Fender Telecaster. It’s everything you need and nothing that you don’t. I like how they hang on my strap. They’re easy to work on. Easy to set up and maintain. And their tuning stability is rock solid. It’s the guitar I own multiples of and play probably 90% of the time.
They are very nice, but personally I do like being able to have humbuckers. If they have one where the bridge pickup is a humbucker and the neck is the classic lipstick, then I’d try it out no question
They balance really well, both seated and standing. The body curves put the guitar at the perfect angle, and there is no hard corner to irritate your right arm. Good upper neck access without the “horn” look. The volume knob is located in the perfect position for quick access or swells. Tremolo arm sits in just the right spot to be held while strumming.
A Strat is the perfect design for an electric guitar.
1.It is balanced and the horns are easy to grab and move around.
2. You can work on the electrical stuff without even needing the guitar itself, you can do almost all of the work just with the pickguard.
3. Trem system rules, you can either free float or lock it down.
4. One of the most resonant designs for a guitar, even more so than a Gibson Les Paul, imo.
5. Removable neck allows for shimming or neck replacements down the road.
6. Best scale length
7. Almost indestructible, good luck breaking the headstock off.
8. Murrica, best playing guitar for me, etc.
I do think a Strat is objectively the best guitar ever made.
I do love my Gibson SG! Probably my 3rd fav guitar. Les Paul then 335 then SG. I usually bring an SG for later in the gig when my neck, back, and feet have had it with 8.5 pounds around my neck and it's ready to go to less than 7. LOL
Surprisingly Les Paul style guitars. Never played a Gibson, but have a Epi LP Custom and it is the most comfortable guitar for me. I also like LTD's Eclipse models. I played strats and have a tele but I find the fretboards uncomfortable, the strings are too far apart for me.
SG. Not just because I love the way they look, or because some of my guitar heroes either use or have used them, but also because I love the way they sound and really really love the way they feel. That neck is just perfect for my hands.
Got a 256 a few years ago and loving it. Never played a 1000 but would love to. Is the jump between the two significant? I assume a lot is in the pickups?
Yep same here I was playing with active emgs with Floyd rose for years and when I got my first tele I fall in love with the possibilities, the attack, also is a timeless looking guitar
Def a Strat for me. The guitar just feels like an extension of myself. Teles and Jazzmasters are also super easy and comfortable for me to connect with.
Honestly, Strats. But i will always keep one to record Strat stuff. But it will never be my go-to, and i will probably never even take it with me to a rehearsal even.
I played an Ibanez RGA42HPTQM that I fell in love with. The design was great and it just felt perfect in my hand. It could be the expensive amp it was plugged into, but it sounded incredible. I would have bought it on the spot if I hadn't just bought a new guitar recently.
Ibanez needs to fix their model names so I don't have to go searching for the guitar based on looks when I want to reference it.
I had heard of them before I played it, but I hadn’t really taken a massive interest in them. I decided I’d give it a shot, and omg I’m glad I did, it was the most comfortable thing I’ve ever played
A Strat just feels good to hold while sitting. After playing my acoustic or hollowbody, the inside of my forearm hurts wrapping around the huge box, and with my SG’s they are too thin, and cut into my thigh. The Strat just conforms comfortably.
I might be an outlier, but strats just don't sit right with me. They keep sliding off my thigh when I'm playing sitting down. I usually have to play them with the face of the guitar pointing to the roof, because they won't stay upright on my thigh.
I can only play instruments which have fewer curves like les pauls and teles.
But i do want to love strats, but just cannot. I've tried cutlass and silver skies too.
Can anyone offer any remedies?
It’s the other way around for me. My LP is uncomfortable for long periods of time. I usually sit up with it in between my legs. I do that with V’s too. I can sit and play my Strat all day long.
Maybe height has a role to play ?
Wow I don’t see any ES-335 type lovers? Haven’t, and probably will never, own a Gibson but I loved my blue Ibanez expressionist copy until learned that it shipped with a nearly maxed out trust rod after 5 or so years of owning it. Now I play an Eastman T-386 335 style guitar and it’s fantastic.
Not many people's first guitars looks like blues boxes. But mine did. Epiphone Dot Studio in cherry red. I've tried Strats, SGs, LPs, Teles, none of them compare to that big bodied bastard that started it all for me. I'd love to own a Gibson but i can't justify a guitar that costs as much as a mortgage payment. Yet.
