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1 great guitar | 69 | 54.76% | |
2 good guitars | 57 | 45.24% | |
Voters: 126. You may not vote on this poll |
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Sorry, I think the minimum should be 10.
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#17
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For me one great guitar would be the easy choice. If that guitar was in the shop for a time there would be no panic about what to use on the next gig while it was being repaired.
But I suppose it depends on two things: Can you hear/appreciate the difference between a good guitar and a great guitar (although I'd still push for the great guitar and hope for some musical growth), and are you a lover of variety over quality? Some players would rather have 4 $500 guitars over 1 $2,000 guitar - and there's nothing wrong with that choice. I think you have to know yourself.
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Keith Martin 000-42 Marquis Taylor Classical Alvarez 12 String Gibson ES345s Fender P-Bass Gibson tenor banjo |
#18
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I'd rather have one that was the best I could get than two that were not.
UNTIL the good one goes into the shop.
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The Bard Rocks Fay OM Sinker Redwood/Tiger Myrtle Sexauer L00 Adk/Magnolia For Sale Hatcher Jumbo Bearclaw/"Bacon" Padauk Goodall Jumbo POC/flamed Mahogany Appollonio 12 POC/Myrtle MJ Franks Resonator, all Australian Blackwood Goodman J45 Lutz/fiddleback Mahogany Blackbird "Lucky 13" - carbon fiber '31 National Duolian + many other stringed instruments. |
#19
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I’ll say it again. Two is one and one is none. If you have one guitar and it goes down for any reason, you have nothing. Even it its just stuck at the luthier for a month waiting in line. You need at least a couple of very good guitars. Personally I like having 10-12 guitars because tone is a mood thing for me. Sometimes I am just in the mood for a specific sound.
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Gibson and Fender Electrics Boutique Tube Amps Martin, Gibson, and Larrivee Acoustics |
#20
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I would like to say one, though I have more. But when you meet the right one, it's just so difficult to put down and pick up the others. The more time you put into the guitar, the better sound it produced. Also, you can get the most of the strings when you stick to the only guitar.
On the other hand, fret wear will be sooner and fret dress/refret may be more frequent.
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Leviora A1 Fan Fret Martin OMC28BLJ ArchAngels Wings (Dreadnought) Grace Felix L.R.Baggs Mixpro Zoom A3 Trace Elliot TA40CR Henriksen the Bud ten |
#21
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I voted for "2 good guitars" but it really depends on what good and great mean to you. I love having different guitars because each one sounds and plays uniquely and inspires me in different ways.
The big difference between a good and great guitar is usually cosmetic. Using more affordable woods like Indian Rosewood back and Sika or Cedar top will give you more bang for the buck than many wood upgrades. Then select a guitar without a lot of cosmetic bling and you can afford 2 great sounding guitars. You can also save money by going with a less envious logo on the headstock. My Eastman E40 OM can go head to head with a Martin that costs 3x as much.
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Olson SJ (Cedar & Indian Rosewood) Applegate SJ (Tunnel 14 Redwood & Madagascar Rosewood) Lowden F50 (Sinker Redwood & Madagascar Rosewood) McConnell MJ (Cedar & African Blackwood) Eastman E40 OM Taylor 816ce Builder's Edition Taylor GS Mini Mahogany Taylor T5 Koa “The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.” –James Taylor |
#22
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Only two? Obviously a big one and a little one.
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#23
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I have several pretty decent guitars. (see signature). The poll is inadequate as far as answers go.
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Barry Youtube! My SoundCloud page Avalon L-320C, Guild D-120, Martin D-16GT, McIlroy A20, Pellerin SJ CW Cordobas - C5, Fusion 12 Orchestra, C12, Stage Traditional Alvarez AP66SB, Seagull Folk Aria {Johann Logy}: |
#24
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A friend sent me a funny little meme the other day, the script say's
John has five guitars and buys two more. What does John have? Happiness, John has happiness.
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#25
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Good or great likely depends on one’s financial situation.
To me $3000 is a good guitar. $5000 is great. I don’t own any great guitars by that measure. Guitars can cost $100 or $100,00 so it’s different for each person. If your asking the question for yourself then you might want include what your price range is.
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Martin GP 35E 2017 Gibson J-45 Standard 2019 Martin OM15 Custom 2019 |
#26
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And when it is not?
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"Here is a song about the feelings of an expensive, finely crafted, hand made instrument spending its life in the hands of a musical hack" |
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I avoid even playing in front of family members. When I play I practically have to go around the back of the house like I'm smoking a cigarette. Normally I'd say that that's the quintessential definition of being an amateur but to my surprise my next door neighbor (who was smoking on his back porch) complimented me on my playing. I guess I'm going to have to start playing in the closet!
Seriously though, I have a handful of guitars but my main two guitars are solid wood and satin finish. One is a 17 year old Larrivee OM-03R and the other a 14 year old Martin D-16GT. I'd love it if they were gloss finished and if the visual grade of their tone woods were better but the sound they produce and the comfort of playing them is priceless. I could probably get by on one of them but would miss the other; the Larrivee sounds and feels like Heaven when add a capo and the Martin has the signature growl but sounds amazingly clear in testament to the hidden beauty of mahogany.
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(2006) Larrivee OM-03R, (2009) Martin D-16GT, (1998) Fender Am Std Ash Stratocaster, (2013) McKnight McUke, (1989) Kramer Striker ST600, a couple of DIY builds (2013, 2023) |
#28
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Lots of fine points that have entered this discussion already, like defining Good and Great, and budgets, and so forth. Also, there's an implied question of of when it's a hobby or not.
But... for me it's simple: I want a 6 and 12-string at minimum. So that puts me down for 2.
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----------------------------------- Creator of The Parlando Project Guitars: 20th Century Seagull S6-12, S6 Folk, Seagull M6; '00 Guild JF30-12, '01 Martin 00-15, '16 Martin 000-17, '07 Parkwood PW510, Epiphone Biscuit resonator, Merlin Dulcimer, and various electric guitars, basses.... |
#29
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I'm currently down to one 6-string guitar and plan on keeping it that way.
GAS was a Pandora's Box that caused me to lose focus on the more important things in life for over forty-plus years. I'm in a much better place in my life right now, so as odd as it may sound, I'll take one good guitar over two great guitars. Tommy |
#30
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at least one beater
I always like to have a guitar around that I can take anywhere without worry, and probably a second mid range instrument. My definition of mid range is approx $1000, anything better is waited on me. oh, and btw, 10-15 years ago $1000 bought some very nice guitars.
Current fleet includes a LAG T70a and a Yamaha FS3. |