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

[GeorgeLynchLover]

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

I would love to have any of George Lynch's ESP guitars.



I think my favourite one is the Sunburst Tiger. I would say his original Tiger, if it had HIS saw tooth headstock.

 

[mojosman]

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

I currently own an SRV strat, and a very early purple Robert Cray custom shop Strat. If I have the money and could get whatever sig model I wanted, it would be a Pearly Gates Les Paul. Not to be blasphemous on this web site, but I might want it with Fralin pure PAFS.

 

[Edgecrusher]

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

Pearly Gates Les Paul. Not to be blasphemous on this web site, but I might want it with Fralin pure PAFS.

What do they do that the myriad of other PAF's dont?

 

[mojosman]

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

What do they do that the myriad of other PAF's dont?

I don't know for sure, because I've never owned a set myself. I have a freshly purchased set of PG's that are going into my Les Paul Studio model. I think I will be happy with them. However, from what people tell me, what I've read, and what I have seen on You-tube demos; the Fralins really have that vintage PAF sound nailed. Who knows, maybe I will feel that way with my PG's when I get them installed, and use them over time. But win, lose, or draw I think the next humbucker equipped guitar I own will likely end up with Fralins. One of the reasons I haven't put the Duncans in the Gibson is that I've been looking on Craigslist for a nice 59 Re-issue Epiphone Les Paul Standard. I was thinking maybe stick the Pearly Gates in that, and buy some Fralins for the other.

 

[Edgecrusher]

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

I don't know for sure, because I've never owned a set myself. I have a freshly purchased set of PG's that are going into my Les Paul Studio model. I think I will be happy with them. However, from what people tell me, what I've read, and what I have seen on You-tube demos; the Fralins really have that vintage PAF sound nailed. Who knows, maybe I will feel that way with my PG's when I get them installed, and use them over time. But win, lose, or draw I think the next humbucker equipped guitar I own will likely end up with Fralins. One of the reasons I haven't put the Duncans in the Gibson is that I've been looking on Craigslist for a nice 59 Re-issue Epiphone Les Paul Standard. I was thinking maybe stick the Pearly Gates in that, and buy some Fralins for the other.

Nothing wrong with fralins they make fine pickups but at the same time if your after actual PAF tone you know that SD owns the original Lessona winder that Gibson used to create the orginal PAFs?

 

[mojosman]

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

Nothing wrong with fralins they make fine pickups but at the same time if your after actual PAF tone you know that SD owns the original Lessona winder that Gibson used to create the orginal PAFs?

No I did not know that. I do know that Seymour Duncan makes many great pickups. Literally something for every player, or every need. That said others may also know a thing or two as well. I guess it all comes down to personal taste or preference.

I'm currently building a Partscaster, sort of a Blackie Strat; but more like the "real" Blackie, not the Signature one. The real Blackie was a Partscaster of sorts too. I wanted vintage pickups and I really did my homework. Budget was really a concern, and pickups are like car tires. You can't try every one until you find just the right ones. At some you just have to take a shot.

I narrowed it down to a few, one of which was SD Antiquities. In the end I chose D. Allen Tru62's. It's not a dis at SD, I just had to make my choice. Time will tell if I was right. I can't wait until they get here.

 

[Justin M]

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

I have the Synyster Gates Custom from Schecter

 

[Falloffthebonetone]

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

Beck. Hell ya

 

[mogwai73]

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

If I was to have a signature guitar (my own!), its shape and dimensions would be close to a Peavey Wolfgang, with a thinner neck joint (like a Parker Fly, a Washburn N4 or a Mayones neck-thru).

Considering the specs:
- Solid basswood body;
- Thick 5A quilt maple top (bookmatched);
- Birdseye maple neck;
- Smoked rosewood fingerboard;
- Medium stainless steel jumbo frets;
- Matching headstock;
- Floyd-Rose tremolo, with piezo/MIDI saddles, large brass block and trem stopper;
- H-S-S-H pickup configuration (similar to Steve Morse's) in Zephyr versions:
--- Seymour Duncan 1978 for EVH (neck), 4-conductor
--- Seymour Duncan Alnico2 (mid-neck)
--- Seymour Duncan Tele-like (mid-bridge)
--- Seymour Duncan 1978 (bridge), 4-conductor
- Piezo preamp;
- MIDI interface;
- all-you-can-do electronics & outputs (volumes, tones, split/tal coil switches, et al);
- dark grey/black translucent finish with black cosmo hardware.

The works for the all-in-one guitar!
When it comes to look&feel, I love my Peavey Wolfgang Custom [here]. Eddie has done his homework very good. ;-)

 

[treedroppings]

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

Rory Gallagher strat.

Ebmm Albert Lee, the maple neck SSS, and the Rosewood neck HH

Gary Holt's Bernie Ricos and Schecters are nice.

SRV strat: great neck and setup!

The Jeff Hanneman ESP looks good.

The Brian May Burns guitar.

The Dave Murray strat.

Eric Johnson strat.

Adrian Smith's Charvel.

any Firebird (Johnny Winter)

Ritchie Blackmore strat MIM

Rhodes Jackson 'V'

Michael Schenker VEE (gibson)

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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

...if your after actual PAF tone you know that SD owns the original Lessona winder that Gibson used to create the orginal PAFs?

This is a new one for me - the winding machine is in the tone?

:18:

 

[OsvyRock]

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

Hard to decide, but my top 5 picks would be:

Gibson Custom '59 Les Paul Joe Perry (TSB VOS)
Jackson Adrian Smith (Gold/Ebony fretboard)
EVH Wolfgang USA (Stealth Grey)
Gibson Slash Signature Rossa Corsa Les Paul
Don Felder "Hotel California" EDS-1275

 

[AJ9000]

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

Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin's - signature Avalon 6-string guitar. with new Duncan PUs. Long live the Shaggs~! http://www.myrareguitars.com/guitar-pictures/1960s-avalon-shaggs-electric-guitar-01.jpg

 

[Little Pigbacon]

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

This is a new one for me - the winding machine is in the tone?

:18:

No, the tone is in my colon. But don't tell the boutique winders. :27:

 

[Edgecrusher]

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

This is a new one for me - the winding machine is in the tone?

:18:

All the PAF purists go nuts over maple spacers and the metallic composition of the baseplate and screws. If the maple spacer can make a difference so can the winder.

 

[BluesGuyJ]

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

I would get a Suhr Andy Wood Modern model with HSH setup.

I had an Ibanez JS1000 but sold it. Should not have done that...

 

[PFDarkside]

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

Obviously I love the Gilmour Strat, but I'm kind of kicking myself for not buying the Appetite for Destruction Les Paul. (The normal one, not aged and Murphy-ized one). I just love the way it looks. Then again, I could probably find a gorgeous Historic and put the little witch-hat knobs on it and call it a day. That AFD amber top is just perfect to me.

 

[bobtrack]

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

Either of these would be fine!

 

[Grenade]

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

I guess I own one that is "sort of" a signature guitar. I have a USA Peavey Wolfgang. I love it!! Other than that, I have always wanted an early PRS Santana model.

-dave

Our other guitar player has several Peavey Wolfgangs, I didn't know I wanted one untill I played one of his with a rosewood board. Damned GAS.

 

[Dougger]

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

A Mike Keneally Strat would be cool - the green one he's playing in the following vid. It started out as an Eric Clapton sig, with some custom bits added over the years by MK:


And maybe G&L could someday do a Jake Cinninger sig. Something like this yellow number: