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Location: Michigan | Does anyone know what the number one
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selling guitar is in the world ?
I am not asking for specific certain models like if its a Clapton Model Blackie Strat that means it is a Stratocaster.If it is a Gibson Peter Frampton edition Les Paul it is a Les Paul. Im thinking in this order?
# 1 = Fender Stratocaster
# 2 = Gibson Les Paul
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Are we talking about Brand, or Style?
If Style... I would say Strat "style", cuz everybody makes 'em, including Wal-mart.
If Brand... I'd think Gibson, and it's subordinates.
[We are talking about solid-body electrics, right?] |
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Location: ranson,wva | gwb, im gonna take a stab at this. to me the top 3 bestsellers have to be #1 fender strat body style.#2 fender tele body style,#3 gibson les paul body style. those are probly the 3 most copyed guitars that ive seen. so to me that every one and there brother makes a copy that would make them the best sellers....just my opinion......jason |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | I'd say you are about dead on, Jason. And it's been that way for about 40 years!
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | ....and the nr.1 Amp. is Fender....
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Location: Michigan | I guess I am asking Brand of guitar not a copy brand name of a style.
I will put it this way no matter what style it is what is the # 1 selling guitar a
Fender-Stratocaster--any style
Fender-Telecaster----any style
Gibson-Les Paul------any style
Eipiphone- Copy?-----any style
What guitar company sells the most of one model guitar in the world ??? GWB |
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Location: ranson,wva | wayne,im just partial to my tele's..lol ive played alot of nice solid's but i allways go back to my trusty old tele..but i do think my tele's will take a back seat when my breadwinner limited gets here...jason |
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Location: Michigan | I have both a Fender Stratocaster and a Fender Telecaster and I think the Stratocaster outsells the Telecaster
but I do like the way the Telecaster plays alot more than the Stratocaster.
Sorry Strat fans.....GWB |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Jason;
I love teles too...I have a '53, although I haven't played it much in recent years.
These days, it is usually my fugly but original '62 Strat or one of the Bluebirds.
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Location: ranson,wva | i could never afford to buy a tele so i built both of mine from ebay and warmoth parts....they do what i want them to do and i even manage to make it sound like i can play ona good day..lol jason |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I think the Fender Strat has gotta be number 1, and the Fender Telecaster number 2. But I wouldn't bet money on the Gibson Les Paul being number three in terms of sales. They are too expensive to sell in LARGE numbers. Would only be number three maybe if you included the SG and Epiphone Les Paul sales in that number.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I agree No. 1 has be a Fender Strat. Just look at the wall at GC. |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by Jason_S:
..but i do think my tele's will take a back seat when my breadwinner limited gets here...jason First -- given you like those big fat 1 7/8 necks, how easy do you find it to drop down to the 1 5/8 tele neck?
Second -- regarding the quote; let me know how that works out for you. I personally don't think anything could replace my telecaster. I'm pretty sure it will remain the guitar sitting next to the music stand. I never thought i'd say that six months ago. I think the BW Ltd's are sexy cool, but i've played them and i just didn't bond to them like i did with the Telecaster -- not even close. So, i'd be curious to hear your experience when the BW arrives -- keep us posted.
Oh, and my vote goes to the Fender Stratocaster as the number one seller -- just has to be. (You have to include the Squires, MIM's, etc) Take a look at the used market, it's flooded with Strats.
Cheers!
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Gotta be:
Strat #1
Tele #2 |
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Location: Tennessee | I believe there are a lot more "Dinky" style guitars in the hands of younger players than Strats, Teles, or LPs ... by a huge margin. And there are a ton of guitars sold to the teens out there. |
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Location: ranson,wva | gh1,my bastard teles have warmoth cbs strat widenecks 1 3/4 at the nut. but my squire tele has a standard tele neck and it gets kinda cramped in the first few positions....jason |
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Location: PDX | Jason:
Sweet!
I'm looking into having another one built for me with the wider neck and a bit more heft to the neck myself. Also i'm going to have a '57ish Gibson humbucker put in the neck position.
Keep me posted on that BW comparison when it comes in.
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Location: Oregon | Estaban wins. Why he just came out with his new "Starry Night Edition" It EVEN has inlay! Why, that's unheard of. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I almost bought an Estaban!
This dude was selling the whole kit for $150. He had just gotten it as a gift for Christmas.
Whadda Jerk, huh? |
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What is the # 1 selling guitar in the world ???