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As was demonstrated in gringopig’s blind test thread, guitars basically sound the same apart from the difference between two pickups and three.
I could actually do that with just my Strat copy if I fitted an extra switch, I’ve already got hotter bridge and neck pickups.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
just need to sell an acoustic and another gibbo and I'm there
Amp wise, get a helix and youll never GAS for an amp again (I am joking of course, but I am a helix convert and I haven't even looked at amps in over a year)
I would love to have only one electric and one acoustic. The acoustic I have covered but electrics - there is just so much damn nice stuff about.
Realistically though. I end up sounding pretty much the same regardless of what guitar it is, so probably one with hums that split.
I hate having stuff about that does not get used so having more than three starts actively annoy me and has maybe led to some unwise sales. I had to stop reading the other thread where some have 20 and 30 + guitars as it was giving me palpitations.
Just remembered I would still like a goldtop so might have to use CBT to allow me to have 4.
I have one nylon string and one steel string archtop acoustic. Could happily get rid of the latter, but it is worth nothing, and takes up no space.
I would want:
neck single coil,
bridge humbucker.
And a vibrato that stays in tune for moderate rather than extreme wanging.
But I would want either a low output vintage PAF style humbucker, or a Filtertron style, maybe a Firebird style mini. Nothing high output, plenty of air and high end. Neck could be an S style, or maybe a P90, Staple, or CC style.
Middle pickup: nice to have, but not a deal breaker.
I had a couple of key realisations. First it was that out of all the guitars I tried the Les Paul was just the one for me. When I used other types of guitars I would end up just trying to make them sound like a Les Paul.
So I decided that rather than have loads of good guitars I really liked, I would go for a couple of exceptional guitars I absolutely love.
Im now down to an R8 for my covers/function band and most dep gigs, Les Paul Standard in Drop C for my originals rock band, PRS SE tremonti as a back up to both and a Taylor 214 CE for my acoustic trio gigs.
I also got fed up of lugging a mountain of gear to every gig and trying to shoehorn pedals into songs to justify their place on the pedal board. So I’m now down to; tuner, overdrive, boost, delay, EQ. 50w plexi style amp, 2x12 and a DV mark micro 50 head as a backup.
Less than 5 mins to set up and max 2 trips to the car for load in/out.
At one one time I had five amps and around 11-12 electrics
Some say "I've got a good Strat here which I'm really happy with, so that's covered."
I think "I've got a good Strat here which I'm really happy with, so I'd like another one."