My Guitar Gallery

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MODEL (YEAR)	DESCRIPTION	WEIGHT	ADDED
Tausch Custom OAP-I Signature (2003)	My first custom axe, made especially for me by one of Germany's best luthiers. A dream come true!	3.7kg	2003
Tausch Custom OAP-II Signature (2005)	Another dream came "blue": This high-end custom guitar hand-made by Rainer Tausch features a 1-piece construction, wood-covered pickups, a piezo bridge and much more.	3.5kg	2005
Tausch Custom OAP-III Signature (2006/2010)	This guitar started out as a hybrid with an Ibanez neck but turned into a full Tausch in 2010. It features a marvelous spalted maple top on mahogany body and a birdseye maple neck. It also has a Double EDGE piezo system!	3.8kg	2006
Tausch Custom OAP-IV Signature (2009)	This completes the four-leafed clover: My Tausch custom guitar no. four - this time with a different body shape than the others, many exclusive features and the eye-catching split fretboard.	3.6kg	2009
Tausch 665 Silver Sparkle (1998)	Glitter baby!! This early Tausch model features a thrilling sparkle effects finish, the 665mm elongated scale, semi-hollow body construction, a Wilkinson tremolo and custom-covered Seymour Duncan pickups. Bling-bling and sing-sing in the same guitar!	3.5kg	2011
Ibanez MAXXAS MX2BP (1987)	A "Black Pearl" MX2 (watch out Captain Sparrow!) that I got in March 2011. Both neck and body have a fine sparkly pearl effect that makes the black appear a little greyish.	3.4kg	2011
Ibanez MAXXAS MX2RR (1987)	A solid-body MAXXAS with EDGE trem, finished in "Ruby Red". Found after several years of search. Autographed by Steve Vai.	3.2kg	2004
Ibanez MAXXAS MX2FB (1987)	The fourth MAXXAS that came to me - "Fountain Blue", solid body with EDGE trem. I really love these axes.	3.3kg	2011
Ibanez MAXXAS MX2FB (1987)	No, you don't see double - it's yet another "Fountain Blue" MX2. Two are always better than one! This baby is all stock except for the pickup switch and the strap pins.	3.3kg	2011
Ibanez MAXXAS MX3CR (1987)	This MX3 is finished in "Cranberry Red" and came to me in March 2011 in very clean condition.	2.8kg	2011
Ibanez MAXXAS MX3MA (1987)	The second MAXXAS that came to me back in 2005, finished in "Magma". This one has the sound chambers and the HQ Tremolo system. It sounds incredibly vibrant!	2.8kg	2005
Ibanez MAXXAS MX3MA (1987)	Another "Magma" MX3 that I got in March 2011 - beautiful, isn't it? I have no idea what happened to the lower body horn which was painted black on the tip.	2.8kg	2011
Ibanez MAXXAS MX3BH (1987)	The green sister to the one mentioned above, finished in shiny "Black Hole" - and it came with a 5-way switch instead of the 3-way (no retrofit)!	2.8kg	2010
Ibanez MAXXAS MX3FB (1987)	This one completes my full 7-piece set of production MX guitars - an MX3 in "Fountain Blue" that was only available in the USA. Thanks Frank!	2.8kg	2010
Ibanez MAXXAS MX5BK (1987)	Definitely the absolute crown jewel of my whole Ibanez collection!! This is the one and only black MX5 prototype, shown in the catalogs and one of two existing MX5 in the world. Unique, breathtaking and beautiful. Wow.	2.8kg	2011
Ibanez Joe Satriani Signature JS1BK (1992)	My first ever and most sexy Ibanez guitar, a great and lightweight player with all desirable sounds in one, rare HSH version.	3.4kg	1994
Ibanez Joe Satriani Signature JS1WH (1992)	A (slightly older) sister to the JS1BK, also with HSH pickups. For some reason, it has a black headstock which is out of spec.	3.4kg	2010
