Guitarists what is your guitar?

[RedXIII]

Mine a Fender Strat.

[BethCA66]

1. Epiphone SG Express clone and Luthier Folk Cedar

I have small hands, hence smaller guitars. Still trying to find a decent amp within my tiny, tiny budget. Thinking about a Roland Cube or 77.

[old mark]

16. Try an older tube Peavey....nt

[BethCA66]

39. Waiting for the day I can get a Fender Twin. Ima cry now. n/t

[BethCA66]

2. Aw. C'mon! There gotta be more players!

Like the strat much better than the tele. Can't play a LP -- too damned heavy. My baby SG clone is kind of too cute, but unless I experience some major hand growth, I'm stuck with the small scale Git-Tars. A real SG would be too much guitar for me.

[Twillig]

3. Only one?

Damn that Strat looks shiny and new. Would be a shame to scratch up that pickguard.

Post your gear thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=256x3865

You need more than one!


A later addition:




But here is my Pride and Joy The JPM P2


I collect-and get GAS--better than I play.

[BethCA66]

4. The first Flying V will be mocked, although I do love me some

Randy Rhoads



and

Dave Mustaine

[Twillig]

5. No one mocks Randy Rhoads or his guitars.

I'd mention though that his hands are not in the Vai/Gilbert/Hendrix endowment category.

Yngwie has fat fingers.

And this kid had kid fingers and could(can) shred like few alive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdgACLA2vO0

He burst on the (YouTube)scene as an 8 year old (perhaps 9). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok3EjsCmIu0&feature=related

Lil' bastard.

[BethCA66]

6. Speaking of kids...

This kid is 16ish - playing "Get the Funk Outta My Face" (yeah, bassist) Funk

This kid covered "Back in Black" in the most awesomeist way BiB

And Derek Trucks started touring when he was what, 11ish?

[Twillig]

9. Those Kids Are Too Old!

LOL.

I know, I should be buried and dead--but really, kids these days are--if they are keen--are light years beyond that.

Look at this (different)lil' punk playing
Petrucci's Glasgow Kiss. Guitar is bigger than he is. (a few sour notes, so what? he can pwn me.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYtWGAT8f0

And the Roland Cube is a good choice. lots of effects, and a great clear channel that you can play with pedal effects and the onboard effects. Sounds good for non-tube. Not gonna rip heads off, but hey.

[BethCA66]

10. Hey! They're kids to me! ;-)

Love videos of the wee ones! And, yeah, the neck on my clone is actually smaller than the one on my small acoustic, so I'm getting it. It's killing me not having a decent amp. Painful!

Oh, and I like the Funk kid b/c he's making The Face as he plays. The lip biting face. LOVE!

[BethCA66]

7. Oh, and the Flying V is just silly looking. I'm sure it's damned comfortable to play,

but it just screams 80s hair band.

[Sebastian Doyle]

8. Randy could get away with playing a V with polka dots

Because he fucking played it like this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLi_S-x8pwg

[dbt]

11. Samick AV-5

One-third the weight of a Les Paul at a third of the price, with the added glory of P-90 pickups. Plug into a Vox AC30CC and the resulting Beatle Chimes slay legions of Blue Meanies.

:loveya:

PS:

[Lasher]

12. Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster

Fender Precision Bass Vintage Kustom 200 amp.

Just yesterday I met Buddy Ross, the founder of Kustom Amps. Very interesting guy.

[Orsino]

13. Strat is technically my wife's (Gilmour fan).

I've got a couple of Yamaha acoustics (one was my father-in-law's) and an Ibanez bass.

[Iggo]

14. Number One is on the left.

[guitar man]

22. I love the color on that Les Paul nt

[Iggo]

32. It's called "Silverburst", and it was a major selling point.

Wish I could've afforded the Gibson. But I think that's the last 10-ton guitar for me. The old shoulder just can't take it anymore.

[guitar man]

45. I know what you mean

That's why I got the LP jr instead of a full, LP. It's a lot lighter, my lower back just won't take a heavy guitar standing on stage anymore.

[Iggo]

46. Ah, the stage.

Been there twice (both times sitting in for a friend playing cover tunes in a bar band) and it's everything and more than I imagined it'd be. It's fun being the best, if only for a few hours...lol.

