what electric guitar do you reckon is the best for ROCK music?

[Mystic]

...how the HELL did i miss that one? that's as gibson les paul as it gets...only david gilmour can make a stratocaster sound like a les paul...

Mike, at least you were fooled by a Les Paul with a single-coil pickups, much easier to make a Stratocaster sound with than a Paul equipped w/ HB pickups.

 

[Mista G]

You know, back in the day, you guitar choice depended alot on what your musical tastes were. Country artists, for instance, gravitated toward Telecasters while rockers chose Les Paul's and Strats based upon the inherent "tone" of the instrument. Thesedays, however, you can make any guitar mimick the sound of your favorite artists through the use of software and gadgets. My girlfriend can make her strat sound like a tenor saxophone for Christ's sake through the use of one of those kidney bean looking dealies and her midi computer setup! So, find an instrument that fits your budget and one that feels good in your hands. That, coupled with some desire is all you need to be a jukebox hero.

 

[pmsummer]

In an unpreccedented bit of marketing synergy todays guitars often come packaged with clothing to match the instrument.

Mustangs and Jazzmasters come with a free flannel shirt.
Ibanez, Kramer, Dean, Jackson and Charvel all come with spandex pants.
Rickenbackers arrive from the factory with a Nehru jacket and granny glasses.
Telecasters are equiped with your choice of a Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket or a Cowboy outfit.
All seven string guitars regardless of the munufacture arrive with a pair of baggy pants and a ball cap.
With every Strat you get one of those flat looking cowboy hats for either the SRV or Richie Sombreo look.
Les Pauls come with your choice of either a sweater vest or a suit with dragons on it.
Roland Guitar Synths are sent with a custom pocket protecter and a slide rule belt holster.
B.C Rich guitars come with a black cape and a pair of plactic Holloween fangs.
SGs come with gas station attendent coveralls.
Gretch Guitars come with a bowling shirt and some hair grease.
Because they are budget guitars, Tiesco, Johnson, Sammic, Carlo Robbelo, Devlon, Spencer, Woods, Jay Turcer, Silvertone, Danelectro, Eleca, Serries 10, State of The Art, Aria, Electra, Westone, and Kay only have a $5.00 coupon at Tractor Supply included.

But all these are pretty good for rock music!

Thank you. :thmbsp:

 

[pmsummer]

Silvertone Whatever. We are talking ROCK music.

 

[Urizen]

PRS guitars and Mesa/Boogie amps have gone hand in hand over the years, from the first Boogie modded Princeton made for Carlos Santana (PRS's Santana models are works of art), to today's metal, and everything in between.

 

[rooster18]

how the HELL did i miss that one?

Happens to everyone. Heck, most people associate Jimmy Page with the LP/Marshall setup, when the majority of Led Zeppelin songs in the studio were recorded with a Tele through a Supro Thunderbolt. The LP came out live because it didn't buzz as much, but he played that Tele for more than half of their songs.

rooster.

 

[fotno]

Very true. I was always stunned to see studio shots of Page playing a Tele instead of his LP. It goes back to something we've already talked about; and that's the tone and quality of the artist's hands, and musical approach having more to do with their sound than a given instrument.

 

[RobRoy]

The Stratocaster and the Les Paul are often used in rock for sound but also for image.

The most lucent line in the thread.

Why else would these exist.
Even the fingerboard is heavily worn.

 

[RobRoy]

Man those are attractive prices for Strat copy guitars... wonder how they compare to the real deal.

Rondo is pretty much the only place I go now. Mandolin, basses, guitars, even a dobro. The stuff is very well made, although my least favorite of their brands is Brice.

 

[Mystic]

Silvertone Whatever. We are talking ROCK music.

David Lindley would certainly agree, but throw in a Teisco, a Harmony and a Kay or two to seal the deal.

 

[gearhound]

While some great artists might be known for a certain guitar.
Most of them started playing.....whatever they could afford at the time.
Doesn't seem to have hindered their advancement any?

ANYTHING with six strings will play rock!!

Steve

 

[rooster18]

While some great artists might be known for a certain guitar.
Most of them started playing.....whatever they could afford at the time.
Doesn't seem to have hindered their advancement any?

ANYTHING with six strings will play rock!!

Steve

Johnny Ramone proved that!

rooster.

 

[P. Shivers]

In an unpreccedented bit of marketing synergy todays guitars often come packaged with clothing to match the instrument.