Ibanez "Satriadius" JS1CA (1992/2005)	A nice Satriani-Radius hybrid featuring a JS1200 neck on a Radius 540RLTD body, both finished in "Candy Apple Red" but 13 years apart. A chrome Lo-Pro EDGE and a DiMarzio HSH pickup configuration complete the 1992 JS1 package for me and I call it JS1CA.	3.3kg	2011
Ibanez Roadstar Pro Radius 540RBB (1991)	My favourite body shape, rare color "Bright Blue Burst", upgraded neck and bridge pickups, autographed by Jennifer Batten.	3.4kg	2000
Ibanez Artfield AFD45BG (1989)	A nice and rare beauty! This AFD has fancy woods, 30 frets and was upgraded with a custom made Häussel bridge pickup and a Seymour Duncan at the neck.	3.5kg	2004
Ibanez Artstar AL100JR (1988)	Another rare Ibanez model from the late 80s, with an archtop body. Finally I found one after drooling over the 1988 catalog shot for quite some time...	2.9kg	2006
Ibanez S1520FB Prestige Saber (1999)	Beautiful Saber with a stunning Flame Bubinga top from the first year of production - this version with the J-Custom inlay in the 12th fret was unavailable in Germany. I upgraded a JS-inspired DiMarzio configuration FRED/PAF Pro.	3.0kg	2000
Ibanez RG440AHRD Prototype (1987)	Very interesting RG440 prototype from 1987, cool model never released to the public, transparent finished Sen Ash body, combines some '86 Proline and '87 new style RG features, genuine Fujigen craftsmanship. Probably one-of-a-kind.	3.9kg	2010
Ibanez JC-IRG8470TB J-Custom (2007)	High-end limited edition J-Custom model in an exclusive color "Transparent Blue" for Ishibashi, with some special features exclusive to JC such as the flame maple fretboard binding. Breathtaking!	3.9kg	2007
Ibanez JC-RG1608DTB J-Custom (1997)	Early J-Custom RG that was temporarily re-finished in "Banana Yellow" and now resurrected to J-Custom glory, re-re-finished in "Deep Tigereye Burst". And it's a great player, too!	3.7kg	2007
Ibanez JC-RG1680DRD J-Custom (1999)	It was a great start into the year 2007 when I picked up this top-quality J-Custom RG with a subtle red burst finish called "Deep Red" and a wood/pickup combination that you can't go wrong with.	3.8kg	2007
Ibanez RG3120TW Prestige (2001)	Very nice high-class Japanese RG with a unique chevron flame maple top, fascinating "Twilight Blue" color and natural binding. Stock DiMarzio pickups and offset dots are its standout features.	3.6kg	2006
Ibanez RG3270M-TB Prestige (2003)	Maple-topped Prestige RGs with maple boards are a rare find. This 3270 model made in 2003, for example, was not even featured in the US and European catalogs. Since I developped my fondness for maple, I looked for those and finally found one in the UK.	4.0kg	2007
Ibanez USA Custom UCEWQMTP (1992)	Very fine '92 USA Custom with exceptional quilt top. One of 24 imported guitars in Germany. Exhibition piece at the Frankfurt music fair 1992.	3.9kg	1998
Ibanez USA Custom UCEWFMTB (1992)	Another '92 USA Custom that should actually be blue in color - but is turqouise instead. One of 24 imported guitars in Germany. A really superb neck on this one!	3.7kg	2001
Ibanez USA Custom UCEW1FMTB (1990)	A cool '90 Exotic Wood with sharktooth inlays and a great flame top. Effortless player, upgraded with DiMarzios.	4.0kg	2001
Ibanez USA Custom UCGR10 Ice World (1991)	Another USA Custom RG, this time with an extremely nice hand-airbrushed graphic design by Dan Lawrence entitled "Ice World", a great poser weapon.	3.5kg	2009
