Showing posts with label materials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label materials. Show all posts

Monday, March 9, 2009

Gear: Guitar Materials?

Just wondering what everyone's thoughts/preferences are on various guitars/guitar components. What do you like/dislike?

LIKE
Maple Neck
Maple Fretboard
Ebony Fretboard
Fixed Bridge guitars (no tremolo)
Ovation Guitars (i have the 2078T)
Ibanez Guitars
ESP Guitars (Ibanez/Jackson wannabe but cool nonetheless)
Fender Telecaster (love the tone and feel)
Jackson Guitars (i have a Jackson Professional with a custom Warmoth body. Also, I prefer the Jackson Flying V over the Gibson.)

DISLIKE
Gibson Guitars (in general, I don't like the feel. Feels clunky and the neck width and diameter just aren't comfortable for me. I had an Epiphone Flying V back in the day.)
Guitar neck painted same as body color (my hand sweats and sticks to the neck)
Locking neck / Locking bridge Tremolo system (only big $ system actually stays in tune)
Fender Stratocaster (love the tone but to me this is the Ford Taurus of guitars...boring)
Rosewood Fretboard (once you go Ebony or Maple you'll never go back =)

My next purchase will be a Fender Telecaster. I actually like the cheaper Squier version $200 and the $500 or less Fender version both with Maple Neck/Maple Fretboard better than the $1000 and up models. The tone on the cheaper models is just as good as the high dollar models.