Before someone says 'Les Paul', the Gibson Les Paul is so long on the market as to be considered a type of electric guitar in its own right. I cannot understand why a player will go into a shop and buy a Strat that has been factory modded to be similar to some well known players battered old Strat. I can understand someone building or modifying a guitar in homage to a great player, Keith Richards famous Tele comes to mind. So enlighten me: why did you buy your <famous player> endorsed guitar as opposed to the standard model which was on the rack beside it?
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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
I had (and loved) an Ibanez MMM1. I wasn't much of a Staind fan (they were a passable pop band I s'pose), but the guitar was excellent; 27" scale, neck-thru, no inlays, massive string-through bridge and built from the ground up as a baritone.
If a guitar has the features you want, who cares how it came about?
Could just be a nice colour or a spec tweak, but there are loads of valid reasons to consider an artist endorsed model.
All guitars are signatures in that respect. Just pick the designer who appeals to you the most, no fanboyism required.
*and also because of all the strats I have played it is one my favourites. And I like the Big dipper pickups. And I like a lot of his stuff.
And it has a really cool gig bag.
I like her stuff just fine, it's not a diss, but she's not a musician who is important to me. But, I think her signature guitar is cool. Similar with the Musicman Valentine (and I like Maroon 5 a LOT less than St. Vincent).
Not the case with say a PRS DGT - Joe Bo 335 - Clapton/Mayer Strat - granted they have an artist name but can appeal to any/many players who just like the spec of this particular guitar
For me me I love Alex Lifeson. I have a Howed Roberts like he used in the early 80s and it just reminds me of that time in my life. Same as listening to Exit Stage Left does.
I think thats no bad thing.