Following on from the "Best Signature Guitar of 2019" thread, where there were several "what about.." comments. What's your nomination for "Best Signature Guitar EVER".
I FULLY expect Les Paul to come out on top... As it probably should, but feel free to nominate whatever you like.
I'll go with an Ibanez Fireman-Paul Gilbert signature.
Designed by Paul & something very unique. I had one for a while & stupidly sold it during a period of depression- because I didn't feel I was cool/good enough for it.
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Has surely outsold any other, and perhaps all other signature models together in its various iterations.
DGT’s should get a special mention for being (apparently) universally loved too.
Or the George Gretsch 6128
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Squier JMascis Jazzmaster and Epiphone Jack Casady bass
An Ibanez JS1000BTB and an Ibanez Jem7VWH.
In the meantime, my votes go to:
- Fender Shiflett Tele - I preferred it to the American Tele Deluxe that I tried alongside it before I bought it (!)
- Epiphone Gary Clark Junior Casino - like a regular casino but with USA electrics and the best tuners I've ever used (Grovers)
- Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster - because it's a good guitar, fixes some of the basic Jazzmaster issues (the bridge) and punches well above it's weight, especially with a few carefully chosen upgrades.
It's also because those are the ones that I bought ;-)
which I absolutely love (though probably in a minority here LOL!) If money were no object though, I'd go for this one:
A masterbuilt copy of Hanks original Strat, bought for him by Cliff in 1959. Only 57 were made and there is currently one back up for sale for the bargain price of £12.5 K
One of the first if not the first occasions where a guitar with 14 frets to the body appeared (when all others were 12 frets), and IMO that particular innovation is incredibly important to the progression of the guitar.