Desolationrow Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 hi guys what is the most iconic acoustic guitars?must have collection? for me gibson: J45,AJ, L 00,Nick lucas, J200, dove, hummingbird Martin: D18,D28,D35 Guild D55, F412/512 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 A bit of difference between 'Iconic' and 'Must have' which is personal. Must haves' seem to change over time, in terms of Iconic these one come to mind as pick of the bunch. D-28, D-18 J-45, J-200, Hummingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 A bit of difference between 'Iconic' and 'Must have' which is personal. Must haves' seem to change over time, in terms of Iconic these one come to mind as pick of the bunch. D-28, D-18 J-45, J-200, Hummingbird Agree exactly with your reasoning and conclusions. You want "iconic"? There they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Agree exactly with your reasoning and conclusions. You want "iconic"? There they are. I agree with the above, except I would also like to add the Martin OM-28, which I believe among other things was the first model with a 14-fret neck and square shoulders, making it essentially the first modern guitar. Further, I would put J-45/Southern Jumbo, since they are essentially the same. If someone should also suggest the Martin D-45, I would not protest. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 D45 are here. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Variety is the spice of life.... So suggested 'must haves' would include the following.... Ovation 6 and 12 strings Taylor 6 and 12 strings Takamine something or other Archtop from the likes of Gibson, Guild, Gretsch et al V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 In terms of golden era flat tops from the mid-to-late 30s, most of these are at least iconic. The are great guitars too. Back row -- D-28s Next row -- D-18s Side left -- Roy Smeck Radio Grande, Jumbo35 Trojan Side right -- Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe, Advanced Jumbo Front -- Jumbo Let's pick -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 If "iconic" is asked for, the Gibson J-180 Everly Brothers shouldn't be left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 In terms of golden era flat tops from the mid-to-late 30s, most of these are at least iconic. The are great guitars too. Back row -- D-28s Next row -- D-18s Side left -- Roy Smeck Radio Grande, Jumbo35 Trojan Side right -- Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe, Advanced Jumbo Front -- Jumbo Let's pick -Tom That's some serious guitar porn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 How about the Gibson J- 185? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 My personal opinion of Iconic is a specific guitar, not a model. When I think iconic I think of Willies Trigger, BB King's Lucille, Eric Clapton's Blackie, Lefty Frizzell's J200 Bigsby, Elvis' Leather Covered Martin, Lonnie Mack's Flying V, SRV's Lenny and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 D-28, D-18 J-45, J-200, Hummingbird Back that - and could add the Mart. D-45 and the Dove as well. Then I think we need the Ovation in the pic. Opposed to the others not a favorite here, but the creature sure manifested itself in its golden 70's era And this one too plays a humble yet solid role. http://www.bigmusics.../40vs-0018v.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Django's Maccaferri. Gibson L-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Martin : D 45 ,OM 45 Deluxe Gibson : J 200 ,Hummingbird,Dove,J 45,J 185, Everly Brothers, These are what I consider icons .I am a maple and mahogany guy so I favor gibsons JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 The L1 variant that Robert Johnson was photographed with has to be high on the iconic list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 hi guys what is the most iconic acoustic guitars?must have collection? .... Guild D55, F412/512 Thanks for including these, although I prefer the jumbo F50 over the dread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 are guitars iconic without a famous player association ? roy rodgers martin, neils 45, jimis strat, otherwise arnt they just guitars...?j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 We're getting lost in the weeds here. An icon is defined as "a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something." The initial reaction to the question "what is the thing that is a representative symbol of the Martin guitar", you could really pare it down to the Dreadnought guitar if you wanted. Whether it's a D-18, D-28, or D-45 is really a matter of commentary: they're all Dreadnoughts. Less simple with Gibson, but the J-45 is probably the first acoustic guitar you think of. Once you start including every guitar under the sun, the "icon" status pretty much loses its meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Iconic Made me think of you asked a person who didn't play guitar to draw one , well they'd draw a d28 wouldn't they ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Iconic Made me think of you asked a person who didn't play guitar to draw one , well they'd draw a d28 wouldn't they ? Probably depends on their, ummm, musical orientation. They might execute a crude representation of some relatively non-descript solid body electric😎 For the folks who prefer the artist-association thing, I'll nominate Woody Guthrie's Southern Jumbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 . Iconic is more like - Robert Johnson's Gibson L-1 Willie's Martin N-20 McCartney's Epiphone Texan Johnny's Martin D-35 Elvis's Gibson '56 J-200 after 1960 mods Woody's Gibson '45 Southern Jumbo 'This machine kills facists' Everly's J-180/5 Kurt Cobain's Martin D-18e Most of these are available as sig/tribute models. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 You did say 'Ironic acoustic guitars', didn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 This seems more like iconic people with guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 . Yes Tom, to a point - famous guitarist tend to have iconic/famous guitars. Top 10 Most Iconic Acoustic Guitars of All Time The Top 21 Most Iconic Guitars of All Time There are a few threads on 'most iconic acoustic guitar models' over at AGF. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 This seems more like iconic people with guitars. Signature guitars of iconic people, perhaps? Lately, it seems like the reissues from both Gibson and Martin are piling up pretty rapidly, almost out of control in some instances, but a lot of money is being made by supplying reissues to folks for whom originals are - for various reasons - unattainable. To me, that suggests an iconic stature assigned to certain models by the consumer base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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