Question John Petrucci Limited/spcial edition guitars

[Norstorm]

How many of these, and what kinds have been made??

Today I stumbled over the bahama blue bfr, you know.. without the burst.
That was jewel!
I have one bfr in order, and when that comes in hand, I'm thinking about getting another one.. May as well look for one of the 50 bahamas.. But where there any other limited eds. made over the years??

 

[Luc]

Yes.
Envy green/black HS
Radiance Red/ Black HS
Buttercream
Black/gold hardware
Blue Dawn
Sequoia gold/gold hardware
And several GC LE's such as the XI with trans black maple top chrome hardware, island burst, turqoise/roasted neck etc...

I'm sure i forgot a few....

 

[ScoobySteve]

The dargies, roasted maple, and all rosewood necks.

 

[AgustinJP50]

Tangerine Pearl (IIRC it was a GC Limited Edition as well), apart from the one-offs, some of which we, Knuckleheads, could buy. If you want more info on some of those, visit Ernie's site: www.thepetcollection.net

 

[Norstorm]

WOW.. Stunning

 

[Lax]

What a useless collection :s
IMHO there is a point when having too many guitars leads to 1) not playing on it 2) not taking good care

It's a great source of info on the other hand

 

[Norstorm]

hehe.. I could aggree with you there, but someone just collects them..
I've scored two guitars from collectors through my years as a player, and both guitars was untouched.. and the oldest one 6 year from prod. date

Myself.. I really miss the old finishes on the maple bfrs. The green one, the purple.. everything.
I still can't belive they dicontinued them.
I am allready awaiting one in Tobacco Burst 7, and for a backup.. it'd be fun to find one of the old discontinued.
I'm also going for two 6ers to play when I don't need 7 strings..and when I saw the GuitarCenter limited in Bahama Blue without the burst.
Ooh, my God.. The light blue color just made the maple figures really punch through. I absolutely love it...
But yet again.. I love maple tops.. Bookmatched or not

 

[ScoobySteve]

What a useless collection :s
IMHO there is a point when having too many guitars leads to 1) not playing on it 2) not taking good care

It's a great source of info on the other hand

I don't mean to start anything but Ernie is a fellow knucklehead and just a great dude around the forum. He loves his Petruccis and all the guitars in his collection are in good hands.

I'm definitely not a collector and its not for me, but I just don't think its fair to toss a label on a dude who loves the JPs and takes care of them.

 

[Norstorm]

+1

 

[ScoobySteve]

Yeah man. Amethyst and Emerald green were incredible finishes. Brad K has a wicked JP7 bfr with super sucky amethyst top. And emerald green, just fabulous. Unfortunately the colors didn't sell so well.

 

[Norstorm]

Wonder why :S
They are quite pop on the list..

 

[Oh3AreSicks]

Yeah man. Amethyst and Emerald green were incredible finishes. Brad K has a wicked JP7 bfr with super sucky amethyst top. And emerald green, just fabulous. Unfortunately the colors didn't sell so well.

Mmmmm.... amethyst...

 

[Oh3AreSicks]

The 2nd gen Dargies are my favorite limited edition run...

 

[Norstorm]

Oh my God :O

 

[CHill]

All rosewood goodness...

 

[ScoobySteve]

Of all the limited runs, the All rosewood neck and roasted maple neck added some great aesthetic and tonal variation. Especially the all rosewood neck.

If another run came out, I'm re ordering the one that got away!