Favourite Guitar Manufacturers and Why

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   Westone are another Matsumoku brand that made some amazing guitars in the early 80s. My first electric was a Thunder 1A, wish I still had it! I bought a Paduak 1 on Ebay for £120.00 a year or so ago, a beautiful guitar.

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A B Negative Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 02 2006 Location: Methil Republic Status: Offline Points: 1594	Posted: March 04 2008 at 11:53
	Westone are another Matsumoku brand that made some amazing guitars in the early 80s. My first electric was a Thunder 1A, wish I still had it! I bought a Paduak 1 on Ebay for £120.00 a year or so ago, a beautiful guitar.
	"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."

debrewguy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3596	Posted: February 29 2008 at 19:18
	In case you're interested, here's a good site for Vantage specs. For those who know these things ... http://www.matsumoku.org/guitars.html
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debrewguy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3596	Posted: February 29 2008 at 19:03
	My fave is Vantage. As long as they are ones made in Japan until the early 80s. I picked up a vp795 about 6 years ago for $200. In many comparisons that I've made when trying instruments at music shops, it keeps its' own more than adequately. Neck through body, and sustain for days. In fact about a month after I bought this fire red one, there was another that came into the second hand shop that I frequent. IT was priced at $135 as the neck pickup was scratchy. In my then naive state of guitar knowledge, I didn't want to take a chance so I passed it up. It was sold a week later. The buyer asked the store if they could take out the neck pickup for him, and he would eventually get around buying & having a new one installed. Turns out all that was wrong was some crap around the wiring, and a somewhat loose wire. And the best part ... despite their high quality ( along with their top of the line models, sold under the name Aria Pro), they are not considered collectible. Therefore, you can get them a very good prices. If you see one and it's in good shape, and please ensure that they are japanese made, try them. YOu may be in for a nice surprise.
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activetopics Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 29 2007 Status: Offline Points: 156	Posted: February 07 2008 at 09:07
	i love fender guitars and amps. they're the most versatile guitar i've ever played with, especially with a bridge humbucker pickup - i go from blues to metal in like all of my songs. im not too experienced with effects- i have an ibanez chorus pedal and a digitech recording device which i use for both guitar and vocal effects. i also have a crybaby wah.

MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21149	Posted: February 03 2008 at 04:26
	In retrospect my favorite guitar is a used Jem 555 bk: (this isn't my guitar, I used a wikimedia pic) The only problem is that the tuners are broken, because obviously the previous owner tightened them with a wrench ... I think that I'll order some replacement tuners from Ibanez and start using it again.
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mystic fred Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2006 Location: Londinium Status: Offline Points: 4252	Posted: February 03 2008 at 03:17
	i have tried many different guitars, and have settled for Fenders - i always wanted an SG but had problems with the wide neck, high frets and high string tension. The Les Paul was brilliant, silky smooth tone but i couldn't get used to the wide neck, high bridge and that p/u switch, had a mexican Strat and Telecaster which were great but have come full circle with an American Standard Strat, my only guitar now, it is worth the extra money as it is better finished and has better pickups and hardware than the copies. I also have a Fender Jazz Bass i'm happy with after trying an Ibanez and a Fender Precision copy (that wide neck again), the JB tone is amazing. Whatever music you play you need to try as many guitars as you can over a long time, find a guitar that seems to have been designed for you personally, then you can forget about gear and concentrate on playing.
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SpaceMonkey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 13 2007 Location: Philly Area Status: Offline Points: 197	Posted: February 02 2008 at 02:20
	Ibanez was the main brand for the past six years, but I finally sold my one six string and I purchased the Ernie Ball Petrucci Special. Last night in fact. Ibanez: I was always a metal, even before becoming exposed to prog and even now, and this brand always seemed to give me what I wanted; whether it was feel, sound, and what not. Ernie Ball; I really enjoyed the petitness of a fender, but was never satisfied with it's sound, the Petrucci is amazing.

N Ellingworth Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 17 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1324	Posted: February 01 2008 at 16:30
	Personally I don't really look at brand, but it just happens that Gibson (plus Epiphone) and Steinberger make guitars which suit me perfectly. From the Gibson style of design my personal favourite is the SG, when tuned to BEADF#B it is staggeringly aggressive and heavy, but also able to produce delicate albeit low pitched tones. The most famous Steinbergers are the 'broom' shaped ones but I prefer the strat style guitars, same sound and feel but they can actually be played comfortably sitting down. I usually use my Steinberger for ambient music as it's crisp tone is great for effect and Ebow abuse. I also play a lapsteel guitar but can't really discuss manufacturers since my knowledge of them is very limited all I know is that I love playing them.

flickfan82x Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: January 31 2008 Status: Offline Points: 11	Posted: February 01 2008 at 15:24
	Fenders... My first guitar was a Squier I got for Christmas.

asimplemistake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 13 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 840	Posted: January 14 2008 at 17:34
	Fender and PRS all the way. I own a Fender and love everything about it except that it goes out of tune a lot (classic tremolo bridge). Playing it though is very fun, it's great for bluesy (and jazzy) solos. For Acoustics, I LOVE Ovations. Own one of their acoustic-electrics and its just perfect, although it sounds better unamplified.

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65250	Posted: January 14 2008 at 17:24
	Paul Reed Smith makes some of the best guitars on the planet-- they play like butter, sound like gold and look like art

A B Negative Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 02 2006 Location: Methil Republic Status: Offline Points: 1594	Posted: January 14 2008 at 12:54
	My favourite brands are Fender and Gretsch (which is owned by Fender!) Why Fender? I love the simplicity of Telecasters and the sound they make through my Marshall Valvestate 100w combo (bass, mid and treble full on and gain at about halfway). It's what an electric guitar should sound like. Why Gretsch? They look amazing! I always dreamed of owning a White Falcon but they're VERY expensive and have far too many controls. Put two switches next to each other and I'll go for the wrong one. Luckily for me there's the 6120 Brian Setzer Hot Rod which only has a volume control and a pickup selector - nothing else. It's great to play and has a unique sound which is enhanced by the Bigsby wobble truncheon, fantastic when the guitar starts to come alive at volume and feedback threatens to take over!
	"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."

Petrovsk Mizinski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210	Posted: December 29 2007 at 22:52
	What brands of guitar do you prefer, what guitar more specifically and why?