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  • TheOtherDennisTheOtherDennis Frets: 2010
    Five of mine -
    An Avalon A200CE that I've had since 2005
    An Avalon L2-20 that I bought from the classifieds
    A l'Arrivee OM-02 that I bought last autumn
    A Martin jumbo from one of their kits that I made in 2008
    A StewMac dreadnought that I made from one of their kits in 2012

    Plus -
    MrsTheOtherDennis has a classical acoustic that her dad bought her when she was a teenager, which she can no longer play because of her disability.

    And I bought my lad a Crafter back in 2006 or 2007, sometime when he was at school, that he promised to learn to play on but never did. It's still hanging in his old bedroom, gathering dust.
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  • SnagsSnags Frets: 4987
    Two. Well, three. Maybe four.

    Takamine EG332c which really needs a refret (had it for 20+ years and I tend to grip like a gorilla with anger issues) but isn't worth the money. Still sounds and plays OK though.

    Furch G21CRC which is effectively the "only" acoustic now (the Tak lives elsewhere).

    Yamaha 12-string just because it was very affordable and seemed like a good idea at the time.

    Oh, and the wife has an old Epiphone starter jobbie with an action like a cheese grater that was an 18th birthday present, but that doesn't count.


    I do have residual horn for either a decent dread or (actual) jumbo/super jumbo for proper thumpy madness, but can't really justify it. One day it's bound to happen though.

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  • BingManBingMan Frets: 35
    My wife will tell you I have at least 1000000000000000 with another 1000000000000000 cases all cluttering up the house, but I actually own 7

    bourgeois vintage D (adi/madi)
    bourgeois countryboy D (adi/hog)
    collings CJ35
    collings 0002H
    Santa Cruz 00-1929 (all hog)
    National style 0 resonator (if that counts)
    and lastly some old tanglewood which was my first ‘good acoustic’ when I was a teenager. It’s all solid wood and surprisingly good for its price... but it now resides under a bed at my parents house, occasionally coming out for some campfire duty



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  • jellyrolljellyroll Frets: 3073
    Five for me:

    Martin D Custom
    Martin OM Custom
    Martin OM21
    Gibson J-185
    Atkin Essential O



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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10333
    One acoustic 
    One classical 
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • richman6100richman6100 Frets: 290
    Not as exotic as some in this thread, but...

    Auden Marlow - cedar/rosewood parlour (gets played the most)
    Auden Colton - spruce/rosewood dreadnought
    Furch G23-CRC - cedar/rosewood grand auditorium
    Faith Venus - spruce/rosewood OM (passed to my son)
    Baby Taylor - mahogany (my son's first guitar, which gets taken on holidays for fun)
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  • p90foolp90fool Frets: 29588
    I have a Faith Venus for gigging and a Gibson J-35 for recording.

    I do occasionally vaguely hanker after a resonator or gypsy jazz guitar, but being honest with myself I'd rarely play them. 
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  • WazmeisterWazmeister Frets: 8918
    Just one now, and its a belter for the money...

    The Guild on the left here.



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  • StuckfastStuckfast Frets: 2124
    Five, unless I'm forgetting something:

    Larrivee OM-3
    Washburn D33S (a surprisingly great guitar)
    an old Lyon & Healy / Washburn parlour guitar from the 1880s
    a 19th century French guitar which is even smaller
    and an unplayable nylon-string guitar my mother had made for her in Spain in the early 60s.

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  • rogdrogd Frets: 1430
    My two. A Martin D-41 from 1972, gigged and battle scarred. Its been all over the world with me. I've had it nearly 50 years, and my Larrivee P-09 from 2008. A cracking little thing.

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  • DoctorXDoctorX Frets: 291
    I’ve got two, a Martin HD28 reimagined and a Taylor 314ce.
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  • guitarjack66guitarjack66 Frets: 1397
    Just dropped to three from four. I will be looking for another one soon,cash permitting because I just havent quite found one that ticks enough of the boxes just yet. I'd love an Eastman,and a 12 string,and I have become smitten by the sound of an archtop. I would also like just one electric too,for the convenience.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    rogd said:

    A Martin D-41 from 1972, gigged and battle scarred. Its been all over the world with me. I've had it nearly 50 years
    That D-41 is fantastic. One of the 'posh' models that's been played properly, which is as it should be... they were all made to be used.

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  • Rowby1Rowby1 Frets: 1170
    Two, a Northworthy Radbourne and very cheap Yamaha I bought as flood damaged stock in ‘81 for £25. The Yam has a hi string set in it and records incredibly well....against all the odds.
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  • lincolnbluelincolnblue Frets: 263
    I've got 3. A Breedlove Atlas Ac/SR 25 Plus which is almost 17 year old, a Faith Neptune Trembesi which is almost 8 years old and then a Taylor 710e which is just 3 months old.
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  • rogdrogd Frets: 1430
    ICBM said:
    rogd said:

    A Martin D-41 from 1972, gigged and battle scarred. Its been all over the world with me. I've had it nearly 50 years
    That D-41 is fantastic. One of the 'posh' models that's been played properly, which is as it should be... they were all made to be used.
    Yes mate. Its had a hard life but its never sounded better. It ain't no case queen!!
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  • westfordwestford Frets: 514
    I’ve got a Valencia classical, a Tanglewood mini e koa, and a Tanglewood travel acoustic.
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  • Chris_JChris_J Frets: 138
    Lowden F32
    Martin D18
    Martin 0017s

    Though I'm thinking of moving the D18 and 0017s on in favour of an OM21.


