Butch Snyder
ObsoleteChickenPickingologist
Howdy all,
I would consider it a great honor and favor if you would help me in figuring out just exactly what guitar should be my next purchase. I have always been a one-guitar-does-all type of player. The most guitars I have ever owned simultaneously are three. I owned a Les Paul Deluxe, a Music Man Albert Lee Model, and a Fender Nashville B-Bender Telecaster. All are gone now…. I have made a very bad habit of impulsively trading guitars. Now, I am paying the consequences of those horrid decisions. I won’t go into that because it’s too sad and maddening.
Right now, I own a Samick Avion 3. It’s one of the Greg Bennett-designed guitars in their line. It’s not a bad guitar however. It’s basically a Les Paul with an upper bout like a Telecaster. Its pickguard is like an ES-335’s but smaller. The pickups are crap. They can be changed though.
I guess I have always liked to have that one special guitar that folks identified me with. When playing Country, of course, I used a Tele; (MIM) Nashville Tele, Nashville B-Bender Tele, (MIM) 50’s Tele, 52 Reissue. But the Albert Lee was absolutely killer. Since I’m not playing Country anymore, I feel that maybe I need a new identity. The music I’m playing more has a very eclectic flavor to it. It’s Pop, Rock, Fusion, Blues, and Funk. A lot of it are original compositions by my lead vocalist. I want to have a “go to” guitar that can fit the bill in virtually any musical situation. My Teles, even when not playing Country, really were workhorses and I felt good taking them into any situation.
Here are some choices I have been thinking about and a little “why or why not” about them:
1.Keep my Samick –
a.Pro - Decent guitar with individuality.
b.Con - Bad pickups.
2.Les Paul –
a.Pro – Great look and feel.
b.Con – Not as versatile as I may need.
3.Strat –
a.Pro – Very versatile especially if H/S/S config
b.Con – I really don’t like Strats…
4.Tele –
a.Pro – Just a cool guitar and can be hot rodded to suit.
b.Con – I can’t think of any… (I’m biased though)
5.Schecter C-1 E/A –
a.Pro – Very cool design
b.Con – Maybe limiting like Les Paul
6.Albert Lee Model –
a.Pro – Very cool design. Feels great.
b.Con – Might have to install a humbucker to be truly versatile.
7.PRS Swamp Ash Special –
a.Pro – Seems to be able to do what every guitar does; even a Tele (Johnny Hiland uses one now instead of his own Tele.
b.Con – Pricey…..
Okay, there you have it. I might be spot on and I might be missing the boat here. Please give me some feedback as I go from wanting one guitar one day and another the next. Please feel free to add other guitars to the mix too. I don’t have a budget that will allow me to do that. Also, please feel free to ask questions and draw more info out of me. I really appreciate any and all help.
Cheers,
I would consider it a great honor and favor if you would help me in figuring out just exactly what guitar should be my next purchase. I have always been a one-guitar-does-all type of player. The most guitars I have ever owned simultaneously are three. I owned a Les Paul Deluxe, a Music Man Albert Lee Model, and a Fender Nashville B-Bender Telecaster. All are gone now…. I have made a very bad habit of impulsively trading guitars. Now, I am paying the consequences of those horrid decisions. I won’t go into that because it’s too sad and maddening.
Right now, I own a Samick Avion 3. It’s one of the Greg Bennett-designed guitars in their line. It’s not a bad guitar however. It’s basically a Les Paul with an upper bout like a Telecaster. Its pickguard is like an ES-335’s but smaller. The pickups are crap. They can be changed though.
I guess I have always liked to have that one special guitar that folks identified me with. When playing Country, of course, I used a Tele; (MIM) Nashville Tele, Nashville B-Bender Tele, (MIM) 50’s Tele, 52 Reissue. But the Albert Lee was absolutely killer. Since I’m not playing Country anymore, I feel that maybe I need a new identity. The music I’m playing more has a very eclectic flavor to it. It’s Pop, Rock, Fusion, Blues, and Funk. A lot of it are original compositions by my lead vocalist. I want to have a “go to” guitar that can fit the bill in virtually any musical situation. My Teles, even when not playing Country, really were workhorses and I felt good taking them into any situation.
Here are some choices I have been thinking about and a little “why or why not” about them:
1.Keep my Samick –
a.Pro - Decent guitar with individuality.
b.Con - Bad pickups.
2.Les Paul –
a.Pro – Great look and feel.
b.Con – Not as versatile as I may need.
3.Strat –
a.Pro – Very versatile especially if H/S/S config
b.Con – I really don’t like Strats…
4.Tele –
a.Pro – Just a cool guitar and can be hot rodded to suit.
b.Con – I can’t think of any… (I’m biased though)
5.Schecter C-1 E/A –
a.Pro – Very cool design
b.Con – Maybe limiting like Les Paul
6.Albert Lee Model –
a.Pro – Very cool design. Feels great.
b.Con – Might have to install a humbucker to be truly versatile.
7.PRS Swamp Ash Special –
a.Pro – Seems to be able to do what every guitar does; even a Tele (Johnny Hiland uses one now instead of his own Tele.
b.Con – Pricey…..
Okay, there you have it. I might be spot on and I might be missing the boat here. Please give me some feedback as I go from wanting one guitar one day and another the next. Please feel free to add other guitars to the mix too. I don’t have a budget that will allow me to do that. Also, please feel free to ask questions and draw more info out of me. I really appreciate any and all help.
Cheers,
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... which led me to the PRS SAS .. but then i read that it is too pricey ... :
