DU Guitar Players:

[Zuni]

What kind of guitars do you own, and what kind of guitars do you prefer.

Electric solidbody---Gibson Les Paul Standard, Fender Telecaster

Hollowbody---Gibson ES-335, CS-336 and Epiphone Casino

Acoustic---Martin, Takamine

I actually own an Epiphone Les paul and a martin Acoustic

on edit---I also have a Fender P-Bass and a Fender P-Bass special. I used to have a Gibson thunderbird Bass which I now regret trading.

[RandomKoolzip]

1. I sold all my guitars, but.....

I USED to have these:

An Ibazez double-neck from 1976 that looked like a white version of Jimmy Page's Gibson SG

A Peavy Generations (best guitar I ever owned)

A Gibson SG (reish, from 88)

A Hohner copy of one of them headless Steinberger guitars (sweeeeeet tone)

Plus one or two cheap-ass guitars, acoustics and the like, which I have forgotten about for good reason.

[Zuni]

6. wow, you had one of those double guitars?

that is pretty cool

The headless guitar is so 80s, just like the guitar-keyboard things :P

Worst guitar I ever owned was a Fender Duo-Sonic. Just awful, if it stayed in tune. :puke:
My best guitar ever is the ebony LP Standard that i play now. I also own a Fender P-Bass (I used to have both a J-Bass and a Gibson thunderbird Bass) and a Fender Squire P-Bass special (which is an awesome bass)

[ghostsofgiants]

"guitar-keyboard things" are called keytars

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

10. What about basses?

[RandomKoolzip]

19. I've only ever had two basses.

One: the Hamer Cruisebass I inherited from my dad...

And two, a cheap 60's Japanese knockoff of a Gibson SG that I bought in a pawn shop for 40 bucks and sold for 200 (it was sweet...even though I made a profit on it, I wish I had kept it.)

[Zuni]

23. I used to play in a band with a guy who owned an SG bass

he was the drummer and I was the bassist, but I used to borrow the SG bass all the time for gigs because it sounded good and was so light

[RandomKoolzip]

29. Yeah, this one weighed about six pounds.

It sounded very "farty," like a Chris Squire kind of sound, and would stay in tune even after falling down a flight of stairs.

Like I said, I TOTALLY regret selling that fucker.

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. I'm poor- an Epiphone Acousic and an Epi G-310.

The G-310 sounds pretty sweet for an economy-priced SG knockoff. And it was a blem so I got $30 knocked off the price when I bought it.

[Zuni]

11. epiphone versions of gibson guitars

are actually quite good, considering the biggest difference is in price. Epiphone is actually owned by Gibson.

My Epi Les Paul sounds sweet.

[flakey_foont]

3. Strat

[aeolian]

43. Better yet: Strat thru a Marshall Tube head.

:headbang:

[billyskank]

4. Where I used to work

my team leader was into guitars. They changed their proxy server software, and after they did that he was denied access to one of his guitar websites; it claimed the site had to do with weapons. I reckon it was probably "axes." :)

[luvLLB]

5. Yamaha acoustic classical and Ibanez 5 string bass

[Paganini]

7. I like a variety

I have the following guitars:
1. Manuel Rodriguez 1a (1985)
2. Fender Strat (US made 1997)
3. Charvel/Fender Strat Frankenguitar circa 1985
4. Washburn j-6 (Hollow body jazz guitar)
5. Takamine acoustic
6. Fender P bass

The type of guitar I prefer depends on what kind of music I'm playing.

[Bonhomme Richard]

8. Own..........

Electric
Fender American Strat
Rickenbacker 330-12
Hamer Archtop
Washburn Maverick
Acoustic
Martin D-18
Ovation 1517
Ovation 1777 Legend
Mandolin
Backpacking Guitar
Bass
Hybrid - combo of different basses put together. Don't ask.

Pretty happy with what I have and I don't need anymore. LOL, that's age talking.

[Magrittes Pipe]

9. Hm.

I've got a Gretsch 3156, a Gibson Sonex Deluxe from '82 or '83, a Korean Tele, a bunch of old Harmony U.S.A. gits, a Danelectro Convertible, a Dano longhorn bass, and a fretless Mexican Jazz Bass.

[Zuni]

13. Is the Gretsch nice?

I have played some semi-hollow Gretsch guitars in stores before and I was very impressed.

I had a friend who had a fretless J-bass and I found it to be great for the kind of music I play.

