My answer is clearly shown on this picture of my collection:
I used to be a strat guy. Then I was an acoustic guy. Now my most-often-played guitar is a modded Squier strat with one humbucker. I think I'd come down more on the LP side of the fence, although I've started gassing for a tele lately.
I work my knob a lot. Um, my volume knob, I mean.
My answer is clearly shown on this picture of my collection:
MY GEAR:Guitars: Gibson ES-335, Tokai LS160s LP, Rockinger strat 2-tone sunburst, Rockinger tele C.A.R., NS Custom Relic Tele, Epiphone Jeff Baxter electroacoustic, Admira classical guitar
Amps: Fender Deluxe Reverb II, Tech21 TM30
Main Effects Unit: VOX Tonelab SE
My Band:
http://www.blackframe.gr
Personal Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/eliasavdikos
I'm think that I'm a semihollow or hollow kind'a guy. But I want a filtertron or a P90 in there.
So put me down for strat, but send me a G&L USA ASAT with P90s
Actually, I'll probably avoid strats, LP, & teles for as long as I can.
I'm not too inclined to have what everyone else has.
I'll probably change my mind tomorrow.
I pick a moon dog.
Are you sure about that?Originally Posted by tot_Ou_tard
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
I'm not too sure about anything.Originally Posted by Spudman
Send me your strats & LPs & I'm sure I'll become more certain.
I pick a moon dog.
Nice looking rack of guitars there elavd! It would be fun to come to your house and see just how different those strats sound from one another, and then play around with the tele and the '51! Then, go back to the strats. I can just feel myself goofing around with "Wish you were here" on your black one.Originally Posted by elavd
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
...Just chiming in...
If I had to choose I would definitely say I am a LP guy. But I haven't played many strats. When I got into electric guitar, I gravitated immediately toward the LP, being a huge allman brothers fan. Always loved that heavier, fatter blues sound that duane, dickey, and haynes get. Although lately I've been drooling over a good strat. Especially since seeing/hearing robert's deluxe players model.
As for knobs, I am constantly turnin them to get the sounds I want. And I almost always use the volume to clean up my sound and get a clean tone, then crank it up to get a full drive.
Leonidas' Gear List:
Electric Guitars - Agile AL-2800 (S.D. '59 B, Pearly Gates N), Squier Telecaster Custom (GFS FAT PAFs + Mods)
Acoustic Guitars - Crafter ML-Rose, Epiphone PR-350CE
Amps - VOX AD50VT, Epiphone Valve Jr. (Modded), Fender Blues Jr
Pedals - Crybaby Classic w/ Fasel Inductor, Boss DS-1, Digitech Bad Monkey, Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus, Danelectro Fish & Chips EQ, Ibanez AW7
Yep! I see that '51 has a humbucker in it, so you must be an LP guy!Originally Posted by elavd
Yes, nice line up indeed! A little slice of single-coil heaven there!
To respond to Leonidas: IMO, any player seriously interested in classic rock guitars should own a Strat and an LP. Consider the proportion of rock guitar classics that have been performed on one or the other of those venerable tone machines!
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
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Thanks sunvalleylawOriginally Posted by sunvalleylaw
My black strat has been modded since then, and now looks closer to the Gilmour's blackie strat. Take a look:
I've also modded my Squier 51 (because I didn't like the humbucker at all) and put a Dream 90 on it...Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
Now, it looks like that:
(I have a thread here, with clips, photos etc... )
MY GEAR:Guitars: Gibson ES-335, Tokai LS160s LP, Rockinger strat 2-tone sunburst, Rockinger tele C.A.R., NS Custom Relic Tele, Epiphone Jeff Baxter electroacoustic, Admira classical guitar
Amps: Fender Deluxe Reverb II, Tech21 TM30
Main Effects Unit: VOX Tonelab SE
My Band:
http://www.blackframe.gr
Personal Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/eliasavdikos
Sweet! The mods on both look great! I'll have to go listen to how that Dream 90 sounds.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Dang, them mods look good. I think thats the coolest '51 I've seen!
Leonidas' Gear List:
Electric Guitars - Agile AL-2800 (S.D. '59 B, Pearly Gates N), Squier Telecaster Custom (GFS FAT PAFs + Mods)
Acoustic Guitars - Crafter ML-Rose, Epiphone PR-350CE
Amps - VOX AD50VT, Epiphone Valve Jr. (Modded), Fender Blues Jr
Pedals - Crybaby Classic w/ Fasel Inductor, Boss DS-1, Digitech Bad Monkey, Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus, Danelectro Fish & Chips EQ, Ibanez AW7
Thanks Leonidas...Originally Posted by Leonidas
MY GEAR:Guitars: Gibson ES-335, Tokai LS160s LP, Rockinger strat 2-tone sunburst, Rockinger tele C.A.R., NS Custom Relic Tele, Epiphone Jeff Baxter electroacoustic, Admira classical guitar
Amps: Fender Deluxe Reverb II, Tech21 TM30
Main Effects Unit: VOX Tonelab SE
My Band:
http://www.blackframe.gr
Personal Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/eliasavdikos
It sure is. Have you seen these?Originally Posted by Leonidas
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=2070
I pick a moon dog.
I own two LP's and three Strats, so it's safe to say that I love 'em both.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
I personaly a les paul guy but then again i own a epiphone because i cant afford a gibson at the time (im 13)
Well, you'll find plenty of us here who own Epiphones, not so much because we can't afford a Gibson but because we're unwilling to pay the Gibson price when the Epi's are so darned good and so much cheaper!
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
DVM's Gear Photos
Visit MY WEBSITE!
And this is one of the few boards on the web open minded enough to admit that. Some of the newer Epi's I've played have been amazing - twice so when you factor in the price.Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
I wanted to return to this discussion and expand it a little. I am curious about what fretters think the two guitars (and teles, etc. for that matter) do or have inherently that make them their favorite.
I remember Tone saying somewhere that having a Strat complements having an LP and helps to make one a better player. Not owning an LP, I just don't know yet.
A guy I have watched and played with that favors a shechter LP type definately was not a single coil guy, but when he tried my guitar, he got into it, and mentioned it made him approach his playing differently. I didn't have the chance to ask him why and haven't had the chance to see him since.
I would suspect it would have something to do with action and fretboard radius and scale, but I don't know how those interplay, or what the practical effect is of a difference in any one of those three areas.
Comments on the above? Also, now that you have declared your allegience, what is it about your axe that shapes how you approach playing?
To me the answer is not one axe is somehow "better", but that they have attributes and characteristics that draw out different things. I would like to understand that better.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
I would like to expand on your expansion Steve. Super Swede and I were discussing the virtues of the Telecaster just this morning. As far as comparing a Les Paul to a Fender guitar Swede and I agreed that it's the Tele that comes close as far as being heavy, solid and loud. Almost comparable to a Les Paul in it's own unique way...relatively speaking...yet having the distinct Fender sound. It's the best of both worlds IMO and so maybe Pagey and Jeff were really onto something back then.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz