Why do you play the guitar you play?

[astrozombie]

Re: Why do you play the guitar you play?

i bought my jaguar because it nailed a certain Weezer tone with the neck pickup and it's rhythm circuit. i've kept it because mine has come to be far more versatile than I imagined, and the guitar has grown with me.

Steve Vai said something I find amazing. It went something like this:

"you pick one guitar, and you develop a relationship with it. It's based on the DNA you leave behind.. and the secrets you tell it."

I've told my Jaguar everything.

 

[ToneScavenger]

Re: Why do you play the guitar you play?

whats the story with that kind of cutaway?

It was the intellectual creating and design of a luthier and guitar player called Stephen Davies, famous for this type of cutaway design and the creation of Nuno Bettencourt's famous Washburn N4.

Better explained in his own website:

http://www.seanet.com/~jsd/

http://www.seanet.com/~jsd/ec.html

Stephen guitars are my favorite boutique guitars, not only because of the cutaway, but also because of the sound and craftsmanship. Unfortunately, he's out of the music business for good... the only remains of his work can only be seen in the Washburn USA N series guitars and in many late 80's and early 90's guitars he made. Not easy to come by these days, as I'm still hoping to find one of his great Tele's with this cutaway or even an S series (kind of like mine but with 22 frets)

 

[Kramer Guy]

Re: Why do you play the guitar you play?

For the longest time, I was a Fender fanatic but also a huge AC/DC fan , which I still am. I always wanted a SG but I never really liked the thickness of Gibson's necks and their outrageous prices either. So when I took a drive to Guitar Center a few months ago and saw this used ESP LTD Viper 100-FM going for only $169.99 , I knew I had to score it. So I bought it and took it home .
I'm glad that I did . The stock ESP LH-150 Humbuckers are way much better then anything that Epiphone or even IMO, some of Gibson's lower priced guitars have. I did made a couple of modifications to it though. I installed a Sprague .047 Orange Cap on the Tone Pot for a more Beefier tone and swapped out the stock tuners for a new set of Wilkinsons which have a ratio of 16-1 and keep the guitar in much better tune than the stock ESP tuners ever did.

 

[SlyFoxx]

Re: Why do you play the guitar you play?

For electric my main guitar for almost 20 years has been a PRS C22. The main reason that is so is more of a practical one than a lifetime of searching for the perfect guitar. You see I don't give a damn about finding the nth degree of tone and I don't want 20 guitars so I can get this certain sound that just can't be found anywhere else.

I was playing in a band and I wanted an axe that had.... a fender style trem that worked and stayed in tune....locking tuners......humbuckers with coil taps.....was tough as nails......looked professional......had a good and versatile tone. Never once has my PRS failed to deliver.

 

[arellanon]

Re: Why do you play the guitar you play?

high quality wood
high quality hardware
high quality craftsmanship...made in USA..it's the only guitar and hardware i buy
low action
every fretted note is in tune all the way up to the highest fret
good pickups

Sounds like a recipe for a good solid guitar. :friday:

 

[TheProphet]

Re: Why do you play the guitar you play?

Yamaha Dreadnaught - Needed a steel string acoustic and initially thought I wanted a J-200 (only the Epi was in my budget at the time). Tried one and realized it wasn't what I wanted. Just decided to play a few guitars that were in the shop. Ended up scoring the Yamaha which was solid wood with an Englemann Spruce top and IRW back and sides. Just sounded and played a lot better that anything else in the shop that day. It's got better with age as well.

Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite 1987 - Was working the soundboard for a local show and one of the local players had a one in Sunset Metallic. Just the best of all worlds. I've been lusting over them for over a decade. Anyway, Seymour asked what our dream guitar was ... and I started out looking for one on ebay. Ended up scoring one in Wine Red for $2,000. Still hoping that when I have the disposable cash to put towards another one, I'll be able to find the 1988 Goldtop Showcase version.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=205090

Gibson SG Special 2008 - I was chilling in a Long and McQuade in Charlottetown in PEI on holiday and played it. Pretty much one of the most lively guitars I've ever played. Didn't buy it right away. Came home and ordered it. Aparently the body has laminated sheets of cardboard on it as the mahogany billet was a bit too thin for the CNC milling process. Even if that's true it's one of the most "alive" sounding guitars I've played.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=220108

PRS Dave Navarro - As great a guitar as it was, I just never bonded with Scott's old Hamer Artist Korina. I'd always had a thing for PRS's. The Custom and CE series has pretty much the most comfortable body styles IMHO, just never got a long with the Wide-Fat and Regular neck shapes. After getting to try out a couple with the wide-thin and pattern-thin necks I decided to pick one up. It was between the Navarro and a 1991 CE-24. Both Nice. Traded the Hamer in and got the Navarro.

Just checked the dealer's website ... looks like the Hamer has a new home.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=236747