Others over Fender and Gibson

[jp2558]

If I were to buy another electric it would be a 335 or a Reverend.

[Texsunburst59]

Only Gibson & Fender LOVE here.

Almost 75% of my electric guitar collection consists of used guitars.

I've bought most of them at VERY deep discounts and a lot of the them at or below wholesale prices.

For this reason I don't buy new import guitars in the $350-$600 range, when I can buy good quality American used guitars for those prices.

Here's my electric guitar collection with a few used Japanese Import mixed in.



Electric Guitars:

'63 Gibson ES-330 TDC w/ Bigsby
'70 Gibson Cherry ES-335
'71 Gibson SG Deluxe w/ Bigsby
'72 Fender Tele Custom
'75 Fender Mocha Strat
'76 Electra MPC X-310 Black LP copy
'77 Gibson Wine Les Paul Deluxe
'78 Fender Tele Tobacco Sunburst
'79 Fender Antigua Strat
'80 Gibson Les Paul Standard (59RI)
Quilted Sunburst "Jimmy Wallace"
'80 Gibson Cream Explorer
'80 MIJ Ibanez Artist AR50
'81 G&L F-100 Series II
'83 Gibson Cherry ES-335
'87 Fender Strat Tobacco Sunburst
'88 Paul Reed Smith Goltop "Special"
'89 Gibson Heritage Cherry Sunburst LP Standard
'89 Fender Old CAR Strat
'90 Fender Strat Plus Pewter
'90 Fender Strat Plus Black (E9)
'90 Fender Strat Plus Blackburst (N9)
'90 Fender 50's RI Strat "Blackie"
'91 Fender 50's RI Tele Candy Apple
'99 Tom Anderson Hollow Drop Top Classic
Cajun Red Quilt
'00 Gibson LP Special Lite Mahogany
'00 Epiphone G-400 LE Korina SG
'01 Gibson Les Paul DC Amber Quilt
'01 Gibson Les Paul Jr. Black/Tort guard
'03 Epiphone Elite Black LP Custom
'07 Fender '57 AVRI Surf Green Strat
'07 Gibson Black SG-3 Limited Edition
'07 Fender FSR "Reverse Headstock Strat
'09 Fender LTD. ED. Am. Std. Daphne Blue Strat
'09 PRS DGT Sunburst
'10 Fender Olympic White Am. Standard
'12 Fender Candy Cola Am. Standard
'13 Reverend Oceanside Green Jetstream 390
'15 Fender Sea Foam Green Mag 7 Tele
'17 Moniker Custom

[Steely Glen]

Originally Posted by Texsunburst59

Only Gibson & Fender LOVE here.

Almost 75% of my electric guitar collection consists of used guitars.

I've bought most of them at VERY deep discounts and a lot of the them at or below wholesale prices.

For this reason I don't buy new import guitars in the $350-$600 range, when I can buy good quality American used guitars for those prices.

Here's my electric guitar collection with a few used Japanese Import mixed in.



Electric Guitars:

'63 Gibson ES-330 TDC w/ Bigsby
'70 Gibson Cherry ES-335
'71 Gibson SG Deluxe w/ Bigsby
'72 Fender Tele Custom
'75 Fender Mocha Strat
'76 Electra MPC X-310 Black LP copy
'77 Gibson Wine Les Paul Deluxe
'78 Fender Tele Tobacco Sunburst
'79 Fender Antigua Strat
'80 Gibson Les Paul Standard (59RI)
Quilted Sunburst "Jimmy Wallace"
'80 Gibson Cream Explorer
'80 MIJ Ibanez Artist AR50
'81 G&L F-100 Series II
'83 Gibson Cherry ES-335
'87 Fender Strat Tobacco Sunburst
'88 Paul Reed Smith Goltop "Special"
'89 Gibson Heritage Cherry Sunburst LP Standard
'89 Fender Old CAR Strat
'90 Fender Strat Plus Pewter
'90 Fender Strat Plus Black (E9)
'90 Fender Strat Plus Blackburst (N9)
'90 Fender 50's RI Strat "Blackie"
'91 Fender 50's RI Tele Candy Apple
'99 Tom Anderson Hollow Drop Top Classic
Cajun Red Quilt
'00 Gibson LP Special Lite Mahogany
'00 Epiphone G-400 LE Korina SG
'01 Gibson Les Paul DC Amber Quilt
'01 Gibson Les Paul Jr. Black/Tort guard
'03 Epiphone Elite Black LP Custom
'07 Fender '57 AVRI Surf Green Strat
'07 Gibson Black SG-3 Limited Edition
'07 Fender FSR "Reverse Headstock Strat
'09 Fender LTD. ED. Am. Std. Daphne Blue Strat
'09 PRS DGT Sunburst
'10 Fender Olympic White Am. Standard
'12 Fender Candy Cola Am. Standard
'13 Reverend Oceanside Green Jetstream 390
'15 Fender Sea Foam Green Mag 7 Tele
'17 Moniker Custom

Even without pics, I'm jealous of this^^^^^.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Texsunburst59

Only Gibson & Fender LOVE here.