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  • hoptonmillshoptonmills Frets: 1
    artiebear said:
    hoptonmills said:
    Two
    A Gibson Jackson Browne model
    A Buscarino nylon string
    Always liked the look of the Jackson Browne. How do you find it ?
    I like the Jackson Browne model, which I use mainly in Open D tuning, but it's good for changing tunings and it stays in tune well. A good tone when fingerpicked.
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  • NikcNikc Frets: 613
    Two acoustics 

    1 Freshman Apollo Boutique Autumn 
    2 Yamaha APX 500 
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  • artiebearartiebear Frets: 810
    hoptonmills said:
    artiebear said:
    hoptonmills said:
    Two
    A Gibson Jackson Browne model
    A Buscarino nylon string
    Always liked the look of the Jackson Browne. How do you find it ?
    I like the Jackson Browne model, which I use mainly in Open D tuning, but it's good for changing tunings and it stays in tune well. A good tone when fingerpicked.
    Nice guitar. Good spec on that model
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  • TheBigDipperTheBigDipper Frets: 4501
    I've just counted. Six.

    Brook Taw (the "go to")
    L-Arrivee L-01 (the previous "go to")
    Martin 0-16NY (with silk'n'steel strings)
    Stonebridge (Furch) SF25 12-string
    Dobro (Epiphone?) Hound Dog Deluxe resonator
    Cordoba C-12 classical

    Too many guitars, not enough hours....
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  • TrevinDevonTrevinDevon Frets: 28
    edited March 2021
    Sounds as though my ten is a bit ... excessive?
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6284
    3 here as well:

    Jon LeVoi custom Maccaferri Gypsy Jazz guitar
    Martin OM 35
    s/h Breedlove mahogany OM style - my campfire beater - it's actually really versatile
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

    Feedback
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  • artiebearartiebear Frets: 810
    TrevinDevon said:
    Sounds as though my ten is a bit ... excessive?
    No way, you can never have too many, if it makes you feel better here's mine.

    Sobell MS signature ( adi/braz)
    Fylde Anniversary custom ( german/braz)
    HJ Williams Esk ( German/Honduras rosewood)
    Lowden O32
    Lakewood A32
    Gibson J185 custom (koa)
    Nothwood OM-80 (braz)
    Northwood 00-80 (braz)
    Northwood studio (12 fret)
    Bourgeois Soloist (Italian/macassar ebony)
    Collings OM2H ( sitka/koa)
    Collings CJ35SB
    Martin D41
    Martin D28
    Martin 00028 VS
    Martin 00028 EC
    Taylor Nylon strung (cant remember the model)
    Yamaha LJ56
    Larrivee OM10
    Larrivee L09

    I've probably missed something out but they all get played, have been gigged, and get looked after.

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  • TrevinDevonTrevinDevon Frets: 28
    artiebear said:
    TrevinDevon said:
    Sounds as though my ten is a bit ... excessive?
    No way, you can never have too many, if it makes you feel better here's mine.

    ...

    Your string bill must be bigger than your mortgage. :)

    I have a friend who owns 30+ pre-war National resonators and can tell the difference between them all. You need to wear sunglasses in his guitar room.

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  • artiebearartiebear Frets: 810
    TrevinDevon said:
    artiebear said:
    TrevinDevon said:
    Sounds as though my ten is a bit ... excessive?
    No way, you can never have too many, if it makes you feel better here's mine.

    ...

    Your string bill must be bigger than your mortgage. :)

    I have a friend who owns 30+ pre-war National resonators and can tell the difference between them all. You need to wear sunglasses in his guitar room.

    Wow, now that would be something to see ! 


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  • Dave_VaderDave_Vader Frets: 357
    More than I thought:

    A Turner Super Jumbo thing with a cutaway (bought in about 2002, not seen Turners since)
    A Yama (no ha) Japanese OM type thing with a mag pickup jammed in the soundhole which I love unreasonably for something I got for £40 from Crack Converters in Exeter
    A 60s cheap nylon string - I think it's a Malaga? that I was given by someone who didn't want it anymore. Again, it sounds much better than it has any right to.
    A 1956 Hofner Congress that you can only play for three months of the year when the relief sits in the right place for it not to sound like a banjo
    A 5 string Kay Banjo
    An Aria mandolin

    and a piano - does that count?

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  • oldhorsemurphyoldhorsemurphy Frets: 320
    Chris_J said:
    Lowden F32
    Martin D18
    Martin 0017s

    Though I'm thinking of moving the D18 and 0017s on in favour of an OM21.


    I've got a D18 and OM21. I really think they compliment each other perfectly. 
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  • TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 6976
    2

     




    Both Martins (not a deliberate policy)

    00-17SE and a D28A 
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