How important is it to you WHAT you play onstage?
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Mesa-ologist
Re: How important is it to you WHAT you play onstage?
It's pretty important, I always want the best (and the most comfortable) guitar in my hands. Playability is huge. Most just don't cut it for muah.
If I slurr a note, we have a suspect. I don't like being unfair!!! AND THATs what alien guitars make me! A filthuy liying suspecT! I won't have it!
It's pretty important, I always want the best (and the most comfortable) guitar in my hands. Playability is huge. Most just don't cut it for muah.
If I slurr a note, we have a suspect. I don't like being unfair!!! AND THATs what alien guitars make me! A filthuy liying suspecT! I won't have it!
Quencho092
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it has become less important with me. As long as i can wank, throb, and jiggle those strings with a I, IV, V progression rolling in the background, im cool with whatever guitar it is. I don't like wizard necks though, just painful to play in lots of cases.
it has become less important with me. As long as i can wank, throb, and jiggle those strings with a I, IV, V progression rolling in the background, im cool with whatever guitar it is. I don't like wizard necks though, just painful to play in lots of cases.
Bob Zombie
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I havent ever played a guitar Im more comfortable with than my Squire. I love my strat! Its one that I would sell my right kidney before I would hock it. I dont look at a guitar and see "fender" or "Gibson". I see just another guitar.
I havent ever played a guitar Im more comfortable with than my Squire. I love my strat! Its one that I would sell my right kidney before I would hock it. I dont look at a guitar and see "fender" or "Gibson". I see just another guitar.
jimmy
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I don't care about the looks; it's all about the tone.
Although I'm mostly a Gibson guy, I don't really care if I play a cheap fender, Epi, or LTD, whatever--I just care about the tone.
I guess at one point we all think we need to have big name brands to look cool or whatever, but the real secret is tone. And, at the end of the day, that's all there really is: Tone.
I don't care about the looks; it's all about the tone.
Although I'm mostly a Gibson guy, I don't really care if I play a cheap fender, Epi, or LTD, whatever--I just care about the tone.
I guess at one point we all think we need to have big name brands to look cool or whatever, but the real secret is tone. And, at the end of the day, that's all there really is: Tone.
HolyDirt
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Beginners mentallity. It doesn't matter whether your gear is well know or even know at all. If you can express yourself fully on cheap gear, why not use it? I wouldn't be caught with half the "popular" brands onstage anyway. *cough*Gibson*cough*. Some of their quality is shotty as hell.
Beginners mentallity. It doesn't matter whether your gear is well know or even know at all. If you can express yourself fully on cheap gear, why not use it? I wouldn't be caught with half the "popular" brands onstage anyway. *cough*Gibson*cough*. Some of their quality is shotty as hell.
GuitarStv
Sock Market Trader
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Hell, I figure if you can do a gig with a cheap import/knock-off and still make people smile then it's all the more impressive . . . I figure I'm not at the skill level where I would really be able to show off a gibson/prs/whatever, and I don't need the added pressure of trying.
Hell, I figure if you can do a gig with a cheap import/knock-off and still make people smile then it's all the more impressive . . . I figure I'm not at the skill level where I would really be able to show off a gibson/prs/whatever, and I don't need the added pressure of trying.
Hellion
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I'm kind of the opposite. When I was younger, I couldn't have cared less about what I was playing. Now that I'm older, I seem to stick with Gibson and Fender, not Epiphone & Squier. I don't think it's that I'm hooked on names, it may just be that I've gotten the best luck searching with those brands.
I'm kind of the opposite. When I was younger, I couldn't have cared less about what I was playing. Now that I'm older, I seem to stick with Gibson and Fender, not Epiphone & Squier. I don't think it's that I'm hooked on names, it may just be that I've gotten the best luck searching with those brands.
