Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

[Chocklit_Thunda]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

I'm already building something similar.
ES335 style,
hsh with a p94 in the middle
P94 coil tapped
2 humbuckers in triple shot rings
3 push pulls: neck on, phase switch, series parallel.
Bigsby
Piezo an microphone blend system and a stereo output like an old ric.
Blend pot for magnetic and piezo/mic system

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Right now, my NF3 - it covers much ground and all points inbetween...

 

[stevie_bees]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Of the guitars I've tried/owned I'd have to go for a Gibson MIII Standard...

 

[ratherdashing]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Fat Strat!

Vintage trem, medium-high output 'bucker, low-medium output singles ... the rest of the specs don't matter too much.

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Regardless of theory it would need to be a guitar I have already bonded with. So, it would be my swamp ash HSS strat with all rosewood neck. Vintage 6 point trem. I'm thinking about trying surfers in the neck and middle, but regular ssl-1s work, and every paf clone I have tried has worked great for the bridge position.

 

[Myaccount876]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Easy. SG Custom:

- Mahogany body, mahogany neck, 24 fret ebony fretboard.
- Black stained satin finish on mahogany without any grain filler, because I like seeing and feeling the pores.
- No binding, 12" radius, 6150 frets.
- No inlays, side dots only.
- 3 humbuckers, Bridge: Custom 8, Middle: Alnico II Pro, Neck: '59/Custom hybrid with A2 magnet.
- 4 pushpulls: A phase push/pull for each pickup, and a series/parallel push/pull to run multiple pickups in one or the other.
- 6 way free-way switch, 1. Bridge, 2. Bridge + Middle, 3. Bridge + Neck, 4. Bridge + Middle + Neck, 5: Middle + Neck, 6: Neck.
- 1 Master Volume, 1 Bass-cut, 1 Treble-cut, 1 Master Spin-A-Split.
- Non-recessed Schaller Floyd rose with locking nut
- All black hardware, and pickups have solid black covers.

Would have no need for any other guitar after that.

 

[jcthejester13]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Does the gunman show any signs of fear or hesitancy with the weapon?

What make and model is the gun?

Do I notice any signs of weakness in his movements or mannerisms?

 

[Little Pigbacon]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Among guitars I have owned, I'd easily pick my Jackson SL3. JB, two Hot Rails, OFR, 5-way Super Switch. It's one seriously versatile guitar that I could use for the vast majority of my playing, and it's as comfortable as anything I've played.

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The theoretical ideal would be a custom H-H Soloist with split-capable humbuckers, a Floyd with a trem-stopping thing of some kind, and a carved maple top over mahogany wings with a mahogany neck and ebony board. (Maybe.)

 

[That90'sGuy]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

If push came to shove I'd settle with just my '63 RI CS Relic Fender Tele. That thing is versatile enough I'd be able to manage with just it. I've been digging my ES-335 a lot lately, but the tele can fatten up and the ES-335 can't thin out.

 

[simply rod]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

A semi-hollow single-cutaway (Setzer shape, 335 construction) with a 1-7/8" nut width. Add choice of hardware including a bridge with piezo saddles. Works for heavy rock and solo acoustic sets, and always looks damn cool.

 

[AlexR]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

My 74 Les Paul Custom. Comes with Tom Holmes pickups and has both split with push-pulls. First LP I've had where I like the split tones, and these make it more versatile.

 

[Securb]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

I have a few guitars with very versatile setups. I would have to go with my 1980 Ibanez Iceman I can play any style with that guitar. Fast neck and great tone. I built it with the intention of it being a Swiss Army knife guitar.

SD Dimebucker in the bridge coil split switch
SD Jazz in the neck coil split switch
Phase switch
Kahler Tremolo
Spetzel locking tuners

 

[Dr. Vegetable]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Just one? I'd probably grab my SAS36FM. Set neck, mahogany body, HSS, just a nice player with great tone. We've been through a lot together.

Then I'd jam the pointy end right through that muther.

 

[sosomething]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Up until recently, I would have answered this question with a list of specs combining my favorite elements of a half dozen different guitars, designed for maximum versatility...

But now I'm just gonna say...

A Les Paul.

 

[Matt42]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Chambered mahogany body strat with a set of P-rails with full switching via push/pulls, Duckbucker in the middle, 5 way switch with a mini-toggle for 7 way switching, and an LR Baggs X-Bridge plus Ctrl-X preamp.

 

[kilphody]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Keep it simple. LP jr w/ single p90. RAWK
PC

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Surprised noone's mentioned the million-knob BC Richs...

 

[guitfiddle]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Since I've been through Strats, LPs, Teles, full Hollows, and full size 335 types, my answer is my Ibanez AM93, a small bodied semi hollow. I want fat I play the neck pickup. I want strong mids, I play either the bridge or in between positions with the tones rolled off a bit. I want bright, I play it on the bridge pickup with the tone full up. I want twang, I play it twangy on the bridge pickup, picking near the bridge. Done.

 

[CapoFirstFret]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Gun to my head?

Done.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Your theoretical guitar with best "coverage"

Guitar manufacturers really should be peeking at this thread.

WAAAAY more trems/floyds, maple/ebony fretboards, push-pulls, blend knobs, piezos, and three-pickup configs to be seen here than you'd expect from looking at what's on the market.

GUITAR COMPANIES: FREAKIN ***TAKE NOTES*** ALREADY. While modding is fun... now... that was after a few painful and nervous days spent with drills, soldering irons, and knee deep in forums wondering what the heck went wrong. Fiddling is fun'n'all, but sometimes ya just want a product that's freakin done right the first time, right off the assembly line: all bases covered, no corners cut, no cheap electronics, no flimsy hardware, no zinc anything, no teeeny-block trems, no noisy wiring.