Your best score of 2023

[Victor Vector]

Mine was a Gretsch Jim Dandy factory sealed to my door for 107 bucks. Installed a Deltoluxe sound hole PUP and after some fret leveling and a bone top nut & saddle it is one amazing little song writing machine for less than 200 bucks (did all the work myself). What are some of your killer deals from this year?

 

[veinbuster]

Adele tickets

 

[Alnus Rubra]

A trip to Vegas like Peter (Veinbuster) for Mrs AR and myself celebrating 20 years of wedded bliss.

 

[Gtrbldr]

My 20th 10top CU22. It actually is my only score, but got it for a reasonable price and it looks and plays great and with the deagons torn out and replaced by something sweeter it sounds great too!!

 

[Max Headroom]

Brand new 2023 Knaggs Kenai T/S Eric Steckel Tier 1 at 50% discount of new MSRP due to store closing.
Did I need it?
Nope.
Could I say no at that steal of a deal?
Nope.

 

[Moondog Wily]

Considering I have had no disposable income this year, my best score has been discovering finger picking! It is now my only method of play!! Not sure I will ever use a pick again!!! I have done it a bit here and there for decades, but less than a couple hours in total over that course of time, now I can't play any way but that ;~)) SCORE (I always hated holding on to picks)!!!!!!!

 

[Toolmaster Of Brainerd]

A whole basements worth of rockwool acoustic panels for like $100. Maybe $150. Whatever it was, I made out like a bandit.

 

[DISTORT6]

May 1, 2023
DEVILS - 4
Rangers - 0
NJD eliminate NYR.

November 5, 2023
RAIDERS- 30
Giants - 6

November 12, 2023
RAIDERS - 16
Jets - 12
I’m a die-hard RAIDERS fan that has grown up and lived minutes away from where these two NY teams play.

November 25, 2023
MICHIGAN - 30
ohio state - 24

 

[Going Modal]

From a value perspective, my best score of 2023 might have to be the Mira X. Holy crap, what an undervalued monster of a guitar--so versatile.

From an, "Oh crap, I can't believe I found one" perspective, it's gotta be that DC-22 from the original run of 25.

 

[SinSir]

November 25, 2023
MICHIGAN - 30
ohio state - 24

Go BLUE!

 

[WEDGE]

My best score is still incoming……secured a grail of mine that I have been hunting for for a while but none are ever available. 1983 Kramer Pacer Imperial, looks to be all original in really good condition. I had one back in the day and loved it but traded it for a 1976 Marshall MKII 50 watt head which was amazing. I asked him to ship it after Xmas since I’ll be away the following week and will grab it from the local FedEx store when I get back. I also grabbed two PRS recently so I’ll show the trio off when I get it.

Here’s a pic from the for sale ad for now of the Kramer, very excited to get it……original Floyd, OG Schaller pickups, beak headstock……..if you know then you know!

 

[gush]

A trip to Vegas like Peter (Veinbuster) for Mrs AR and myself celebrating 20 years of wedded bliss.

Congratulations!!! 21 years for us.

We are going to Vegas 1st week in January.

 

[gush]

I did score an 800 dollar alder ce22 this year.

Definitely a "player" grade but cheap way to get into the alder game!

 

[Toolmaster Of Brainerd]

Oh man it's been a long year. I completely forgot it was 2023 when I bought my Drybell Unit67.

I first heard of the Unit67 like 3 years ago on this forum before I even owned a prs guitar. At the time I told myself "I'll just watch one demo but I'm absolutely not buying it and I don't need it".

Yeah, the gas started, and last January I finally convinced myself to buy one.

It is such an amazing pedal. It really seems voiced to 85/15 pickups, or maybe just PRS in general. It sounds AMAZING. Seriously every prs player should at least check it out because it's that good. Clean tones, dirty tones, high gain, doesn't matter. It really does make everything sound better.

 

[gush]

Oh man it's been a long year. I completely forgot it was 2023 when I bought my Drybell Unit67.

I first heard of the Unit67 like 3 years ago on this forum before I even owned a prs guitar. At the time I told myself "I'll just watch one demo but I'm absolutely not buying it and I don't need it".

Yeah, the gas started, and last January I finally convinced myself to buy one.

It is such an amazing pedal. It really seems voiced to 85/15 pickups, or maybe just PRS in general. It sounds AMAZING. Seriously every prs player should at least check it out because it's that good. Clean tones, dirty tones, high gain, doesn't matter. It really does make everything sound better.

I'm not happy with my comp pedal and really want that drybell unit67 but I've never seen one here in SE Iowa.

Also like to try the prs comp pedal.

 

[GuitarJammin]

Hmmm....
09 PRS CU22....17 CE Floyd rose one off....89' Ibanez RG570...Ibanez RG652...Ibanez AZ...Diezel VH4....PRS SE soapbar...5150 iconic...Oh gosh I can keep going.....

I think that one off build of a all mahogany bodied Floyd rose CE24 takes the cake for me....I love it and it doesn't exist.

 

[aphantomvaper]

Core Starla at the beginning of the year and a 77 Music Man Stingray 1 in Sept were my best guitar scores in 2023.

 

[Toolmaster Of Brainerd]

I'm not happy with my comp pedal and really want that drybell unit67 but I've never seen one here in SE Iowa.

Also like to try the prs comp pedal.

What are you using now for a compressor?

 

[Greywolf]

while there were many .. I'd have to concede my '55 LP Special CS has to take that honor .. the Triple Soapy , IRW neck McCarty Soapy , and Knaggs soapy are all in for a close second .

 

[tiboy]

Knaggs Kenai Soapbar was my only 2023 score. But it’s a home run.