People who buy "only" signature model guitars

[ex-250]

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i experienced a lot of the "signature only" players in my membership of Metallica and BLS boards. its kinda annoying, cause you know damn near everyone there that has all the sig gear is just trying to exactly copy their idols or whatever. but most of the time the sig stuff is pretty cool to begin with so i dont mind it as much (like the zakk gibson....i really dig it, but its so expensive i dont see it being worth it at all.....i dont get how people can spend the sig. price....i think the ZW is $3500 at least.....why!?!?!)

anyway, the only sig guitar ive ever seriously considered is recently, the kevin bond jackson RR. its just so f*ckin awesome, and not too too bad of a pricetag (still more than id like to spend). and while yes i am a fan of superjoint ritual, this guitar has nothing to do with that. if it was just a standard production model and had nothing to do with kevin bond, id still really really want it)

 

[Hot _Grits]

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File me under 'whatever'. People do odd sh*t. I figure as long as they're not buying 'em to squash baby ducklings with, I'm fine with it.

I owned an SRV sig strat for a short while. Great neck, but vouldn't live with the tone of the pau ferro board and heavy alder body. Needless to say, I replaced the pickguard, so it would have taken an eagle eyed saddo gear geek to spot it as a sig axe.

 

[JALIN]

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7 of the same I would say infatuation. 1, well maybe it`s good. I had only one sig in my life and that was the Zakk Wylde guitar. It plays good, really comfortable to play, I loved the neck feel but I just couldn`t get into the finish nor the EMG 81. I ended up selling it to get my guitar, my own custom JKKN sig to my specs.

 

[jimpmiller]

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I think its kinda stupid to buy SOME sig stuff. I mean those guys have enough money where they can have like a different guitar every song, and so the tone you get will play one song well. But lik the Jimmy Page model..i would buy in a heartbeat because instead of limiting you to a certain sound..it gives you even more options with the push pulls..

 

[Lee Bob]

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Regarding the sig stuff, I think some of it is cool on some not. If the guitar sounds and feels exactly like what you're looking for then there should be no problem. However, very recognizable guitars like Zakk's bullseye LP are just too familiar and make you look like a wannabe. Why not just go buy a Gibby LP and throw some EMG's in it. For me I would love to own a Tremonti sig PRS Singlecut. Yes, I am a big fan but the fact that it feels and plays so damn good would be the ultimate reason for me buying the instrument.

 

[ex-250]

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the thing with the zakk LP is, its got a fatass raw maple neck, which i LOVE the feel of, plus 6100 frets. getting that combo on any standard guitar model is a feat in itself, and if it were cheaper, id buy it solely for those features. sometimes it just comes down to having great features. like the bond rhoads i was talking about earlier- mahogany neck-thru, iommi pickup, killer inlay, badass finish, etc. the only reason id buy a sig guitar is if it had great features for a reasonable price (which is why i think ill eventually own the bond)

 

[rainsong86]

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I don't play schecter because the guy from Papa Roach had a deal with them..ha ha.. I'm sorry but I'd just feel like him whenever I have a C1 on stage.. I hate that band.. ruined a great guitar for me

 

[Loserchief]

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i own a malmsteen sig strat it wasn't really cheap but i payed about half of the new price for a 04 model which was near mint and still had factory strings on it. Also i didn't have a strat before and i liked the scalloped fretboard so sometimes sig models are quite cool. But in the end my B.C Rich Custom Stealth is kind of my own sig guitar.

 

[MikeS]

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Interesting... my best friend/fellow guitar player owns 4 signature series instruments: Fender Richie Sambora strat, Fender Eric Clapton strat, ESP GL56 (the reliced Lynch model), and the ESP Skulls & Snakes (aka, Haji - also a Lynch sig). Those are easily his three favorite players, and I can only assume that is why he was interested in the axes.

You can say what you want about owning signature guitars, but all 4 of those intruments are amazing players (especially the EC strat, which has one of the most comfortable necks I've ever had the chance to play).

My question for you guys is... whos cares if someone is playing a signature model? It doesn't turn me off to see someone playing a signature piece. What would turn me off is if the player's talent didn't warrent having such an expensive instrument. The artists' names on the headstocks shouldn't be of any concern to those in the audience.

You want to talk about vanity... the only guitar I am gassing for right now is a ESP George Lynch Seprent. Yes, I'm a huge Lynch fan, but the guitar not only sounds great out of the box, but it's got one of the sewwtest paint jobs I've ever seen.

 

[some_dude]

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I think its kinda stupid to buy SOME sig stuff. I mean those guys have enough money where they can have like a different guitar every song, and so the tone you get will play one song well.

I don't follow your logic at all.....although it might have some dudes name on it, it's still a freakin guitar. It'll play whatever you want it to, and it'll still sound just as good as you make it sound.

