Resonator
12-string Acoustic
Les Paul
Strat
That should cover any music style I would ever want to play.
Well I only have 4 guitars and am quite happy with them a squire Strat LP blue,
Squire Tele polar white,a VG100GT Gibson type gold top & a gearformusic electro acoustic in sunburst. I would like a real Fender but as a bedroom player it would not warrant the expense.
Are we talking 4 fantasy guitars or 4 out of the ones we have now?
I like these kind of games. Theyāre fun.
Rob, Iām listing the ones I got. No idea if theyād by my fantasy guitars though. Might be though as I really do like what I got for not having expensive guitars.
I like the guitars I have granted none of them are likely something that is desirable.
I can kinda say I got 4 now. In reality, I got 5 but the 5th is only kind of a half a guitar.
What I got and like.
Reverend Double Agent W
Epiphone Casino (China)
Epiphone DR500-MCE
Alverez 5054 12 string (my original guitar)
My half a guitar is a '75 Gibson L-6S. I guess it was never a real desirable guitar and mine is even less so. Prior owner bastardized it w/emg pickups, got rid of itās 6 way selector switch (replaced with a standard 3 way selector) and then drilled a hole on the end of it for side jack. The proper (original) top jack got turned into a volume pot for a normal gibson 4 pot set up.
Right now itās benched. The pots are all scratchy and ya can barely find a place that will work on near any of the 4 pots. + the batt. is dead that powers the pickups.
I donāt play it.
Guess in all reality, I got 6 guitars now that I think about it. 6th is a ('64) Harmony H17 Bobkat. Red burst. I could do w/o that one too. In fact I do. Gave it to my boy. Itās out of sight, out of mind for me now.
So I comply with 4 guitars in my mind. They all play good and sound good, to me. I rotate though them. Iāll play this one today, that one tomorrow etc.
The 12 string gets played occasionally. When I feel the itch for a 12 string, which aināt often.
fwiw, wife says I canāt have more guitars. I have enough (per her). I can fix the L6S though if I want (then Iād have 5).
Iām in no hurry for that at this moment since I like what Iām playing nowā¦
OK I will go which 4 I have now and which 4 I would swap those for
1 - Maton Blackwood EBW70C
This is a Dred sized acoustic electric made out of Australian blackwood, Queensland Maple and a streaky Ebony fret. Feels great sounds fantastic.
Would I swap it with anything? Perhaps a Maton Australian EA80C, or an old Taylor/Gibson 40/50s acoustic?
2 - Epiphone Slash Anaconda burst Les Paul - probably a mid spec epi les paul as they go now, plays OK for lead tbh probably needs the nut redoing
Would swap for a real gibson R9 bust dirty lemon style or heritage or something similar lol
3 - Hohner Tobacco burst les paul, had this decades love it , not spendy or flash but looks cool and nice to play
4 - Self built Telecaster thinline - built to my spec by me so how could I not lol
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- Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s
- Gibson ES-335
- PRS Santana Retro
- Martin Road Series 000-10E
Owned or lusted after 
I played all of these, own only the first one! 
OM
Tele
Strat
LP
The only four I use. The 3 electrics are rotated daily.
There always seems to another that just kind of shows up. I really donāt play my 1970 Antonio Hernandis No. 2, but I learned my first note positions on it even though it has no fret markers. Super wide neck and classical high action meant I couldnāt achieve chording.
List (number and guitar.price paid back then):
1-1977 Gibson Les Paul Standard, wine red. $500
2-2012 Martin D15-M. $1,000
3-1997 MIK Epiphone Special Model. $32.18
4-1986 MIK Alvarez 5236. $127+in trade 70s Fender short-neck bass ā still love this dred, but that old Fender is now worth a lot more bucksā¦
CHEERS
Only 4! 
We currently have 15 stringed instruments, including my wifeās 2 basses and a ukulele. The ones I play the most are the acoustics that I have built. The most interesting one is a 1936 Gibson lap steel in almost new condition, it was my wife Jenās dads guitar. Iām about to build a mahogany bodied spider resonator.
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Well I usually refer to my basses as errā¦ā¦ basses. For one post only (or maybe others) they can be bass guitars.
- G&L L2000 tribute. Leoās best bass design (IMO)
- Sire V7 fretless. Just because its fretless
- Rickenbacker 4003W. Possibly the coolest looking instrument on the planet (
) and it sits so well in a mix - PRS Custom 24-08 SE in blood orange
Iām a bit sad my Ibanez EHB1000s doesnāt make it. Itās a Funky little thing. I gig it on small stages (saves singers head and head stock from colliding), and itās the one that comes on work trips with me. I just canāt see myself getting rid of the others.
No regrets about leaving my Tanglewood electro acoustic off the list. Itās a nice instrument - itās just never really inspired me (all the others have and do).
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This is a FUN thread, Scott!!!
