own 2 identical guitars ..why ???

guitars4you

Twinfan said:

Backups/spares is why I have duplicates.

tend to agree with this - If you don't need the back up option, then I prefer 2 different guitars to give me 2 different tonal palettes

dindude

Ha I’ve gone completely the opposite way. I own the 1st (single coil) and 2nd (humbucker) guitar, skipped the usual 3rd / 4th / 5th etc and straight to the guitars you’d typically buy as your 7th and 8th!

When you have similar guitars you spend your time noting all the subtle differences, when you don’t have them side by side, you tend not to care a jot and get on and play.

Sporky

Having two of each is probably good if you've gone teetotal but want to remember what it's like to be absolutely wankered. 

fretfinder

mark123 said: i get a guitar and think this is amazing value so if another comes along at a bargain price i will snap it up !

That’s called ‘pound cost averaging’. It’s not uncommon in the world of equities trading, but less common in the guitar world I would think! 

sweepy

Looks as though I will end up with at least 3 Reverends, apart from sharing Wilkinson Trems they all have different pickup configurations and one is a Semi. ,,,,,,oooerr fnarrrr
i do find it odd having 2 Strats 2 LP’s etc unless they are very different spec etc

LeeCassidy

Come at me, bros.

mark123

now all for sale in the classifieds pics to follow( friday)

skunkwerx

That green camo one is sick! *^^

I would have two of the same if I gigged and had bought one that I really bonded with and felt I played better on. 
The reason for the duplicate second is that I’d set it up in an alternate tuning, so I could still feel right at home immediately when switching.  

Doesnt need to be the same colour for that though! 

Saves the hassle of trying out other guitars to see if I get on with them over time. 

Otherwise, makes sense if you are particularly fond of that one guitar, and want a back up incase of damage, theft, failure. 

Clothing on the other hand... my wardrobe looks like fucking homer simpsons. 

Went to primark, tried a pair of jeans, they fit me great, looked good on my abnormal body and were £10. So I bought 3. All the exact same. 

Popped into Sports direct, found a plain black firefrap t-shirt, fitted great, didnt do that tent shit, so bought 6. 

Everyday I feel like I look good. Self confidence is a bitch.... 
Downside is, to people I see often, they must presume I wear the same shirt and jeans every day! 

Clarky

p90fool said:

I need two guitars which can cover similar ground without changing amp settings just as gig backup, but if they're too similar one of them never gets played. 

same for me...
I have a couple of pairs of guitars..
bust a string on stage and switch to the spare which sounds, feels and is functionally the same

Bucket

LeeCassidy said:

Come at me, bros.

Nope, that's just cool as fuck. Jealous.

abw1989

I have two Epiphone LP Standards that I have modded to have the exact same pickups, capacitors and other electrics.

Why?

I loved how the first one sounded when I finished and wanted to have the same sound in standard tuning and half step down tuning.

hotpickups

2 max at one time for me usually. Just for a variety of sounds really 

GuyR

I'm sure there are many members here that have more than 2 of the same instrument. If basses count I have 8 jazz basses. That looks quite bad written down.  

chrishill901

Tunings. I've got 2 LPs and they are in different tunings because I'm lazy

sgosden

abw1989 said:

I have two Epiphone LP Standards that I have modded to have the exact same pickups, capacitors and other electrics.

Why?

I loved how the first one sounded when I finished and wanted to have the same sound in standard tuning and half step down tuning.

would a digitech drop not achieve the same thing?

MattBanshee

Whenever I'm in an actively gigging band, I like to have a pair of guitars/basses that are as similar as possible. That way, if you need a mid-set switch for a string break, alternate tuning etc, it is less likely to completely change the sound.

chrishill901

sgosden said:

abw1989 said:

I have two Epiphone LP Standards that I have modded to have the exact same pickups, capacitors and other electrics.

Why?

I loved how the first one sounded when I finished and wanted to have the same sound in standard tuning and half step down tuning.

would a digitech drop not achieve the same thing?

Depends how loud you play. I had a Whammy DT for that purpose (although I tuned a half step down and used the DT to bring me back up to regular tuning) and unless I played quite loud I could hear the acoustic strings which gave the whole thing an exaggerated chorus'y sound to it - not great for late night noodling after the next door neighbours baby is in bed!

sgosden

chrishill901 said:

sgosden said:

abw1989 said:

I have two Epiphone LP Standards that I have modded to have the exact same pickups, capacitors and other electrics.

Why?

I loved how the first one sounded when I finished and wanted to have the same sound in standard tuning and half step down tuning.

would a digitech drop not achieve the same thing?

Depends how loud you play. I had a Whammy DT for that purpose (although I tuned a half step down and used the DT to bring me back up to regular tuning) and unless I played quite loud I could hear the acoustic strings which gave the whole thing an exaggerated chorus'y sound to it - not great for late night noodling after the next door neighbours baby is in bed!

ahhh yes that, its yucky. I tend to use headphones at home, and lotsa volume for rehearsals/live. Even with good isolating headphones, I think I can still feel a difference with the vibrations I think.

Worth it for the cost saving when my main band tune to C, and my side project is in B. the price of a drop is much preferable to an extra guitar & backup. 

NelsonP

chrishill901 said:

Tunings. I've got 2 LPs and they are in different tunings because I'm lazy

This is an awesome excuse

"Darling, how many guitars does one man need?"

"Well, I need at least one Fender, one Gibson and something interesting and different from another manufacturer. I also need at least one of each of the common body types - solid, semi hollow and acoustic, I need at least one sunburst guitar. and some with a relic'd finish, Then I need at least one of each of the most common pickup configurations - single coils, humbuckers, P90s, plus one or two that have combinations of these. I need at least one hard tail, one trem and one locking trem. Then I need a 12 string and a baritone. Although I should probably sell it, I really want to keep my first proper guitar for sentimental reasons. And then I need to get two of each of these because I sometimes play in drop D and am too lazy to turn the tuning peg to the right pitch. So, to answer your question, I need about eleventy billion guitars"

"But darling, don't you play mostly at home, using a modeller into headphones on high gain presets? Can you really tell the difference"

"Er......"

;-)

poopot

One word... “redundancy”...

If a something breaks mid set you can quickly switch to the “same” guitar... it’s the same reason you take at least two amps to a show... and the same reason you have a backup pedal board/cables/spare strings etc...