Okay - so everyone has their favorite guitar, even if they
have several and suffer from "GAS" - Guitar Aquisition
Syndrome.

My go to for stage work and singer/songwriter work is my
Takamine from 91. My go to for home studio (I play into
a snowball mic plugged into my MacBook Air) is my Alvarez
from 81.

My electric guitar is a Gretsch BST-1500 from 81.

I have others, but those are the key ones... Well, I will
mention a Yamaha FG-180 from 69 or 70 that I use for
bluegrass jamming. It's a CANNON when it comes to sound
and projection!

You?


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Re: favorite guitar
By: jimmy anderson to All on Fri May 10 2013 11:28:00

My go to for stage work and singer/songwriter work is my
Takamine from 91. My go to for home studio (I play into
a snowball mic plugged into my MacBook Air) is my Alvarez
from 81.

My electric guitar is a Gretsch BST-1500 from 81.

I have others, but those are the key ones... Well, I will
mention a Yamaha FG-180 from 69 or 70 that I use for
bluegrass jamming. It's a CANNON when it comes to sound
and projection!

That's cool. :) I tend to lean toward Stratocasters (I have two), but I definitely like Gibson Les Pauls as well (I bought a Les Paul Studio recently). Right now, I'd say the favorite guitar that I currently own is my 2005 Fender Standard Fat Strat. It has a Seymour Duncan humbucker in the bridge and a Kinman AVn-56 pickup each in the middle & neck positions (I put those in to replace the Seymour Duncan single-coils which the guitar originally had). I also recently put Fender locking tuners in it, replacing the original tuning pegs that it came with. The guitar plays well and sounds great. The Seymour Duncan single-coils it originally came with sounded good, but they had a noticeable hum when used alone, which is why I replaced them. The Kinmans are noiseless, and they sound great - Perhaps even better than the Seymour Duncans. Also, the combination of the middle pickup and the Seymour Duncan humbucker sound good together and very Strat-like, which I think is important. Also, this guitar is louder than my other Strat, and I'm not quite sure why - Perhaps it has a different volume pot. All around, I think this is a great guitar and has a versatile sound. This is Kinman's web site:
http://www.kinman.com

More recently, I bought a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster with 3 Lace Sensor Gold single-coil pickups. I've always liked those pickups and wanted a Strat with that sound. It definitely sounds good, but recently I've been thinking that the Kinman pickups sound slightly brighter and clearer.

My other electric is a Gibson Les Paul Studio, which I bought a couple weeks ago. I believe it has the Gibson 490R pickup in the neck and 498T pickup in the bridge. It sounds good and plays well. Definitely a different tone than the Strat.

Okay - so everyone has their favorite guitar, even if they
have several and suffer from "GAS" - Guitar Aquisition
Syndrome.

I think I may be coming down with a case of Guitar Acquisition Syndrome. :P I've thought of buying a Gretsch Duo Jet, such as this one: http://bit.ly/14gxqeD
It's the guitar that George Harrison played, and it also has the Gretsch sound which is good for rockabilly - If only I could play well enough for that. :P

Nightfox

Nightfox wrote to jimmy anderson <=-

That's cool. :) I tend to lean toward Stratocasters (I have two),

Great axes - no doubt. Being from a country background I prefer a Tele.
I have a friend I pick with some who has a "Nashville" Telecaster - it's
not the official name, but it's what it's known as - has three pickups
instead of two and has a 5-way switch (instead of 3). His also has a
B-Bender.

I definitely like Gibson Les Pauls as well (I bought a Les Paul Studio recently).

Also good instruments, but also not what I tend to gravitate to (to each
his own, though, right? When I'm playing Bluegrass I will sometimes get
"the look" because I'm not playing a Martin - LOL).

Right now, I'd say the favorite guitar that I currently own
is my 2005 Fender Standard Fat Strat. It has a Seymour Duncan
humbucker in the bridge and a Kinman AVn-56 pickup each in the middle & neck positions (I put those in to replace the Seymour Duncan
single-coils which the guitar originally had). I also recently put
Fender locking tuners in it, replacing the original tuning pegs that it came with. The guitar plays well and sounds great.

Sounds like a sweet setup!

Also, this guitar is louder than my other Strat,
and I'm not quite sure why - Perhaps it has a different volume pot.

At the local music store that's one of the first things the other guys
will say when looking at guitar - "I'd put 5's in this one" or something
like that. :-)

More recently, I bought a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster with 3 Lace Sensor Gold single-coil pickups. I've always liked those pickups and wanted a Strat with that sound. It definitely sounds good, but
recently I've been thinking that the Kinman pickups sound slightly brighter and clearer.

