Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
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Kam
Shaftologist
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
This:
Light as a feather, short scale, great shaped round neck, perfectly balanced, super comfy sitting down or standing for hours on end and completely effortless access to those upper frets. Even with it slung real low, I can play the 22nd fret on the low E string without even trying. How many guitars can you say that about? And the pickup selector switch is in the perfect place to just catch with the tip of a finger in the middle of an upstroke for super-easy pickup switching, but completely out of the way if you don't want to hit it.
Not to mention it sounds freaking great, too.
This:
Light as a feather, short scale, great shaped round neck, perfectly balanced, super comfy sitting down or standing for hours on end and completely effortless access to those upper frets. Even with it slung real low, I can play the 22nd fret on the low E string without even trying. How many guitars can you say that about? And the pickup selector switch is in the perfect place to just catch with the tip of a finger in the middle of an upstroke for super-easy pickup switching, but completely out of the way if you don't want to hit it.
Not to mention it sounds freaking great, too.
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Bludave
New member
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Stratocaster... Thread end! :notworthy
No seriously guitars are like shoes..... what feels comfortable to one feels horrible to another. For me I love the tone of telecasters but find them difficult to play all night. They start to bother my right forearm where it hangs over the guitar, a Les Paul has tone to die for but an hour into it & my back starts to bother me. A 335 would be my #1 choice for Humbuckers(or my 359) and a Stratocaster for singles(I like my Tele for slide).\
As you can see it is very hard for me to pick just one:wall:
Stratocaster... Thread end! :notworthy
No seriously guitars are like shoes..... what feels comfortable to one feels horrible to another. For me I love the tone of telecasters but find them difficult to play all night. They start to bother my right forearm where it hangs over the guitar, a Les Paul has tone to die for but an hour into it & my back starts to bother me. A 335 would be my #1 choice for Humbuckers(or my 359) and a Stratocaster for singles(I like my Tele for slide).\
As you can see it is very hard for me to pick just one:wall:
phil_104
Cheesesteakologist
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
My strat. No contest. Love my Les Paul to pieces, but it's something like 12 or 13 pounds. My Grestch is cool, but the Bigsby is there, and the guitar doesn't feel as smooth in it's lines. The ES is pretty comfortable, but the strat just fits the human body. It's the inner contour, the outer arm rest part of the guitar. Love the neck on mine. It sorta reminds me of the neck on the PRS I had, but with a little more wood to hold on to.
My strat. No contest. Love my Les Paul to pieces, but it's something like 12 or 13 pounds. My Grestch is cool, but the Bigsby is there, and the guitar doesn't feel as smooth in it's lines. The ES is pretty comfortable, but the strat just fits the human body. It's the inner contour, the outer arm rest part of the guitar. Love the neck on mine. It sorta reminds me of the neck on the PRS I had, but with a little more wood to hold on to.
Vengeance
New member
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
My 85 Kramer Pacer. That rear arm rest is just perfect. The R2 nut is a perfect fit for me. One of the very few guitars that my hands just know where to go by themselves.
It's the candy apple red guitar. Just my fav player of them all.
My 85 Kramer Pacer. That rear arm rest is just perfect. The R2 nut is a perfect fit for me. One of the very few guitars that my hands just know where to go by themselves.
It's the candy apple red guitar. Just my fav player of them all.
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nicholaspaul
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Mine - http://flic.kr/p/afvXp7
I built it 15 years ago and it fits like a glove. The back contour is just right; the neck is shaped to my left hand; the strap happens to lie across my back from my shoulder to my right side distributing the 9lbs evenly. I can easily play this for hours on end without worrying or feeling any pain. I recently lowered the action to about 1/16 and switched to 9s to help my tendinitis.
I built it 15 years ago and it fits like a glove. The back contour is just right; the neck is shaped to my left hand; the strap happens to lie across my back from my shoulder to my right side distributing the 9lbs evenly. I can easily play this for hours on end without worrying or feeling any pain. I recently lowered the action to about 1/16 and switched to 9s to help my tendinitis.
That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Probably the Parker Fly Deluxe I played years ago. I couldn't believe how effortless it was to solo on. The tone wasn't my thing and the neck would probably get tiresome for rhythm playing, but between the thin and wide graphite neck and the lack of a neck heel that thing was really fast.
My Fender Strat is probably the runner up. That thing fits like a glove.
Probably the Parker Fly Deluxe I played years ago. I couldn't believe how effortless it was to solo on. The tone wasn't my thing and the neck would probably get tiresome for rhythm playing, but between the thin and wide graphite neck and the lack of a neck heel that thing was really fast.
My Fender Strat is probably the runner up. That thing fits like a glove.
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Believe it or not, Yamaha Pacifica.
Mine is a mid-priced 604 from the late 90s with a Wilkinson trem.
It's basically a Strat, but the body feels just a little bit more sleek and elegant, and the neck is super slim and comfortable, which suits my kids-sized hands.
Believe it or not, Yamaha Pacifica.
Mine is a mid-priced 604 from the late 90s with a Wilkinson trem.
It's basically a Strat, but the body feels just a little bit more sleek and elegant, and the neck is super slim and comfortable, which suits my kids-sized hands.
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Funkfingers
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Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Jazz Bass, preferrably with a Precision width neck.
Jazz Bass, preferrably with a Precision width neck.
karpathion
New member
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
I have to say Explorers. They just feel right to me.
I have to say Explorers. They just feel right to me.
TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Some Parker Fly. **** blew me away how comfortable it was.
Some Parker Fly. **** blew me away how comfortable it was.
astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Stratocaster.
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**** that, the jaguar shape is ergonomic as ****, fender was going to champion it as it's top of the line guitar, then this guy named James Marshall Hendrix came along..
Stratocaster.
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**** that, the jaguar shape is ergonomic as ****, fender was going to champion it as it's top of the line guitar, then this guy named James Marshall Hendrix came along..
youngthrasher9
New member
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
I agree 100% with this choice. If I could have a neck-through super-strat feel like that, I would be one of the happiest guitarists to date.
I agree 100% with this choice. If I could have a neck-through super-strat feel like that, I would be one of the happiest guitarists to date.
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
335.
335.
Agileguy_101
Master of his Domain
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Parker Fly, no contest. I had a Nightfly, and the body wasn't as comfortable as the original fly, the neck was just incredible.
I have played an original or two though, and the real ones (from when Ken was still with the company and maybe a few years after he left) are just divine.
Parker Fly, no contest. I had a Nightfly, and the body wasn't as comfortable as the original fly, the neck was just incredible.
I have played an original or two though, and the real ones (from when Ken was still with the company and maybe a few years after he left) are just divine.
Ashurbanipal
Well-known member
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
^^ I played a NiteFly once, very quick neck. I liked the concave neck joint too. Was seriously thinking about dropping coins for it.
As for most ergonomic, this: http://crossleyguitars.com/gall43.html.
Smaller body and neck/body transition make for a slick experience, and the Schaller bridge is super duper. Shh! Don't tell DiMarzio
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^^ I played a NiteFly once, very quick neck. I liked the concave neck joint too. Was seriously thinking about dropping coins for it.
As for most ergonomic, this: http://crossleyguitars.com/gall43.html.
Smaller body and neck/body transition make for a slick experience, and the Schaller bridge is super duper. Shh! Don't tell DiMarzio
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Ashurbanipal
Well-known member
Re: Most ergonomic guitar you've played?
Double post.
Double post.
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