If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

Any Les Paul, Les Paul SG, or Chet Atkins is a signature model, so that covers a huge amount of ground.

True dat! I have three Les Pauls, and each is a very different guitar.

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And, although I don't count it as a Les Paul because his "signature" isn't on the headstock, the full model name of this'un is actually a " Les Paul Melody Maker," which takes things even further afield:

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Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

Ace Frehley Budokan Aged
Billy Gibbons Pearly Gates
Jimmy Page
(The holy trinity of Cherry Burst Les Pauls)

Slash Les Paul(original issue)
Sykes from Greco Les Paul

Malmsteen Strat (cream)
Clapton Strat (black)
SRV strat

Phil Collin (Def Lep) in Aquamarine JAckson
Paul Stanley Iceman (Silver issue)
Gene Simmons Punisher and Axe basses
George Lynch Skulls and Snakes, Kamakazi, and Tiger
Dime Dixie Rebel
DeMartini Samurai and Snakeskin


I so love sig guitars.
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

I do own an Eric Johnson sig strat, and use it exclusively in my wedding band.

Other ones i badly want: John Petrucci music man (the new model). Steve Vai Jem. SRV fender strat. Clapton strat. Brian may. Santana PRS!!!
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

Dusty Hill signature P Bass, Verdine White (Peavey and Ibanez) signature Basses, and a Peter Frampton signature!
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

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#1: Vigier Excalibur Bumblefoot Signature

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#2: Fender Yngwie Malmsteen

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#3: ESP Stephen Carpenter Sig (pink)

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#4: White Zombie's J's Sig Ibanez Iceman

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Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

I've always made my own "signature" guitars.
 
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I own two very early EC Strats. When they first came out (1987 i think) i was interested in the electronics so I went down to my local Sam ash to try one out. The electronics are very cool but what really sold me on the guitar was the neck. I played about 5 different ones that day and bought my blackie. About a year later I found a metal flake green one and I bought that one too. My black one is my #1. It's a smokin good guitar. It has been refretted since I bought it(I blew through those whimsy vintage frets in like 2 years) as well as the green one. Great guitar and they both play really well. I have always wanted to get my hands on a Buddy Guy Strat but have never been able to find one.

The new ones just don't do it for me. The pickups sound lifeless. Those old Gold Lace Sensors Sound so much better
 
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Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

I'd love to own an LP Standard and an SRV Strat! Hopefully someday I'll be able to afford both. :firedevil:deal::bigok:
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

I have two at the moment, the Elliot Easton Gretsch and the Epiphone McCartney Texan (not one of the Montana-built ones...regardless, it sounds great). They are both great guitars...that happen to be available in left handed versions.

I would love a Jeff Beck Strat, the Billy Gibbons Pearly Les Paul, and the Gilmour strat if they made any in left handed (and lowered the price...).

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While not an RG-Prime, I did have one of the "affordable" versions of that model. Great player. Neck felt like the '83 San Dimas Charvel I had around the same time. I truly regret selling it.

I've played a few in guitar shops when I have been in Japan. They are beautiful but sooooo expensive.
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

If I am not wrong every Les Paul is a signature guitar.
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

I´d own a J. Page R9 Les Paul...
I love the Suhr Gutrie signature and the E. Johnson Strat too...
I´d love to have an Ibanez Universe Vai...
Friedman´s Jackson Kelly is nice also...
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

It would have to be someone I don't listen to, like the
Ron Wood ESP or the
Dave Murray Stratocaster.
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

If I am not wrong every Les Paul is a signature guitar.

Isnt a signature guitar suppose to be modeled after the guitar they actually use? Les Paul liked low impedance pickups among other things. If i remember right his personal guitars were based on the Les Paul Recording. When you say Les Paul to people 99 out of 100 will think of a guitar not a man.
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

Les Pauls aren't really signature guitars I guess, they're endorsed guitars. Otherwise what is a Slash Les Paul exactly? A dual-signature guitar? The most recent Les Paul signautre guitars were made after Les himself dies, so he's obviously not helping with the specs.

I think it's clear what's meant by the first post - no need to be pedantic about what is and isn't a signature guitar, it clearly means stuff where the guitar is based on the guitar that person plays the most - often to the point of being a replica like the relic'ed Gilmour Strats.

To answer the question, I guess a Gilmour strat would be mine, although I'd want the NOS version. But then, what really is it? It's just any vintage-style Strat, but you switch the bridge pickup for an SSL-5.
 
Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

Les Paul guitars have become so commonplace that they aren't viewed as signature guitars by most people...but they're truly the ultimate signature guitar – the one that started the trend. He didn't invent the guitar...but he had more to do with making the Les Paul what it is than most signature artists nowadays do. He consulted Gibson while they were making a ground-up design. And he played and experimented with countless variants of the model over the years until his death.
 
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Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

Even the ones made after he died? And like I said, what about the Joe Perry signature Les Paul?

I think when we say "signature guitar" we don't mean "guitar with a signature on it", we mean a specific kind of product tie-in - usually either a copy of an existing guitar, or a guitar built to an artist's specs. A modern Les Paul is neither.
 
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