I remember when those Lace were "the next great thing." :-)

I think I may be coming down with a case of Guitar Acquisition
Syndrome. :P I've thought of buying a Gretsch Duo Jet, such as this
one: http://bit.ly/14gxqeD
It's the guitar that George Harrison played, and it also has the
Gretsch sound which is good for rockabilly - If only I could play well enough for that. :P

Nice! And yes, it's a different sound...


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Re: Re: favorite guitar
By: Jimmy Anderson to Nightfox on Wed May 15 2013 11:40:00

That's cool. :) I tend to lean toward Stratocasters (I have two),

Great axes - no doubt. Being from a country background I prefer a Tele.
I have a friend I pick with some who has a "Nashville" Telecaster - it's not the official name, but it's what it's known as - has three pickups instead of two and has a 5-way switch (instead of 3). His also has a B-Bender.

That's cool. Playing Strat-style guitars for as long as I have, I always thought it seemed undesirable to have "only" 2 pickups instead of 3. But I've played guitars with 2 pickups that sound great, so I don't think it's a very big deal. I've seen some Teles with 3 pickups, but they seem to be fairly rare.

I've also wondered why it is that between the Stratocaster and the Telecaster, country players tend to gravitate toward Telecasters. It seems that it's possible to configure them to sound pretty much the same, so I'm not sure if it has to do with the looks more than the sound.

I definitely like Gibson Les Pauls as well (I bought a Les Paul
Studio recently).

Also good instruments, but also not what I tend to gravitate to (to each his own, though, right? When I'm playing Bluegrass I will sometimes get "the look" because I'm not playing a Martin - LOL).

Yeah, to each their own, definitely. :) As far as bluegrass, I've heard resonator guitars are sometimes popular in bluegrass, and I'm not sure that Martin makes a resonator.. I've looked up resonator guitars before, and they tend to be made by other brands.

More recently, I bought a Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster with 3
Lace Sensor Gold single-coil pickups. I've always liked those
pickups and wanted a Strat with that sound. It definitely sounds
good, but recently I've been thinking that the Kinman pickups sound
slightly brighter and clearer.

I remember when those Lace were "the next great thing." :-)

I think the Lace sensors are definitely good pickups. But lately I've started to like the Kinman pickups a little better - I think the Kinman MkIII set (AVn-56 for neck & mid and AVn-62 for bridge) sound even brighter and clearer than the Lace Sensors, and they're true noiseless pickups, too.

Nightfox

Nightfox wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

That's cool. Playing Strat-style guitars for as long as I have, I
always thought it seemed undesirable to have "only" 2 pickups instead
of 3. But I've played guitars with 2 pickups that sound great, so I
don't think it's a very big deal.

I still think it's more about the player and less about the guitar anyway. :-)

I've seen some Teles with 3 pickups,
but they seem to be fairly rare.

Yeah, that's the 'Nashville' style I was talking about...

I've also wondered why it is that between the Stratocaster and the Telecaster, country players tend to gravitate toward Telecasters. It seems that it's possible to configure them to sound pretty much the
same, so I'm not sure if it has to do with the looks more than the
sound.

I think that's a great deal of it. That bridge pickup on a Tele does
have more of a twang, but you're right, the electronics can become an equalizer.

Yeah, to each their own, definitely. :) As far as bluegrass, I've
heard resonator guitars are sometimes popular in bluegrass, and I'm not sure that Martin makes a resonator.. I've looked up resonator guitars before, and they tend to be made by other brands.

Dean makes one that I just LOVED at Guitar Center a couple of months ago... It's an all metal body with Gold AND Silver - lots of engraving front and
back. Two knobs. One for volume and the other for "tone" but I think it was more of a pickup selector... There's a "lipstick" pickup near the neck and
an undersaddle pickup too. The "knob" was a pot that lets you dial in
the pickups. In the middle (with a "notch" you can feel) is both pickups.
Turn one way all the way and you just get the back - the other end you get
the front, but as you go between you can have 80/20 75/25 etc.

You follow? $799 street price, but the neck! WOW!

Dean has some lower end and some wooden bodys with resonator tops. You
can usually get those for about $250 to $400, but it was NOT the same. :-)

I think the Lace sensors are definitely good pickups. But lately I've started to like the Kinman pickups a little better - I think the Kinman MkIII set (AVn-56 for neck & mid and AVn-62 for bridge) sound even brighter and clearer than the Lace Sensors, and they're true noiseless pickups, too.

I saw that in another thread or echo - cool. :-)

Oh - and speaking of pickups. My Gretsch BST-1500 from 81 has two pickups only and I used to use the bridge one only for a brighter sound, but now I've
gotten to where I use both most of the time for a more full sound. :-)


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