Much as Scatterbrain mentioned above, I've been playing a long time and have had just over 100 guitars that I can remember. Lately, it's been more about the quality rather than the number of guitars. I had around 14 a couple of months ago and started paring them down through some trades. At a local shop (Bet on Vets in the DFW area - great guys!) I traded three lower-priced guitars for a PRS S2 24 Standard that I love. Through a trade with a local guy I took in a PRS SE Silver Sky which I wasn't expecting to love, but it is a phenomenal guitar! I still had my JV Modified Strat and Tele, but there were three others that I just never bonded with.
Went to the Dallas International Guitar Festival a couple of weekends ago and was browsing the amazing inventory of Jimmy Wallace Guitars (located nearby in Garland, TX). It was there that I saw a rack of Heritage guitars. I was always interested in the Heritage story and loved Marty Shwartz's 535 (I think) on his early videos. I had no intention of buying, but my lovely fiance wiped the drool from the corners of my mouth and one of the builders from the Heritage factory asked if I wanted to test drive any. I spent about half an hour with a 535, but it just wasn't me. Then he handed me a 530. Love at first strum!
I didn't have the scratch to buy right then and there, but my amazing fiance (wife in 5 days!) said she'd buy as an early 60th birthday present (on May 27). I didn't feel right having her plunk down that much money, so on the next Tuesday morning, I contacted the shop and asked if they took in trades. This past Saturday I brought in a G&L Fullerton Deluxe S-500, a MIM FSR Strat (tastefully modified), and a Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster. My soon-to-be wife ponied up the balance and I came home with this beauty! I'm having a hard time putting it down - it's an absolutely stellar guitar!!!
