Enmitygauged Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I was lead over to the AGF by a thread on here I have never been there before but they did have one thread which was interesting. "Which guitar if you could only choose one forever which would you choose to keep" For me the question struck an uncomfortable chord and put me in to a strange thought process. That I finally came to the conclusion my ES-335, now I barely play this guitar. I play the LP Standard and the Tele for gigs. I might pull out the 335 once or twice a year, So why out of all the guitars acoustic or electric did I choose that one...... I just friggen love that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 My SG! Don't even have to think about that one! I have never played another SG that feels quite like mine. You could try and switch it with another 2008 Ebony SG Special and I would know it's not mine. Love that guitar! It's going to grave with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I was lead over to the AGF by a thread on here I have never been there before but they did have one thread which was interesting. "Which guitar if you could only choose one forever which would you choose to keep" For me the question struck an uncomfortable chord and put me in to a strange thought process. That I finally came to the conclusion my ES-335, now I barely play this guitar. I play the LP Standard and the Tele for gigs. I might pull out the 335 once or twice a year, So why out of all the guitars acoustic or electric did I choose that one...... I just friggen love that guitar. IMO the ES 335 was a work of pure genius, harking back to the first archtops, and before that the orchestral strings...violins, cellos etc So there may be an emotional resonance somewhere in the equation...and over 200years of lineage...maybe.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Either a 335 or a Fender Jazzmaster. Extremely versatile guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak show Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Just one guitar? A Martin D-18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I'd probably die of old age deciding between my '65 Strat and my '65 John Lennon Casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 My strat, though luckily I won't have to make that choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 . No question. My ES-359. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 My LPJ, no question. It has been my go to guitar for the last 5 years, stage, and studio. roll off for both volume and tone are easily controlled, it has an intonatable bridge, and a bigsby. I can cover a ton of area with it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 It's kinda a bad question because there are three totally different types of guitars to consider: Electric, "steel string" and classical. Add 12-string if you will, too. In a sense, I think Gibson and some other companies have tried to answer this with a multi-electronic set of sensors on the Firebird X. But that only covers stuff with steel string sounds and, more importantly, "feel" of a nylon string. In ways I'd have to go with the 335 "type" but... then there's no acoustic. I went for years mostly playing a Guild S100c which is an SG clone, and it it did about anything one might wish for from an electric guitar - but I can't feature playing it at a bluegrass festival. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase1410 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 . No question. My ES-359. So it's really taken ahold of you in the last week BigKahune? A couple months ago I would have said my Gibson LP Traditional.....It has the best tone of any of my humbucker based guitars, and it just screams, or gently sings...The mods I've done to it, have made it exactly to what I've wanted it to be...But after getting my Fender Custom Shop Tele Deluxe...It's just changed how I've felt about playing the guitar, and has even influenced my music quite a bit...So it would be an incredible hard decision for me, but I'd probably have say my Tele, is the one...It took an Gibson Firebird V, and several tube amps, but I've never looked back when I walked out of my local music store with that guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 So it's really taken ahold of you in the last week BigKahune? .... Yep. Plays so very nice and I absolutely love the 57s with the semi. Ah yes, your Tele is super nice. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Since I got my Carvin SH550, I've played it about 75% of the time, but I'd have to go with my ES-335. Final answer. There is just nothing about that guitar I don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I made that decision in 1982 when I got my Gibson F-25, a steel stringer with the specs of a classical guitar, flat 2" neck and 12 frets and that great Gibson sound. I immediately knew it was the one. I have others but this one would get grabbed in case of a fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dROK83 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 This one is easy, my Gibson ES-347. I have a modified LP Studio and a Fender Lonestar Strat (along with 4-5 other beater guitars) and none of them compare. Everything about this guitar is magnificent, cosmetically it's stunning, it sounds amazing (i can literally play almost any style of music on it), and it just has the best feel of any guitar i've ever played. I go into every music store I can to try out guitars hoping that one day I'll find something that comes close to it. So far, no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enmitygauged Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 So It seems most people are voting ES series...... Yet Gibson sell more SG's and Les Pauls than ES. In case of fire its always going to be the 335 as I said but i'd still hose down the wife and send her back in for the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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