a guitar which would be good for all styles! with seymour duncan

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do you know a guitar which would be good for rock, funk, blues, hard-heavy metal?

at this time, i only like mahogany guitar and even if i'm not fan of split , it's strange because i haven't found a single coil which sounds like a humbucker splitted too !

in hsh, it would be superb but it's hard to find

have y ou tried some esp, PRS, fernandes, vigier?

i like very much the sound of a sg/les paul but a floyd rose would be good too and a 3rd pickup : les paul axcess seems to be good!
 
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My Gibson SG Special with double P90s is perfect for all musical styles, when played by me. There's no universal "best". It's individual.
 
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An HSS Strat with a JB in the bridge would give you an array of single coil and humbucker sounds, and the JB splits very well if you need that too.

I took a second look at your post and you want HSH, Ibanez is a great contender for that configuration. In my experience, they are quality guitars, even the Indonesian ones.
 
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the pb with the strat is hsh is that the neck pickup is a single coil and i would like to have the 2 sounds

i haven't tried seymour in a strat

in fact, a guitar in s-h-s-s-h would be good and it may exists
and PRS put 2 singles coils together too
good idea

P90 : i don't have that but i know it's the best of both worlds
 
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Psykel said:
There's no universal "best". It's individual.
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^+1 Eddie VanHalen on a ukulele would still sound like Eddie VanHalen. Just as Eric Clapton on a B.C. Rich Ironbird would still sound like Eric Clapton. Just find a guitar you are comfortable with and you should be able to play any style.
 
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This one:
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Two humbuckers wired for splits and a five way switch . . . changes the volume pot to 250k and enables a 250k tone pot when you select any of the single coil options.
 
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A guitar that I tried today seemed like it would do most things through a valve amplifier. It was the new carved top version of the G&L Tribute series ASAT Special. The American version of this design, with a third pickup and five-way pickup selection would do for me.
 
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Hey Have you given these a shot yet?

http://proguitarshop.com/seymour-duncan-everything-axe-set-for-strats.html

They're intensely versatile.

Otherwise I'd recommend a 59/Custom Hybrid in the bridge, an ssl-1 in the middle and a Jazz in the neck. With splits, it should also do everything. You could also go JB in the bridge if you want a heavier/less glassy and a stronger coil split. I just think the 59/C hybrid is more versatile when you wanna do things like classic rock, country, or funk but still bring the bite and harmonics for metal.
 
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Securb said:
Why a valve amplifier?
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Because I am English. Over here, we call a thermionic pentode a valve (based on its function) rather than a tube (based on its appearance).

My preference for valve guitar amplification is partly out of habit and partly because solid state and digital modelling fail to satisfy. There are certain things that it is possible to do with a P-90 equipped Gibson type guitar (or the G&L ASAT with jumbo MFD pickups) through overdriven valve amplification that nothing else can match. Yet.

Here comes the science bit. Mahogany slab + P90 + overdriven valves + high volume = the most fun that you can have with yo' clothes on.
 
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a 59 in the bridge?

yes sh2 (cleaner than a pgates and sh1 but warm too? +ss1 good+ sh1 for the bridge pos?

quote "changes the volume pot to 250k and enables a 250k tone pot when you select any of the single coil options." what does it mean?i will have a fatter sound?with more outpout?

yes the charvel seems to be goooddddd

my reference in distorsion with neck position is a les paul (john sykes, gary moore ), santana with his yamaha sg and a strat sometimes (classic player 60) is good to
in neck position even if it's a single coil
 
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The Ibanez S Prestige model is the most versatile guitar ever. If you get the model with H-S-H configuration, you won't need another guitar.
 
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Psykel said:
There's no universal "best". It's individual.
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+1. What one guy thinks works well as a universal guitar, another player would be very unhappy with. Guitars are cheap and plentiful these days, especially used. The concept of a 'do it all guitar' is not achievable and pointless. Too much ground to cover. When you try to stretch it's limits, a guitar may do some things sort of okay, but not great. Why not have two or three different guitars that can cover a lot more genres and do them better? If you're gigging, you should always have two (or more) guitars with you anyways.

Same thing goes for PU's; what's great for one genre isn't going to be across the board, which is why Duncan (and many others) offer so many models. You've got to prioritize and get the guitar/PU combination that's best for what's most important to you. JB's are great for some genres, not so good for others. Same goes for PAF's.
 
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always SD said:
quote "changes the volume pot to 250k and enables a 250k tone pot when you select any of the single coil options." what does it mean?i will have a fatter sound?with more outpout?

yes the charvel seems to be goooddddd
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I wired it so that the tone pot is only connected to the circuit when splitting the humbuckers, and wired a resistor to change the volume pot to 250k when splitting the humbuckers. This keeps the split signal from sounding too bright, and leaves the humbuckers sounding brighter.
 
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Funkfingers said:
Because I am English. Over here, we call a thermionic pentode a valve (based on its function) rather than a tube (based on its appearance).
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You Brits don't get our Yankee wit do you? My comment was dripping in sarcasm due to the endless solid state/valve arguments on this board.
 
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always SD said:
Sambora is a guitar addict!!
i like very much his strat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyurkgEW0HM

hsh !! very hard to find in a shop with a floyd rose
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His strat in that video is 24 frets + HSH + DoubleLocking system I think that is not to hard to find, however if you expect to come out of a Fender facility the I agree with you, that would be a custom shop order. Being that said, I do have the old sambora standard MIM, I can't see myself selling it ever.

Coming back to the original question: For the versatility you are looking for I would go for a HSS or HSH, 22 frets to get the real deal out of the neck position, wire your 5 way switch for auto split in notch positions to get some quack, true single coil in the middle for even better quack,if you go for an HSH then you may put an additional toggle switch to put the neck and bridge in parallel ala les paul (I did this for a while with my JB and Jazz, my friend was surprised to hear that from my strat). And for the final touch, a push-pull pot to make your neck/bridge work in split mode even when you are in position 1 and 5.
 
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always SD said:
hello

do you know a guitar which would be good for rock, funk, blues, hard-heavy metal?

at this time, i only like mahogany guitar and even if i'm not fan of split , it's strange because i haven't found a single coil which sounds like a humbucker splitted too !

in hsh, it would be superb but it's hard to find

have y ou tried some esp, PRS, fernandes, vigier?

i like very much the sound of a sg/les paul but a floyd rose would be good too and a 3rd pickup : les paul axcess seems to be good!
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HSH + Mahogany body? I just found this
http://www.fender.com/en-MX/series/...rosewood-fingerboard-crimson-red-transparent/
 
Re: a guitar which would be good for all styles! with seymour duncan

you have very good ideas :)
the strat is good but not beautiful and pickups can be changed too

thanks
 
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