Falloffthebonetone
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This can include pedals or pickups of amps or speakers or anything. I chose the Guitar Shop just because it seemed the broadest.
Use as loose of a definition for "like" or "hate" as you want.
Like could mean something that you love or something you just find useful.
Hate could mean something that is shunned by society or just kind lf misunderstood.
Some examples of mine are:
Boss DS-1
It gets knocked as a really cheap and common dirt pedal that sucks warmth sometimes, but I think it works really well for a lot of 80s-present rock, especially with cleaner bass heavy amps that could use the lows tightened and a little more dirt. Steve Vai and Kurt Cobain were able to blaze a few trails with it, and if you can find one of the MIJ versions then that's even better.
Way Huge Swollen Pickle mkII
The instructions are not totally clear on how to dial this in, and 2 internal knobs can be a pain when you need to adjust them, so people have a hard time getting sounds they want out of it. It takes time, but I find the time spent getting everything in the goldilocks zone totally worth it. I think this one often gets misunderstood rather than totally "hated."
Danelectro guitars in general
Sure they've always been cheap and are no Les Paul Standard, but I've always thought they were great. I liked the concentric pots on some of the earlier models and it's one of those guitars where everything is really bright and detailed, so it encourages you to play with the knobs more, which some people view as a nuisance but I find a blessing. I mean Page recorded In My Time of Dying with a similar guitar. Really unique stuff.
Mesa Nomad 55
These things are infamous among the Mesa community because they do not sound like a typical Mesa, but I think they sound pretty damn good! It's certainly not the typical tight and scooped Mesa sound, but I don't think it was meant to be. Channel 3 was pretty fizzy and overly distorted but 1 and 2 were great. It's default tone was fuller and a bit warmer than other Mesas, but adding that much gain on channel 3 smushed it around too much. Channel 1 or 2 could do anything you want though. This thing was designed with versatility in mind, hence the name Nomad referring to a wanderer. So the dudes that didn't like Mesas didn't buy it because they associate it with the rest of the Mesa amps, and they dudes that do like Mesas didn't buy it because it didn't sound much like a Mesa Rec. That and they had a recall and awkward knobs that you can't see very well so it commercially failed. Go figure.
Gibson 57 classic
This thing seems like the Nickelback of guitar pickups around here. I agree with many people's opinions of the thing sounding relatively flat compared to other vintage pickups and they are WAY overpriced for what they are, but I never once have picked up a guitar with these pickups and thought they sounded bad. Overrated? Overpriced? Not very unique? I'd say yes but in no way do I think they are bad pickups. There is not some overbearingly loose and huge bass or some obnoxious twangy honk or shrill icepick highs (not calling out other pickups here, just general complaints). No, it's just pretty neutral and a chilled out pickup with not too much character. In some cases, this could be the exact pickup you WANT in your guitar actually. I can see them coming in handy for Jazz guitarists that need that clean and mellow tone that doesn't need an exaggerated eq.
Use as loose of a definition for "like" or "hate" as you want.
Like could mean something that you love or something you just find useful.
Hate could mean something that is shunned by society or just kind lf misunderstood.
Some examples of mine are:
Boss DS-1
It gets knocked as a really cheap and common dirt pedal that sucks warmth sometimes, but I think it works really well for a lot of 80s-present rock, especially with cleaner bass heavy amps that could use the lows tightened and a little more dirt. Steve Vai and Kurt Cobain were able to blaze a few trails with it, and if you can find one of the MIJ versions then that's even better.
Way Huge Swollen Pickle mkII
The instructions are not totally clear on how to dial this in, and 2 internal knobs can be a pain when you need to adjust them, so people have a hard time getting sounds they want out of it. It takes time, but I find the time spent getting everything in the goldilocks zone totally worth it. I think this one often gets misunderstood rather than totally "hated."
Danelectro guitars in general
Sure they've always been cheap and are no Les Paul Standard, but I've always thought they were great. I liked the concentric pots on some of the earlier models and it's one of those guitars where everything is really bright and detailed, so it encourages you to play with the knobs more, which some people view as a nuisance but I find a blessing. I mean Page recorded In My Time of Dying with a similar guitar. Really unique stuff.
Mesa Nomad 55
These things are infamous among the Mesa community because they do not sound like a typical Mesa, but I think they sound pretty damn good! It's certainly not the typical tight and scooped Mesa sound, but I don't think it was meant to be. Channel 3 was pretty fizzy and overly distorted but 1 and 2 were great. It's default tone was fuller and a bit warmer than other Mesas, but adding that much gain on channel 3 smushed it around too much. Channel 1 or 2 could do anything you want though. This thing was designed with versatility in mind, hence the name Nomad referring to a wanderer. So the dudes that didn't like Mesas didn't buy it because they associate it with the rest of the Mesa amps, and they dudes that do like Mesas didn't buy it because it didn't sound much like a Mesa Rec. That and they had a recall and awkward knobs that you can't see very well so it commercially failed. Go figure.
Gibson 57 classic
This thing seems like the Nickelback of guitar pickups around here. I agree with many people's opinions of the thing sounding relatively flat compared to other vintage pickups and they are WAY overpriced for what they are, but I never once have picked up a guitar with these pickups and thought they sounded bad. Overrated? Overpriced? Not very unique? I'd say yes but in no way do I think they are bad pickups. There is not some overbearingly loose and huge bass or some obnoxious twangy honk or shrill icepick highs (not calling out other pickups here, just general complaints). No, it's just pretty neutral and a chilled out pickup with not too much character. In some cases, this could be the exact pickup you WANT in your guitar actually. I can see them coming in handy for Jazz guitarists that need that clean and mellow tone that doesn't need an exaggerated eq.
.. The guitar with the volts is tuned down to C .. Has a floyd so it will stay at that tuning 
