Nice guitars ruined by one feature...

Fifty9

12th fret inlay/fretboard markings on chapmans.

bacchanalian

dindude said:

Not exactly ruined, but my Suhr Alt T would be a better guitar for regular frets instead of stainless steel - would suit it better.

That is interesting. I still miss the Alt T Pro I had and probably have one on the shopping list this year.
I liked the stainless frets and thought they were in keeping with the overall guitar.
There is a rattly slickness to the frets.  Easy to overshoot bends and slides.
I am thinking of Alder ond Rosewood this time.

bluechargeboy

Any guitar with a block heel.

Any guitar with 21 frets.

Fifty9 said:

12th fret inlay/fretboard markings on chapmans.

My pal just bought a classical guitar and it has a fretboard inlay with the manufacturer's name....on the 13th fret.

stickyfiddle

DrBob said:

Never liked the look of the jack socket on a Strat.

Wow, really? I've always thought it absolutely critical to the swoopy 50's design of them.

GoldenEraGuitars

Set necks that say “Gibson” on the headstock 




Kidding  

ICBM

GoldenEraGuitars said:

Set necks that say “Gibson” on the headstock 

Kidding  

Mahogany necks with a one-piece angled headstock, no reinforcement, and an oversized truss rod access at the weakest point.

Not kidding .

portobear_65

ESP LP and SG types are spoiled for me by the wavy inlays. 

imalrightjack

The one thing that ruins most guitars is the person playing it. 

rlw

Any guitar without locking tuners.

proggy

Wal bass (4 string) headstock, looks like something you'd dig the garden with.

The 5 string version looks nice though.

skullfunkerry

stickyfiddle said:

DrBob said:

Never liked the look of the jack socket on a Strat.

Wow, really? I've always thought it absolutely critical to the swoopy 50's design of them.

I think the Charvel So-Cals with side mounted jack socket look much cleaner & nicer

zepp76

Any Les Paul (except a gold top) with a scratch plate on.

SlopeSoarer

Clearly using the wrong tone wood

SteveRobinson

Philly_Q said:

Yep, gold hardware.

fretmeister

Lodious said:

Musicman's nut width. 

Nah - I love them.

impmann

Too heavy

crunchman

Strats with big headstocks

johnl

G&L Headstock.

Look at this:



Phwoarrr....I would, etc. etc. etc.

But then suddenly once the headstock is in view it becomes massively less appealing:

Philly_Q

SteveRobinson said:

Philly_Q said:

Yep, gold hardware.

Actually it was the three-screw truss rod cover.  I know it's not very rational to be bothered by such a small thing, but I think they look terrible.

(And yes, I hate the headstock shape. )

digitalscream

Every PRS, except the Silver Sky - because the pickup switch is in the least convenient place possible, actually making it impossible to play some of my band's stuff.