Because I have a case of perpetual GAS, I'm starting to get that itch again. Somehow, through a series of trades, I ended up with a Paul Reed Smith 25th Anniversary 305... of which they only made 305 of them. I think the rarity and potential value of the guitar is what prompted me to acquire it, but once I got it home I realized that I really have no use for a single coil equipped guitar. Sure, it looks nice hanging on my wall, and nostalgia may have played a role in me thinking that I would be happy with single coils (my first guitar was a MIM Fender Strat). So of course when the GAS started kicking in, I started thinking that I have a pretty good bargaining chip on my hands... so I began to shop around.
One of the local shops has a PRS Singlecut Artist... and truth be told, this is actually the first PRS that I fell in love with. It's been in the shop since I started going there, and every time I go in, I'm forced to play a few notes on it. It's got a transparent black quilted maple top and gold hardware, and I love the sound of it both clean and dirty. It basically checks all the boxes for me.
Another shop has an EVH Wolfgang Stealth. I used to own a Wolfgang Special, and it is one of the few guitars that I really regret getting rid of. I loved playing that guitar, and Eddie was the reason I started playing the guitar in the first place, but I sold the Special in a moment of stupidity. The Stealth version appeals to me even more, as it not only is a US made guitar, but it also is a bit more subdued than the Tobacco burst Special that I had, and it has an ebony fretboard. I haven't got a chance to sit down with it yet, but I'm afraid the moment I do, I will buy it without thinking in another moment of stupidity.
And of course, there's old faithful... a Lester. Now, I've always wanted a genuine LP Standard, but have only owned Studios and other Special Editions of the sort, but never the genuine article. I think it's more of a bucket list type of thing more than anything else, just to say that I have or have had an LP Standard, but will I really be happy with one or am I just wanting one because it seems like a guitar that every serious musician needs to own.
Now, I could either keep the 305, let it slowly accumulate some worth, and who knows, maybe my tastes could change and I could find a use for single coils after all. Or I could trade it in or sell it, and pick up one of the one above. I'm just wondering what YOU would do and why...
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