Almost 75% of my electric guitar collection consists of used guitars.

I've bought most of them at VERY deep discounts and a lot of the them at or below wholesale prices.

For this reason I don't buy new import guitars in the $350-$600 range, when I can buy good quality American used guitars for those prices.

Here's my electric guitar collection with a few used Japanese Import mixed in.



Electric Guitars:

'63 Gibson ES-330 TDC w/ Bigsby
'70 Gibson Cherry ES-335
'71 Gibson SG Deluxe w/ Bigsby
'72 Fender Tele Custom
'75 Fender Mocha Strat
'76 Electra MPC X-310 Black LP copy
'77 Gibson Wine Les Paul Deluxe
'78 Fender Tele Tobacco Sunburst
'79 Fender Antigua Strat
'80 Gibson Les Paul Standard (59RI)
Quilted Sunburst "Jimmy Wallace"
'80 Gibson Cream Explorer
'80 MIJ Ibanez Artist AR50
'81 G&L F-100 Series II
'83 Gibson Cherry ES-335
'87 Fender Strat Tobacco Sunburst
'88 Paul Reed Smith Goltop "Special"
'89 Gibson Heritage Cherry Sunburst LP Standard
'89 Fender Old CAR Strat
'90 Fender Strat Plus Pewter
'90 Fender Strat Plus Black (E9)
'90 Fender Strat Plus Blackburst (N9)
'90 Fender 50's RI Strat "Blackie"
'91 Fender 50's RI Tele Candy Apple
'99 Tom Anderson Hollow Drop Top Classic
Cajun Red Quilt
'00 Gibson LP Special Lite Mahogany
'00 Epiphone G-400 LE Korina SG
'01 Gibson Les Paul DC Amber Quilt
'01 Gibson Les Paul Jr. Black/Tort guard
'03 Epiphone Elite Black LP Custom
'07 Fender '57 AVRI Surf Green Strat
'07 Gibson Black SG-3 Limited Edition
'07 Fender FSR "Reverse Headstock Strat
'09 Fender LTD. ED. Am. Std. Daphne Blue Strat
'09 PRS DGT Sunburst
'10 Fender Olympic White Am. Standard
'12 Fender Candy Cola Am. Standard
'13 Reverend Oceanside Green Jetstream 390
'15 Fender Sea Foam Green Mag 7 Tele
'17 Moniker Custom

Lets see its Tues. Aug 1 must be Fender FSR day man I would never get anything done

[OnTheLedge]

Originally Posted by Texsunburst59

Only Gibson & Fender LOVE here.

Almost 75% of my electric guitar collection consists of used guitars.

I've bought most of them at VERY deep discounts and a lot of the them at or below wholesale prices.

For this reason I don't buy new import guitars in the $350-$600 range, when I can buy good quality American used guitars for those prices.

Here's my electric guitar collection with a few used Japanese Import mixed in.



Electric Guitars:

'63 Gibson ES-330 TDC w/ Bigsby
'70 Gibson Cherry ES-335
'71 Gibson SG Deluxe w/ Bigsby
'72 Fender Tele Custom
'75 Fender Mocha Strat
'76 Electra MPC X-310 Black LP copy
'77 Gibson Wine Les Paul Deluxe
'78 Fender Tele Tobacco Sunburst
'79 Fender Antigua Strat
'80 Gibson Les Paul Standard (59RI)
Quilted Sunburst "Jimmy Wallace"
etc....etc.....etc

Considering the OP's question, I looked at your list to see what non-Gibson/Fenders you have. I smiled when I saw......

'13 Reverend Oceanside Green Jetstream 390

I recently bought a burst colored Reverend 390. This is my first electric in 20 years. I LOVE it! Yours in Oceanside green must be really pretty. And..... this week I bought a black Reverend Pete Anderson PA-1, a Gretch-like hollowbody. Reverends are high quality instruments at affordable prices. Yeah, I'm a fan.

[jrs146]

I've had one electric for about 20 years. A fender Clapton Strat. I thought I'd switch things up and look for a second electric. I looked at a dozen Les Paul's and many of them sounded great but boy are they expensive.

