WHAT Was Your FAVORITE Guitar Purchase of 2018?

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 475

My guitar buying has slowed quite a bit over the past few years.
I have purchased only four guitars this year and not intending to purchase any more.
Of course if the right guitar popped up I might be tempted and there are still about 10 weeks left to the year

My favorite for 2018 is my (2011) Bacchus Classic Series BLP-FM Relic.
The weight is so very close to perfect, the lumber is amazing, and the neck is perfect for my playing. This was a great purchase for me, for a Les Paul.

So, what cha got? What guitar is your most favorite guitar you purchased in 2108?

HAMAMATSU · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:24 am Post subject:

i bought 2 guitars in 2018. one is tokai LS188S goldtop and another is fender-mexico classic series 50s strat in fiesta-red w/gold parts. my fav is this strat lately. its got fine usa pickups and all. it even comes w/tweed case! i only paid $900 new in tokyo. very happy since !!!!!
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marcusnieman · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:29 pm Post subject:

1959 Gibson ES125T

Not this one but in equally nice shape and no issues:
https://www.12fret.com/sold-archive/1959-gibson-es-125t-thinline-archtop-electric-guitar/

aroomstudios · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:52 pm Post subject:

I bought way too many guitars in 2018. The two favorite probably are History GH-LCV. Made by Fujigen in 2011. I bought one them liked it so much. Saw another one a few months later for a really good deal and could not turn it down. From a totally different seller. Both happened to be 2011 models. Looks at the SN's of each of them. They are sequential. What is the chance of that? In the first on I put Throbak 101+ pickups. 525k CTS pots, Faber bridge, Gotoh locking tuners and Luxe Bumblebee caps. The thing just smokes now. I am still working on the 2nd one but I am putting in humbucker sized p90 from throbak.

felixcatus · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 12:40 am Post subject:

Not one so far, only got rid of some!

I do have something in the pipeline, maybe just before the end of this year, patience guys!

Max The Dog · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 2:46 am Post subject:

This is my latest Patrick Eggle Vienna from 1993. Going for a Paul Reed Smith Mira from 2008 this weekend.
https://image.ibb.co/c5Gzff/PEG-4.jpg
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brokentoes · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:33 pm Post subject:

I wish !!! Alas nothing this year because of the exchange rates. I'm pretty lucky to own the axes i have so i can't complain.

Max The Dog · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:26 am Post subject:

Got it yesterday.
https://image.ibb.co/c9fEWL/DSCN1283.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/fd5bd0/DSCN1282.jpg
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felixcatus · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:39 am Post subject:

felixcatus · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:41 am Post subject:

Max The Dog · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:07 am Post subject:

Far from it and there are plenty of nice things to be had yet.
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wulfman · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:10 am Post subject:

I just got this yesterday and still need to wire it up with 2 non-EMG humbuckers but I think this will be the one for 2018. 1981 Super Real, likely an 1800 model. Got it from the Usednet booth at the Tokyo Musical Instrument Fair yesterday with a Super Real hard case, all for the cost of a new effect pedal.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2ceHyyh]

brokentoes · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:35 am Post subject:

3rdstone · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:33 pm Post subject:

I've only bought one guitar this year (well, so far): A Tokai LS80 1984. When stuff like that pops up in my parts of the world, you got to act fast.
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