olie Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 You did say 'Ironic acoustic guitars', didn't you? "Iconic"-not "Titanic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 You did say 'Ironic acoustic guitars', didn't you? Matons do cop criticism for being overbuilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 https://youtu.be/LMiU_aknPDA IMO an iconic guitar.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 players make guitars iconic, makers just build guitars imo - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Matons do cop criticism for being overbuilt! Is that the guitar or the sailor (First Mate-on)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 players make guitars iconic, makers just build guitars imo - That's why I look forward to the release of the Gibson Buc McMaster Hummingbird and Flat Baroque and Blind Boy Grunt J45s in 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 agreed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 What .... no Taylors ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 That's why I look forward to the release of the Gibson Buc McMaster Hummingbird and Flat Baroque and Blind Boy Grunt J45s in 2017. I'll sell you an original blindboygrunt j45 Save you waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 . Apologies to Desolationrow for side tracking your thread. But, we got some fun comments. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 What was the original thread?😯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Seems we more or less were able to draw a circle and put a handful of icons inside it. There might be between 8 and 10, but consensus shows a Top-4 : Gibson Slope Gibson Square Gibson Super Jumbo Martin Dreadnought , , , , in random order and some might still disagree. Another side-Q would be if the quintessential acoustic guitar is burst or natural. Perhaps natural, , , and burst for the electrics. As we know there might be an interesting difference between guitar-people and watching/listening laymen. And laymen to a certain degree are always worth checking for their intuitive indirect angle. Fx it recently surprised me how limited H-bird consciousness 2 of my not-playing friends - who are both incarnated beatheads - was able to present. They left later that night with that detail fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 As we know there might be an interesting difference between guitar-people and watching/listening laymen. And laymen to a certain degree are always worth checking for their intuitive indirect angle. Fx it recently surprised me how limited H-bird consciousness 2 of my not-playing friends - who are both incarnated beatheads - was able to present. They left later that night with that detail fixed I'll bet you set them straight with an evening of 'birdsong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I am 3 for 4! Two Martin Dreads, One Gibson Slope, One Gibson Square, and a Taylor in a Square Tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I am 3 for 4! Two Martin Dreads, One Gibson Slope, One Gibson Square, and a Taylor in a Square Tree. Nice! Wise of you to keep the Taylor confined😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 No love for the true iron-ic icon? Too brassy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 No love for the true iron-ic icon? Too brassy? Just too incredibly cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desolationrow Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Thanks for all the replies! lot of fun in your threads!! Eminor, you said that iconic guitars might be between 8 and 10,what are the others?? for me would be: Gibson slope, square,jumbo,L small body, martin dread,martin all mahogany top,jumbo 12 string. i know this is a acoustic forum,but only for fun in electrics my "iconic"top would be: Fender solid body,Gibson hollow body,Rickenbacker semi hollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desolationrow Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Seems we more or less were able to draw a circle and put a handful of icons inside it. There might be between 8 and 10, but consensus shows a Top-4 : Gibson Slope Gibson Square Gibson Super Jumbo Martin Dreadnought , , , , in random order and some might still disagree. Another side-Q would be if the quintessential acoustic guitar is burst or natural. Perhaps natural, , , and burst for the electrics. As we know there might be an interesting difference between guitar-people and watching/listening laymen. And laymen to a certain degree are always worth checking for their intuitive indirect angle. Fx it recently surprised me how limited H-bird consciousness 2 of my not-playing friends - who are both incarnated beatheads - was able to present. They left later that night with that detail fixed Thanks for all the replies! lot of fun in your threads!! Eminor, you said that iconic guitars might be between 8 and 10,what are the others?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Thanks for all the replies! lot of fun in your threads!! Eminor, you said that iconic guitars might be between 8 and 10,what are the others?? Won't be too specific, but if you split the Top-4 in different models, 45's, 50's, SJ's, 28's,18's, bird'n'jumbo-species and add a few of the others mentioned on these pages - including the National - we have them. But now you ask, I think 'my' 00-28 must be be withdrawn. Might be an icon to me, , , not in general. Yet I personally hold the Ovation in. And yes, good fun to make minds meet on this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 But now you ask, I think 'my' 00-28 must be be withdrawn. Might be an icon to me, , , not in general. Yet I personally hold the Ovation in. And yes, good fun to make minds meet on this topic. Perhaps it's just my Josh White fetish, Em7, but wouldn't the 21 series be the iconic 00 Martin? It's Dylan's Blood on the Tracks guitar too. And I'm not playing the iconic player = iconic guitar card here. It's just that if a certain guitar appears in enough famous hands and on enough famous tracks, then it's more likely to be iconic, non? For Ovation, I think it would have to be the Balladeer, though, and not the (more desirable to me) Josh White/Folklore model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny3j Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Most iconic 12 string acoustic has to be the Guild F612, ultra-rare and largest production 12-string ever made - 18" lower bout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Perhaps it's just my Josh White fetish, Em7, but wouldn't the 21 series be the iconic 00 Martin? It's Dylan's Blood on the Tracks guitar too. And I'm not playing the iconic player = iconic guitar card here. It's just that if a certain guitar appears in enough famous hands and on enough famous tracks, then it's more likely to be iconic, non? For Ovation, I think it would have to be the Balladeer, though, and not the (more desirable to me) Josh White/Folklore model. Won't tale the veil of that box, Mojo - then up spring the S. Stills and J. Baez Mart. 00-45 among many others. Regarding Ovation, let's keep the Balladeer in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretplay Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 The most Iconic guitar of all time has to be Presley's D28 with the leather cover. The picture of him with it used on his first album is the image of Rock and Roll and the birth of popular music as we know it. Doe's anyone know where it is now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 The most Iconic guitar of all time has to be Presley's D28 with the leather cover. The picture of him with it used on his first album is the image of Rock and Roll and the birth of popular music as we know it. Doe's anyone know where it is now? Wish I could say it's under my bed, but no. How about Buddy Holly's leather J-45, which is also not under my bed😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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