-= WHAT's YOUR FAVOURITE GUITAR & WHY =-

[eclipze]

hello softies...
just came out an idea..
please write on ..

*WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVE GUITARS?

*and WHY DO U LIKE THEM? (such as: the neck's slim, the fretboard radius is perfect, the floyd, the pickup, the tuners, the body etc etc )

*and WHAT ARE THEY LACK OF? (such as: Too Thick on the neck contour, too unstable, etc etc) :mrgreen:

 

[faizal_rocks]

For me, its always has been the Strat. Love the light, double cutaway body and the neck is such a joy to play on. And who can forget that famous Strat twang sound? Esp on the 2nd and 4th positions, that famous quack sound. Its pretty versatile for all kinds of music. I have an LP too but I always keep coming back to the Strat

 

[eclipze]

GIBSON LP.. its been my fave for long time hehe
i like the tone, i like the mahogany tone and the creamy tone from the rosewood fboard..
and the Burstbucker Pups sound really sweet

i dont like the neck contour.. its too thick for me
its difficult when playin on the high frets esp. 14th fret above.. the heels is annoying

and Prs
well i havent try playing on it
i like the hi gloss finish, not really thick on the body
and the locking tuners.. makes me wanna try making it someday

i dont like the price.....

 

[christoh]

Agree with faizal on Strat. Learnt to play guitar to Dire Straits and The Shadows, so that strat sound has always stuck with me.
That, along with my Ibanez SG model, are my workhorses at the moment. The SG has three humbucker pups, but isn't at rough as the LP or Gibson SG sound, so clean sounds are nice, but can get dirty enough (think Under Pressure guitar sound by Queen/Bowie)
Have a Ricky 330/12 too, but rarely used that. I should more though. it can be gruff when I need it to be.
But for a nice phat dirty-yet-sweet sound, I have to go for a Gibby ES335. Great sustain. Unfortunately, at too great a price for me! : (

 

[junkiemanxl]

I used to be an all out strat SSS person.
that is until i met the telecaster.

IMO, the tele resonates and sustains better than the strat. maybe it due to the string through body and fixed bridge. It has a unique kinda twang to it. The neck does feel like a strat to a certain extent but it can vary from different models.

It's not the best looker and people always associate the tele with country and blues but in actual fact, it's a very simple and versatile guitar.

 

[Breen]

I'm greatly chuffed everytime I see a more traditional looking Tele. Its just a guitar that can play anything, has just a sound that hits me, there's no middle pickup to interfere in hybrid picking, and you can throw it around and it will still look at you and say, "Right right weeeeee that was fun but so are we gonna slam that combo again with a Blues in Bb?"

Then you switch it to the bridge, hit a distortion pedal and you can go all shreddy or Van Halen and it will take it.

Yes the controls are harder to reach, changing pickups smoothly in a song is pretty difficult stock, it's a more difficult guitar to control, but it's these idiosyncrasies and the tone of a good Tele that gives it character.

You can mod it anyway you want and add any amount of pickups in any position, and it will still be a Tele sound that can somewhat sound like a Strat or a jazz box with a sting, even a chiming parlor acoustic.

You practice hard enough, it rewards you tenfolds.

But I love Strats, I love Les Pauls and 'Birds, I love a good 335 or a 175, I love James Tylers and Taylor acoustics and 80s Ibanezs and JEMs and Valley Arts and Don Grosh and Van Zandt, I wouldn't mind owning a SG, and would love to have a Dobro and learn pedal steel....

I love guitars. But you ask me take one and only one, a Tele with preferably a P90 neck and a slammin' bridge is all I need.

Maybe with a Gatton Notch.

Maybe a G-Bender.

Or not, and it will still be ok~

 

[Whitestrat]

WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVE GUITARS?

*and WHY DO U LIKE THEM? - EVERYTHING about it.

*and WHAT ARE THEY LACK OF? - Nothing. Except maybe a switchable piezo bridge.

 

[junkiemanxl]

i agree with breen.

The strat is a very good and versatile guitar but somehow, the tele has got this character that the strat lacks.

with only 3 positions to play with, It is possible to dial in a stratty tone in the middle position on a tele. chimey, twangy and clean just like how you would get on a strat on positions 2 & 4.

switch it to the neck position ( My Fav ), the tele just sings with warmth and character.

Strat = Sting and Scream
Telecaster = Punch and Sing

I remember someone quoted that somewhere

 

[junkiemanxl]

whitestrat:

tsk tsk tsk... Nice!
Do the rails mud out on the neck?

 

[Whitestrat]

whitestrat:

tsk tsk tsk... Nice!
Do the rails mud out on the neck?

Nope... Cruisers are super low mag pull... infact, they're super close to them strings... No sustain loss either.:twisted:

 

[dudelove]

it would be the les paul. i love their heavy weight (actually only mine is extremely heavy). i love how the look. i love their FAT singing tone and beautiful sustain. i love a couple of good PAFS and when its switched to the middle position. thats my fav les paul tone of all time. middle position, very bell like, chime-ing, sorta squashed compressed and almost out of phase tone. absolutely beautiful. i like my necks fat and chunky. base ball like. feels like i'm really gripping on to something.

i dont like the restricted high fret access. playing above 15th frets is a real pain. i dont mind it at all cos i almost nvr ever go up so high the fretboard anymore.

i absolutely love strats too. i love the fact the need to be fought. they have a character that surpasses all other guitars. even my coveted les paul. its the kinda thing where you can instantaneously recognise one the moment u hear it. single coils just sound fantastic.

there's nothing i dislike abt strats. well the things i dislike can be easily rectified, like 60 cycle hum.

these are my 2 must have guitars. i'll nvr rid of my les paul, or my strat. both beautiful instruments. they dont just make noises, they inspire..

 

[eclipze]

maaan i want to make a piezo bridge ........

 

[junhao405]

I love the tak matsumoto signature les paul. Mainly is because of mayday, the shape, the humbuckers pickup, the selector switch and the kind of awesome tone, neck and neck inlay. Fender stat with EMG active pick up also my favourite, but it is mainly for clean playing because the sound is already freaking awesome in clean tone.

 

[dudelove]

maaan i want to make a piezo bridge ........

u know how to??

piezos are absolutely beautiful

 

[eclipze]

u know how to??

piezos are absolutely beautiful

yes i know how to make it... but there is only one thing i dunno the material .. hahaha still searchin... there has been a request from my friend here on my place :mrgreen:

 

[gsonique]

...mine is what you gonna build Andi ....

In the meantime... LP loves me !

 

[Phil]

Right now it'd be a LP, hands down.

Big, fat, thick, creamy and authoritative tones.
She can roar like a lion and she can whimper like a child. She can cry you a river and she can also whisper wistfully.

She has understated, simple yet sensual curves.
Has a hefty and solid feel.

Damn, I'm still hunting for my dream Les Paul.

 

[eclipze]

Right now it'd be a LP, hands down.

Big, fat, thick, creamy and authoritative tones.
She can roar like a lion and she can whimper like a child. She can cry you a river and she can also whisper wistfully.

She has understated, simple yet sensual curves.
Has a hefty and solid feel.

Damn, I'm still hunting for my dream Les Paul.

agreed !!! LP is sweeeet on tone


haha no wonder goose like it....
lol i try my best...

 

[leecs]

Nice tone, neck. Overall very comfortable...

 

[hatecrew]

Everything about it is perfect. Except the 500k pot. it's redundant when you have the 1meg pot. There's a switch to select between the two pots. I always use the neck pickup with the 1meg pot. That's my holy grail tone. The neck is also perfect for my hands.