Frantic_Rock
FragleRockologist
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When I was just cutting my teeth, I used to bring this yamaha pacifica 112 tele on stage. Man this thing has a very ice picky sound. And the strings are so close at the nut, that I ended up muting the neighboring strings while chording accidentally. But I pulled through, and got my highway 1 strat eventually.
When I was just cutting my teeth, I used to bring this yamaha pacifica 112 tele on stage. Man this thing has a very ice picky sound. And the strings are so close at the nut, that I ended up muting the neighboring strings while chording accidentally. But I pulled through, and got my highway 1 strat eventually.
BigBazz
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i wont play my Ibanez Jem on stage, unless its a big venue because i dont want it to get damaged, my favourite guitar is my squier strat which i use as a backup guitar, im in a metal band so my floyd equiped fender Mex fat strat does all the giging being reliable and wont go out of tune, though id gladly use any guitar that i think is nice on stage regardless of the name on the headstock.
after spending a LOT of money for my Jem i have come to the conclusion that expensive guitars are not necessarily better than cheap guitars, as long as it feels good to play then il put some decent pickups on it and its a great guitar, i wouldent swap my squier for a PRS to play on stage.
i played with a band at one venue and the guitarist had a Squier strat which he also played at download/donington rock festival here in the Uk and on the bands music video. i regularly play with a band who arent quite as skilled musicians as ourselves but have Fender and Gibson guitars that cost over £1000 to play onstage.
i wont play my Ibanez Jem on stage, unless its a big venue because i dont want it to get damaged, my favourite guitar is my squier strat which i use as a backup guitar, im in a metal band so my floyd equiped fender Mex fat strat does all the giging being reliable and wont go out of tune, though id gladly use any guitar that i think is nice on stage regardless of the name on the headstock.
after spending a LOT of money for my Jem i have come to the conclusion that expensive guitars are not necessarily better than cheap guitars, as long as it feels good to play then il put some decent pickups on it and its a great guitar, i wouldent swap my squier for a PRS to play on stage.
i played with a band at one venue and the guitarist had a Squier strat which he also played at download/donington rock festival here in the Uk and on the bands music video. i regularly play with a band who arent quite as skilled musicians as ourselves but have Fender and Gibson guitars that cost over £1000 to play onstage.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
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I say to go with whatever feels and sounds right to you. I'll spend the extra cash on an instrument because it simply feels right and rings better unplugged. The problem I've found with a lot of inexpensive guitars is that they feel cheap and when that happens, I'm not inspired.
I have no problem using expensive gear to gig. People freak out when they find out just how much money I have invested, but when it's your only passion and you don't spend it anywhere else, guess where it goes? (and guitar equipment isn't as nearly as expensive as other hobbies)
I say to go with whatever feels and sounds right to you. I'll spend the extra cash on an instrument because it simply feels right and rings better unplugged. The problem I've found with a lot of inexpensive guitars is that they feel cheap and when that happens, I'm not inspired.
I have no problem using expensive gear to gig. People freak out when they find out just how much money I have invested, but when it's your only passion and you don't spend it anywhere else, guess where it goes? (and guitar equipment isn't as nearly as expensive as other hobbies)
boraborablue
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I've got a 30-year old Yamaha str*t copy (Super R n' Roller for you import fiends) that is absolutely fantastic. I run that $200 guitar through a Yamaha T50 amp, that I also paid $200 for. For a $400 rig, it's amazing. I like the fact that it isn't a boutique guitar. I am certainly a label slave, but only if it's justified by an appreciable difference in playability and tone. I have a Tom Anderson hollow DropTop, which I love, but it doesn't sound like the Yamaha (for obvious reasons). I've played very expensive guitars ($3000+) that I thought were absolute SH!T. I like very resonant, spanky, and evenly voiced (string-to-string) guitars, because you can always mellow the tone out with the controls, picking, etc. Have fun making a guitar brighter and bouncier...
