Switch guitars for rhythm vs lead?

[Wattage]

makes me think of Joe Perry and Rick Nielsen back in the 70's with 2 or 3 guitars slung over their shoulders, swinging them around for different parts

 

[BluesMan335]

To me, an electric needs to sound good for both rhythm & lead. I'm never going to only play one or the other, whether on stage, band practice or at home. Pedals can work wonders with that. If for some reason that doesn't help, then I need to change magnets, add a resistor, or change the pickup itself.

 

[Aceman]

Securb is Morpheus?

Don't worry about it. Your mind is exactly the kind they won't free at your age. Eat your steak. It is real and delicious.

 

[alex1fly]

It's very important that you only play leads on a red guitar. But that's beginner info, probably why it hasn't been mentioned yet.

Man, my SG is red but I am still struggling to find a lead sound I like on it. My other 4 guitars can easily switch between lead and rhythm.... the SG is a tougher one though. For rhythm it sounds just so awesome, articulate af, very clear. The vibe for lead is just off though. Might need to try some unconventional settings to get there.

Exactly! And its red, so you know its built for playing fast.

The SG is fast though that's for sure. Especially when I throw it because it's so lightweight.

 

[GuitarStv]

Man, my SG is red but I am still struggling to find a lead sound I like on it. My other 4 guitars can easily switch between lead and rhythm.... the SG is a tougher one though. For rhythm it sounds just so awesome, articulate af, very clear. The vibe for lead is just off though. Might need to try some unconventional settings to get there.

Maybe it's the wrong shade of red?

 

[Securb]

Man, my SG is red but I am still struggling to find a lead sound I like on it. My other 4 guitars can easily switch between lead and rhythm.... the SG is a tougher one though. For rhythm it sounds just so awesome, articulate af, very clear. The vibe for lead is just off though. Might need to try some unconventional settings to get there.

Have you tried using a boost (Treble, EP, Harmonic Energizer, EQ)

 

[GuitarStv]

If we're giving non-ridiculous suggestions, "more mids" tends to be my solution for a guitar that sounds good for rhythm but not lead.

 

[alex1fly]

Have you tried using a boost (Treble, EP, Harmonic Energizer, EQ)

Haven't dove in yet after the latest pup swap. Good suggestion.

Maybe it's the wrong shade of red?

This is probably it

If we're giving non-ridiculous suggestions, "more mids" tends to be my solution for a guitar that sounds good for rhythm but not lead.

Preposterous!

 

[Demanic]

Have you tried using a boost (Treble, EP, Harmonic Energizer, EQ)

Keeley Katana. You can choose either clean or treble boost. And it gets loud.

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[zionstrat]

As with everyone else, I've spent a lot of time developing do it all guitars for stage.. it's quite easy to go from telly country to extreme crunch with the right combination of pickups and wiring, but I'm preaching to the choir here.

I will concede however that I have switched guitars between sets and even within a set to get a different characteristic. If we're going full crunch for a while, falling back on 24.75 and two humbuckers may not be as versatile, but it will get the job done well.

 

[Demanic]

In the context of recording tracks, absolutely.
Live, I suppose that it would depend on the tempo and the arrangement. It could be done.

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[1neeto]

Lead and rhythm tones are a stomp box away with my rig. But there’s some guitars that are just more comfortable to play for rhythm or lead.


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[Wattage]

here ya go!

 

[Edgecrusher]

Cant say ive ever split between different guitars for rhythm and lead, If it works for one and not for the other its not the right guitar for the track. At least thats the way I approach it.

Ive found that usually what happens is that when i go to record something Ill spend a bunch of time messing around then just one guitar seems to click and that it thats the guitar I go with.

I can fully see why someone would, Its just not something ive personally done. Particularly lately ive tried hard to streamline the process.

 

[BluesMan335]

I switch guitars for different genres (solid body vs semi-hollow/hollow), never for lead vs rhythm.

 

[JOLLY]

makes me think of Joe Perry and Rick Nielsen back in the 70's with 2 or 3 guitars slung over their shoulders, swinging them around for different parts

That's the first thing that I thought of as well.

 

[idsnowdog]

A double-neck guitar would work if you had one tuned to an open tuning for slide and the other standard tuning for leads.