 

[Bludave]

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Well for me I own 2 Eric Clapton Strats................ but I did not buy them because his name is associated with them. When I was shopping for a new Strat I just felt the neck fit my hand better than a lot of other guitars I played. I bought my first one in 1988... about 2 years later I found a used one at a really good price. What makes it work for me is the neck. I also own a Santa Cruz OM.... same thing I played a lot of really nice Acoustic guitars before I bought this one. It sounded better and the "V" neck just feels right in my hand. The closest thing to it Ironically was the EC 00028.
Its not about sounding like Ec for me..... hell I could never soundlike him anyway..... Its about how it feels.

The electronics for me are not as important PUPS can be changed.

 

[Robbiedbee]

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It seems like any old FOO will be given a signiture model these days.

I mean, a Billy Martin PRS? Nah.

 

[Mr Wolf]

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A guitars a guitar, sig or not. They may have crazy inlay, paintwork, unusual neck shape, pickups or whatever, but if you like it and you feel it suits you, go for it (after considering the normal extra cost since its a sig). Some like an EVH frankenstrat, or a Zakk LP are very distinctive, but if u like the style thats cool. Its not cool to buy it when trying to be that person.

 

[joelap]

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I owen a Terry Corso sig schecter 006 (the guy from alien ant farm). The best part is, no one knows it's a sig unless you look at the 12th fret inlays. Someone post a pic of it, im too lazy.

 

[ErikH]

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I like the SRV sig. Not because I want to play exactly like him, but because I LOVE the neck. I dont like the gold hardware, or any of the other stuff, well besides the sunburst finish. But I love the way the neck feels. That's why I'm gonna get one of them Warmoth or that other company thats better build me one. Sorry, I'm a little out of it at the moment.

+1 on the SRV. That is my favorite currently in production sig. The neck is incredible and so comfortable to play. If I can't get one of those, then I'll probably get a replacement neck from Warmoth with that contour and a rosewood board.

I like the Zakk Wylde sig but the price is freakin' out there. I can't see spending that kind of money on a guitar unless it's a custom made for me guitar by Fender (I love Strats). The only other sig I seriously considered and should have gotten was the EVH EBMM before it became the Axis, although I'd still get an Axis. It plays great and feels very comfortable to me.

 

[Ez74]

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in the past i've owned 13 Blues Saraceno Samick tv20s and raio10s. I didn't buy these guitars because they were his guitar i bought them because they are kick ass guitars.
I own a robert cray strat now, i got it because it was the best strat i could find.

 

[shreder75]

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I have one sig model..a Haji..the lynch skulls and snakes..why did I get it? first off, cuz it's an esp, secondly, cause I like the way it played and I LOVED the custom graphinc on it..as well as the custom inlays...

even if it weren't a lynch, i woulda bought it anyway..it was either that or a ibanez chrome satch model...but the neck was too damn big and it was too damn expensive..and if I got that, it woulda been for the chrome finish, not the fact that it was a sig model..

I paid a pretty penny for my sig..but I also paid a pretty peny for my axis as well..which isn't a sig model..even though it USED to be EVH's guitar..

I think zakk's les paul is way overpriced..in fact, I think most of them are overpriced..lol....just me, but I don't see the attraction..they're heavy, have bad upper fret access and I hate the fact that the backs of their necks are heavily painted or lacquered...

anyway, I LOVE my ESP...I go into music stores and play on others..some more expensive, some less and I still feel more comfy playing on my haji than anything else..even my axis..which I have an on again/off again love/hate thing going on with...that and my haji is just evil looking..heheh..everytime I bring it somewhere I get looks and people comming over in droves..

which, brings me to a funny thing..I saw an $8000 PRS in guitar center...EIGHT GRAND?!?!? and the guy saw me lookin' and he was like 'that's the best guitar in the whole place'...I said for that kinda money it friggin' better be..I'm sorry, I just dn't see what could warrant such a price tag

 

[ratherdashing]

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I think a lot of people have made this point, but let me sum it up:

For the most part, signature guitars are excellent instruments, which is why a lot of players buy them. They often have cool and unique features not available on the regular production models, and IMO that is a big part of their appeal.

Of course, there are a few people who buy their hero's signature model just to be closer to that person, but I think these people are in the minority.

 

[Imp]

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i reckon i'd definitely buy a sig model if the player involved had actually implemented a new or cool feature...

the original - Les Paul.. nuff said really

Steve Vai - the JEMs have partial scalloping, the monkey grip, and played a big part in the recurrence of 70-strings in guitar music. i want one.

John 5 Tele - tele w/ a bigsby, hotrail, and the 12-string headstock for behind-nut bends.. cool

on the other hand, you have the townshend SG and the billy martin PRS. a graphic and a paint job. batty men.

tom

 

[shreder75]

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i reckon i'd definitely buy a sig model if the player involved had actually implemented a new or cool feature...

the original - Les Paul.. nuff said really

Steve Vai - the JEMs have partial scalloping, the monkey grip, and played a big part in the recurrence of 70-strings in guitar music. i want one.

John 5 Tele - tele w/ a bigsby, hotrail, and the 12-string headstock for behind-nut bends.. cool

on the other hand, you have the townshend SG and the billy martin PRS. a graphic and a paint job. batty men.

tom

wow, 70 strings? that must be a pretty thick neck...lol..just bustin

how's that pup workin' out for you by the by?