I know it's taboo, but which guitar looks the best..

[myersbw]

I'd say the Tele is in the 'ruggedly striking' category. With appeal, some like bikers...some like uptown Manhattan...everyone certainly has their own.

I LOVE the Tuner! I've a DVD laying around somewhere with Lindsey Buckingham playing a concert with one. VERY interesting eclectic style in my opinion...both that guitar and his playing.

For me? My PRS Santana SE is my fave all around. Slightly thinner than the full PRS, it's weight is perfect for this ole guy in his 50's...the balance is great...the tune-o-matic style bridge works for my palm mutes. And, I up'd the pickups to Mojotone Levelheads for all extra punch if I want it, yet they clean up well dialing back two notches.

I had a '76 Les Paul Black Beauty in the day...this low end PRS now does everything I'll ever want. I also hated the Tele design when I was 18...the squared off edge in the day made it a pain for me to play...but now? I get it. lol

Thanks for posing the question...it's interesting to see what folks like & don't for whatever reason. Makes for a healthy balanced selling market I'm sure!

Cheers!

[Tahitijack]

Fender Strat always looks right at home playing blues, country, rock, jazz, surf and almost anything else you throw at it. On stage it fits right in.

[muscmp]

let's see: my rks dave mason, or, les paul, or, telecaster, or, strat, or, 335. hmmm.... how about all of them.

play music!

[s2y]

Originally Posted by LouieAtienza

Was always a sucker for Nagel graphics. ..

Thanks. It was a dream guitar from way back when (I didn't have money ). The same guy painted my guitar and added a little twist with the marbleized paint and a matching headstock. The original had a plain BC Rich headstock and lacked a neck pickup. I felt that I needed a neck pickup. I decided to ditch the bridge pickup ring and use a push/pull volume knob for pickup switching a la George Lynch, who is a big influence of mine. GMW did this build and it wasn't particularly expensive. I know a lot of dudes complain that their dream guitar is never as good as they had hoped. This one came out perfect.

[verstft]

B.C rich warlock with the inverted headstock a la max cavalera of course.

[LouieAtienza]

Originally Posted by s2y

Thanks. It was a dream guitar from way back when (I didn't have money ). The same guy painted my guitar and added a little twist with the marbleized paint and a matching headstock. The original had a plain BC Rich headstock and lacked a neck pickup. I felt that I needed a neck pickup. I decided to ditch the bridge pickup ring and use a push/pull volume knob for pickup switching a la George Lynch, who is a big influence of mine. GMW did this build and it wasn't particularly expensive. I know a lot of dudes complain that their dream guitar is never as good as they had hoped. This one came out perfect.

Lee Garver is a pretty talented guy. I remember back in the early 90s when he was making Charvel Strat-head replica San Dimas era guitars. Their parts (back when they were still selling them) were just as good if not better. Always wanted a solid quilt aqua burst Strat body from GMW; I should have bought one then and still kicking myself for not doing so! They nailed that aqua burst finish like no one else...

[s2y]

Originally Posted by LouieAtienza

Lee Garver is a pretty talented guy. I remember back in the early 90s when he was making Charvel Strat-head replica San Dimas era guitars. Their parts (back when they were still selling them) were just as good if not better. Always wanted a solid quilt aqua burst Strat body from GMW; I should have bought one then and still kicking myself for not doing so! They nailed that aqua burst finish like no one else...

I recall those days. Still kicking myself for not ordering a Jackson Phil Collen when they were about 1/2 the current price tag. Lee assembled a bunch of Kramers for me that were from NOS parts. I bought these parts on eBay. Apparently folks in the area were picking up everything that wasn't nailed down when they sold off the Kramer factory and contents. All of the parts kits turned out killer.

It's a shame Lee isn't more popular. Probably best pricing for super Strats out there.

[Darwin]

I love the retro look of a Gretsch. Here are a couple. -- Darwin

[Bob Womack]

Can't get much more retro than this:


'62 Gretsch Corvette

I was refinishing mine and had the guts in a box in my closet when I went away to college. My mom thought it looked like trash. Bye-bye. It had a beautiful mahogany body and a great neck.

Bob

[verstft]

Hollow body with no f-holes. Silver foils... That guitar sounded like rock and roll reincarnated. First G chord I strummed on it, I was like wow.

[SFCRetired]

Originally Posted by sled

I'm the opposite of Fazool, I find the Stratocaster to be the best looking guitar out there, followed by the PRS Custom. Of course, the Les Paul is classic. I think it's because of who we see playing them... Clapton is always playing a Strat. Stevie Ray..a Strat. Page usually played a Les Paul. Santana uses a PRS. I think the Telecaster is the ugliest guitar sold. Of course, a Black Widow with Lita Ford holding it 20 years ago is always awesome. I suspect the guitars we like visually are inspired by the musicians we like that play them...

what he said

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by Bob Womack

'62 Gretsch Corvette

Don't know who gave you your information, Bob, but as an ex-Brooklyn boy (my grandparents lived two blocks from the 60 Broadway factory) and 50+ year Gretsch aficionado (owned my Double Annie since May '64) that's a post-1966 'Vette for sure. Early models came with a symmetrical slab body and slim 3-on-a-side headstock transitioning to the contoured-body version through '62 and into '63, with the 2+4 headstock generally associated with post-1965 production; in addition, early contour-body Corvettes would have been finished in a deep cherry more than mildly reminiscent of (and arguably designed to compete with) Gibson's SG Junior and Special student-level solids - the aluminum knobs and shaded red burst enter the picture in '67, as do the oddball tuners - and vibrato models came equipped with the English-made Burns top-mount tailpiece also used on the contemporary Duo-Jet and Firebird. BTW if you're in the market for something closer to a true late '62 'Vette, the current Electromatic version fills the bill nicely for not a whole lotta bucks:

http://blackriderguitars.com/gretsch-g5135-corvette/

[Darwin]

There is some cool gear being posted here. We need more pictures! -- Darwin

[Bob Womack]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Don't know who gave you your information, Bob, but as an ex-Brooklyn boy (my grandparents lived two blocks from the 60 Broadway factory) and 50+ year Gretsch aficionado (owned my Double Annie since May '64) that's a post-1966 'Vette for sure. Early models came with a symmetrical slab body and slim 3-on-a-side headstock transitioning to the contoured-body version through '62 and into '63, with the 2+4 headstock generally associated with post-1965 production; in addition, early contour-body Corvettes would have been finished in a deep cherry more than mildly reminiscent of (and arguably designed to compete with) Gibson's SG Junior and Special student-level solids - the aluminum knobs and shaded red burst enter the picture in '67, as do the oddball tuners - and vibrato models came equipped with the English-made Burns top-mount tailpiece also used on the contemporary Duo-Jet and Firebird. BTW if you're in the market for something closer to a true late '62 'Vette, the current Electromatic version fills the bill nicely for not a whole lotta bucks:

http://blackriderguitars.com/gretsch-g5135-corvette/

Mine wasn't contoured and had the normal tuners. I grabbed a pic off the web. It did have a Gretsch-labeled Bigsby. The color of the neck was brown and the body had no paint when I got it.

Bob

[rmp]

Call me dull but, a cherry burst Les Paul works for me for Anything and Everything.