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Music Discuss Electric guitars..... in the OFF-Topic / Misc. forums; Which were/are the best electric guitars out there? I've always liked those hollow body Gretsch ones, might not be the ...

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    Electric guitars.....

    Which were/are the best electric guitars out there? I've always liked those hollow body Gretsch ones, might not be the best, but by God.....they're by far the best looking!




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    Everyone will have thier own opinion. I am a fan of the old classics, Gibson Les Pauls, ES-335's, Fender Stratocasters, Telecasters, , Gretch's. Paul Reed Smith is making some great looking and playing guitars too. I tend to lean towards those semi-solid body guitars made by Gibson and Gretch.
    Oh yeah, don't forget the Reverse Firebird by Gibson, check out some old Johnny Winter, he plays the hell out of them things. And a Flying V, cool geetar, check out Mr. Albert King, he's is known as the king of tone playing a Flying V.
    So many Guitars, so little money;(


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    I have always been a fan of the Les Paul. Big and heavy, but the tone is incredible. I own a Fender Strat (57 reissue) and an Ibanez Artcore (hollow body electric). I like the 335, but the price was out of my range, so the artcore was a good compromise.


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    Here's one of my favorite guitars. It's a Collings I35, which essentially is a clone of a Gibson ES-335 Semi-Hollowbody Guitar. This one has a nice Quilted Maple top. Someday I'm going to try to build one of these for myself.
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    Yeah, those Artcores were pretty nice guitars for the money.


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    I have an Epiphone SG and I don't think I will ever buy another guitar - unless it's another SG. Weight, balance and tone are all damn near perfect, and it is hugely versatile. You can play punk, rock, metal or pop on it and it will take almost any tuning without being uncomfortable to play. I also have an Epi 335, it doesn't see much use since I grew out of my Britpop phase, but it's a good-looking, good-sounding guitar, although it find it quite uncomfortable to play.
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    Paul Reed Smith McCarty, no doubt about it.

    Second best is my own Gibson Les Paul

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    For some reason I cannot get on with Les Pauls, I find them heavy and uncomfortable, and the tone never seems quite right
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    Quote Originally Posted by BombTaxi View Post
    For some reason I cannot get on with Les Pauls, I find them heavy and uncomfortable, and the tone never seems quite right
    Well, you have to know how to play it I guess

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    Quote Originally Posted by BombTaxi View Post
    For some reason I cannot get on with Les Pauls, I find them heavy and uncomfortable, and the tone never seems quite right
    Not to start a quarrel, but playing technique and amplifier choice has a much to do with tone as your guitar. Listen to Billy Gibbons "Appologies to Pearly", you would swear he playing a Les Paul , but it's a Strat, hence the title of the tune.
    I agree the Les Paul can be a burden on your neck at times.


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    Nice. The sparkly gold binding on the edges of the first Gretch is a bit over the top for my tastes though.


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    Sorry about the size on the last pic! Hopefully someone won't mind to downsize it....
    True, I could do without that as well, the second looks better....

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    How about this, a Taylor T3/B with a Bigsby.
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    always loved an SG from from the days of townsend of the who and leslie west of mountain. used to almost cry when old pete would bash the thing into a million pieces. finally snagged a 1968 model years ago...not buying or playing anything else....cept my acoustic.

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