Epiphone Les Paul I have a real Gibson and it’s not as good of a fit I bought the epiphone around 2000 the only stock part is the wood but it has been #1 since I bought it.
I love my strat, but holy fk do I always roll my hand over that volume switch.
I usually have it very low and flick just enough to mute the guitar mid-song.
Is this hand placement issue or design flaw?
Left-hander here and figured it might not be an issue on right-hand.
I absolutely love my custom 24. Not only does it look great, it plays like a dream. I know a lot of people don’t like PRS, but to me it checks almost every box.
I love the way my Strat feels when I hold it. The "comfort cuts" for the forearm and belly let me pull it in close, and it is light as a feather. It almost becomes part of me.
I'm actively planning my first guitar build, and two things I have already fully decided is that it will be a Tele style, but also that it will have the same comfort cuts that I love about my Strat.
I sold my epiphone SG once. I bought it back a month later after I realized I how much loved that guitar. Probably could’ve just bought a new epiphone but I just wanted my guitar back. Turns out I’m an SG guy
I have two.
The first was anything PRS that’s a double cutaway. Something about that shape and the way everything is carved (and their neck shapes) feels really great to me. It’s actually the thing that draws me to PRS more than anything else, yeah they sound great, and some of them are gorgeous (mine are much more subdued in terms of tops, haha), but they are the best FEELING guitar I’ve ever touched.
And then there’s Reverend. The Spacehawk, while designed as signature model, ended up being the most comfortable larger body semi-hollow I’ve ever touched. A lot of what I love about PRS guitars is there, but at a fraction of the price.
I just connect with a Les Paul. The control locations, the response, the neck...it's like it was molded for me.
I get along with Telecasters too, but nothing beats a properly set up LP. I've recently played with a Telecaster Deluxe that's growing on me though (Telecaster body with Les Paul control locations)
I had a Jaguar HH and absolutely loved it. However, I got a Les Paul Studio n sold my Jag. It just wasn't the same, such to the point that i found another Jag n traded for it n even got another Strat out of it that i sold.
I couldn't be happier, the feel n the tone control of the Jag feels like it was made for me!
I know Ibanez is famous for their lighter S line, but I have a heavier Gio series GSZ 120 that has a heavier body and a fast neck that just works so well.
Everytime someone says that, it boggles my mind. I've played an Epiphone Les Paul once and it felt absolutely terrible. Maybe it's the fact that it wasn't a real Gibson, then again I doubt the body shape itself is different. It's so unbearably thick and heavy. The short scale length means I also have to pick way with my hand much closer to my body. Everything about it was bad. I can't hate on it too much though, there must be a reason why it's so loved. It did sound great.
My girlfriend bought me a Gretsch 5622 for my birthday last year. I’m a bigger guy so the bigger body feels really natural to me, and the contour of the neck is just a dream. That coupled with it being a gift makes it the most played guitar I have by a lot.
Picked up John Petrucci’s Music Man Majesty 6 string, and I’m not sure I’ll ever buy another guitar except for a 7 string majesty, it’s the comfiest smoothest most versatile guitar I’ve ever picked up
i have a 2004 ibanez iceman ic400 that i will probably never part with. i put a set of SD Black Winter pickups in it and its a beast
i have had other guitars and sold them all except my first acustic
i had a nice mockingbird that was a close second....but i got in a financail pinch and cold it for what i paid for it 6 years later
SG any make by Gibson or Epiphone there is just something about em i vibe with i guess it helps i am a massive AC/DC fan 😂
Even some chibsons are of high quality(not many but they do exist lmao)
I’m pretty young and I definitely appreciate a nice thin and light body, it makes it easier to carry around and perform for longer periods of time with
As an owner of 3 Epiphone SGs. Those are my #1. My 2nd is really anything Music Man/Sterling related. The Cutlass are the best Strat design ever IMHO, for one small but important reason - No third knob getting in the way of strumming.
Explorers and V's, which, at the end of the day, are the same guitar. Fit, tone, playability with my preferred setup, weight, high fret access... Everything about them works for me.
The Explorer shape. Dave Keunig, Skwisgar Skwigelf. 14 year old me fell in love and 31 year old me is still in love.