Mustangs and Jazzmasters come with a free flannel shirt.
Ibanez, Kramer, Dean, Jackson and Charvel all come with spandex pants.
Rickenbackers arrive from the factory with a Nehru jacket and granny glasses.
Telecasters are equiped with your choice of a Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket or a Cowboy outfit.
All seven string guitars regardless of the munufacture arrive with a pair of baggy pants and a ball cap.
With every Strat you get one of those flat looking cowboy hats for either the SRV or Richie Sombreo look.
Les Pauls come with your choice of either a sweater vest or a suit with dragons on it.
Roland Guitar Synths are sent with a custom pocket protecter and a slide rule belt holster.
B.C Rich guitars come with a black cape and a pair of plactic Holloween fangs.
SGs come with gas station attendent coveralls.
Gretch Guitars come with a bowling shirt and some hair grease.
Because they are budget guitars, Tiesco, Johnson, Sammic, Carlo Robbelo, Devlon, Spencer, Woods, Jay Turcer, Silvertone, Danelectro, Eleca, Serries 10, State of The Art, Aria, Electra, Westone, and Kay only have a $5.00 coupon at Tractor Supply included.

But all these are pretty good for rock music!

:tresbon: My new favorite AK post. :tresbon:

 

[Sansui Louie]

IMO, Gibson Les Paul or derivative. I've played 'em all, and most will do very nicely, but there's something about that Les Paul sound...

 

[Tubejunke]

Whatever the hell that Gibson is that Alvin Lee played for years. I want to say ES-335, but I think it is a souped up version. There is a big Bigsby tremolo and an exra rheostat control for something. The extra knob looks different than the standard quad of tone and volume pots.

I have never seen Chuck Berry who played a similar Gibson, but I have seen Alvin Lee, and also Stephen Stills grind on one of these semi-hollow jobs onstage and the sound is phenominal. I have a Les Paul and I would gladly swap.....

 

[Jonesy09]

In an unpreccedented bit of marketing synergy todays guitars often come packaged with clothing to match the instrument.

Mustangs and Jazzmasters come with a free flannel shirt.
Ibanez, Kramer, Dean, Jackson and Charvel all come with spandex pants.
Rickenbackers arrive from the factory with a Nehru jacket and granny glasses.
Telecasters are equiped with your choice of a Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket or a Cowboy outfit.
All seven string guitars regardless of the munufacture arrive with a pair of baggy pants and a ball cap.
With every Strat you get one of those flat looking cowboy hats for either the SRV or Richie Sombreo look.
Les Pauls come with your choice of either a sweater vest or a suit with dragons on it.
Roland Guitar Synths are sent with a custom pocket protecter and a slide rule belt holster.
B.C Rich guitars come with a black cape and a pair of plactic Holloween fangs.
SGs come with gas station attendent coveralls.
Gretch Guitars come with a bowling shirt and some hair grease.
Because they are budget guitars, Tiesco, Johnson, Sammic, Carlo Robbelo, Devlon, Spencer, Woods, Jay Turcer, Silvertone, Danelectro, Eleca, Serries 10, State of The Art, Aria, Electra, Westone, and Kay only have a $5.00 coupon at Tractor Supply included.

But all these are pretty good for rock music!

I think we can end the 'post of the year' contest early. Nothing else will be as hilarious, or true. In fact, I just went to a show tonight with the B.C. Rich-black cape-heavy mascara-fang guy. Literally.

Really though, modern chipsets have made body sytle/pickup/head/speaker matching nearly irrelevant. Processors will get you almost any sound you want. That said, before the purists come hunt my ass down, let me say there is no real replacement for the right, real, combination cranked up to 11. I'm just amazed at the results a cheap-ass guitar and some fairly basic processing will net.

Playability is where it really counts so follow the earlier advice of getting the best you can afford.

 

[timofred]

+ 1 for the TELE.

 

[Fred Sanford]

Whatever the hell that Gibson is that Alvin Lee played for years. I want to say ES-335, but I think it is a souped up version. There is a big Bigsby tremolo and an exra rheostat control for something. The extra knob looks different than the standard quad of tone and volume pots.

I have never seen Chuck Berry who played a similar Gibson, but I have seen Alvin Lee, and also Stephen Stills grind on one of these semi-hollow jobs onstage and the sound is phenominal. I have a Les Paul and I would gladly swap.....

Sounds like you're describing a Gibson Varitone switch:

The effect of the varitone circuit at different positions

Position 1 : Bypass (no effect)
Position 2 : -5dB at f0=1875 Hz
Position 3 : -6dB at f0=1090 Hz
Position 4 : -7dB at f0=650 Hz
Position 5 : -10dB at f0=350 Hz
Position 6 : -14dB at f0=130 Hz

Not all of them were semi-hollow, either - Ted Nugent's Byrdland was full hollow, for instance.

je