Favourite guitar?

[capmaster]

cool - I have 6 and 4 guitar stands made from tubular metal with foam padding - so I drape plain black cloth over the whole set up to protect my nitro finishes. Yours is a lot neater!

Only a few weeks ago I was looking for guitar stands that don't affect nitrocellulose finishes. At Thomann Cyberstore one can pre-select for this property, and I was astonished how few there are on the market. I chose this one for the instruments' safety and its convenience at home, in the rehearsal room and on stage. It is more than a substitute for my former three single stands and one double stand which all required pieces of cloth around their black plastic or rubber parts.

[bonzoboy]

I'm very partial to Strats and like T-Bone,I'm a 4 Strat man,but I'm not done yet as I hope to someday to have enough cash to pick up a '54 and a '61 in Sonic blue.BTW I love your Sonic Blue Strat T-Bone.Other guitars that are tied for first place are the John Lennon '65 Casinos 0r of course an actual '65 and my favourite guitar of all.... the '64 Firebird VII with 3 mini-hums and a Maestro Vibrola-I could've bought one in 1975 for only $400 and stupidly didn't buy it. After that I made a vow that that sort of thing would never happen again because I've kicked myself firmly in the butt for that every day ever since.

[quapman]

The 69 LP custom I had back in the 80's..... Without a doubt!

[kaleb]

My 2009 MIM Strat.

 

It's pure Yngwie! And it's not even vintage white!

[texasdw]

Here ya go:

 

 

 

But I gotta tell you...I recently bought a new ES335 (that's still posted as a "NGD" on the "ES and others" section) that may actually win out over the L5!! Never thought I'd be saying that...but the warmth and roundness of the tone is incredible. And of course, for versatility the 335 is spectacular. But time will tell. Let me wear the new off of it and stratify my choices again

[ChanMan]

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[Rocky4]

Somebody here has a beautiful faded Les Paul that I remember drooling over. Outside of that, I wish I had a late 70's Dean V, Z, or E'Lite. Until I strike it rich, these'll do,

 

[chewy60]

i like the heaviness of a les paul, both literally and figuratively.....

[milod]

Never cared for any Fender 6-strings. Never owned one. For all of that, I never cared for the LP.

 

Major choice in ways you can see at left, although I'll take out an Epi Dot for an electric gig in questionable winter weather. My 1970s Guild S100c is an SG type that is far more versatile than most would figure. But...

 

Lately I've been messing with AE stuff instead.

 

m

[bonzoboy]

Milod-I certainly have to agree with you about the versatility of the Guild S-100,it's a real SG killer in that it just blows them out of the water-especially when you hit the "coil tap" toggle.My buddy who is a confirmed Les Paul freak-he owns at least 4-is in love with mine and would trade all of his LPs in a second for my S-100.The S-100 is just a real player's guitar and it is really well suited for jazz but it also can wail like a demented banshee when put through a cranked Marshall stack.

[davidl]

Right now its a toss up between these 2

 

Suhr Pro Series S3

 

and this:

R0

 

 

Usually the one I'm playing at the time is the favorite.

 

Dave

[milod]

Bonzo...

 

Yeah, there are two guitars that would have to be pried from my cold dead hands. The one at the left and the old Guild. The others are nice playing instruments that definitely are fine for what they are and are good, solid, reliable guitars that have served and are serving me well.

 

But... they could be replaced. Not "the" two.

 

m

[Notes_Norton]

For years it used to be my 1970 Gibson ES330, that was until I got my Parker DF:

 

 

Why?

• 14" radius neck - I love longer radius necks and I absolutely hate those short radius Fender necks, which is the main reason why I will never own one
  
• 25.5" scale - much better when playing high notes above the 12th fret
  
• Duncan SSH pickups with the H being a S/H coil split - they sound great! It's the pup set many HHS Strat owners upgrade to
  
• Fishman Piezo pickup under the bridge - can be played by itself or blended with the mag pups for some great sounds not available any other way.
  
• Master volume knob near my right hand, I never realized how necessary this was until I had my first guitar with one
  
• Master tone control, having one vol and one tone knob make blending and soloing in a life performance a lot simpler
  
• Light weight - no more sore shoulder - but still has good sustain
  
• Well balanced, comfortably contoured body - I don't hold it, I wear it -- take my hands off and it stays put (no neck dive like an SG, ES-330 or Casino).
  
• Hardened stainless steel frets and ebony fretboard make bending strings a breeze - it's amazing how much easier it is
  
• Straight through string design, Sperzel locking tuners, Graph-tech nut and Parker Bridge result in great tuning stability - even better than my guitars that don't have a whammy bar
  

Great sound, great design, and great comfort - I bonded with this one the minute I picked it up. Since it came home a couple of years ago, I hardly touch my other guitars.

 

And besides for all of that, I think it looks pretty cool.

 

Notes ♫

[milod]

Bob...

 

I've been howling for years that Gibbie should have its guitars with that master volume. To me it's the one weakness in a majority of electric guitars regardless of brand or style if there's not a master volume where one's playing hand can easily access it without moving from playing position... Even if it's away from playing position it has great value - but best where one's playing hand "pinkie" finger can wrap onto it to change attack and decay as well as a lift for solos.

 

m

[LPguitarman]

Les Paul. Specifically the one in my avatar.

[J.R.M.30!]

I like Fender/Squier Strats, Gibson LP's sound wise, Gibson ES-335 and Epiphone Casino's looks wise. Acoustically I like Martin's sound, Gibson's looks and many in between.

[T Bone]

...Why?

 

14" radius neck - I love longer radius necks and I absolutely hate those short radius Fender necks, which is the main reason why I will never own one

25.5" scale - much better when playing high notes above the 12th fret...

 

Hey Notes, just a thought for you. My MIM Strat (the Sonic Blue Custom Shop designed Classic 60s Player) has a rather flat (for Fender) 12" neck radius. That plus the 25.5 inch scale length get it in the ball park for a few of your requirements. Might want to try and see one in person some day, a truly awesome guitar at a bargain price.

[Harpo]

Strat too

[jdgm]

Good excuse yet again for this....

 

[Charles Obscure]

This'n:

[Flight959]

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!

 

[milod]

I guess I've never understood the appeal of the Strat. Period. I'd figure about any other decent electric is better for me, if not for others. I just plain don't like the geometry, the neck (at all), or the general feel. It's not that it's necessarily a bad instrument, but rather that I don't like the darned things and that means it's just not going to work well for me regardless.

 

It's like the guy you don't have anything against, but just don't find you want to be around and maybe can't entirely explain why. Martial's epigram kinda describes it - if you don't recognize the "Dr. Fell" thing in English... google this one and you should find a very famous and rather humorous translation from the Latin.

 

Non amo te, Sabidi, nec possum dicere - quare;

Hoc tantum possum dicere, non amo te.

 

Actually... I kinda feel the same way about the LP, just not as much.

 

m

[Markus78]

Explorer or SG, both are excellent.

[btoth76]

From the current guitars, I would choose the Custom Shop '74 Reissue Les Paul Custom in cream. In general I would choose a vintage '74 LPC, or an L5-S. :) (No change to own these ever). Cheers... Bence

[NightTimeConcealmentX91]

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