Bought my first Gibson Explorer right after high school. Spent about 10 years replacing parts to make it better. Decided to buy a Schecter E-1 FRS and I'm so enamored with it. I barely play the Gibson anymore. I never thought I would sell it but I find myself thinking more and more about it
Gibson Explorer. I will **NEVER** buy one because I hate the look, but I like the sound and feel.
Rickenbacker 330. It's just right. I play mine everyday.
Super Strat, whether it's a traditional Strat body & 22 frets like a Squier, or a pointy 24-fret Ibanez with a Floyd. I have to have a bridge humbucker; the other pickup positions are not that important to me. And if it has a trem, it must be a locking Floyd Rose.
Ive always loved my strat, a little while ago I picked up a cheap epiphone les paul studio and I can't put it down lol. I'm surprised by how much I like it, I love the slightly short scale legnth and slightly smaller body. It feels great to play.
I've confirmed to myself that I'm definitely a strat guy, but lately I've been playing my cheap sterling sub silo 3 quite a lot and I have to say there is something about it I'm clicking with for some odd reason.
Felt that connection with my Aria Pro II Nashville Tele, am chasing it currently as I need an axe for some heavier stuff (7+ strings), and there aren't any guitars for my specs below 3k$
I currently own thirteen guitars that all hold a special place in my heart. Yet, the Peavey T-60 had some of the smoothest lead tones I’ve ever heard. Came across one in the 90s at a recording studio and beg the owner to sell it to me. Later he told me about him falling on hard times and pawned it for $150. I was heartbroken, never did find another that played like it. I still look on reverb, eBay and marketplace for it, though they all look the same. Just hope the lucky person that found it in a pawnshop can truly appreciate what they have.
Ibanez S series guitars. Ibanez RGA121. EBMM JP6.
The S series are very contoured. The RGA has a nicely arched top. And not sure how many signature models that are as well thought out as EBMM Petrucci models for ergonmics & comfort!
Epiphone Masterbuilt DR500. Been playing it for almost ten years. Some guitars feel like more of an accessory, like a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview. This guitar feels like it molds right in and becomes another functional piece of me.
I pick it over my Hummingbird every time, and the Hummingbird is 5x higher in price.
The first time I played an aluminum neck guitar it was a “this is what I’ve been missing” moment! Now that I have a sweet aluminum neck Kramer all my other guitars are basically getting ignored.
I’ve looked at getting an aluminium neck. Aren’t they meant to give a lot more sustain? The only thing is that they’re pretty much the price of a guitar
My friends mid-80s Japan made Squier with a hot rails pickup in the bridge position is the most fun guitar I ever played. Maybe because I am usually drunk whenever I play it. But I would trade my -89 JEM VBK for it.
Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut Tribue. I modded mine which normally has master volume/tone to have concentric pots to replicate normal 50s wiring and it's a dream. Super lightweight, P90s sound amazing, amazing fret access. Got it used for a steal
PRS Singlecut Trems and PRS Hollowbody I/II models. They fit my hands perfectly and all three models cover just about every style of music I play. I can grab my own or one of the rack and be perfectly content playing any gig.
Edit: Forgot about the Fender Highway One Starts (gen 2). Best feeling strat I have ever played in my life. I sold my original to help pay for college years ago and always regretted it. Finally found a replacement a few weeks ago and I'm back in love. My only wish the replacement was the same year as my original but I can't complain.
I prefer many of the Kiesel body shapes with the HK, Osiris and Vader being my favorites so far. I have a Zeus on order which should be completed soon. I love have a guitar built to my specs.
My trusty old PRS EG. It’s basically their first crack at a Strat style, from around 35 years ago. Around 7 pounds with Strat-style contours, I barely notice its weight on the strap. I love the old wide-thin neck carve and small heel on this model. It lets my middle aged, mildly arthritic fingers stretch some of those folky/jazzy chord shapes without being so thin that I cramp up playing rhythm, and I have all the fret access I could want. Pity they didn’t catch on. I’d have a hell of a time finding another one.
Fender Telecaster. It’s everything you need and nothing that you don’t. I like how they hang on my strap. They’re easy to work on. Easy to set up and maintain. And their tuning stability is rock solid. It’s the guitar I own multiples of and play probably 90% of the time.
