favorite guitars

 
12th March 2009, 03:13am
#1
by bardamu
Budapest Hungary
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 524

My personal favorite is the Gibson Les Paul

i think this is THE GUITAR

I had one replika from Hohner, but unfortunately I had to sell it :(

Now I own a Fender Stratocaster replica

- hehe - alwasy replikas oh yes, but these are cheap - I have a Johnson Dreadnaught acoustic (no replika) that has a preatty nice sound

And I have an other favorite guitar I'd like to own in my secret dreams, the Pete Townsend's Rickenbacker

He never smashed that one :)

13th March 2009, 09:00am
#2
by thetman
calgary Canada
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 230

my favoret is a tobacco sunburst amarican standerd strat. I personaly dont own one but I do have a replica wich actualy dousant sound that bad. I do realy like les pauls though. ther is a guitare shop near my house that has a teal tiger maple one which looks amazing and sounds twice as good.

19th March 2009, 10:50pm
#3
by TonightOnly
Phoenix, AZ United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 1521

My first guitar, which will always be my favorite, was a cherry sunburst American Fat Strat. Something like this:

Strat

This is my baby, but not always my choice to play. Here is a link to my ideal guitar if I had all the yen in Japan:

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Robot-Les-Paul-Studio.aspx

If you have not heard about the robot, you should research. I haven't owned one, so I am not completely sold, but at face value, it's the coolest guitar innovation I have seen in my lifetime. Basically, robotics tune the guitar. You don't ever touch the machine heads; they just sit there and spin by themselves.

Here is my favorite look for a Les Paul, 'the Tuxedo' finish:

Les Paul

20th March 2009, 11:27pm
#4
by fretboardhavoc
Buffalo, NY United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 285

I've been playing and loving ESP's of late...  The electronics are incredible.

23rd March 2009, 01:17pm
#5
by Dimitrije_Mandic
Niš Serbia
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 224

If you happen to see The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" on VH1, tell me what guitar is Lou Reed playing. It's awkwardly shaped and resembles Gibson Corvus.

13th April 2009, 11:51pm
#6
by JohnPaulGeorgeRingo
Abbey Road International
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 8

I like Paul's guitar

It is a Hofner bass

15th April 2009, 09:07am
#7
by gobbel
Finland
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 243

I like ibanez guitars, they are my favourites and I play one myslef. I don't really like to play starts but they look nice though.

6th May 2009, 11:01pm
#8
by zombywoof
Landenberg United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 4390
gobbel wrote:

I like ibanez guitars, they are my favourites and I play one myslef. I don't really like to play starts but they look nice though.


curious if you have played the 7 string guitar that Stevie Vai designed?

7th May 2009, 08:58am
#9
by coruscant00
Three Lakes, WI United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 19

my favorites is the steinberger guitar style body w/o the head stock and the parker fly

8th May 2009, 11:09pm
#10
by azlifeguard37
Buckeye United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 64

I love Fender electrics, but I have been rebuilding a Fender acoustic, and I am beginning to think that they are more trouble than they are worth(I am just too stubborn to put down a project). As far as acoustics go, I am a big fan of Taylors. I think I am going to build my next guitar though. I might buy a Taylor if I find myself looking to drop 3 or 4 grand on something someday.....I also like the work of a local shop called Atomic Guitar Works. The advice I have recieved there has helped me out a lot, and made me a better luthier.

13th June 2009, 08:16pm
#11
by cevenson
Wisconsin United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 9

My favorite is my cherry Gibson SG

23rd June 2009, 07:12am
#12
by daemon82
Athens Greece
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 4

The guitar I use now is Ibanez ARX 320. I want to obtain a Fender Standard American Stratocaster (but no money no honey Tongue out). Anyway, with this guitar (Ibanez) I can play from Blues to Metal. And it has a great sound.

 

4th July 2009, 03:43pm
#13
by bardamu
Budapest Hungary
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 524

beautiful Tongue out

1st September 2009, 10:02am
#14
by drdaverea
Birmingham England
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 21
cevenson wrote:

My favorite is my cherry Gibson SG


Agreed, nothing beats my SG even though it doesn't stay in tune and the intonation goes about a week after it's been serviced but my god it's lovely.

Close second though, Gordon Smith Graduate.

24th November 2009, 12:24pm
#15
by GoodGuy93
Gajić Croatia
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 379

Gibson Les Paul, of course :)

Isn't she beautiful?

 

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