Your Favorite Electric Guitar Model.

[TeleBluesMan]

Fender American Vintage series 2012-2017. I like the AV 64 Telecaster.

[Winblows]

Gibson for Jazz


Strat for Blues/Rock

[Steel and wood]

Originally Posted by rockabilly69

Those Royales look great to me, I wonder how Gretsch-like one those would sound like with a set of these in it (I have these pickups in a solid body and they sound great)...

https://www.gabojo.com/mr-2000hb-in-...-body-guitars/

Stock pickups (Duncan designed hum-buckers) are fantastic as is. (Was prepared to swap them out when I got the guitar but no need because they sound great). The guitar has a centre block that runs down the middle similar to a Gibson 335 so it's not a true hollow body like the Gretsch.

[iim7V7IM7]

Between the popular Fenderesque single coil (Strat and Tele) and the Gibsonesque humbucker based guitars (Les Paul and ES-335) and models derivative of each; I have found that for the most part, I am happiest playing a Tele.

If you asked me to pick one, that is what it would be. My Tele is a bit different than a stock Tele in that it has a wider nut (1-11/16") and string spacing (2-1/8") and Charlie Christian single coils which are a bit warmer than Fender style single coils.



However, the most flexible guitar that can cover the widest styles of music for me is a semi-hollowbody with low wind humbuckers where I can split the coils. This is the "Swiss Army Knife" of electric guitars for me.



Between these two guitars, I can cover blues, rock or even jazz.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by blue

Check out the Larrivee RS guitars. 25.5 inch scale. A real sleeper, and a good price generally. Sometimes a great price. Here's one that's open to offers. No affiliation of course.

https://reverb.com/item/36351576-lar...herry-sunburst

Larrivee makes some excellent electric guitars but they haven't been able to make a name for themselves in that market. The RS is discontinued. Built like a Les Paul but for players who prefer the 25.5" scale length.

[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by Steel and wood

Stock pickups (Duncan designed hum-buckers) are fantastic as is. (Was prepared to swap them out when I got the guitar but no need because they sound great). The guitar has a centre block that runs down the middle similar to a Gibson 335 so it's not a true hollow body like the Gretsch.

If they sound great, they are great! And if that thing sounds like a Gibson, you've got that tone covered now, so just another good reason to buy a Gretsch

[Steel and wood]

Originally Posted by rockabilly69

If they sound great, they are great! And if that thing sounds like a Gibson, you've got that tone covered now, so just another good reason to buy a Gretsch

Yep, you need to stop posting pictures of that 6120 of yours so I don't get recurring bouts of GAS.

[Ray175]

In terms of physical comfort for playing my vote goes to my Custom Shop 1961 stratocaster, its only downside being a slight tendancy to fret out on bends of 2 frets or more at fret 15 and above - but that's the compromise arising from a 9.5" radius which is extremely comfortable for me.
In terms of "one size fits all" nothing beats my MIJ 2016 Ibanez Artist Prestige. The trisound pickups give me almost all the sounds I can imagine, and although the 12" radius is not quite as comfortable as on the strat smooth bends of 3-4 frets are possible in the upper register.
Finally, nothing can replace my 1961 ES-175D with PAFs for a great jazz thunk, and very low action strung with 14s in Pyramid Gold flats (obviously no bends there!)

[Don W]

I like the 1960's Jazzmaster and the Gibson Johnny A...neither of which I have.

[Glennwillow]

I have a Strat+ from the early '90s, an ES-335 from the late '70s, a Les Paul from 2004, as well as a nice Eastman archtop and a Rick 330-12. I also have a MIM Tele that sounds quite nice, a guitar I bought used from a fellow AGF-er. So I have a lot of bases covered.

The guitar I pick up the most when just experimenting around is the Strat. I really love the sweetness and the capability for those buttery tones with a Strat. The ES-335 has a great tone, too, less some of the high frequencies generated by the Strat. I find that for most playing I use the coil splitter function to thin out the sound of the humbuckers. I use the humbuckers only for lead stuff. The guitar that I use the least is the Les Paul.

The weight of solid body guitars can really be a pain as I get older and my shoulders cause me more problems.

I have an old Line 9 POD XT Pro rack-mount unit that I find easiest to play through my PA system for just about anything I do. I have a mint condition Fender Blues Deville 410 in my studio that sounds great, but it's so darn loud. I have a Boss ME70 multi-effects floor unit with a few modeled amps in it and typical Boss effects, and it sounds pretty good. When I watch a football game, I will leave the sound off and play the ME70 through a JBL powered 12" speaker I have. That setup sounds pretty decent without getting ridiculously loud. My preference is not for super-overdrive or distorted sounds, so it's not too hard to get good, old-fashioned Fender tones from the stuff I have.

- Glenn

[Lewis]

There are two kinds of electric guitars.
1) Telecasters
2) Not Telecasters
😀

[rockabilly69]

Originally Posted by Steel and wood

Yep, you need to stop posting pictures of that 6120 of yours so I don't get recurring bouts of GAS.

that's funny

[fazool]

By far mine is the Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass RS HSS:

• The 4x2 headstock design is different and interesting and for an acoustic guitar would be so sensible sice 4 strings are wound and 2 are unwound. This layout gives a nice straight string pull.
• The headstock is recessed so you get downward pressure at the nut but don't have the fragile tilt-back of Gibsons and you don't have the hackneyed string trees of Fenders.
• The active hum cancellation circuit that is still a passive pickup system.
• The truss rod adjustment is super accessible and can be made without removing covers or strings or anything. And the pivoting bolt is well designed so you can move it turn-by-turn very simply.
• The variable neck carve which changes as your hand position (and geometry) changes which just makes sense.

[Guildman]

Originally Posted by redir

A hot wired Strat is my favorite. I can get Tele and even Les Paul dual humbucker sounds with it. I love a Les Paul but they are bloody heavy. The SG is a nice light weight guitar easy to handle.

Bet you'd like one of the weight relieved ones. I have had tribute for a little over a month. Still not light as say a Strat but an excellent alternative to the heavier LP.

[ceciltguitar]

1999 Parker Spanish Fly