Things you could'nt care less about that the vast majority of guitar players luv...

[Phantasmagoria]

Not really a fan of gold hardware either but at times I think it suits the guitar and anything else would'nt look as effective/nice. The only axe of mine with it (gold hardware) is the poplar burl top Ibanez RGT I bought a couple of months ago and I could'nt imagine it looking as cool w/ any other colored hardware..

EDIT: Oh yeah my Spalted maple Raven West neck-through has it too..Forgot about that one. It seems to be most effective with natural wood tops..

[orpheo]

Strats. I absolutely h a t e strats.

[Securb]

Pickup balance - Sometimes, I like my bridge and neck pickup to be wildly different in output and tone.

[ehdwuld]

I like the way strats balance better than a Tele or LP because of the extended horn

I also think that hours of practicing Scales makes thinking about scales while playing unnecessary

I could care less about practicing - lazy mostly
dont like Floyd roses - I dont wiggle the bar enough to go out of tune
dont care about tremolos in general - for the same reasons as above
pointy uncomfortable guitars that poke your ribs standing and slide off your leg when seated
flat steinberger square guitars for the same reason as above

relic'd guitars - I like rolled edges on fretboards but a beat up corroded new guitar doesnt have mojo of an actual guitar played for decades

[Phantasmagoria]

1. Not crazy about "tasteful restraint". Why do you need to be restrained (ie.slow/boring) to be tasteful?

I prefer tasteful and unrestrained (or even just plain unrestrained if push comes to shove)

2. Endlessly obsessing about tone. "Good enough" is fine for me.

3. Solid State amps. As in analog SS. Most people like tube amps or modelers or both (myself included) but SS amps are often ignored/looked down on and to me a good SS amp is hard to beat, especially for heavy rhythms & solo's..

[LesStrat]

People who insist that music theory and music are somehow unconnected.

[Phantasmagoria]

Yeah, those are the worst

[Phantasmagoria]

though unnconnected and unnecessary are two different things (see video above)

[GuitarDoc]

My peeve is someone who brings up dead horses trying to revive them by refusing to admit that the bullet from their gun is the one that killed it in the first place.

[Phantasmagoria]

My disuse of/dslike of music theory never died or went anywhere. It's alive and kicking despite all the pettyness & retardedness that came my way & went nowhere......

So the question of guns and bullets does'nt even arise (or dead horses) ...unless of course you're talking about somethng else..in which case don't mind me , carry on

[ErikH]

I really can't think of anything. What do the vast majority of players love? Is there a list somewhere? Has an actual survey been done?

[Phantasmagoria]

You have to use your imagination/make an educated guess..

[beaubrummels]

Fixed ^^

Hard to let go huh?

No, my words were accurate the first time.

[GuitarDoc]

My disuse of/dslike of music theory never died or went anywhere. It's alive and kicking

Yes it absolutely IS alive and kicking in your mind. But it's about time to let it die.

So the question of guns and bullets does'nt even arise (or dead horses) ...unless of course you're talking about somethng else..in which case don't mind me , carry on

You're so narcissistic you can't even see when you've lost.

[ErikH]

Use my imagination. Hmmm. In other words, my opinion on what the vast majority love. Got it.

Floating Floyd Rose and the like tremolo systems (Edge, etc.). I don't like the instability of tuning with them though I know how to set one up properly. The only Floyd equipped guitar I have is decked, not even routed for pull-up. Strat trems I can deal with. I use a little vibrato anyway with them or they are decked and blocked.