Poll - If you could only have one electric guitar

Oldschoolwax · Post by **Oldschoolwax** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:00 pm

Made in Japan 50's Telecaster.

asmara · Post by **asmara** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:07 pm

Heres the score so far
5 tele, 3 SG, 3 ES-330/Casino.

segaface · Post by **segaface** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:42 pm

ledogboy wrote:Any high quality ES-335 (or knockoff). I adore semi-hollow's and have pretty much stopped playing anything else.

+1

Judas Jetski · Post by **Judas Jetski** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:48 pm

I couldn't live without my 1983 Ibanez Roadstar. Dual humbuckers, maple neck. Blonde on blonde. It's got a face only a mother could love, but I can't stay away from that high-radius fretboard.

Judas Jetski · Post by **Judas Jetski** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:57 pm

And now I have two 1983 Ibanez Roadstars with dual humbuckers, maple necks, blonde on blonde. You can see a photo of me playing the "older" one (actually a month newer) on my MySpace page. I suspect that this guitar used to belong to Joey Santiago of the Pixies.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:18 pm

Has mjau already posted in this thread? He thinks not, although he's drunk enough to not give a shit either way.
Telecaster. Even though mjau is 6'4", he still think a tele looks amazing nestled up to his rock hard abs.

GooberNumber9 · Post by **GooberNumber9** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:26 pm

I am honestly surprised to be the first Les Paul on this thread. Maybe a '59 re-issue, but I can cover a lot of ground with a good standard. With a bit of EQ, I can make my LP sound like my Telecaster, but not so much the other way around. Besides, nothing FEELS like a Les Paul.

Wire an LP up for coil tap, phase reverse, and series/parallel and you've got a really flexible axe. Ok, I just love 'em, I've cast my vote.

Not that I don't love my Tele, also. If I had to keep only one, it would be the LP though.

Todd Wilcox

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:53 pm

mjau wrote:Telecaster.

oh Hellz yeah.

Jewish Guitar Hero · Post by **Jewish Guitar Hero** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:17 am

SG Standard

Johnny B · Post by **Johnny B** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:47 am

Telecaster. No question. Something like my current one (heavily modified '85 Made in Japan with a Dimarzio Evolution in the bridge position and a PAF Pro in the neck position, wired for coil tap on both pickups and phase reverse on the rear, with a Kahler flat-mount trem) but without the trem and with a lower output bridge pickup. Maybe something like my friend's '61 Tele reproduction but with a flatter neck and six piece bridge.

yankeeboy · Post by **yankeeboy** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:32 am

72 tele custom (RI), it just feels right

JASIII · Post by **JASIII** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:09 am

I'm in disbelief that I'm the first to say a strat. Rosewood fretboard, fat neck, tremolo blocked off or hard tail. Any decent single coil pu's, I like fender Texas Specials. I can get pretty much any tone I need out of a strat.

I own a Hamer 335 copy, a G&L tribute ASAT, a 70's Ibanez Artist and a G&L tribute Legacy (strat copy), and if I had to pick one I'd take the Legacy.

GooberNumber9 · Post by **GooberNumber9** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:32 am

JASIII wrote:I'm in disbelief that I'm the first to say a strat.

You and me both! Don't get me wrong, a telecaster/ASAT is a great guitar, and I love mine, I just never knew they were so popular. They're not that flexible, either, IMHO.

We're up to 9 votes for a telecaster or tele-style, and less than 4 of everything else.

My biggest beef with the tele-style guitars is the microphonic feedback of the bridge plate at high gain/high volume settings.

Todd Wilcox

dr.ona · Post by **dr.ona** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:45 am

I think a 1966 hardtail Strat through a 1966 Deluxe Reverb is about the best tone.

sfsonarboy · Post by **sfsonarboy** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:12 am

Les Paul Custom...black. The black ones just have that sound...

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