What guitar would you 16 year old self want?

Cherry Burst Plain Top Les Paul Standard, JS1000, JEM, Wolfgang/Axis and a Strat. 15 years later and the only thing that's changed is I've added some sort of Fender offset (Jazz/Jag/Mustang) to the list.
 
It was those late 80's guitar monstosities for me:

The Steve Vai "Flame Guitar"
George Lynch "Mr Scary"
The Warren Demartini superstrat

Then there were these I remember seeing:
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wok said:
I still want a Mockingbird :embarrassed:

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For as much flack as "pointy" guitars get... the Mockingbird is one of the most comfortable guitars I've ever played. You can play standing, sitting, or in classical position... you can rest your elbow on the top corner of the guitar.... probably the only touchy spot is on the inside part of the upper "horn" it can sometimes poke you in the ribs when bending down to change something on your pedal board... but great body shape.
 
I'd rock one of these:

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When I bought my Carvin DC160, it came down to the DC160 or the above V220. Sometimes I wish I would've bought the V220, though I think the DC160 is rarer.
 
Hmmm, reading up on those Washburn EC series guitars, Godin made the necks for them :eek: I wonder why another guitar company would make parts for a competitor?
 
Jbird said:
Hmmm, reading up on those Washburn EC series guitars, Godin made the necks for them :eek: I wonder why another guitar company would make parts for a competitor?
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Godin actually started as a contracted OEM parts maker for a few North American companies. They have had the class not to name names. I have long suspected the Peavey was one of those companies, particularly when they did some major revamping of line in the latter '80s and into the '90s. This is not an issue and doesn't make me think poorly of those larger companies that took advantage of Godin's services, but I'm very interested in the complete list of who contracted them and for which parts.
 
Jbird said:
Hmmm, reading up on those Washburn EC series guitars, Godin made the necks for them :eek: I wonder why another guitar company would make parts for a competitor?
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Does it matter if you sell your guitar to some guy on the street or to another guitar company? In the end, you still made the sale.
 
At 16, I played one of these and wanted it so bad:
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Now, at 46, I'd rather have this:
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...which incidentally, you can get as a Chibson, which is very tempting.
 
Dogsinotpalc said:
Godin actually started as a contracted OEM parts maker for a few North American companies. They have had the class not to name names. I have long suspected the Peavey was one of those companies, particularly when they did some major revamping of line in the latter '80s and into the '90s. This is not an issue and doesn't make me think poorly of those larger companies that took advantage of Godin's services, but I'm very interested in the complete list of who contracted them and for which parts.
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They did necks for Kramer, didn't they? I read somewhere that it's suspected that EVH's 5150 has a Godin neck that Kramer redid the headstock on.
 
I just liked the classics and high-tech . Strats, LPs, SGs, etc. But I bought my Godin LGXT when I was 15. That's the longest that I've had a guitar that I still own. I liked everything about that guitar, back then. The piezo and synth access were big selling points for me, too.
 
Fumbles said:
Yeah, I'd probably give that one a try.

And that's really interesting about the Washburn/Godin connection. I love Godins & I didn't know that.
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The article I read stated that the 29's & 36's were built in Japan, the 26 in Seattle by some Davies dude. Godin supplied the necks (I think they are neck-thru? Which is interesting because Godin doesn't make neck-thru guitars, do they?).

http://www.vintagewashburn.com/Electrics/ECelectric.html
 
My 16 year old self did not play guitar.
I started, influenced by my best friend, a little before I turned 18. 6 months into playing, again largely thanks to the same friend, I bought a Gibson SG special that was on sale at the time (my friend also had an SG special, but an older version with an ebony fretboard - I didn't know it back then). I still have it and still love it to death.
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I guess I'd like to have a metal/shred/pointy guitar again. Something like the modded Jackson JDR-94 that I had long time ago but with a low profile floyd-type trem and smoother neck joint.
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An Explorer! But being a not-so-rich kid at 16 I got a Memphis Explorer copy rather than the real thing. At that time, I did not care.

I hung out in the local shop (Bernie's Guitar) and drooled over them for months. Bernie had the Memphis in the Explorer and Les Paul body styles, and as cool as the LP was, I ~had~ to have that blue Explorer look-alike. I forgot what I had to do to get it; good report card, maybe?

It was another two years before I got an amp.
 
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