LastKnight
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:18 AM
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Poll question: Guitarists... Favorite Electric Guitar |
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hell, we had an acoustic thread, only fair
im partial to gibson myself although i have a fender strat along with my Gibson SG.
so, whats your pick, rockers of DU?
-LK
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:21 AM
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My son makes them and plays them. Best I've ever seen.
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:03 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:12 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 06:59 AM
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4. How can one have a favorite? I love my Travis Bean |
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Hagstroms Swedes are very good, I have 3,each set up differently. I love the zero fret Gretsch guitars, EKO of Italy made many good axes and my Fender Strat American Standard Plus is also a fave of mine.
Looking for a 70 Gretsch Roc Jet. Would also love to get my hands on a Parker Fly.
In General I find the older axes are much better quality but there are plenty of great new instraments out there.
Havent yet owned a Gibson or a Rickenbacker but would like to.
Keep your eyes open , most likely all will be avail as I go broke and start to unload.
this is also why I am trying to get a job at Guitar Center, that way I can be around great guitars I dont own and get paid for it!
Thanks for asking!
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Sat Feb-21-04 07:02 AM
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5. If I win a lottery I will check PRS guitars for sure! n/t |
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Sat Feb-21-04 10:00 AM
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9. I have a Hagstrom II, you wouldn't happen....... |
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to have an extra machine. I started to redo the guitar and somewhere along the way one of the tuning machines was lost. Can't seem to find one anywhere.
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Sat Feb-21-04 07:03 AM
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6. 1973 beat-to-hell FenderTele... |
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Mainly for playing slide when I gigged with a band.
Still fun for noodling around, but I spend more time on my acoustics these days.
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Sat Feb-21-04 07:54 AM
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Sat Feb-21-04 09:22 AM
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8. Long-time Gibson fiend here |
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But the next cash I get, I am going Rickenbacker. I want one of them pointy bastards like Pete Townshend played in the early days of The Who.
Of course, I will be committing blasphemy along the way by having Gibson P-90 pickups installed in it, simply because they rule the known universe.
:smoke: dbt
Oh yeah, and a Vox AC30 Top Boost, which I plan to abuse horribly.
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Sat Feb-21-04 10:13 AM
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10. You can put Gibson pickups in anything. |
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One of my favorite git-fiddles in my collection is a mid-'60s Silvertone that is basically a dressed-up Harmony Rocket. It's a Rocket that is 1) painted black (factory), 2) fitted with a Bigsby, and 3) equipped with Gibson humbuckers.
Frankly, one of the main reasons I collect old Harmonies is the DeArmond pickups, which are some of the hottest things you can find. But, on an archtop, they can be prone to feedback. If I want a mellow sound from one of my Harms, this is the guitar I pick up.
Of course, I voted Gretsch, 'cause you can't beat a late-'50s White Falcon.
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Sat Feb-21-04 01:53 PM
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15. I just unloaded a Harmony Rocket for $450 |
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not bad for a $75 investment 4 years ago
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Sat Feb-21-04 10:21 AM
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11. Gibson Les Paul. Duh. |
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My brother is a guitarist; I'm a bassist; but we both agree that the LP is the tried and true. I simply don't see how Fenders are any better than Yamahas.
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Sat Feb-21-04 10:48 AM
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...with the nut carved out to string it left-handed? :evilgrin:
What a POS that thing is. Of course, since I bought it for $10 at a flea market in Aberdeen in the early 90's, I harbor a secret fantasy that Cobain learned on it. :D
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Sat Feb-21-04 10:58 AM
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13. best guitar I ever had was... |
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A Kramer I had back in my heyday... maroon.. with reverse headstock...
very low action but no rattle... I first learned to really rip on that guitar..
Wish I still had my guitars and stuff..
Heyo
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Sat Feb-21-04 11:00 AM
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14. I don't really have a favorite flavor. |
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These days, I've been playing with a Epi SG. Kinda put my Tele aside.
I want a Schecter Pete Townshend model next.
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:17 PM
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I love their action but I am generally a Gibson fan but Fender strat has been growing on me. I'm such a whore about guitars.
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:19 PM
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:51 PM
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21. Another vote for Rickenbacker |
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I prefer my 6 to a 12 though
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Sat Feb-21-04 02:46 PM
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18. BC Rich with EMG pickups |
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sounded so great, my guitar teacher wanted to buy it off me :7
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:02 PM
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19. You didn't say if this was electric or acoustic! |
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Edited on Sat Feb-21-04 03:06 PM by icymist
Whoops! excuse me...you did say if this was electric or acoustic! Please forgive me!
I started out playing a Fender Mustang. I then got, as a gift from my Mom, a '74 Telecaster. That was my favorite guitar, but it got stolen one day in '83. My friend saw how miserable I was and *gave* me an Ibenaz Les Paul Copy. Really nice guitar, but my heart was already with those wide maple necks that only a Fender could provide. In a moment of weakness, in '84, I broke down and bought a Squire Strat, which I still have to this day. Sure, the innards aren't as good as the real thing, but it still plays like cutting though butter. Acoustic, I have a Gibson Epiphone flat top. Wouldn't play any other. :)
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:48 PM
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20. Gibson, of course. But I don't have one |
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I do have a G&L that I love....
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Sat Feb-21-04 03:57 PM
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22. I'm a bassist, but... |
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My all time favorite electric guitar would have to be the Gibson SG. As for bass, I love my Fender musicmaster.
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Sat Feb-21-04 04:04 PM
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23. I'm in love with my fender strat |
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Sat Feb-21-04 04:27 PM
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24. Circa '64 Sears Silvertone |
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No, really. It came in a case with a built-in amplifier and I ticked off more than one person showing how easy it was to get really obnoxious feedback with that setup. My brother-in-law adjusted the nut so it had the easiest action I think I've ever played.
But if you're looking for something more contemporary, I guess it would have to be my Les Paul "Triumph" bass. The one my ex sold to someone for $300 to cover some expenses..... :cry:
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