Mostly I just stand in my bedroom or the garage. But yeah, heavy guitar. And if I play it for any significant length of time, I can feel it all night and the next day in my left shoulder.

[old mark]

15. I have a few - A Fender Stratocaster, very like the one in the pic -

a parts Telecaster, with a Gibson P90 at the neck, 3 SG's, one of them an Epiphone version of the '61 SG/Les Paul Custom, one an older Samik Korean version of the SG Les Paul and one Jay Turser SG Special (for sale!!! Cheap!). Also have a Gibson Les Paul Special which I am stripping down to the mahogany - I have to get used to the neck on this one - it is very fast!!

Also have 2 basses, 2 playable acoustics and about 10 harmonicas.

mark

[Amerigo Vespucci]

17. Les Paul

:toast:

[guitar man]

23. Beautiful!

I'm envious! :evilgrin:

[GoneOffShore]

18. Martin D-18 - 1962 vintage

I've had it since 19966

[old mark]

19. ...and that's a LONG time!!!!...nt

[GoneOffShore]

26. Yes it is.

I'm an old fart.

[guitar man]

20. Here's mine

Sold a few off right after my daughter was born to pay off bills, but currently I have:

My main ax, a 1987 Strings n Things "Saint Blues" with emg sa pickups . It's basically a very high quality "strat" with binding.



recently acquired Epiphone Les Paul junior, I love this little guitar.



I also have an old Hofner 12 string acoustic, don't have a pic for it.

And then of course, amps. These are a few of the amps I've acquired over the years

[MiddleFingerMom]

21. When I had the band late 80's - early 90's...

.
...I used to write the lyrics and our lead guitarist worked with me
and wrote the music. When he left, I taught myself guitar so that I
could keep writing. I never played WELL... but I absolutely LOVED to
play.
.
I had a kind of monotonous Bo Diddly style of strumming and would
play for myself up to 4-5 hours a day until I gave myself bursitis
(at a relatively young age!!!) in my strumming shoulder.
.
AGONY!!! Steroids. Hard to use that arm. Had to quit playing for
months and never got back into it.
.
I had a cheap Korean no-name acoustic that some roommate in college
had left behind.
.
It sounded just beautiful to me.
.

[guitar man]

24. Basic black strat

Can't go wrong with that :thumbsup:

[retread]

25. Huss and Dalton 000-sp, Beard Goldtone, Fender Strat. n/t

[SoxFan]

27. A cheap-ass Aria Strat copy

Hey, I;m re-learning after almost 30 years, so there's no point in running out and buying a Rickenbacker 360 when I have no real idea what I'm doing!

[mulsh]

28. No pictures but I have a bunch of guitars.

I mostly play mandolin these days & own a Pomeroy F5 & Eastman 814 (oval hole)

My favorite guitar is a 1962 Fender Strat I inherited a couple of years ago. lots of sentimental value there. It's sort of collectable but since I'll never sell it...Most of its stock component are in storage since is was a real gigging guitar.
I have 2 other strats. a made in mexico and an early 80's japanese Squier.
2 Telecasters
a Les Paul Recording - it's the model he liked to play with hi/ low impedance switching etc
a Gibson ESD-150 hollow body
a Danelectro 12 string
a Melobar lap steel with old Joe Barden pickups
a Beard Road-o-Phonic acoustic electric resonator.
a National Baritone Tri-cone, it's # 49 & was designed by Bob Brozman and the guy I inherited it from
a National Delphi resonator
a Bear Creek Hawaian
an Ivan Gurensey resonator
A Patrick & Stewart acousitc/electric 12 string
An old Epiphone 12 string
an Alvarex 6 string
a Guild 6 string
a custom made spanish guitar

I've got a Matchless Clubman amp, a Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue, DeVille 2x12, 65 Bassman, 15 watt Crate, a very old Vox Pathfinder.
This is what can happen if you never sell any of your instruments.

[SoxFan]

29. Fess up. Which one of you plays this?

[Iggo]

33. I got a funny metallic taste in my mouth looking at that pic.

Mmm, mmm. Good times.

[Blue-Jay]

30. The one I use most often is a Schecter C-1 Classic.

Looks like this:


I like the sound that I get from the Duncan 59 in the neck and the JB in the bridge. Also the neck-thru, string-thru design provides plenty of sustain.