I've got a 30-year old Yamaha str*t copy (Super R n' Roller for you import fiends) that is absolutely fantastic. I run that $200 guitar through a Yamaha T50 amp, that I also paid $200 for. For a $400 rig, it's amazing. I like the fact that it isn't a boutique guitar. I am certainly a label slave, but only if it's justified by an appreciable difference in playability and tone. I have a Tom Anderson hollow DropTop, which I love, but it doesn't sound like the Yamaha (for obvious reasons). I've played very expensive guitars ($3000+) that I thought were absolute SH!T. I like very resonant, spanky, and evenly voiced (string-to-string) guitars, because you can always mellow the tone out with the controls, picking, etc. Have fun making a guitar brighter and bouncier...
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Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
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I had the cheapest guitar onstage at UGD. A beatup 97 American Std Strat.
Of course, it had handwound pickups though! LOL
I had the cheapest guitar onstage at UGD. A beatup 97 American Std Strat.
Of course, it had handwound pickups though! LOL
krankguitarist
Krankitupologist
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Whatever works really. I typically play my gibson LP during gigs, its a studio, and its seen its share of battles, and I dont really mind if it gets scratched up a little. It just adds character to the guitar.
Though when i've had it up and running i've tended to use my custom warmoth tele, cause that thing can rip. Its goin through some changes right now though...
but hell, I paid 80 dollars for an old beat up kramer focus 1000 from the 80's a few months back in a local music shop. I loaded it up with a screamin deamon, and the thing rips. Its ugly as hell right now (and im gonna fix it up eventually), but its a great guitar, and I wouldnt be ashamed to go onstage with it. Its got mojo.
Whatever works really. I typically play my gibson LP during gigs, its a studio, and its seen its share of battles, and I dont really mind if it gets scratched up a little. It just adds character to the guitar.
Though when i've had it up and running i've tended to use my custom warmoth tele, cause that thing can rip. Its goin through some changes right now though...
but hell, I paid 80 dollars for an old beat up kramer focus 1000 from the 80's a few months back in a local music shop. I loaded it up with a screamin deamon, and the thing rips. Its ugly as hell right now (and im gonna fix it up eventually), but its a great guitar, and I wouldnt be ashamed to go onstage with it. Its got mojo.
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Breogan
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I never gig but I play every weekend with my band. When I play my cheese dano I miss the touch sensitivity and sustain of my other guitars. For me a good quality guitar is needed for playing live, expecially if you like clean tones.
I never gig but I play every weekend with my band. When I play my cheese dano I miss the touch sensitivity and sustain of my other guitars. For me a good quality guitar is needed for playing live, expecially if you like clean tones.
JimiHWannaBe
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Ill admit i stick mostly to my fender strats onstage but when i need humbucking work my agile les paul copy comes out, mostly though just because i cant afford a really expensive les paul
Ill admit i stick mostly to my fender strats onstage but when i need humbucking work my agile les paul copy comes out, mostly though just because i cant afford a really expensive les paul
Kommerzbassist
Thunderbirdologist
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I think as long as it looks cool, sounds cool and feels comfortable no one will bother about the headstock logo... I mean come on, how much percent of the people on a gig really know the guitar brands?
I think as long as it looks cool, sounds cool and feels comfortable no one will bother about the headstock logo... I mean come on, how much percent of the people on a gig really know the guitar brands?
MikeS
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Add one to the "play it if it feels right" group. My current 1,2 punch is my LP Studio and an Aria strat knock off I've had for 6 years. After replacing pickups, hardware, and electronics, the only difference between the aria knock off and a USA fender is that my wallet is a bit heavier than had I gone with a more expensive USA strat.
Add one to the "play it if it feels right" group. My current 1,2 punch is my LP Studio and an Aria strat knock off I've had for 6 years. After replacing pickups, hardware, and electronics, the only difference between the aria knock off and a USA fender is that my wallet is a bit heavier than had I gone with a more expensive USA strat.
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