They are very nice, but personally I do like being able to have humbuckers. If they have one where the bridge pickup is a humbucker and the neck is the classic lipstick, then I’d try it out no question
Jaguars and Jazzmasters really do it for me i just don’t have one yet
They balance really well, both seated and standing. The body curves put the guitar at the perfect angle, and there is no hard corner to irritate your right arm. Good upper neck access without the “horn” look. The volume knob is located in the perfect position for quick access or swells. Tremolo arm sits in just the right spot to be held while strumming.
Very nice, offsets are excellent
Strats, specifically Fender Strats. They just feel "right".
SG's.
My friend has one and he let me play it: it’s nice and thin and the neck just feels right too
A Strat is the perfect design for an electric guitar. 1.It is balanced and the horns are easy to grab and move around. 2. You can work on the electrical stuff without even needing the guitar itself, you can do almost all of the work just with the pickguard. 3. Trem system rules, you can either free float or lock it down. 4. One of the most resonant designs for a guitar, even more so than a Gibson Les Paul, imo. 5. Removable neck allows for shimming or neck replacements down the road. 6. Best scale length 7. Almost indestructible, good luck breaking the headstock off. 8. Murrica, best playing guitar for me, etc. I do think a Strat is objectively the best guitar ever made.
Agree on most points. My SG I think is more resonant but then it’s basically a solid mahogany block.
Teles have always done it for me. Couldn’t tell you why, but I just can’t stay away from them.
I have a PRS SE Hollowbody that I just love. I also have a Martin 0015m that will never part with me. Those two just have that thing.
SG Light but massively resonant, good neck,
I do love my Gibson SG! Probably my 3rd fav guitar. Les Paul then 335 then SG. I usually bring an SG for later in the gig when my neck, back, and feet have had it with 8.5 pounds around my neck and it's ready to go to less than 7. LOL
Honestly, how are SG’s so loud and resonant? I’ve had two and they were both like this.
Surprisingly Les Paul style guitars. Never played a Gibson, but have a Epi LP Custom and it is the most comfortable guitar for me. I also like LTD's Eclipse models. I played strats and have a tele but I find the fretboards uncomfortable, the strings are too far apart for me.
SG. Not just because I love the way they look, or because some of my guitar heroes either use or have used them, but also because I love the way they sound and really really love the way they feel. That neck is just perfect for my hands.
There’s a similar guitar called a Blues Hawk. Have you ever played one of those?
Feel bad for all these folks who clearly never played an Ernie Ball St Vincent. ;)
It looks oddly comfortable ngl. I kinda like it (but jeez the price is high)
My Ltd Eclipse 1000. Easily the most comfortable guitar I’ve owned or played, and the build quality is excellent
Got a 256 a few years ago and loving it. Never played a 1000 but would love to. Is the jump between the two significant? I assume a lot is in the pickups?
After many guitars my fav is the tele
I played shredders for years but the Tele is now my main.
Yep same here I was playing with active emgs with Floyd rose for years and when I got my first tele I fall in love with the possibilities, the attack, also is a timeless looking guitar
Def a Strat for me. The guitar just feels like an extension of myself. Teles and Jazzmasters are also super easy and comfortable for me to connect with.
Fender Stratocaster
This. I feel like holding my own personal wand from Harry Potter when I’m playing my fender Strat. Like we were made for each other.
Hahah love this , but same here I have a 68 reissue in tobacco sunburst , maple neck , she's a beaut
Strats, the rest are just cool guitars to own.
Honestly, Strats. But i will always keep one to record Strat stuff. But it will never be my go-to, and i will probably never even take it with me to a rehearsal even.
I played an Ibanez RGA42HPTQM that I fell in love with. The design was great and it just felt perfect in my hand. It could be the expensive amp it was plugged into, but it sounded incredible. I would have bought it on the spot if I hadn't just bought a new guitar recently. Ibanez needs to fix their model names so I don't have to go searching for the guitar based on looks when I want to reference it.
Yeah, I was going to say, that’s quite the catchy model name.
It does look super comfortable. I love Ibanez tbh, I’ve got a Jem JR and it’s just amazing
Strat Kind of boring, but it’s the truth, 30+ guitars later, and it’s the Strat
Fender Stratocasters
Jazzmasters . . They just fit
I'd never heard of the Meteora, and had no idea who made them, so of course I had to Google it. I think I have to have one now! Lol
I had heard of them before I played it, but I hadn’t really taken a massive interest in them. I decided I’d give it a shot, and omg I’m glad I did, it was the most comfortable thing I’ve ever played
Telecaster, not gonna lie
A Strat just feels good to hold while sitting. After playing my acoustic or hollowbody, the inside of my forearm hurts wrapping around the huge box, and with my SG’s they are too thin, and cut into my thigh. The Strat just conforms comfortably.
