Tough Decisions......

[Petrucci]

Guys,I need your opinion on this one!If u can only pick one guitar out of these 3 then which one will it be?I am stuck because I love all three of them. But can only afford for one.. The genre of music that I play are metal,rock and blues. Please enlighten me on this one! Thanks!
-Gibson les paul standard 2008
-Gibson Sg standard
-Fender hot rod vintage 57 stratocaster

 

[junkiemanxl]

if u r going for different genres, i would say the les paul standard might cover more variety in the longer run.

 

[carboxymoron]

They all feel very different. I know people say this all the time but you need to try for yourself. Especially in terms of neck shape and scale length. I really like SGs but can never play them, just feels weird to me.

 

[CaboWabo]

Guys,I need your opinion on this one!If u can only pick one guitar out of these 3 then which one will it be?I am stuck because I love all three of them. But can only afford for one.. The genre of music that I play are metal,rock and blues. Please enlighten me on this one! Thanks!
-Gibson les paul standard 2008
-Gibson Sg standard
-Fender hot rod vintage 57 stratocaster

haha seems like we've got the same target lol im currently saving for a 57 hot rod

 

[Petrucci]

Cheers man!les paul's tone is sweet but when u want to get to those upper frets then u might have a problem!As for the SG,the tone is slightly more dark or mellow!I've yet to try the hot rod on stack amp with hi gain drive!!have u tried?

 

[xfigox]

I would go for the Les Paul, if you have some extra cash I'll get an EBMM JP6 instead.

 

[AzNjT]

Les Paul, No doubt bout it

 

[bf0502tr]

Cheers man!les paul's tone is sweet but when u want to get to those upper frets then u might have a problem!As for the SG,the tone is slightly more dark or mellow!I've yet to try the hot rod on stack amp with hi gain drive!!have u tried?

the hot rod on high gain...unless u got quiet pickups, they're gonna hum the shit outta u!! btw i find SG tone brighter than an lp...body so thin walao!! lol!! so my pick for more versatility would be the lp. but u needa get used to the irritating heel though

 

[dodgethis]

The Hot Rod 57's very poor value for money, to be honest. You can get an American Standard, swap out the pickups for a Dimarzio Tone Zone and Areas and end up with a more usable guitar, all while spending less money.

 

[dodgethis]

the hot rod on high gain...unless u got quiet pickups, they're gonna hum the shit outta u!! btw i find SG tone brighter than an lp...body so thin walao!! lol!! so my pick for more versatility would be the lp. but u needa get used to the irritating heel though

The Hot Rod comes with Fender SCNs and a Dimarzio Tone Zone.

 

[Petrucci]

Yeah!Les paul are heavy!hard access to the higher frets. But the tone is killer! Guess its just down to trying out SG and LP. I was thinking of BFR. But Its too ex and I need one guitar that can drop tuning anytime. Floating bridge guitar can't really drop your tuning whenever u want. But beside these 2 guitars, are there any other guitar that can have such nice tone?maybe lighter and can have better access to higher frets for the les paul. But I heared the les paul 2008 are lighter than the usual ones!!So that's one good thing!!

 

[audioslave]

1. Les Paul shaped. yes there are many,
i would vote for ESP Eclispe model. lighter, easier to access higher fret.
of 42mm nut ( feels more comfort to play than 43mm)
comes with seymour Duncan pickups..
check davis for ESP.

 

[dodgethis]

ESP Eclipse.

 

[Petrucci]

I thought that guitar will be better for playing metal??With SY pups or EMG?Will it sound too aggressive when playing it with a clean tone?Most of the review I read, most of them buy that guitar for metal or rock. Nevertheless,I will be heading down to davis to try it out. At the mean time and more guitars to intro?

 

[dodgethis]

With Seymour Duncans, almost any genre of music is possible for the Eclipse. And the clean sounds I get from my Horizon are fantastic.

 

[xklusivly4u]

PRS? same price range as Gibson LP Standard

 

[Petrucci]

Is there any model that u would recommend?I am looking for a fix bridge guitar.

 

[bf0502tr]

The Hot Rod comes with Fender SCNs and a Dimarzio Tone Zone.

Whoops my bad. Sry.

Hmmm the petrucci comes with a dive only bridge that can drop tune anytime w/o hassle. But if u want fixed bridge models u can consider the mike morton signature...its 59 pickups in there..those pickups do just abt anything u throw at it

 

[Petrucci]

Which petrucci model u were talking about?can't wait to go try those guitars man.stuck in camp.

 

[lemonade93]

PRS Custom 24