The Most Versatile Guitar
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LesStrat
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+1 for Parkers. I have one of the Nitefly's from the original design: passive electronics, three s/c pups. Combined with the POD xt Live, it will do ANYTHING.
Then again, depending on your budget, you really can't beat
www.melanconguitars.com
Check out the site, the discussion forum, etc. A friend recently acquired a Melancon tele. The guy who had it made was under a budget, so he bought it with one pickup, unfinished. He painted it himself. Now, this axe will realistically do: LP, 335, Strat, AND Tele sounds with tweaks on the tone knob (Melancon calls it a "tone machine"). Oh, yes, the tone pot is push/pull to allow coil splitting.
My friend called and spoke to G. Melancon. He said that this guitar is nothing like a 'true' Melancon. The buyer brought his own wood. Melancon personally picks out his own wood, uses his own "compensated scale" to improve intonation, winds his own pickups, and constructs the instruments. I have another friend who is playing gigs as a backing musician and doing studio work in Nashville who had Melancon make a custom guitar for him. He said it is the ultimate guitar for him, the one he has always sought.
Check 'em out.
+1 for Parkers. I have one of the Nitefly's from the original design: passive electronics, three s/c pups. Combined with the POD xt Live, it will do ANYTHING.
Then again, depending on your budget, you really can't beat
www.melanconguitars.com
Check out the site, the discussion forum, etc. A friend recently acquired a Melancon tele. The guy who had it made was under a budget, so he bought it with one pickup, unfinished. He painted it himself. Now, this axe will realistically do: LP, 335, Strat, AND Tele sounds with tweaks on the tone knob (Melancon calls it a "tone machine"). Oh, yes, the tone pot is push/pull to allow coil splitting.
My friend called and spoke to G. Melancon. He said that this guitar is nothing like a 'true' Melancon. The buyer brought his own wood. Melancon personally picks out his own wood, uses his own "compensated scale" to improve intonation, winds his own pickups, and constructs the instruments. I have another friend who is playing gigs as a backing musician and doing studio work in Nashville who had Melancon make a custom guitar for him. He said it is the ultimate guitar for him, the one he has always sought.
Check 'em out.
Re: The Most Versatile Guitar
Well spoken!
I'm using an HSH Musicman Silhouette right now that is capable of some great tones that range from fat humbucker sounds to almost acoustic-sim like sounds. Personally I prefer an HH setup with a master volume, master tone that serves as a global splitter and a 3-way switch. It's what I like the best.
Alternately, a 5-way strat with hot noiseless pickups and the tone control wired to the bridge covers a HUGE amount of ground.
tone4days said:
Well spoken!
I'm using an HSH Musicman Silhouette right now that is capable of some great tones that range from fat humbucker sounds to almost acoustic-sim like sounds. Personally I prefer an HH setup with a master volume, master tone that serves as a global splitter and a 3-way switch. It's what I like the best.
Alternately, a 5-way strat with hot noiseless pickups and the tone control wired to the bridge covers a HUGE amount of ground.
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Oh! Come on guys. Just 2 Humbuckers, 3 way selector, tone blends. Phase switch, split switch, volume! Slammed into some old wood you can find out in the Desert that has been aged to perfection. All impureities baked out from the years it lyed around in the sun, rain, snow or whatever type of animals left their mark. Add a Phat neck so you feel like you really have something in your hands and then feel the comfort of an old pair of shoes you wouldn't trade for any type of foot powder.
Oh! Come on guys. Just 2 Humbuckers, 3 way selector, tone blends. Phase switch, split switch, volume! Slammed into some old wood you can find out in the Desert that has been aged to perfection. All impureities baked out from the years it lyed around in the sun, rain, snow or whatever type of animals left their mark. Add a Phat neck so you feel like you really have something in your hands and then feel the comfort of an old pair of shoes you wouldn't trade for any type of foot powder.
shredaholic
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Re: The Most Versatile Guitar
+1
XSSIVE said:
+1
Kommerzbassist
Thunderbirdologist
Re: The Most Versatile Guitar
this was my bet too
Mewmender said:
this was my bet too
frigginalex
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Re: The Most Versatile Guitar
I'd say the Schecter C-1, particularly the Elite or Classic models since they both feature coil taps if you want to split either humbuckers.
I'd say the Schecter C-1, particularly the Elite or Classic models since they both feature coil taps if you want to split either humbuckers.
stevie_bees
Cat In The Hatministrator
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My vote would have to go to the Gibson MIII. The electronics were superb, even if it did look like a dog's dinner. Les Paul and Strat sounds in 1, fantastic. I wish I'd never sold mine!
My vote would have to go to the Gibson MIII. The electronics were superb, even if it did look like a dog's dinner. Les Paul and Strat sounds in 1, fantastic. I wish I'd never sold mine!
psy
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Re: The Most Versatile Guitar
I own three veeery versatile guitars, but nevertheless all 3 are completely different:
Framus Renegade with SSL1 neck+middle, SSL3 Hot + HotRails in bridge position. 5 way Megaswitch for n, n/m, N/B, b/m, b + push/pull to activate the HotRails alone
Samick Viper with HotRails Neck, SSL1 middle and JB bridge. Also 5way megaswitch (see above) + push/pull pot for bypassing volume and tone potis
Fender Strat Elite: 3 SC + 1 dummy coil, 3 on/on switches for selecting PUs (7 sounds) + MBX + TBX
I own three veeery versatile guitars, but nevertheless all 3 are completely different:
Framus Renegade with SSL1 neck+middle, SSL3 Hot + HotRails in bridge position. 5 way Megaswitch for n, n/m, N/B, b/m, b + push/pull to activate the HotRails alone
Samick Viper with HotRails Neck, SSL1 middle and JB bridge. Also 5way megaswitch (see above) + push/pull pot for bypassing volume and tone potis
Fender Strat Elite: 3 SC + 1 dummy coil, 3 on/on switches for selecting PUs (7 sounds) + MBX + TBX
Quencho092
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Re: The Most Versatile Guitar
why are you giving up on your 335? Why not throw seths in there and let rip?
why are you giving up on your 335? Why not throw seths in there and let rip?
