wrong guitar for style xyz

[psy]

There are many threads like "which PU/guitar/amp do you recommend for style xyz"

I wonder what you guys think about playing some kind of music with an axe nobody else would use for that style.
E.g. I already played live gigs country with an archtop jazz guitar, bigband/swing with tele and rockabilly with steelstring acoustic (ok, I was forced to do that because I broke the other guitar).

What about using the "wrong" pickups (anything different than forum members would recommend)?

Playing with a wrong axe having the wrong tone always forced me do play anything different than I would do with the right instrument making my playing much less foreseeable (also for me) and much more creative.

Your opinions/experiences?
Chris

 

[nuntius]

Re: wrong guitar for style xyz

death metal with a squier strat through a digitech RP 100 and a bass amp... i've done that one lol

sounded... crap to say the least

 

[HetfieldRules]

Re: wrong guitar for style xyz

i think you can do most anything w/ any guitar, might not sound the greatest but you can. i have jsut gotten a "good" start and started off w/ a jackson so i was on my way w/ the metal axes, but my friend started off w/ a squire affinity, Digitech RP100 and the 20W squire amp and he did fine. once you find your style you buy your gear.

 

[JammerMatt]

Re: wrong guitar for style xyz

Right.

Who would be fool enough to play an upside down Stratocaster with his teeth?

Who would be fool enough to put a lefty tremelo on a righty Strat and play blues?

Who would be fool enough to take a perfectly good strat, paint it all ugly red, black and white, take out the pups and duct tape some goofy humbucker in place and put a Kramer neck on?

Who would think of playing hard rock and roll with a Byrdland and a loin cloth?

I'm starting to think it's more in the hands and attitude than the guitar and pickups.