Does anyone own “duplicate” guitars?

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Especially when different string gauges are required. I have a cheapo modded Ibanez TMB30 bass set up for big strings and C tuning and I fully intend on buying another to mod the same way and set up for E.

Definitely. For example, i like lite gauges for Standard tuning (9-42), and being lite, they don't hold up so well for drop tunings. So even on my guitar tuned to Eb/Drop C#, i'm using 10-46 gauge.

 

[Aceman]

Yeah - Half of those Caddy's are in E, half in Eb
Same with the Les Pauls.

All 10's except the Frehley, which has Ace appropriate 9's

 

[SlyFoxx]

Got five electrics currently all different flavors: PRS C22, LP Firebrand, Hum sing sing Strat, Charvel SS w/Floyd and a Slick "Tele". I wouldn't mind some kind of 335 type to round out the herd.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

I feel like at one point I had two of the same thing, but they’re all pretty radically different now (aside from 2 Strats).

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Just these two. A lovely pair of Tokai LS116f. Both started life with a pair of SD 59’s, but amber has a Slash set, and cherry has one of the original Custom Shop Bonamassa sets.

 

[DKSEARS]

I tend to like having having pairs that are electronically similar and take those pairs to gigs in case I need a backup. My two Les Pauls have Super Distortions in the bridge. I have an EBMM LIII and a partscaster with DiMarzio Transition sets. Several of my super-strats have similar pickups that aren’t exactly the same, but close enough that if I need to use one as a backup, I don’t need to change my amp settings much.

 

[Wattage]

I've had in the past but these days it's more variation on a theme