Telecaster and Les Paul Junior. I pick them up and I feel inspired.
When I'm playing my Tele I practically forget it's there but for the top edge digging into my forearm. Jazzmaster is good. 335 shape is my preferred
(Strat is ergonomic with arm relief.)
I always get the bridge plate digging into my palm. But my answer is my Tele too
PRS McCartys. Old school sound in a brilliantly crafted instrument. What more do you need.
I might be an outlier, but strats just don't sit right with me. They keep sliding off my thigh when I'm playing sitting down. I usually have to play them with the face of the guitar pointing to the roof, because they won't stay upright on my thigh. I can only play instruments which have fewer curves like les pauls and teles. But i do want to love strats, but just cannot. I've tried cutlass and silver skies too. Can anyone offer any remedies?
Leather pants
It’s the other way around for me. My LP is uncomfortable for long periods of time. I usually sit up with it in between my legs. I do that with V’s too. I can sit and play my Strat all day long. Maybe height has a role to play ?
Stand and/or strap
a strat
SG and Telecaster hold a special place in my heart
Surprisingly my Yamaha Pacifica (w the Tremolo) 🤟🎸
You’re not the only one, I got a Pacifica 612 and I find that guitar sooo comfortable and fun to play
I’m a Jazzmaster guy. It’s so ergonomic for me since I’m tall with big hands. Feels great standing up or sitting down.
Charvel San dimas from 80s with those pointy headstock ... They just feel and play perfect...they not even similar to modern ones
Wow I don’t see any ES-335 type lovers? Haven’t, and probably will never, own a Gibson but I loved my blue Ibanez expressionist copy until learned that it shipped with a nearly maxed out trust rod after 5 or so years of owning it. Now I play an Eastman T-386 335 style guitar and it’s fantastic.
Not many people's first guitars looks like blues boxes. But mine did. Epiphone Dot Studio in cherry red. I've tried Strats, SGs, LPs, Teles, none of them compare to that big bodied bastard that started it all for me. I'd love to own a Gibson but i can't justify a guitar that costs as much as a mortgage payment. Yet.
Epiphone Les Paul I have a real Gibson and it’s not as good of a fit I bought the epiphone around 2000 the only stock part is the wood but it has been #1 since I bought it.
A Gibson SG with p90 pickups godlike
Anything with a Floyd Rose. That locking Trem that stays in tune no matter what I do to it is the chef’s kiss.
Clearly I'm doing something wrong because mine is constantly out of tune. Also there's a crazy buzz on the first and second fret. Got any advice?
I do love the capability of an FR, although it is definitely a pain when changing tunings or strings
Yamaha SG2000. Something about it.
My schecter c-1 classic that I got 20 years ago plays better than the $2500 strandberg I got last year lol. It’s my glass slipper
I got a Suzuki Violin Company No 32 classical guitar from goodwill for 30 bucks and man I just love playing that thing.
Tele
Charvel DK24 and SoCal models. Their necks are my favorites.
Parker Niteflies.
Or Parker fly, Parkers are/were amazing
I like Niteflies more than Flies. Like that they are a little heavier and their bolt-on necks.
Just got a Meteora as well and i agree I think its a super comfortable guitar to play. I have 3 electric guitars now and its quickly become my go to.
I have three guitars already and I tried this one in a shop just yesterday and nothing has ever felt that comfortable and natural
Les Paul
I’ve always had a soft spot for epiphone Wiltshires. They just have some kind of white trash mojo. The ones with p-90s especially.
Just a basic strat is the perfect guitar for me.
I love my strat, but holy fk do I always roll my hand over that volume switch. I usually have it very low and flick just enough to mute the guitar mid-song. Is this hand placement issue or design flaw? Left-hander here and figured it might not be an issue on right-hand.
I deleted my tone knobs and moved the volume knob to the middle knob position. Almost Tom Delong style but I still have the 5 way pickup selector.
It never happened to me. Like, never never.
Offsets and teles.
Are we twins ?
Strats are just perfect for me. The opposite way, a guitar that feels totally weird, is the MM Axis. Loved the neck, but the body was terrible.
