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Thoughts on the best guitar for playing lead?
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guitarwannabee |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1478 Location: Michigan | What are your personal thoughts on the best playing lead guitars ( Rock/Jazz or Blues )even though we all know that it is all personal preference & there is no real answer? Heres a few thoughts Gibson SG Fender Strat Gibson Les Paul ??? GWB | ||
alpep |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10582 Location: NJ | a lead guitar | ||
mhaanpaa |
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Joined: May 2005 Posts: 120 Location: Gardnerville, NV | I love the sound of a Tele just at the edge of breaking up for blues. If you've heard Roy Buchannon or Tab Benoit you get the idea. | ||
PEZ |
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Joined: July 2003 Posts: 3111 Location: Nashville TN. | The VXT cranks like a Les Paul Standard for a lot less money. The Ovation really cranks toom but can be hard to find. Gibson Les Paul and SG. Hamer makes similare guitar that seem better built. If you want a single coil sound American Standard Strats and/or Teles. If you want Hollow body sound the Ovation Electric Storm Series is still not expensives compared Gibson ES-335 or host Gretch Models. They sound unique. Epiphones Sheraton II are surprisingly good for the money. Guild Starfires are sweet as well but not cheap. USA Neck Tru body BC RICH's have extremely fast neck. Paul Reed Smith are sweet players. G&L and Rickenbackers are cool too. Its all personal preference. Try as many as you can. You might want to get a buyers guide and make a list of everything you want to try. | ||
LBJ |
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Joined: March 2007 Posts: 665 Location: Tychy, Poland | it depends on kind of music. i think most all around would be Fender Strat with humbucker in place of bridge pickup. | ||
AussieJames |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3084 Location: Brisbane Australia | Hey troops I know we don't have the acceptance but what's wrong with our own brand? I reckon my GS3 plays as good as and sounds even better than my American Series Strat and my Viper with the De Marzios is a killer. | ||
rpguitar |
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Joined: September 2007 Posts: 153 Location: New Jersey, USA | This is a totally unanswerable question. It's like asking what kind of woman is best for [ahem]. And the answer to that is, with rare exception, they all have something to offer. Same with guitars. Try a WHOLE LOT of 'em. Why do you think we hunt down and collect the damn things?? | ||
Tupperware |
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Joined: January 2005 Posts: 4903 Location: Phoenix AZ | I must be married to the exception ... | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | That's ok, Tuppy... I'm sure she feels the same way. | ||
Beggin |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 2241 Location: Simpsonville, SC | Originally posted by Tupperware: There is help for these things, Dave, but I think you already have enough guitars. :rolleyes:I must be married to the exception ... | ||
tragocaster |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 354 Location: Flushing, MI | I play these.... ... and sometimes I play THOSE.... | ||
guitarwannabee |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1478 Location: Michigan | With a SHIT-EATING grin like that 2nd picture of you tragocaster you must sell used cars for a living. That expression says it all. TRUST ME. GWB | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal | That should read S&!t eating. We got women, kids and teenagers here. Show some class...... | ||
Trader Jim |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307 Location: South of most, North of few | Strat. | ||
tragocaster |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 354 Location: Flushing, MI | That expression says it all. TRUST ME. GWB If you saw the waitresses at that place then you'd know why the sinister grin! ;) BTW - both pics are on the same bandstand. One is daylight, and the other is nighttime. | ||
guitarwannabee |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1478 Location: Michigan | Tragocaster is that your Chevy in the background?? What is the name of the place you were playing at? This year I bought a new Fender Slimline Telecaster natural finish and it is one of the easiest most comfortible guitars I have owned.It is a MIM one and I like it better than my USA strat.Go figure. Sorry if I offended you Moody,P.I. or anyone else by using the actual spelling of a word instead of changing a couple of letters to somehow class up my post so it would fool the women kids & teenagers on this board for I am not here to offend anyone. After being a member for a couple of years I am suprised to be called out on that one which is very mild compared to some of the stuff that is posted here. If I did spell it like you wanted somebody might criticize me for spelling it the wrong way and sending the wrong message to our kids teenagers & women. ??CANT WE JUST ALL GET ALONG?. GWB | ||
cholloway |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791 Location: Atlanta, GA. | Ahhh, When you purposely misspell those words, the only ones that get 'zinged' are the regulars! wot due whee no. "ahm lukin phur da khuler wit bhere un whine." | ||
Akami |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 146 Location: Japan | Originally posted by rpguitar: Yeah, I mean, how many times have you been knocked out by the one on the left and your buddy insists the hot one is on the right. This is a totally unanswerable question. It's like asking what kind of woman is best for [ahem]. And the answer to that is, with rare exception, they all have something to offer. Same with guitars. Try a WHOLE LOT of 'em. Why do you think we hunt down and collect the damn things?? Different tastes all around but for me, my Strat has been in retirement since about '92 when I switched to JEM/RG style Ibanez's. I'd played nothing professionally but my '75 Strat and when I bought my first JEM it was supposed to be just for me, to enjoy and use as a house guitar. Tried it one night onstage and the Strat went to the wall-hanger status. | ||
Designzilla |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 2150 Location: Orlando, FL | I know there are almost as many answers to this question as there are guitars, but I like my old Ibanez Flying V, great sound for leads. My son has a Dean that sounds great too. Both are great rock and roll guitars. | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Is this one of those hypo rhetorical questions? | ||
fillhixx |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4827 Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I prefer the guitar in my buddy, the lead players, hands. Whatever it is, just seems to get the job done. It may be the player, not the instrument.... YMMV | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Designzilla Q-- "I know there are almost as many answers to this question as there are guitars, but I like my old Ibanez Flying V, great sound for leads." --------------------------- I was thinking about Flying V's... But you cannot really play one sitting down! Can you? :confused: [I usually play sitting in my "studio"] I may be wrong, since I have never tried. | ||
John B |
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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 1225 Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | The way I play lead, I think that "air guitar" is the best option. | ||
Akami |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 146 Location: Japan | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur: I've seen ones with a rubber insert to help keep it from slipping or you can put the "V" on your leg and play it semi-vertically, which is what I always do if I pick on up.Designzilla Q-- "I know there are almost as many answers to this question as there are guitars, but I like my old Ibanez Flying V, great sound for leads." --------------------------- I was thinking about Flying V's... But you cannot really play one sitting down! Can you? :confused: [I usually play sitting in my "studio"] I may be wrong, since I have never tried. | ||
Designzilla |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 2150 Location: Orlando, FL | Arthur, Akami is right on both counts. or you can put a strap on it. So you can play it sitting down, but it is still a little awkward to play a guitar that, well, slides off your lap. My son's guitar is that Dean Explorer meets V body style and that works very well sitting down. But it has this really cool flame paint job so you kind of want to get up and jump around when you play it. :D | ||
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