Ibanez RG550MXX-DY 20th Anniversary (2007)	Prestige quality 20th anniversary reissue of the great 1987 innovation RG550, with some modern and some classic features. The pickups have been replaced by DiMarzio Evos. Screaming neon eyesore shredder! :)	3.8kg	2008
Ibanez RG550MXX-RFR 20th Anniversary (2007)	Prestige quality 20th anniversary reissue of the great 1987 innovation RG550, with some modern and some classic features. The bridge pickup has been replaced by a DiMarzio Steve's Special. Screaming neon eyesore shredder #2! :)	3.8kg	2009
Ibanez RG570FMTR (1992)	An modified early 90's RG, now transformed into a one-humbucker riff machine. Classy looks with the custom-made pearloid pickguard complementing a transparent red flame maple (veneer) top.	3.7kg	2009
Ibanez RG547AHRBR Autumn Collection (1995)	My first ash-bodied RG, finished in the mystic "Root Beer" finish, with gold-plated hardware and upgraded DiMarzios. A nice project for summer 2009!	3.8kg	2009
Ibanez RG527RBK Autumn Collection (1995)	I got this in spring 2010, then I pimped and transformed it into a graphic design axe.	3.5kg	2010
Ibanez RG321MHWK (2007)	This came in October 2010 and was upgraded with DiMarzio pickups and pro electronics components. A very cool hardtail RG - thumbs up for Indonesian craftsmanship!	3.4kg	2010
Ibanez RG7620RB (1998)	One of the first RG7s in Germany, this color went out of production only one year later. I installed a backstop device - the rest ist stock including the custom DiMarzios and the black Lo-Pro EDGE-7.	4.0kg	1998
Ibanez RG777BDS Herc Fede Swirl (2008)	A great project guitar featuring an RG neck with sharkfin inlays and a JEM-shaped body swirled by Herc Fede. Also features an EDGE Pro bridge and DiMarzio triple humbucker configuration.	3.3kg	2008
Ibanez UV77MC (1990)	A nice MIJ multicolor Universe from the first year of production, near mint condition, autographed by Steve Vai. The pickups have been repotted by Harry Häussel.	4.0kg	2000
Ibanez Silver Series #2375WH (1976)	This guitar simply screams 1970 with its big headstock! A great vintage Strat copy of the Silver Series which was only built over 2 years in 1976-1977.	4.3kg	2006
Ibanez Affirma AFR A204 (1994)	An outstandingly well designed bass, made in the early 90s at the Fujigen Custom Shop, beautiful and rare. I've been looking for one of these for quite some time.	3.5kg	2007
Ibanez SC500NNT Saber Classic Nylon (1998)	A cool hybrid nylon string guitar with a super sleek Saber Classic body. Spruce top on Mahogany, piezo bridge pickup.	2.7kg	2003
Warmoth OAP Custom Soloist (1996)	Self-made from genuine Warmoth parts, walnut body, birdseye/rosewood neck, Seymour Duncan + Schaller pickups. Turned out surprisingly good!	3.7kg	1996
Charvel San Dimas II Koa (1995)	San Dimas Reissue from the Jackson Custom Shop, very exclusive one-piece Koa body and one of the wildest grained birdseye-meets-quilted maple necks.	3.5kg	1996
Godin Acousticaster 6 Deluxe (1999)	Super-playable lightweight hybrid guitar, genuine acoustic sounds with the feel of an electric.	2.5kg	2000
Taylor 314ce (2009)	Fantastic down-to-earth steel-string, "all sing no bling". Reliable, robust and (most of all) great sounding with the Expression pickup system.	2.3kg	2009
Yamaha DW-105 (1998)	No-frills dreadnought acoustic guitar, rich and full tone from the solid spruce top, upgraded with an L.R. Baggs iBEAM pickup system.	2.2kg	1999
Yamaha GC-3 (1984)	Hand-built classical guitar with a cedar top, almost as old as I am, served me very well during all the years.	1.6kg	1986

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