1 more reason I don't like Gibson

[lunarhalo]

There is something about fender instruments that invoke serious experimentation in me. Gibson's have always felt to "polished" and don't inspire me to plumb the depths of the creative sonic textures my brain "hears" inside. The only Gibson that comes close to a fender IMO is a SG.

~~LH

[Spiggy]

There is something about fender instruments that invoke serious experimentation in me. Gibson's have always felt to "polished" and don't inspire me to plumb the depths of the creative sonic textures my brain "hears" inside. The only Gibson that comes close to a fender IMO is a SG.~~LH

Yep - I've had more than a few LP's & Strats thru the years but they've all been sold! LP's always proved too heavy, difficult to play 'up top' and waaay too much 'jazz tone'...and I've only ever found one Strat that was fit for anything other than firewood

SG's are a totally different ball game however - easier to play, tonally they've got a better balance and you can get a wider range of sounds than any LP. Same goes for Tele's - more interesting than Strat's - and a guitar that you really have to work at to get the best out of.

And of course the nicest guitar in the world will still sound like crap if all your doing is plugging it into a two bit amp/effects box...

[Resonance]

There is something about fender instruments that invoke serious experimentation in me. Gibson's have always felt to "polished" and don't inspire me to plumb the depths of the creative sonic textures my brain "hears" inside. The only Gibson that comes close to a fender IMO is a SG.~~LH

Yep - I've had more than a few LP's & Strats thru the years but they've all been sold! LP's always proved too heavy, difficult to play 'up top' and waaay too much 'jazz tone'...and I've only ever found one Strat that was fit for anything other than firewood

SG's are a totally different ball game however - easier to play, tonally they've got a better balance and you can get a wider range of sounds than any LP. Same goes for Tele's - more interesting than Strat's - and a guitar that you really have to work at to get the best out of.

And of course the nicest guitar in the world will still sound like crap if all your doing is plugging it into a two bit amp/effects box...

Funny how everybody feels different - SG's are like canoe paddles to me, and they just feel like shit in my hands. I'm saving my pennies one day for a Les Paul Standard in wine red, with burstbucker pros. They're heavy but they feel great to me.

I've got an ES-335 that you couldn't pry from my cold dead fingers... Love that thing.

[Spiggy]

Funny how everybody feels different - SG's are like canoe paddles to me, and they just feel like shit in my hands. I'm saving my pennies one day for a Les Paul Standard in wine red, with burstbucker pros. They're heavy but they feel great to me.I've got an ES-335 that you couldn't pry from my cold dead fingers... Love that thing.

<homer>...mmm...335...mmm..<homer>

As pointed out earlier in the thread it reaches a point of what suits the individual player in terms of sound and the physical qualities of the instrument. If it feels right...it is right.

I've got 2 early 70's SG Standards that I got from pawn shops in the States for next to nothing as they were in pretty poor condition. But as soon as I picked them up they just 'felt right' - almost like when you try on a favourite pair of shoes or an old coat

Now both have been spruced up, resprayed and made it thru about 500 gigs. Tried a current model SG the other week and it was.....er....shite

[Resonance]

<homer>...mmm...335...mmm..<homer>

Exactly!

Tried a current model SG the other week and it was.....er....shite

I haven't been down to the guitar store in a while 'cause everytime I go in, I end up coming home with one. It's a sickness

[Hink]

Funny how everybody feels different - SG's are like canoe paddles to me

hey that's my line..

that's okay...you can use "crapwalk home toilet" too if you like... I have been saying the canoe paddle thing since I furst pickep up an sg.