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When Les’s estate sold his guitars at auction, that Tele went for more than any Les Paul or anything else in his collection.
Originally Posted by neatomic
For electrics, I am a Fender guy. So much bang for the buck.
For acoustic I miss the two Ramirez that I parted with.
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12-01-2017 12:29 AM
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I like my Gibsons but I rebuilt them from literally broken scraps which made me the luthier as well. Modesty naturally prevented me from nominating myself but if stranded with a sharp implement and some wood I wouldn't go tuneless.
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I often play a Gibson ES-175 and a Martin 00-15M, but I'm a big fan of Godin electric and acoustic archtops and Seagull flattops. I only have one Gibson and one Martin, but several Godins and Seagulls. Great guitars at any price, but especially at their price point. They are lightweight, resonant, comfortable, and play very well.
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Fender- electric
National- acoustic
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Fender/electric
Martin/acoustic
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Electric: Gibson
Acoustic: Martin
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I played a 1980 Gibson S-1 for many years. That guitar was a strange beast for Gibson. Bolt-on neck, 3-single coils, maple fretboard. It was basically a strat. But I don't think I've played a Gibson in the past 25 years or so that's done anything for me. Granted, I haven't played any of their very high-end guitars, but at their insane prices, I'm never going to own one anyway, so what's the point?
This is where I think Gibson gets killed by companies like Fender and Ibanez. Their mid- and lower-level stuff is a fantastic value. You can usually find their Mexican made guitars for $500 or so new, and less on the used market. I think the Mexis are great, but if one feels the need, you can upgrade hardware and/or electronics, and still come in at a pretty low outlay.
Some of the Epis can be a decent value, but I've never played one that impressed me as much in terms of bang-for-buck as Fenders and Ibanezes.
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Electric - Gibson Custom Shop
Acoustic - Gibson Custom Shop
For tone and build, I think a Gibson built to personal spec is the way to go. I’m still waiting for a single neck pup 335 to show up one day in my favorite color and a spruce top.! A double cutaway L5 with a single pickup would be cool also...!
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I can only relate with what I have. They are my favorites or I wouldn't have them. They are also on the affordable side of guitars, although the partscasters that I have assembled are money pits.
Electric solid bodies: Fender style partscasters with my specs. I have a Strat, a Tele, and a 12 string Jazzmaster. In the past (25 years ago) I have only owned authentic Fender Teles. I had two and ultimately decided that I can assemble ones that fit me better than the off the shelf Fenders.
Acoustics: Authentic Martins. I have an 000 sized cut away w/o electronics and all solid woods. I also have Martin's nylon crossover. Once upon a time I had an older Gibson J-35. It sounded like a trumpet. I regret trading that one in for a CC ES-175 of all things, and I never really liked the ES-175.
Archtops: Godin and Peerless. I also have a Hagstrom HJ-800 which is a fine Chinese made guitar. Hagstrom doesn't get much cred, but they have a fairly high quality standard.
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Electric archtop: D`Angelico Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Electric solidbody: Fender
Acoustic: Epiphone
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Originally Posted by Longways to Go
I found this site just recenty, i have been interested of jazz since early 60`s. But i am mostly a classic rock player, my main guitar is Telecaster. I own 13 Teles and 11 Strats, but only 5 big archtops.
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Can't pick any as I have a good number of guitars from small builders i.e. one man shops to large manufacturers. And my favorites vary from month to month. But as my playing style has evolved from pick to all fingers, I find that most large scale builders with the exception of Eastman don't produce the type of guitar that suits my playing style. I own a few Gibsons, Fenders and Guild guitars but I play them infrequently.
My favorite electric builder is a small builder named Tom Lyons (member here) who worked with me to make a guitar that met my physical and tonal needs. I have since had Tom had a bridge pickup, insert a block under the bridge to eliminate a feedback problem and some other minor stuff.
Almost NGD - Tom Lyons guitar
As far as classical/Flamenco guitars it would be Ethan Deutsch. He makes a amazing flamenco blanca at a reasonable price. Ultra light weight and very responsive. A a nice guy to boot. If I hadn't swerved back to steel strings I would have him build me a traditional classical guitar.
Brouwer Paisaje Cubano con Fiesta - Pavel Kukhta plays 2017 Ethan Deutsch - YouTube
If money was no object and I could live with a wider bodied archtop it would be a Monteleone Quattro Port. I played one about 18 years ago and it still gives me gas.
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I've played perhaps 20 Godins in stores. Every one that I touched was an impressive guitar, especially at their price-points. Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Electric - Fender
Acoustic - I like what I have but don't feel qualified to say
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Have owned numerous Electric guitars, from my 1st Teisco-Del-Ray to Gibson RD Artist, but
the only Electrics I still own are:
- Fender
In the last 20 years I have purchased 10 Archtops (Emperor Imperial Series, L5 Studio, a few L7's etc...)
Still have them all (Except L5 34 re-issue recently sold).
But the winner (and ONLY guitar I play) is:
- Trenier
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