I also have a nice Guild jumbo acoustic guitar (w/ Fishman electronics) that I'm rather fond of.

[Twillig]

44. I'm glad I'm not alone in this DU morass of Gibson and Fender

Orthodoxy!

I do wish that the C1-classic was that bright in typical lighting. (see my dark c1 above)

Good guitar.

[kayakjohnny]

31. Fender Showmaster Celtic

Very simple rig. One knob for volume. One pickup.

Plays like a dream.

And I just bought the Line 6 Pocket Pod effects processor and amp modeler, then teamed it up with CakeWalk recorder/mixer.

Still learning it all and am having the time of my life.

[Iggo]

34. That's beautiful. Simple. I like it.

I've got that Pocket Pod, too. Haven't run it to the amp yet. Just headphones. There's a lot there, innit?

[Sweet Freedom]

35. Ibanez AEL10

I just started taking lessons in January...I've always wanted to learn to play.

[Beaverhausen]

36. I play a Taylor 710 acoustic

I own a Fender 12 string electric but sadly it's been sitting in the closet for years.

[Chemical Bill]

37. Well...

I have a Squire Strat, made in Mexico, a Korean Les Paul knock off, called an Austin, a Stigma, oops, I mean a Sigma, which is a plywood Korean (made for) Martin, and I just got a cheap real Martin, a DR, which I really like. For amps I have a Fender G-DEC Jr. which is cool, and a Princeton 65, both solid state, and a really cool 9v toy which gets a growl when the battery gets weak. I'm glad I lived with the Les money, as the git tech calls it, so I realized I don't want a real one. I figure I'll upgrade to an American Strat and a Blues Junior eventually. I don't understand the concept of one guitar.

Bill

[backwoodsbob]

38. only guitar at the moment

an SG

[BethCA66]

40. Play slide? n/t

[Alexander]

41. Another vote for the Fender Strat.

The only difference is mine's white.

[Zavulon]

42. Mine, too.

I have a 1974 as my primary, and a 1979 25th anniversary model which I rarely touch.

[bluesbassman]

43. Fenders.

P Bass American Standard Deluxe


40th Anniversary American Standard Strat (slightly modified)


Squire 5 String


Mexican Fretless Jazz Bass

[tonekat]

47. OK, I'll play...

Gibson:
1972 Les Paul Custom - Black Beauty
1998 Double Cutaway Les Paul Standard - "diamond blue"
Fender:
1993 American Standard Telecaster-candy apple red
19-whatever USA '57 Stratocaster reissue in 2 tone sunburst (with a whammy)
Epiphone:
Mandobird VIII - electric mandolin styled like a miniature Gibson Firebird, in tobacco sunburst

WishList:

Hamer USA Standard or studio
Gibson Explorer in Tobacco Sunburst with Gold Hardware
A shredder...I'd love a Suhr Modern with a great whammy bar

[The_Commonist]

48. I play an old...

Harmony Patrician with a pickup built in.
And a 1966 Winston electric shaped like a banjo.
Oh yeah, and the little red Tosca. It's basically just a board with strings, but it's a rock monster.
A cheap Victoria from Japan.
And a Regal Bicentennial acoustic.

I'm weird.

[driver8]

49. Gibson ES-137

Looks exactly like this one --

[SteppingRazor]

50. I have a Seagull acoustic and a Les Paul clone electric that I built myself.

Well, with a little help from someone who actually knew what he was doing. :)

[DoBotherMe]

51. 2009 Martin 000-18 Lefty

Never played before or owned a guitar, but I'm now taking lessons because I want to play Harrisongs! Dana ; )

[lukasahero]

52. We have a few

A few nothing guitars:
Gibson classical
Alvarez classical
Epiphone steel string

And a few sweets:
Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Acoustic-Electric (this is the one I play most often)


Alvarez Yairi Masterworks 12-string acoustic


Epiphone electric "Professional"


And sweetest of all:
1968 Ramirez classical

[driver8]

53. Wow -- you've got some great guitars!

I love the sound of Ovations, too!

[lukasahero]

54. Thanks

Full disclosure: the acoustics are mine, the electric and the Ramirez are my husband's. He played classical guitar at NC School of the Arts. He's way beyond good.

I'm a hack in comparison but there's a smoothness to the sound of the Ovation that I love. It just works for the type of music I play.