MLO/PA neck.

Already own it, but it should be a big seller. Everybody wants an “opencee” signature model.

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[Jack Orion]

Originally Posted by Neil K Walk

It would probably be a lot like the Martin 000-28EC except:

- black walnut back and sides
- Adirondack spruce top
- 1/4" forward shifted X bracing
- curly maple body, fretboard binding, end wedge and heel cap
- cherry neck, short scale with diamond volute and modified V neck profile
- stained walnut fretboard
- zig zag back strip
- open back nickle Waverly tuners

Nice wood choices - have you deliberately gone for non-tropical woods there?

Originally Posted by Akousticplyr

A GS Mini with a Sinker Redwood top, beveled arm rest, Fishman prefix blender, and a satin neck. Wouldn’t that be something!

Would you get them to make it in the USA with solid b/s too?

Originally Posted by Song

Wow! I don't normally go for PRS guitars but that's a stunner!

Originally Posted by BluesKing777

They have been making mine already for years, yuk, yuk, yuk

The Gibson Blues King L-00!




BluesKing777.

So would you change anything about it if they offered you a signature version?

Originally Posted by opencee

Martin 00-18 with long (25.4”) scale, deep body, Adirondack top, Adirondack GE bracing, and MLO/PA neck.

Already own it, but it should be a big seller. Everybody wants an “opencee” signature model.

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This sounds cool - deep body plus long scale length must add up to more bass for a small body?

[RP]

Mine would be a Taylor Grand Auditorium 714 or 814 and/or my Rainsong V-DR1100N2 Vintage. The Rainsong would be stock, but the Taylor would be a "revoiced" pre-V brace model with no C or E, beveled edge on the up side of the lower bout, 12 fret and cocobolo back and sides...