rocketman Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Well it's been a while since we've done this, so I thought I'd bring it back. Let's see them. Also tell us what you like about them. Mine would have to be a Fender Strat. The classic Fender twang is what I love about it. I like the new S-1 switch too, which places the pickups in parallel to give it a more beefy sound (great for tunes like Rush's Limelight). Here's my American Series Deluxe Ash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 That we own? Or can it be one we dont own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I like the burst on that Strat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 That we own? Or can it be one we dont own? Doesn't matter to me. I like the burst on that Strat! Thanks! It's always a good thing when you get a guitar that plays well and looks nice too. I probably played about 50 of them before deciding on the one I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I gotta go with the Strat, too. Or two... American Mahogany Special 1983 Elite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 My modified Squier 51 has tones that I can't get anywhere else, the pickups are aftermarket of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 This one really gets me to giggle... I've some decent non-Gibbie stuff from the '70s but my two favorite "go to" guitars are both rather blatant Gibbie-like instruments. I've an Ibanez "copyright infringement" ES-175 clone from around 1975 that's very, very nice. It clearly sez "Ibanez" wherever it should, but there was a lawsuit that got the company to change shapes a bit. I don't think you can beat that 175 set of specifications, though. Period. It's also interesting to me that nowadays folks are faking Ibanez pieces as well as Gibson. Makes me wanna chortle. The other one is a 1970s Guild solidbody that is extremely similar to an SG. The difference is a bit in the electronics with a phase switch that's kinda dumb, and that this one has carved acorns and oak leaves on the clear finish that shows the nice wood grain. It sounds great and plays even better, from my hands' point of view. Both prove to me that other companies can make darned nice guitars, but that the Gibson concepts rule. For what it's worth, both were purchased at a time when I had the cash some 35 years ago and there really weren't any Gibsons available in stores anywhere close where I was living. #@$%@#$%2 Still aren't. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Easily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GIANTRobOT420 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Easily... That is freakin sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 My favorite "go to" guitar right now is my Epiphone Elitist Dot but since it's in the Gibson family I'll post this Fender Strat However, I actually have a home made strat I use more than this one. It has various original fender pieces. If I get a chance I'll snap a pic of it and post it. This Strat has a Brazillian rosewood fretboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 OK but you made me do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Right now this one: And this one: But that will change as soon as I get my THUNDERCASTER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisdude Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Winners My Gretsch Brian Setzer Hot Rod My Tony Johnson Classical Guitar Runners Up My beloved Antigua Japanese Jag My Rik Middleton Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVeeWee Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 My Gretsch 6131 TDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 i'm with guitarest, fave non lester is the RG770DXRR the neck is so thin it almost plays itself, feels weird going from this to the gary moore lester with the 50's neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 My favorite non-Gibson guitar is my Epiphone Casino. But I guess it's still in the Gibson family. My favorite non-Gibson, non-Epiphone guitar is my modded LTD. With the Mean90 pickups (one RPRW) and the Varitone I can make it sound like a P90 LP, almost a humbucker with both pups chosen, with the varitone I can make it sound very close to a Fender, plus I can get a few other sounds out of it. With the master volume control at my fingertip, I can compensate for the Varitone volume differences plus I can use it for expressive vol changes or a boost when it is time for a solo. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Since my web hosting company seems to have gone belly up (taking all my stuff along with it), I have very few pics to post but my favorites are: Fender '57 reissue Strat with Don Mare pups, Callaham trem block and Suhr noiseless back plate Fender '52 reissue Tele, stock The splendor that is I with my '57 RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Fender Telecaster. Hands Downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vourot Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I'm really liking that red mahogony strat. I also like the red tele specials I've seen. Very,very nice guitars people. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Cali-man is that your green tele? Awesome guitar man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Please try not to laugh, but I love novelty guitars. My all time favorite one that is not a Gibson is the Vox Mark IV acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Who could laugh at a Vox Tear Drop like the one used by Drooper The Lion in Bannana Splits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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