Controversial guitar opinions you have.

flying_pie

Guitar is a shit instrument and guitarists are all aresholes

The future of good music is the accordion 

munckee

Bellycaster said:

I don't like Flame Maple tops anymore. This is awkward as one of my best Guitars is a EVH Wolfgang with flame maple top. I guess the fact that it's purple tones down the flame a little.

I'd much rather have a Plain Top Les Paul as well, or a solid colour one.

I appreciate that it is nice figuring and that some people like Flame and Quilt tops, but I would never go for one now.

Anything with flaming should just be burned.  

dazzajl

Bennyboy-UK said:

The price of any guitar gear new or used would be better spent on paying for quality lessons.

The time used in forum posting would better spent on structured practice.

Bloody heretic!!

Don’t be coming round here with your sensible facts and logic based comments 

Teyeplayer

1) The strat bridge pickup is a total waste of space and significant design flaw.

2) Hillsong endorsements have done more to ruin great gear than any other artist, band or genre of music. 

3) PRS = nu metal.

There you go, anyone getting tetchy?

Keefy

AndyGT75 said:

Keefy said:

AndyGT75 said:

Buying expensive gear doesn’t make you sound any better. I get tired of ads on JMB and Bandmix that say ‘Must have pro level gear’. I’ve played with loads of people that have horrendously expensive guitars, basses and amps and they’ve still been crap. Learn your craft first and don’t expect to be able to buy talent and ability off the shelf at PMT. 

I don’t recall seeing any ads on those sites that made that sort of requirement. It’s also a moot point exactly what qualifies as ‘pro level’ gear…

Well, I’ve seen loads of ads demanding top quality
kit - otherwise I wouldn’t have mentioned it. It annoys me and I ignore anyone who places that as a top priority. And as you say, what exactly is pro level gear. A big name? Something costing more than 2 grand? Who knows. 

I wonder now whether I’ve seen them but just skimmed past that part, on the basis that I was confident my kit was up to it.

I can only think of one occasion on which the kit that someone brought to an audition contributed to a decision not to have them in the band. That was when a prospective bass player turned up with a powered monitor that was clearly completely unsuitable for amplifying a bass guitar at gig levels - and it turned out he’d borrowed that from his girlfriend’s dad. He was adamant that it would be fine. Really? Next!

imalrightjack

Fenders and Gibsons are for sad old bastards who are stuck in the past.  And they're clearly not as well made as many, many other companies.

stratman3142

Teyeplayer said:

1) The strat bridge pickup is a total waste of space and significant design flaw.
...

Not if it's a humbucker.

Who's going to break first and get tetchy?

soma1975

stratman3142 said:

Teyeplayer said:

1) The strat bridge pickup is a total waste of space and significant design flaw.
...

Not if it's a humbucker.

Who's going to break first and get tetchy?

And you call yourself a stratman...

AndyGT75

Keefy said:

AndyGT75 said:

Keefy said:

AndyGT75 said:

Buying expensive gear doesn’t make you sound any better. I get tired of ads on JMB and Bandmix that say ‘Must have pro level gear’. I’ve played with loads of people that have horrendously expensive guitars, basses and amps and they’ve still been crap. Learn your craft first and don’t expect to be able to buy talent and ability off the shelf at PMT. 

I don’t recall seeing any ads on those sites that made that sort of requirement. It’s also a moot point exactly what qualifies as ‘pro level’ gear…

Well, I’ve seen loads of ads demanding top quality
kit - otherwise I wouldn’t have mentioned it. It annoys me and I ignore anyone who places that as a top priority. And as you say, what exactly is pro level gear. A big name? Something costing more than 2 grand? Who knows. 

I wonder now whether I’ve seen them but just skimmed past that part, on the basis that I was confident my kit was up to it.

I can only think of one occasion on which the kit that someone brought to an audition contributed to a decision not to have them in the band. That was when a prospective bass player turned up with a powered monitor that was clearly completely unsuitable for amplifying a bass guitar at gig levels - and it turned out he’d borrowed that from his girlfriend’s dad. He was adamant that it would be fine. Really? Next!

I’ve seen it a few times. Someone starts playing, has disposal income and buys a Marshall stack and expensive US Fender but still sounds awful. I played in a band with a guy that would be really nasty about other band members equipment and espouse that his pickups cost more than a lot of guitars, etc, but was an awful guitarist. Really shrill and thumped the crap out of it. I have all the ‘pro level
gear’ I guess, but I don’t think that it’s the be all and end all. I turned down a bassist recently that messaged me on JMB because he harped on about his rig and what he expected everyone else to bring along. I replied with ‘I’m sorry but you sound above our league and we wouldn’t want to disappoint you’. 

swiller

• Playing what is in your head/heart without thinking about it is harder than playing any solo. 
• The best songs are made by dicking about simply with a blank mind and often by technically rubbish guitarists.
• 99% of guitar solos are the guitarist showing off skills and nothing to do with emotional development of the listener.
• Most guitarists sound the same and play the same style and chase the same sound.
• When you hit 50 you will GAS for a flying v or explorer having detested the image in your teens/twenties.
• Tele headstocks are the worst looking ever and look like a mis shaped sausage on the end of a guitar.

flying_pie

Playing chords is only for talentless wankers

flying_pie

stratman3142 said:

Who's going to break first and get tetchy?

Jeff Beck was the most overrated guitarist of all time

Octavio

If it's not made in America then don't bother (exceptions Japan and local luthiers).

p90fool

Lessons in rock n roll guitar are a contradiction in terms. 

flying_pie

The Fretboard Forum is a fantastic place for creative, young female guitarists to hang out

flying_pie

You don't need to upgrade the pickups in a Harley Benton to make it better than a Gibson 

RocknRollDave

Middle pickup alone on a Strat is a horrid sound that should never be used.

AndyGT75

RocknRollDave said:

Middle pickup alone on a Strat is a horrid sound that should never be used.

I absolutely love Strats but agree with this, lol! Second position and neck only for me lol. 

ICBM

Nitro is not a very good finish - it feels sticky, reacts with stands/straps/some case linings, and is really just a bit crap. A nice thin polyurethane is far superior and actually ages in a comparable way, just more slowly.

Roasted maple is a horrible idea and a way to ruin good timber. It's weak, brittle and soft all at the same time... vile.

Middle pickup alone is the best sound on a SSS Strat.

Brio

You only need one guitar. And it wont be as good as mine.