Others over Fender and Gibson

[Hasbro]

Originally Posted by Steely Glen

How on earth have Suhr Guitars not been mentioned?!? I tend to be a fan of the Fender legacy and always have at least one T-style and one S-style in my herd. And I like the look of old school Fender, but John Suhr has taken the Fender legacy to a new level. You get the Fender feel (scale length, bolt-on necks, nitro finishes) but with modern touches (Silent Single Coil technology, compound radii fretboards, rolled edges, PLEK'd setups) that make the playability out of this world. I still have one Fender in my lineup, but my Suhr Classic Antiques are what I grab first.

This!! Mojo meets precision, buy a used pro series and save some cash

[Steely Glen]

Originally Posted by blue

For me simply price... It's not apples to apples when you go suhr to fender.

Hmmmm....Price out a Suhr versus a Fender CS and the Suhr will be cheaper.

[aknow]

Originally Posted by rdawsoniii

Best advice I've heard in a long time!

I can't believe some of the negative comments here, about the location of knobs, the grittiness of knobs, the lack of perfection to your own individual standards, but not a single mention about tone, sound, playability. These are guitars.

[blue]

Originally Posted by Steely Glen

Hmmmm....Price out a Suhr versus a Fender CS and the Suhr will be cheaper.

I was only talking US production models. You can certainly buy a fender for as much as a suhr... But I never would.

[Steely Glen]

Originally Posted by blue

I was only talking US production models. You can certainly buy a fender for as much as a suhr... But I never would.

I wasn't aware that the OP set a price limit on his request for input on "other-than-Fender" brands.

[Steely Glen]

Originally Posted by Hasbro

This!! Mojo meets precision, buy a used pro series and save some cash

The Suhr Pro series are sweet, for sure. The Alt T Pro is on my short list. But I'm a sucker for nitro and I like Suhr's light antiquing aesthetics, so I've ended up with the 2 Classic Antiques pictured above.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Steely Glen

How on earth have Suhr Guitars not been mentioned?!? I tend to be a fan of the Fender legacy and always have at least one T-style and one S-style in my herd. And I like the look of old school Fender, but John Suhr has taken the Fender legacy to a new level. You get the Fender feel (scale length, bolt-on necks, nitro finishes) but with modern touches (Silent Single Coil technology, compound radii fretboards, rolled edges, PLEK'd setups) that make the playability out of this world. I still have one Fender in my lineup, but my Suhr Classic Antiques are what I grab first.

Nice pedal board is that a wah wah for bigfoot ?
I'll have to check out Suhr thanks

[Steely Glen]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Nice pedal board is that a wah wah for bigfoot ?
I'll have to check out Suhr thanks

It's a Boss Volume Pedal. Yeah, it's large.

One of Suhr's endorsed artists is Mateus Asato. He got me turned on to the Suhr line initially. Mateus has got to be one of the most musical, melodic guitar players I've ever heard.

[blue]

Originally Posted by Steely Glen

I wasn't aware that the OP set a price limit on his request for input on "other-than-Fender" brands.

He didn't. I did in my comment you replied to when I made the apples to apples reference...

[ahorsewithnonam]

Shecter. Love mine! Also have a 6 year old LP mahogany that oozes tone. Invader in the bridge, burstbucker in the neck. GOsh it sounds thick!!!!

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by DukeX

Godin makes really good affordable electrics.

As does Carvin (Now called Kiesel Guitars) no personal experience but also seem to have a solid following of users

[Rumblefish]

Reverend
Gretsch
G&L
Nash
K-Line
Suhr
Rickenbacker
Ernie Ball Music Man

So many great options these days. Check my Waterslide Telebacker. I chose it because it's awesome

[Blunote]

Originally Posted by blue

G&L offers a 12 inch radius and a big neck. The average ASAT or Legacy is way higher in QC and setup than the average American strat or tele. Pretty simple.

As to Gibbies, too much for too little across the board. I'd rather have a PRS Mira (core not S2) than an SG. Same reasons again.

I'm talking about guitars under $2000. I see no reason to pay that much for an electric. The last "new" guitar I bought was a USA ASAT Bluesboy, with a solidtop semi-hollow ash body. It was $900 from an authorized dealer. Fender can't touch a guitar like that for near that price.

I feel the same way. My guitars include an ASAT Classic and Legacy from G&S, and an original Mira.

Instead of Gibson for ES-335 and Les Paul style guitars, I've settled on Heritage. They're hand built in the old Gibson Kalamazoo factory, using some of the same tooling and methods as the classic 50's and 60's vintage guitars. I've played some great Gibsons and some that just felt cheap. The best tended to be very expensive Custom Shop models. On the other hand, Heritages were comparable in quality and feel to the Gibby Custom Shop guitars at much lower prices than their standard offerings.

It's my experience that you can get some great stuff if you're not too concerned about brand names.

[Nama Ensou]

Originally Posted by Rumblefish

So many great options these days. Check my Waterslide Telebacker. I chose it because it's awesome

Never liked Tellies of any flavor, but I like that one, even though it still has a strong Tellie vibe to it. Nice.

[maxtheaxe]

While I keep coming back to Fender, there are some great alternatives. I love the giant clean clang of Gretsch guitars, really like vintage toaster-top Rickys, and Ibanez is an excellent alternative for a lot less semolians...big fan of their Artist series guitars, especially the late 70s. PRS is a nice cross between Gibson & Fender attributes.

Gibson, I'm not so much into; I had a really great 1957 Les Paul Special that had it all...until it was stolen (worth about $12k now, wherever it is)...I haven't really bonded with a Gibson since then, for some reason.