Iām having a really tough time here limiting myself to 4ā¦ as a guitar lover who spends quite a bit of time thinking about, reading about, looking at & listening to guitars & their related gearā¦ Iām going to have to create 2 lists. 4 that I actually own & 3 that I wish I had the money and/or opportunity to ownā¦
MY GUITARS
1. DāAngelico Excel 59 Single Cutaway Hollowbody - Seymour Duncan āGreat Daneā P90s, in the Black Dog finish with a Bigsby-style Tremolo for itās ease of playing, wonderful woody tone with that P90 ābiteā, balanced sound & itās absolute beautyā¦ Iāll never sell this guitar - itās the Crown Jewel of my collectionā¦
2. DāAngelico Deluxe SS LE in āSapphire Blueā - itās a semi-hollow design with brushed nickel hardware, a gloss blue finish & probably the best build quality of anything I ownā¦ itās flawless! I also love it for itās sound, 2 humbuckers that are absolutely the BEST humbuckers to my ear, itās playability (itās better to play than my Gibson LP thatās Plekād), & again, it is beautiful! Very inspiring to play & so versatile! Also, a Limited Edition - only 50 were made!
3. Takamine EF508 KC - Koa, NEX body style with a nice cutaway, electro-acoustic, Takamineās CT4B II preamp system paired with the Palathetic under-saddle pickup. This acoustic is my all time favorite guitar to play. It feels great, almost as if it were custom made for my frame! It sounds so smooth & responsive - goes really well with vocals. When I bought it from Sweetwater, they accidentally shipped me the wrong guitar so to make things ārightā, they took the wrong one back & sent the correct guitar but they Plekād it firstā¦ this is definitely another āForeverā guitar.
4. Recording King Style O Resonator Hawaiian Metal Body - This guitar isnāt the star of the collection - but it probably has the most BLING!!! Itās really pretty, really fun to play slide guitar (which I STINK at) & itās REALLY HEAVY! Iāve never weighed it but Iād guess itās probably somewhere around 12-13 pounds! Itās strung with 13s from the factory & the action is pretty high - so definitely a SLIDE setup & thatās why I bought it! Itās a blast & is gorgeousā¦ again, it makes me inspired & itās usually played outside in the summer with a gentle breeze thatās rustling leaves & dissipates the heatā¦ so fun!
DREAM GUITARS
1. Gibson Custom Shop Chuck Berry ES-350T - Antique Natural - The Custom Shop did a limited run of these guitars, only 55 were made & they were $10,000 from Gibson & they shipped with a Chuck Berry replica strap & a replica of Chuckās bolo tie! Thereās one on Reverb now for only $14,999 + $100 shippingā¦ this is why itās only a dream!!!
2. 1933 Gibson acoustic - Another one to dream about, it would be pretty amazing to own a 100 year old guitar but it would also be incredibly hard to justify paying the $25k or so to get thereā¦ Still, one can dream!!!
FINALLY ā DRUM ROLL Please ā
3. 1962 DāAngelico New Yorker cutaway. This is an uncirculated, one-owner DāAngelico New Yorker made for a local jazz guitarist named Ken Cilione and is amongst the last precious few New Yorker models ever produced according to the records. The guitar has that signature John DāAngelico sound and rings for days like no other archtop guitar could ever produce. Theyāre asking $60,000.00ā¦ This one was made the same year I was born & is a one-owner instrumentā¦ I know what would happen to at least SOME of my lottery winnings if I ever hit it!!!
Thatās my rather lengthy list! Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays to you all!!!
Tod
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I canāt even limit myself to just 4 tuners.
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A Les Paul and a Tele that feel good in my hands, and stay in tune; enough for me.
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Nah bout you got an acoustic as well lad !!
Happy to read this, Simon 
I bought one of these for my son with the proceeds from selling my beloved, decrepit old Vespa. I knew nothing about basses, but it had great reviews for the price range at the time (Ā£520 new). Heās learned well on it
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I have 4 guitars now and am pretty happy with them. They all could be upgraded if it was worth the money, but it is not.
Right now (since it changes), I would want:
- 00 size (or similar) 12 fret short scale steel string.
- Classical guitar (standard)
- Crossover nylon
- Hollow body jazz electric
What I have is:
Pono VS-40 steel string (#1 above) fits the category perfectly, a little bright as it is Macassar Ebony, oh and it is heavy. 46 mm nut.
K. Yairi CY-140 (#2 above) old cracked and ugly, but plays too well to upgrade. Warm and full classical.
Manuel Contreras Flamenco, also old and even more cracked and beat up, a few years shy of a neck reset that wonāt be worth it, but it is lovely and strung with John Pearse Folk Finger Style strings is unique and fun. Fits the crossover spot, but has a full 52mm nut, would prefer it weāre 48mm
Old Stratocaster with home amateur fix up and refret. Actually plays really well, but I never play it. I still have it because I really canāt sell it. Would prefer a hollow body, but probably wouldnāt play it much either. Damn neck is to narrow!
Oh lovely, I can hear him saying it
Actually I only have 4 and unlikely to expand:
Steel 6 string acoustic, mine happens to be a Fender Paramount PM1 Deluxe
6 string electric, mine happens to be a PRS SE semi-hollow body
Resonator, I have a Hohner and it hangs on the wall, waiting patiently for me to turn my blues dreams to reality.
Probably donāt need more but kept my original 6 string which is now setup Nashville strung ie the second set of strings on a 12 string.