[Magrittes Pipe]

Hell yes it is.

Pearly white and strung up with flatwounds, baby.

[Zuni]

17. I use flatwound strings on one of my basses

I like the smooth, softer sound of them on the bass---I hate bass that is too sharp and trebly.

[Magrittes Pipe]

53. Flatwounds are a necessity on the fretless J-bass.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

15. Danelectros are FUN!!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. I've sold some but I still own several

Noteworthy are:
Guild x170
I own a Taylor acoustic that was a prototype made for a recording artist...the exact value is unknown as it never went into production, was owned by the artist and the tailpiece is signed by him..on edit..and Bob Taylor made this one
I also own a Freddie Tavares Aloha Strat made at the Fender Custom shop

[johnnie]

16. I bet that Taylor is nice to play

You can send it to me and I could play it..if you want. :evilgrin:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. If we ever meet, I'll gladly let you play it

The strings are set apart just a bit more than on a regular folk acoustic so I can play jazz on it and it has a cutaway as it was made for a fingerstyle guitar player ala Chet Atkins style which is the type of guitar I generally play.

[johnnie]

35. I would like that

To play the guitar and meet with you. I don't know when I will be going across the country soon, but who knows?

[johnnie]

14. I have

EJ-200 Epiphone acoustic

EJ-200 Epiphone acoustic/electric

Fender Telecaster 62' reissue

Epiphone Sheraton II (Which I think I am selling)

ESP Telecaster- Got that in 84 or so. It's a great guitar.

Epiphone 65' Coronet

Applause 12 string acoustic (Hey, I got it for 50 bucks..who's complaining?)

A few other electrics and acoustics.

[Zuni]

20. I've seen some Fender Vintage reissues

I would really like a '52 Tele reissue. I think my next insturment will either be a J-bass or a good, solid Tele. too many cheap Teles out there--they don't stay in tune. A good tele though, is one of a kind.

[johnnie]

24. I like the re-issue

It's what I play most.

[asthmaticeog]

28. So, um, about that Sheraton II...

What color is it, does it stay in tune when you whale on it, and what are thinking of asking for it?

And btw, ESP's Fender replicas are a-fuckin'-may-fuckin'-ZING. That was a fine choice you made.

[johnnie]

34. It's only about a year old

Yes it stays in tune and plays great. I just need to get rid of some stuff and I have other guitars to play. It is the Ebony one (dark, almost black). I have the hardshell case for it too, and the tags are even floating around somewhere. I'm thinking around $550.00. You can come check it out if you want.

As for the ESP. I was in the market for a Tele and I went to Bob Brunos old store. I was playing the Fender and he came over with the ESP. They were new at the time and he asked me to check it out. It was a 'factory two" because it had some kind of blemish on the paint. I didn't see one. But, the thing played great and I bought it on the spot. The serial number is 000086. It's been around with me for a while.

[Zuni]

44. 550 is a great price for a Sheraton

I am starting to get interested.

[johnnie]

47. It's a good guitar

Better than the Dot or Casino. I know some people rag on the Epiphones, but I like their guitars. I really do like this one, but as I said... I have to sell off some stuff, I have too much.
It sounds great too, not too fat and not too thin. I have to stop talking about it or I will end up wanting to keep it..lol.

[Zuni]

56. no reason to rag on Epi's

in terms of cost to quality ratio, they are among the best guitars out there.
My Epiphone Les paul is not only a very sharp looking guitar, it has a 1st rate tone and you can hammer on it for hours before it even begins to go out of tune

Playing through a fender Tube amp, it sounds fantastic

The Epiphone Sheraton is a 1st class hollow body. It may not be the top of the line, but for the price, it is definetly well worth what you pay.

[Dudley_DUright]

18. I am a Fender Strat fan myself

ES - Fender Strat, Ibanez Strat copy, Epiphone
Acoustic - Takamine, Ibanez
Classical - Yamaha

No Hollows :-(

[asthmaticeog]

21. Good-sized list:

1984 Fender American Standard Stratocaster

1971 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe

1979(?) Gibson Firebrand 335ES

1980 Gretsch BST500

Japanese-made Fender Telecaster, unknown year

Crestline clone of a Gibson L6-S

Epiphone electric/acoustic, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter sig model

Ohboy O'Django (acoustic, Selmer/Macaferri replica)

Ohboy OhMando (solidbody electric mandolin that kicks high hard ass)

I need to get a bass, and I'm hoping I can find a relatively cheap Fender Mustang Bass.

