Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee HH

This is a great sounding guitar.  I LOVE the rosewood neck!  I had a PRS McCarty with a rosewood neck once... I regret selling it.  It feels so nice in your hand!

Here's a demo from Guitar World:

This has an interesting body shape, although I'm not crazy about the long top horn.  I do like the headstock with the 4 and 2 tuners.  The 5 bolts should really make this rigid to the body, and the sculpted heel will add lots af comfortable access to the upper frets.

here's another video of it from PaulMeUnder.  He plays well, but...  is that his laundry hanging in the background??

Here are the specs:

African Mahogany body
6 lbs, 8 oz
Music man tremolo bridge
25 1/2 inch scale
10" radius
22 frets
Rosewood neck and fingerboard (Love It!)
Locking Schaller tuners
Bolt on (5 bolts) neck
5 way pickup switch
Custom DiMarzio pickups

Tried this Taylor 815ce at Alto Music a few weeks ago.
www.altomusic.com
Sounds nice; tight bass, smooth highs. The only issue I had with it was it was a bit stiff. But hey, it's new!

I love the playability of Taylor, but if I want a Dread, I still prefer a Collings or a Martin. Love the chocolate-y low end on those!

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Mesa Boogie TA-15 Amp Head

This is a pretty cool little "lunchbox" amp head.  It has several options of tone, although I think the clean is best.

Here's one demo'd at Make N' Music, www.makenmusic.com.

My favorite sound is from the Les Paul.

Here's another from NAMM 2010, reviewed by The Tone Kings.  He goes kind of quickly through the settings.  Personally, I'm not real fond of constantly tweaking my amps settings, but it seems to work well here:

This is a great amp for smaller venues, and really great for home use, especially since you have the option to select 5,15, or 25 watts.

Martin's new D-28M Mamas and Papas.

I just saw this posted on Guitar International.

http://guitarinternational.com/2011/10/27/martin-guitars-unveils-the-d-28m-the-mamas-and-the-papas-custom-artist-edition/

Looks pretty sweet.  It has a Carpathian Spruce top, and madagascar Rosewood sides.  This is the same combo that I have on my Martin 000-42M Eric Clapton.  My small bodied 000 size guitar is LOUD, so I can only assume that a dread with this wood combo must be a cannon!

The only thing I don't really like is the silhuoettes of the Mamas & Papas on the headstock.  I think I'd find myself constantly slipping into a chorus of California Dreamin' everytime I'd pick up the guitar!  I would love to hear how it sounds, though.  I find the Carpathian Spruce tightens up the bass a bit as opposed to Sitka. I like that.

I'm going to visit a few of my local guitar dealers to see if they have any I can try out.

Here's a nice video clip of the Collings City Limits:

This guy has great tone & technique!

I absolutely LOVE this guitar.  The Grosh '59 spec not has a great vintage sound, it looks great, too!  At first, I wasn't sure I'd like the shape, it's definately different than I'm used to, but after picking it up and playing it, I found it very comfortable.
I wish this clip from NAMM '11 would show off the sound a bit more, and the beauty of the guitar more. Maybe soon I'll post a clip on MY '59 spec.