Aceman
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His album is pretty bad@$$ too.
Signature Model Guitars...Yay or Nay?
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His album is pretty bad@$$ too.
Lucius Paisley
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The only "signature" guitar I have is the PG Mikro. Even if the PGM301 were left handed, I could never find one here.
I've toyed with the idea of getting a Paul Stanley Mikro, but I don't think the logistics involved in flipping it lefty would make it worth it.
But I could be wrong...
I've toyed with the idea of getting a Paul Stanley Mikro, but I don't think the logistics involved in flipping it lefty would make it worth it.
But I could be wrong...
NegativeEase
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How about Maton? They're one of my absolute favorites.. Crikey!
ItsaBass
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The Johnny A. references the Gibson Barney Kessel (which is way cooler IMO). Large bodied double Florentine hollowbody. Drool.
eclecticsynergy
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If it has features I want, sure, but not for the signature.
I love my Johnny A Custom. I bought it even though I play a very different kind of music, because it's a cool and unique design.
Also have a MusicMan Albert Lee HH, same deal - I like the guitar.
DGT signature from PRS,too. A really good model with significant differences from the rest of the line.
I love my Johnny A Custom. I bought it even though I play a very different kind of music, because it's a cool and unique design.
Also have a MusicMan Albert Lee HH, same deal - I like the guitar.
DGT signature from PRS,too. A really good model with significant differences from the rest of the line.
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ErikH
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If it is no different than what a standard model would be but with the artist signature on it, no thanks. But if it has some features different than the standard line like neck profile, custom electronics, bridge type, something that makes it stand out, then sure.
That being said, I would love to have a Fender SRV Strat and a Jeff Beck Strat. I love both of those models.
The Phil Collen Jackson PC-1 is amazing.
The ESP George Lynch Skulls and Snakes has been a long time favorite.
The Jake E. Lee Charvels are also very appealing.
I like the Ibanez PGM-301. Paul likes thicker necks and those have one.
The Jackson and ESP are way out of my budget but both Fenders aren't really that bad cost wise and totally worth it, IMO.
The EVH Wolfgangs are really great. Those are one of the few guitars that I can say I could take off the wall, change the strings and go do a gig with right away. Back when EVH was with EBMM I wanted one of those guitars, and they play amazing, but me and my 6'3" size makes it look like a kiddie toy in my hands.
That being said, I would love to have a Fender SRV Strat and a Jeff Beck Strat. I love both of those models.
The Phil Collen Jackson PC-1 is amazing.
The ESP George Lynch Skulls and Snakes has been a long time favorite.
The Jake E. Lee Charvels are also very appealing.
I like the Ibanez PGM-301. Paul likes thicker necks and those have one.
The Jackson and ESP are way out of my budget but both Fenders aren't really that bad cost wise and totally worth it, IMO.
The EVH Wolfgangs are really great. Those are one of the few guitars that I can say I could take off the wall, change the strings and go do a gig with right away. Back when EVH was with EBMM I wanted one of those guitars, and they play amazing, but me and my 6'3" size makes it look like a kiddie toy in my hands.
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Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
The Phil Collen Jackson PC-1 is amazing.
We were all drooling over that guitar in another thread about a month ago.
GuitarStv
Sock Market Trader
Unsure about that jazzmaster meets PRS guitar. Dweezil's stuff has an off-kilter vibe that I sometimes like though. He used to have an awesome looking SS Peavy amp that always caught my eye, although I've got no idea how it sounded.
ErikH
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A good buddy of mine, same one whose Les Paul (one of several he has) I have, has a PC-1. It’s an older model, but early Strat head. Man, what a killer guitar. I’ve played it at a few gigs when he and I were band mates. One of the best I’ve played. Great neck on it. Not too thin. It actually has some meat on it.
eclecticsynergy
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Barney Kessel is similar in shape (though bigger) but it's a traditional full-hollowbody, with floating bridge and trapeze tail. Definitely a jazz box.
The Johnny A is holllow but pretty unconventional: its back & sides are carved from a single piece of mahogany, no seams.
The cool thing is, when they hollow out the body, islands are left to support the bridge posts & tailpiece studs.
These tie the top and back together acoustically and also pernit use of a stop tail and ABR bridge.
Top is solid maple, not ply like ES models or spruce like the BK. And it hasa few other unusual features.
The biggest difference IMO is that it's 25½" Fender scale, not Gibson's usual 24¾". This and the ebony board give it extra snap and punch.
It's a good design. I looked for quite a while to find a good one without the Bigsby that so many of 'em have.
eclecticsynergy
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The PRS Dweezil Zappa Limited is a sweet guitar
Always thought those were weird but cool. The knob placement would be all wrong for me, though.
ItsaBass
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I am aware of the differences between the two. I said the Johnny A. references the B.K.
I think the Johnny A. is a killer guitar too, FWIW. But the B.K.s, especially the black ones...WOW.
If there was a Johnny A. with more simple inlays, and standard or Trini Lopez sound holes, I'd be all over it, for sure.
NegativeEase
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I love both of these guitars... good style.
Metalman_666
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It's cool when an artist puts their name on something with the right features and makes it their own, but like most I wouldn't buy it purely for the association. It has to speak to me.
Some famous players like things to be a certain way that happens to resonate with others, as opposed to making a minor electronics change and a cool colour.
Take Petrucci for example, his entire EBMM catalogue is built around speed and comfort, with that unique trem and controls where he prefers them, and they have absolutely exploded in popularity among the prog metal craze. My JPX is a little different from the standard JP models and while I'd prefer the blade switch to be further toward the bridge, everything else about it amazing. It just happens to have a big gold marker signature on the body but I got it that way!
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Some famous players like things to be a certain way that happens to resonate with others, as opposed to making a minor electronics change and a cool colour.
Take Petrucci for example, his entire EBMM catalogue is built around speed and comfort, with that unique trem and controls where he prefers them, and they have absolutely exploded in popularity among the prog metal craze. My JPX is a little different from the standard JP models and while I'd prefer the blade switch to be further toward the bridge, everything else about it amazing. It just happens to have a big gold marker signature on the body but I got it that way!
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Artie
Peaveyologist
It's funny how often an Invader shows up in single-bridge-pup guitars. Perfect pup for that application. Especially if it has a series/parallel switch.
You must be referring to the "Wiggy." Goofy, yet cool, at the same time.