[Zuni]

26. you have some pretty sweet stuff

[asthmaticeog]

31. Thanks.

It took me about 19 years and a zillion trade-ins, repairs and mods to get the fleet to where it stands now. I don't think I could part with a single one of those instruments.

[johnnie]

39. Those Jeff "Skunk" Baxter acoustics are nice

My buddy has one, and they are one of the best playing acoustics I have played. Well, besides some Martins I have played.

[dean_dem]

22. Right now I have:

Epiphone Les Paul Standard, which I will back up what was previously said: it sounds great. I plug it into a Roland Jazz Chorus, and I've had guys with a PRS/ Fender Twin setup tell me how good the sound was.
Also, I have a Fender '50s Telecaster, which sounds just amazing with a slide. And I have a 1968-1970 Yamaha Acoustic Six-string.

I had a Epiphone 12-string until my old roommate's cat smashed it in half. Those things weren't too sturdy anyway.
I'd have a Casino as well, if it weren't for that whole having-no-money problem.

[Zuni]

25. The Epi LP Standard

is a great guitar.

I personally like Fender Tube amps, but if I had my choice, i would get an old Vox

[dean_dem]

36. Agreed about the Fenders

The Twin Reverb is the prize, but those Deville amps are pretty nice too if you can't afford a Twin. Mesa Boogie's are pretty nice tube amps too.

I like my Jazz Chorus though specifically because it's a solid state. My only experience with a Tube amp was this old CMI SG amp (which owned the "SG" name before Gibson). It sounded amazing for the first three days, then the tubes burned up and it about burned the house down. I come to find out later that it was a common problem with those amps. I seem to have bad luck with tube amps.

[StopTheMorans]

27. epiphone les paul standard, used to own a gibson les paul classic

3 acoustics, none particularly noteworthy (a johnson, yamaha). that being said, i can tear it up sho nuff :D

[katinmn]

30. We should have a DU jam this summer

Musicians can play while the non-musicians dance around the fire.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

33. Only three.............

soon to be more now that I'm working in a music store.

My three:

- Yamaha FG-331 acoustic six-string. Virtually unplayable until a buddy of mine shaved down the bridge. Now it plays sweet.
- Takamine Jasmine 12-string acoustic. Soon to be dead. The top is peeling away from the braces, and its not worth the $$ to fix.
- 1989 American Standard Stratocaster. My pride and joy. Its one of the best $500 guitars I've ever played. It'll do until I can save up the $1400 to get a G&L ASAT Classic.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

38. That's why I hate Takamine's ,...poorly made POS's

They'd never sell a single guitar for their overpriced asking price if some musician's weren't such whores that they take the free gear and pimp it on camera...for the 700 to 1000 bucks you spend on their mass produced crap, one can get a much better crafted guitar

[Zuni]

41. One of my good friends has a Takamine that is absolutely perfect

It is the single nicest acoustic guitar I have ever played and i have played every type of acoustic under the sun

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

45. I had one with a cutaway..sold for bucks

I didn't care for it..the stuff from their custom shop is nice and some of their classicals are nice, but for the money there are much better guitars..IMHO they lose their brightness over time

[CrownPrinceBandar]

50. I agree......

The same buddy who worked on my Yamaha has a Takamine six-string. Its a great sounding, and so-far durable guitar.

[orwell]

37. Wired

I own a black Fender Strat with rosewood figerboard (I never liked the maple fingerboards). It is modeled after the '62 Strat.

I also own an old Roland Guitar Synth (GS1) with the Les Paul copy it came with (actually a very good LEs copy in its own right)

Acoustic: A Sigma (made by Martin)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

40. I've got a Roland GX700

it's a processor that mimics every amp combination combined with every pedal Boss ever made...hell of a lot easier than wiring all those effects pedals

[orwell]

48. As far as I know

this was the first synth guitar to ever really hit the mass market. The cable that come out of the guitar body is huge. It's pretty funny actually.

The quitar is the best part of the setup as they didn't have the string tracking down quite yet ( a lot of "cut outs"). The guitar that came with it was a dead on Les Paul knockoff. They actually got sued by Gibson because it was so accurate.

So Roland decided to change the electronics and issue it as a "synth guitar".