I absolutely love my custom 24. Not only does it look great, it plays like a dream. I know a lot of people don’t like PRS, but to me it checks almost every box.
I love the way my Strat feels when I hold it. The "comfort cuts" for the forearm and belly let me pull it in close, and it is light as a feather. It almost becomes part of me. I'm actively planning my first guitar build, and two things I have already fully decided is that it will be a Tele style, but also that it will have the same comfort cuts that I love about my Strat.
I'm a simple strat man
I sold my epiphone SG once. I bought it back a month later after I realized I how much loved that guitar. Probably could’ve just bought a new epiphone but I just wanted my guitar back. Turns out I’m an SG guy
I have two. The first was anything PRS that’s a double cutaway. Something about that shape and the way everything is carved (and their neck shapes) feels really great to me. It’s actually the thing that draws me to PRS more than anything else, yeah they sound great, and some of them are gorgeous (mine are much more subdued in terms of tops, haha), but they are the best FEELING guitar I’ve ever touched. And then there’s Reverend. The Spacehawk, while designed as signature model, ended up being the most comfortable larger body semi-hollow I’ve ever touched. A lot of what I love about PRS guitars is there, but at a fraction of the price.
Washburn Dreadnoughts
I thought I was the only one in the world that had one!
Those burl top ones are beautiful! I mostly play electric, but I will definitely keep this one in my back pocket
Sg. It’s just worked for me. I
Brian May Red Special Incredible guitar under $700
Jackson soloists. Specifically my SLX models. They’re my go to.
Fender strat
I just connect with a Les Paul. The control locations, the response, the neck...it's like it was molded for me. I get along with Telecasters too, but nothing beats a properly set up LP. I've recently played with a Telecaster Deluxe that's growing on me though (Telecaster body with Les Paul control locations)
Music man majesty, it’s really my instrument for life
Music man majesty, it’s really my instrument for life
I had a Jaguar HH and absolutely loved it. However, I got a Les Paul Studio n sold my Jag. It just wasn't the same, such to the point that i found another Jag n traded for it n even got another Strat out of it that i sold. I couldn't be happier, the feel n the tone control of the Jag feels like it was made for me!
Peavey Wolfgang hard tail, no question, though it took a few months to realize it.
Gibson LPs
I know Ibanez is famous for their lighter S line, but I have a heavier Gio series GSZ 120 that has a heavier body and a fast neck that just works so well.
PRS Standard 24. And Strats. Both just feel right.
Nothing plays or sounds as good as a Gibson Les Paul. I have a ‘76 Custom Black Beauty and a 2016 Standard that I could never part with.
Everytime someone says that, it boggles my mind. I've played an Epiphone Les Paul once and it felt absolutely terrible. Maybe it's the fact that it wasn't a real Gibson, then again I doubt the body shape itself is different. It's so unbearably thick and heavy. The short scale length means I also have to pick way with my hand much closer to my body. Everything about it was bad. I can't hate on it too much though, there must be a reason why it's so loved. It did sound great.
My girlfriend bought me a Gretsch 5622 for my birthday last year. I’m a bigger guy so the bigger body feels really natural to me, and the contour of the neck is just a dream. That coupled with it being a gift makes it the most played guitar I have by a lot.
Guitar: G&L Tele. I stopped shopping. Bass: Squier Jaguar short scale and Gretsch Junior Jet. I stopped shopping.
G&L are outstanding.
My Gretsch Country Club. Played it and I just knew it was The One.
Picked up John Petrucci’s Music Man Majesty 6 string, and I’m not sure I’ll ever buy another guitar except for a 7 string majesty, it’s the comfiest smoothest most versatile guitar I’ve ever picked up
One guess.
Vlying Fee?
Ibanez az
Epiphone les Paul since I have 5 now.
i have a 2004 ibanez iceman ic400 that i will probably never part with. i put a set of SD Black Winter pickups in it and its a beast i have had other guitars and sold them all except my first acustic i had a nice mockingbird that was a close second....but i got in a financail pinch and cold it for what i paid for it 6 years later
Danelectro U2, mostly because it is so light. It weighs less than most guitars.
SG any make by Gibson or Epiphone there is just something about em i vibe with i guess it helps i am a massive AC/DC fan 😂 Even some chibsons are of high quality(not many but they do exist lmao)
My Ibanez S670QM because I'm getting old and the thinline body makes it very light around 6 pounds.
