And I have more or less decided that I only need one guitar, not 3, the LP is sold and gone on Friday, the Tele and Strat remain, I am thinking maybe sell both (Mim Strat and Squier standard Tele) and with the money from all three just buying one guitar and sticking to it. I am not a great guitarist, not sure what I want to play but seem to sway towards clean sounds, finger picking , country type riffs, that sort of thing.
The best I caould afford all being well is either a Mia standard Tele or Strat or a Baja or something along those lines, it will have to be a bit special because I want it to be a keeper and in 20 years time still enjoy it, is this a wise decision do you think or would I be better off with both a Tele and a Strat?
I do find having more than one guitar a little distracting and I think I might progress more if I only concentrate on one?
What do you guys think? Am I making sense?
A Deuce , a Tele and a cup of tea.
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If I only had 2 guitars it would be either a Strat or Tele and the other one would be a humbucker guitar.
Unless it's the humbucker sound you disliked of course.
Whats an MJT?
If you gig - even rarely - then you definitely need, as a minimum, your main instrument plus a backup.
If you're into clean sounds and country-style music then personally I'd be leaning towards the Telecaster (possibly a Thinline).
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/122995/fs-ft-g-l-telecaster-price-dropped#latest
This should be a lovely budget guitar and cover all the bases except a trem.
Owning and playing just one perfectly matched guitar seems sensible at the time, but when you arrive there you'll need to practice restraint. Best spend some time hands-on at your local guitar shops and see what you like. The Tele Custom 72 style (like the ASAT) is a great platform, I had one for years and it was my "one" guitar. I loved it, but guess what? It's gone.
Since then I've found I can get just about everything out of a certain 335 style guitar. You'd have to try plenty to find the right one for you, the neck profiles vary massively. Go hands-on window shopping.
Have fun!
See that's what I am thinking , one guitar and focus on that rather than chalk and cheese, when I am playing chalk I am thinking about cheese!
PRS Cu24, Cu22, Mira etc - if you like them then look for a used one that will be a lot cheaper than buying new. Or (cheaper) a PRS SE.
Other options include an HSS Strat, Telecaster Custom (single coil bridge, humbucker neck) or a Yamaha Pacifica 611FM (hardtail) or VFM (trem version) that combines a humbucker with a P90 with 5 p/up positions.
If you like Strats and prefer a more traditional 3-single-coil pick-up layout but with more versatility, a US Stratocaster Deluxe with noiseless pickups and S1 switching will give you 10 tonal options, and all without that annoying 60 cycle hum.
So if you haven't fully decided on exactly what type of music you want to play, tonal versatility might be the thing to think about. It's very important to be open minded and play lots of different guitars to help you find one that feels and sounds right for you.
Alternatively if you loved the feel of a LP, then consider trying some different versions. An Epiphone LP Pro with push-pull coil tapping, or a different type of LP to the one you had - for example a Gibson LP Studio or LP Tribute.
All in, this cost me about £850-900 a few years ago:
https://i.imgur.com/5KHLGTs.jpg
It has the kind of neck profile you can't get on a Fender without spending twice as much, and in a finish not normally available outside the Custom Shop, plus some stonking Oil City pickups and big frets. I wouldn't be without it.
It's only after coming back on this forum I realised I must have been subconsciously influenced by your thread!
I do think it's an interesting concept to stick to one, could definitely provide less distractions in practising. Could also make maintenance so much easier, would save a lot of money on strings!
Now I do have another guitar (my first cheapie guitar) but it's so terrible that I never bother to play it! Just there as an absolute last resort backup and it's not really worth anything to sell it.
Sounds great and does everything I want of it.
Whether a Strat or a Tele - or something else - really comes down to whether you want a trem, and whether you get on with an un-contoured body. (Although Bigsby Teles do exist...)
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