I'm sure your GX700 does a far better job than this dinosaur. But at least the guitar part sounds good... :)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

49. Yeah....they've come a long way

I like the VG..you can get some shitty guitar, drill a hole in it and program every string to play or sound like a different instrument if you want..you can have your bottom E sound like a bass guitar and your top E sound like a saxophone if you want.

The GX700 is a very nice piece of equipment, but one thing I would love to come across is an old RATT distortion unit..those were cool

I also have a Brain Moore Iguitar which is cool..plays through a Piazzo pickup

[XNASA]

42. I've got 6 guitars.

A tobacco-burst Tele, a red mahogany '62 Epi SG Reissue, a Yamaha Acoustic/Electic, a blue Ibanez bass and a couple of old acoustics.

[Zuni]

46. Tobacco sunburst is my favorite color on an electric

Looks really sweet on an LP

[pdx_prog]

51. I have a few

my half sister's dad passed away a few years back, and she had always told me that he played some with his friends. After he died she went to Colorado to gather his things. She brought back a couple of his guitars and gave the strat to her son (it was the only one he wanted). She said the other was a classical guitar. He wasn't a very wealthy guy and I figured it was a run of the mill Yamaha or possibly even a Martin. It turned out to be a new Cordoba Gipsy King.....This guitar actually plays itself....all you have to do is put your fingers on the fretboard.

On top of that I have a 66 strat that I have had since '76 and a fender 12 string.

My best friend bought a 59 LP remake special order from Strings and Things in Memphis in about '78. Strings and Things worked with the GIbson factory to get these things PERFECT. They only ordered about 15-20 of these and my friend bought one for $1500 (quite pricy for 1978). He still has it, keeps it under his bed and never plays it anymore. He is afraid to take it to gigs. He took it in to get re-fretted about 6-7 years ago and they offered him 25K for it. It is one of the most gorgeous Pauls I have ever seen.

[libnnc]

52. I've got a Martin D-28

I've had it almost 10 years. I'm having intonation problems. My frets are really worn and its getting harder to tune. Or my ears are just getting tinny. Anyone know the cost of replacing a few frets?

[pie]

54. I have both a Matthew Koob tele and custom bass!

Very expensive but without a doubt the finest instruments I have ever played.

[Redstone]

55. Handmade, cedar-top Yairi 6-string

with D-45 type abalone trim, Alvarez 12-string, old, hammered Elger 6-string with lots of nicks & dents but still great action, Guild classical, 1950s no-name hollow-body electric.

On edit: I see non-guitar instruments mentioned as well, so: 21-bar OS Autoharp (cheapo); all-maple OS Autoharp (not cheapo) modified to C/F diatonic by Ivan Styles at considerable cost, but worth every penny; Vega 5-string banjo, mandolin of unknown provenance with nice sound, mountain dulcimer made by some guy in West Virginia.

Redstone

[bunkerbuster1]

57. Crappy Fender Squire strat, decent Guild acoustic

but it's ok because I usually play the Guild, not the Strat, these days.

[Floogeldy]

58. Guitars I have owned . . .

Home made electric guitar (made by my father in the garage. It worked!)
Silvertone
Gibson Firebird (purchased used around '68 - '69)
Fender Strat (69-70 model)
Les Paul Standard (gold top, soap bar pickups, 69-70 model)
Gibson Flying V (mid 70's reissue)
Fender Electric 12 string (made in 70's, I think)
Fender Tele (5? Replica, reissued early eighties)
Several cheap acoustics and classicals (Yamaha, Vega, etc.)
Mosrite hollow body
Fender Duo Sonic
Fender Jazzmaster
Kramer Pacer Deluxe
Gibson ES-335
Martin J-40 (black)

The only one I still have is the Les Paul, which has been severely modified. Too bad I didn’t keep it original.

[Zuni]

59. you changed the P-90 soapbars?

I wouldn't mind having a guitar with P-90s. A Gold Top LP would be nice. Mike Bloomfield played a '54 Les paul Goldtop with the soapbars---his tone is great, real jazzy

[Floogeldy]

60. Unfortunately

Back in the early seventies, I had it routed out and put a humbucker w/toggle switch in the bridge position.

Around the same time period, I left it in my car overnight during some bitter cold weather. The finish got hair line cracks all over it. I stripped it to natural and refinished it with Deft (I've had a better finish put on since then).

I had no idea how valuable it would have been in the future if I had left it alone.