You can only take 5 albums to a deserted Island...

My Martin HD-28
One of my Telecasters
One guitar amplifier (likely a modified Princeton Reverb)
A large box of strings
A source of AC power ;-)

Thom @ Galibier Design

Well, Thom, if we’re taking five guitars and/or amps instead of albums, I’ll play:

James Goodall Dreadnaught
Schroeder Chopper (LP style)
Tom Bills "Falling Leaf" archtop
Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister 36 amp
Fractal Axe effects processor

I’m borrowing your strings and plugging into your AC.

Well, we could have fun on the same island. Would that be cheating the rules of this game? ;-)

BTW, there's a fellow selling a Jason Schroeder guitar on thegearpage.net at the moment.  It's his interpretation of a Tele.  Jason has a beautiful design aesthetic.

thom_mackris, Are you suggesting, you’d rather listen to yourself playing for infinity, as opposed to having other music available? Just asking.

It’s not even close. Five records vs. infinite possibilities to learn and master ;-)

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier Design

Hi Marty,

Darn!  I love Richard Thompson.

Another luthier who has an incredible sensibility about him is Jeff Senn. I spend way too much time on thegearpage.net for my own good, but as an audio manufacturer, it’s nice to clear the palate.

Apart from an almost 100% correlation between electric guitar design and turntables (only a few years ago, did I realize how tight this correlation is), I find many parallels among electronics designers in both pursuits (hi-fi and musical amplification).

All too many designers have incredible technical proficiency, but exhibit a lack of understanding of what makes music a magical experience. That’s for another thread ...

This desert island disc thread is a fun one, and I didn’t mean to derail it, so let me post this for everyone’s consideration ...

What 5 pieces of music can you discover something new in it every time you listen to it? Obviously enjoyment comes into play when you’re narrowing down the list, but if you’re captive on an island with 5 "fun" discs that you can’t grow with, you’ll likely want to kill yourself if forced to listen to them over and over and over again.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier Design

Thom,

Funny thing about Teles (and the variants thereon)...

I own several really outstanding boutique variations, but I end up playing my good old, modestly priced Fender American Standard (tho it’s been modded with Barden pups) more than any of em. If anyone can top the original tho, Jason might be the guy.

Jason’s take on the LP is IMO downright fantastic and his quirkier designs - including a variation of the Turner Model 1 - are pretty tempting. He’s an outstanding luthier for sure.

The other "go-to" in my electric collection is a Henman-Bevilacqua that combines a bolt-on neck and long scale with humbuckers to make a cool Gibson/Fender hybrid (definitely more Gibson flavored, tho).

if we get another couple of axes on our Island, the Fender and the H-B are coming along, for sure.