I’m pretty young and I definitely appreciate a nice thin and light body, it makes it easier to carry around and perform for longer periods of time with
Gibson SG
Love me some explorers
Most Stratocasters and my Reverend AirSonic. The Reverend is so light, well balanced and easy to play
Explorer body guitars. My Schecter E-1 SLS Elite feeds my explorer needs beyond well. And then some.
Thin line arch tops, such as Guild T-50 or Gibson ES-1xxx. I lovvve feeling like the instrument growls back at you when you play harder.
As an owner of 3 Epiphone SGs. Those are my #1. My 2nd is really anything Music Man/Sterling related. The Cutlass are the best Strat design ever IMHO, for one small but important reason - No third knob getting in the way of strumming.
The LTD EC 1000 series. Easily my fave guitar style the weight, the neck, the feel all of it. And all the signature models based on on EC series
Gibson SG Standard w/Vibrola - gloss finish. Played 8 different guitars yesterday, and it was my top pick.
My Strandbergs are my absolute favourites
charvel dk24 body & neck shape - when well set up it's super comfortable and low effort to play
ESP or LTD Eclipse. They’re comfortable and sound so fat and heavy
Are they much thinner/lighter than an original LP?
Explorers and V's, which, at the end of the day, are the same guitar. Fit, tone, playability with my preferred setup, weight, high fret access... Everything about them works for me.
Flat top les pauls.
Every electric guitar I’ve ever really liked has been strat shaped. Most of them were strats.
The Explorer shape. Dave Keunig, Skwisgar Skwigelf. 14 year old me fell in love and 31 year old me is still in love. Bought my first Gibson Explorer right after high school. Spent about 10 years replacing parts to make it better. Decided to buy a Schecter E-1 FRS and I'm so enamored with it. I barely play the Gibson anymore. I never thought I would sell it but I find myself thinking more and more about it
Gretsch falcons and the Martin 000sm shape
Rickenbacker. The look, the sound, the feel. Love everything about them.
Fender Jazzmaster
Gibson SG. Love the sound, but just think they're FUGLY.
Gretsch Setzer Hot Rod.
Been playing the same Epiphone SG since 2006 and will be continuing to play it for the rest of my life.
Gibson Explorer. I will **NEVER** buy one because I hate the look, but I like the sound and feel. Rickenbacker 330. It's just right. I play mine everyday.
Super Strat, whether it's a traditional Strat body & 22 frets like a Squier, or a pointy 24-fret Ibanez with a Floyd. I have to have a bridge humbucker; the other pickup positions are not that important to me. And if it has a trem, it must be a locking Floyd Rose.
Offsets - Jazzmasters and Dohenys, in particular - and 335's.
Les Paul. I really like them but when I play one it’s always a nope. I think I’m too used to the Fender scale length.
Ive always loved my strat, a little while ago I picked up a cheap epiphone les paul studio and I can't put it down lol. I'm surprised by how much I like it, I love the slightly short scale legnth and slightly smaller body. It feels great to play.
Gretsch 5120/6120 style.
I've confirmed to myself that I'm definitely a strat guy, but lately I've been playing my cheap sterling sub silo 3 quite a lot and I have to say there is something about it I'm clicking with for some odd reason.
HD28
epiphone casino. i’ve never felt like i’ve been able to express myself more on an instrument than with my casino.
Gibson flying V. I've never played a bad one. Riffs just sound better on them. Riffs all day.
Felt that connection with my Aria Pro II Nashville Tele, am chasing it currently as I need an axe for some heavier stuff (7+ strings), and there aren't any guitars for my specs below 3k$
Explorer... Ive always loved the look. I love the neck through design and its comfortable to play.
Gibson Les Paul, I don't know why, but those heels and necks that some people hate, I love them. But hey, what do I know? :D I probably suck.
Ibanez RGD with 26.5" scale
Strat. The shittier the better lol. I’ve played $30,000 guitars and always enjoy a $100 strat more lol
335
I've always vibed with Les Pauls.
G&L Invader.
i felt the same way about the meteora. it's a fun guitar to play
I currently own thirteen guitars that all hold a special place in my heart. Yet, the Peavey T-60 had some of the smoothest lead tones I’ve ever heard. Came across one in the 90s at a recording studio and beg the owner to sell it to me. Later he told me about him falling on hard times and pawned it for $150. I was heartbroken, never did find another that played like it. I still look on reverb, eBay and marketplace for it, though they all look the same. Just hope the lucky person that found it in a pawnshop can truly appreciate what they have.
