Tarrr Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Best electric I've ever owned: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ndfa22gilpjynm3/T184MX%20front1.jpg
larryp58 Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Throw in a can of cheap beer and you got yourself a helluva date. [lol] That '52 Tele through that Deluxe Reverb reissue is indescribable! Everything from country to '60's to classic rock!!!
Rambler Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Ain't no such thing as a rhytm gutiar, ri'? All the responses are fine, but may as well throw in a plug for a good old strat. Cant beat em for jinga jinga rockabilly, Western Swing ala Eldon Shamblin sweet soul ala Curtis Mayfield, and the funk.
Buc McMaster Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 The Gretsch guitars look fine, PM! The 6119 is another great guitar.......thinner body, painted F holes and stock with single coil pickups. The rocking bar bridge is the best of the lot for use with the Bigsby. And a Fender Deluxe is a tough one to beat for stage duty. I used a late 50s tweed Deluxe as my stage amp for many years.......what a tone! The 6V6 output tube was my favorite, very sensitive to the players' touch on the guitar and small volume knob tweaks on the guitar made for wonderful changes in the amp. Good memories of all that stuff!
milod Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 I'm just going to add for some of the guys... Each of us has a different playing geometry partly due to our own physical characteristics and partly from technique and "habit." That means it's a good thing that there are so many guitar designs, so more of us can find something that really fits what we do. My hope is that the quest by our original poster is answered best by how he feels. My choice may not be someone else's, and all the choices suggested are very viable instruments for those who prefer them - or simply want to have them. m
bobouz Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 A vote here for the Gibson ES330, or it's Epiphone clone, the Casino.
Rambler Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Im presuming the love for the 335 types has to do with the semi-hollow presence=? Wondering, tho, if you are going to get a clear enough tone with the 'buckers?
j45nick Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Im presuming the love for the 335 types has to do with the semi-hollow presence=? Wondering, tho, if you are going to get a clear enough tone with the 'buckers? Yes, you can. I play mine through a little Fender Champ that is just an amp, with no effects. The straight ES 335 sound is pure enough to play almost anything. I have one vintage ES 335 with mid-60's non T-top humbuckers, and a modern one with what are effectively '57 classics. The ES 335 is a remarkably versatile instrument. I'd call it an acoustic player's electric guitar.
bill67 Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Fender Jazzmaster through a Fender Bandmaster amp.My choice in 1960 and still my choice.
88mmll Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 I would get a cabronita Tele that someone already upgraded the pU's to TV Jones Classics. I have had 4 guitars that I bought and built with these sounds and they are so musical. Low output humbuckers (4 ohms) and they sound full at low volumes for rhythm. Get a tele neck you like, dimension wise, and the regular classics. Not the classics plus bridge. The Gretsch are OK but they can get temperamental. The necks aren't as strong as a maple tele (pull the headstock on one while playing to see what i mean). And sometimes, like most of the time, the tuners, nut and saddles create tuning issues. I do love a dialed in one but i have sold the 4 I have had except this cheap electromatic single cut chamber body with....TV Jones Classics. But the tele's are so strong and supremely musical.
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