I ended up with a very inexpensive Epiphone Les Paul Pro Plus Top. It's about 4x less expensive than a LP Standard and to my ears and playing ability about 85% of the same tone.

I realize Gibson owns Epiphone so this may not entirely count but I think Epiphone is really putting out some quality guitars these days!

[mikealpine]

G & L, as others have said, is a great alternative. You can go customized for not a whole lot of extra coin, if you have some preferences.

I also like Reverend and think their Bass Contour Control adds a lot of flexibility.

For those with some extra dollars, Anderson makes one of the best feeling necks, at least for my hands, I've played.

I've gone the custom route lately, though. For the a very reasonable price, you can get a guitar from Steve Benford that will rival much of what is out there. On a somewhat higher end, check out DNA Guitars (more familiar-but-updated-and-comfy T-style guitars, though with whatever pickups you want)and Agape Guitars for something more different and creative.

[frankmcr]

Heritage, based in Kalamazoo & started by former Gibson employees, makes outstanding guitars. Probably best known for gorgeous jazz boxes like the Golden Eagle, but their solid body models are beauties too. (In sound as well as appearance.)

[s2y]

Kramer, GMW (hot rodded Super Strat types), a Stambaugh Nashville B-Bender, some Taylor T3/Bs, and a Steinberger for me. I find build and sound quality to be a little inconsistent with F+G, which should not be the case as much as they charge. For a little more, I can get something handmade to my specs.

[sandspike15]

Carvin (Kiesel now). Anything they make as long as it has their 14" radius neck, with medium jumbo SS frets. Their fit and finish is off the charts.

The only downside I have found is that you have to order them with their house brand pick ups. If they offered an aftermarket pick up build option, I don't think you could beat the value here.

[s2y]

Originally Posted by sandspike15

Carvin (Kiesel now). Anything they make as long as it has their 14" radius neck, with medium jumbo SS frets. Their fit and finish is off the charts.

The only downside I have found is that you have to order them with their house brand pick ups. If they offered an aftermarket pick up build option, I don't think you could beat the value here.

I would agree that the electronics tend to be the weakness. I'm a little surprised they haven't partnered with a pickup company. I've never met anyone who desperately needed to add Carvin pickups to a guitar.

[Darylb23]

Originally Posted by roylor4

As you can see by my sig, I'm strictly a low-budget kinda guy. That said, I love the G&L Tribute stuff.

Budget price but high in quality. Good quality hardware and pickups. My three G&L's Tributes cost me a whopping $850. The Bluesboy is my favorite of the lot. I love the neck and it has A LOT of tonal variety.

I have nothing against Fender or Gibson, but I hate playing the same gear that everybody else uses, simple as that.

If I hadn't gone the G&L Tribute route I would've chosen Reverend. They have their own feel & vibe and i like that.

My two favorite guitars ever are my G&L ASAT Special Tribute and my Reverend Double Agent. Just wish I still had the Asat. I also owned a G&L Legacy that was very, very good and a Reverend Club King HB that was a monster. Both put out guitars that are built well, feel great, play great out of the box and really just sound better than anything else I've tried or owned.

I can't afford or at least justify Gibson so it's not an option but I did have a Epi 339ES that was a pretty cool guitar and I liked it fine but I didn't realize how average it sounded until I got the Double Agent. First strum and I immediately thought "Oh yeah, that's what a guitar is supposed to sound like." I know they are different animals but honestly, with the controls on the guitar I can sound close to the 339.

I have seen some of the newer imported Fender stuff that seems really nice for the price and would consider playing them, especially the modern player series, but if I buy another electric it would probably be a Reverend or G&L. Just a huge fan of both companies.

[Pickcity]

I am glad to see all the G&L love in here. They are very nice guitars, IMO.

PRS makes some fine instruments also and even the more budget friendly ones are excellent in my experience.

The 80's era Peavey USA guitars are great guitars. Again, JMO, but I have owned and played some good ones.

I own 3 Teles (2 Fenders and one is a Squier), a Mex Strat, and a cheap Corbin LP copy that I picked up in a pawn shop for $80. The Corbin (never even heard of one) is a gem of a guitar. The playability, sound, and overall quality of the instrument is mind blowing for a cheap Chinese axe. I play it as much as the others, and use it as my backup.

Those are the only electrics I own as of now. I have thinned the herd big time over the years.

There are so many good guitars out there it is hard to name all of them. Depending on the style of music you are wanting to play, the options are endless.

I love Fender electrics. I can't help it, they are great, versatile guitars. They work for me.