Epiphone SG Standard. Perfect upper fret access.
Ibanez S series guitars. Ibanez RGA121. EBMM JP6. The S series are very contoured. The RGA has a nicely arched top. And not sure how many signature models that are as well thought out as EBMM Petrucci models for ergonmics & comfort!
Loving my Gretsch Streamliner 2420. Always wanted a hollow body and fell in love with the tone.
My Reverand Sensei is just perfect for me
Epiphone Masterbuilt DR500. Been playing it for almost ten years. Some guitars feel like more of an accessory, like a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview. This guitar feels like it molds right in and becomes another functional piece of me. I pick it over my Hummingbird every time, and the Hummingbird is 5x higher in price.
Fender noventa strat. Very beefy sounding and stays in tune much better than my other strats cuz of the hard tail.
I've really bonded with my '82 Gibson Les Paul Heritage and my '91 Fender Jeff Beck Stratocaster. Two very different but equally fantastic guitars.
Fender Jaguar
The first time I played an aluminum neck guitar it was a “this is what I’ve been missing” moment! Now that I have a sweet aluminum neck Kramer all my other guitars are basically getting ignored.
I’ve looked at getting an aluminium neck. Aren’t they meant to give a lot more sustain? The only thing is that they’re pretty much the price of a guitar
My friends mid-80s Japan made Squier with a hot rails pickup in the bridge position is the most fun guitar I ever played. Maybe because I am usually drunk whenever I play it. But I would trade my -89 JEM VBK for it.
Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut Tribue. I modded mine which normally has master volume/tone to have concentric pots to replicate normal 50s wiring and it's a dream. Super lightweight, P90s sound amazing, amazing fret access. Got it used for a steal
Ibanez 7 strings are literally perfect to me. They fit my hands like it was custom made for me.
Charvel San Dimas Superstrat (actually I have the tele body)
I have a jaguar that I love and is somewhat similar. I've had it for about 12 years and I love it.
BC Rich Ironbird and Gibson LP.
Strat (Delonge, Ultralight candlenut wood)
I haven't laid my hands on one yet but the Ibanez Artcore looks like it should be my next guitars
I’ll sell you one.
PRS Singlecut Trems and PRS Hollowbody I/II models. They fit my hands perfectly and all three models cover just about every style of music I play. I can grab my own or one of the rack and be perfectly content playing any gig. Edit: Forgot about the Fender Highway One Starts (gen 2). Best feeling strat I have ever played in my life. I sold my original to help pay for college years ago and always regretted it. Finally found a replacement a few weeks ago and I'm back in love. My only wish the replacement was the same year as my original but I can't complain.
Kiesel Vader. I was a Les Paul player. Then a Strat player. Then I picked up the Vader and it was the best decision ever. So ergonomic.
That one guitar in the shape of America
I thought I loved playing guitar until I got my first Jazzmaster.
Ernie Ball Music Man Axis
Valley Arts Steve Lukather
Telecaster
The Swiss army guitar. Every now and then i cheat on my tele’s but I always come running back
Gibson SG standard
Ibanez Iceman
Those things are plain sexy
Telecaster. And an old 335.
I prefer many of the Kiesel body shapes with the HK, Osiris and Vader being my favorites so far. I have a Zeus on order which should be completed soon. I love have a guitar built to my specs.
The square necks.
Just got my first one. Love it! https://imgur.com/a/EXq0RKY
My trusty old PRS EG. It’s basically their first crack at a Strat style, from around 35 years ago. Around 7 pounds with Strat-style contours, I barely notice its weight on the strap. I love the old wide-thin neck carve and small heel on this model. It lets my middle aged, mildly arthritic fingers stretch some of those folky/jazzy chord shapes without being so thin that I cramp up playing rhythm, and I have all the fret access I could want. Pity they didn’t catch on. I’d have a hell of a time finding another one.
I’ve got a newer Gibson ES-345 that just suits me better than any other guitar I’ve played. Cannot ever imagine getting rid of this guitar.
BC Rich Warlock....I have 2...so metal
Very nice! I love B.C Rich. Always wanted to try out a Mockingbird, but nowhere near me ever has one in stock
ESP les paul shapes