Best guitar you ever use before, now or maybe your dream soon...

Best Guitar played = Ibanez MMM1 w/ SD Custom-5/59' (for all tunings from C Standard down to Drop G with only 1 setup no problemo )

Best guitars in overall? I'm really biased towards EBMM and Mayones.. just so damn good, no doubt

best guitar
my fender 57 strat, cranky as hell but the tone is awesum.

worst guitar
Ibanez GRG/ low end RG. unimaginative cheaply made crap

best guitar i've used - a fender US strat (in my dp), and a greco (around 70s) LP.

but i really want to have a fender strat and tele, and a gibson LP

ESP Kh-2 SE for sure.

Dream desu~

1. Fender Strato
2. Fender Tele
3. Les Paul/SG

we have the same thing in mind

I like the last one.....

My MIM strat

I dream of Ibanez S...very sexy curve top... I miss SZ series...i couldnt understand why ibanez stop SZ production

my MIJ Charvel SDK 075. awesome axe that one.

Ah the SZ.. The prestige line = PRS USA killer

The best guitar I've ever tried
Schecter jeff loomis signature

My dream guitar?
I can go on for days man.

Glad someone have same appreciation as me desu...

I also like the last one a lot. ^^
Actually tried once and i can tell you that my heart melt straight away desu~
Stll can't forget that feeling...

One of my guitar is an Ibanez SZ520FM and love it like hell!
It can do almost everything from shredding to soulful blues.
It's a gem in my collection, the tone melts my spine and makes my leg wobbly

Sounds like a PRS, but with more faster neck (close to the feel of an Gibby/Eppy SG neck), and of course the price tag is a steal compared to PRS SE.
The stock PUs are good, but the bridge pup is a bit thin (like the JB) for heavy playing, probably will swap it to Custom Custom.

I think Ibanez corporation sold it too affordable for it's quality and build, not enough profit headroom to cycle back into production cost and other overhead cost.

The regular SZ line are already potential PRS SE killer, both build in the same factory with the same build quality, but the SZ is way more affordable, almost average around RM1k cheaper.

Really wants to try Greco..how does it feel bro?

butik_tenaga from i-bands.net is here huh? hehe

Before:
'86 Kramer Pacer
Fender '72 Tele Custom

Current:
My custom partscaster
Fender Blacktop Tele

Future (Cross my fingers) :
Fender Dave Murray Strat
Fender Jim Root Strat
ESP Stef-T7
Kramer Pacer Classic

Got a hmmm ear-gasm ah?

Where to find it.....me wan feel it......

Would love to have a Gibson ES-335

my lespaul studio

anything but ibanez

Why so? Ibanez does make good guitars.

i luv ibanez... why?

yea, indeed... they make a good guitars. & endorsed by some of u-know-who famous guitarists.

im not bias toward ibanez..but im using ibanez now. their craftmanship is quite good.

i like your word!

really bro?

i ain't really an ibanez fan (i'd even pick a squier over an ibanez), but their guitars are great. i happen to get a chance to play of those RG's, and it sounds good.

and i do own an ibanez AEB8

not really,

most of the guitarists under ibanez uses custom made guitars, with probably the best materials and all. same cant be said of the rest tho,

most of their RG line has got floyds, however their floyds cant stay intune, and they break easily.

the low end also uses "standard" basswood, which by far is the worst and cheapest of the tone woods. their high end uses american basswood which is far different, but a pointer on basswood, its not the strongest wood in town.

their stock pups are also something that most people hate, a lot of folks get an ibanez and once having the cash changes the pups to something else. the V series is one of the better pups from ibanez, but they are normally reserved for higher end rgs (entry model prestige)

most importantly they are boring on clean, ive tried the Jackson RR5 against a RG2550z and god the former blitz the latter.

if you want to see a really well made budget guitar, go look at some of the top end fender tele squiers, i cant remember which exact model but some of them are crazy good and can give a MIA fender a run for its money. if you can afford more, go find some 80's charvel, brands like Godin (specifically their SD) are superb guitars.

usually i compare gio & squier for sub 1k
mybe yes for different price segment, im not really particular over RG.
i thought that, most of ibanez artist signature are mass production rite? few exception like PG fireman.

yea, squier made a good guitar too except bullet/affinity/california sries which is badly crafted IMO... ,I praise their 80vibe series (mybe thats one that u trying to say)

boring on clean? hmm mybe yes for RG..as i guess Rg are not meant for clean playing.

I still prefer ESP

agree on the bold part though - they suck at clean.

i own a squier tele california series. i love the sound, i love the tele twang. almost all the time i use the neck pickup. anyway do you have info / knowledge about the california series? i googled this before - it's like a lower cost limited / discontinued squier series.

Some Ibanez models are not as versatile as those PRS and EBMM that's what I think.

IMO, to sum it up in term of quality, 80svibe>deluxe>standard>affinity>california>bullet...

ya ive read something like this too. thanks for affirming this!

not all squires are good, i agree but i know there are a few good ones out there. ive yet to find a good gio...

artist signature are mass produced however guitar companies tend to shower their artists with huge amounts of guitars custom made from the best luthiers in the company. take the JEM for example, there are huge amounts of them in the market and you even have a knock off 555 model. however steve vais personal JEM is made by the best in the co, with the best woods that the whole co has, (if you read the original JEM story, ibanez went back to japan and hand picked vais basswood by knocking on it and took the best for him.) this can be said for any brand, but if we were to say a guitar is good cause an artist uses it, be mindful of this point.

for me if a guitar sucks on clean, it sucks period. its only on clean or light distortion that you can test teh guitars tone; where tone wood makes a difference and natural sustain comes into the picture. i always believe that a good clean guitar can always sound awesum under effects (gibson LP), but a bad clean guitar cant always sound good without it.

LPs quite expensive either epiphone or gibson. i guess, that what we get for what we pay for ...my next guitar, is squier standard or vibes strat..searching for twangy tone of strat...

If you're really into twang you should go for Tele's.

epiphone is not too bad, considering that i am refering to teh range of gio - mid range rgs here.

as per topic, best guitar:

1. i've ever used before - ibanez RG350M (own), PRS paul allender SE (friend's)
2. now - currently using epi '57 goldtop
3. soon - getting an LTD M-series (still within budget)
4. dream guitar - ESP Horizon-II (leaf/tongue headstock), jackson dinky DK2M

but some ibanez suck on clean la..i've tested PGM series 1 of the fixed bridge with PAF PRO pickups..fantastically clean n stunning...dun sum up all the ibanez suckz to the max..

squier california series IMO even worst, tuner out of tune, sounded thin n weak..bridge pickup bright n sharp like hell...but like i said..everybody got their own preferences

yea...i mean, twangy, brighter, cleaner than warm tone of duo humbucker.... .. take advantage of 3 single coil strat.

Ok Imma reply properly:

Best I've ever got my hands on; 1995 MIM Fender strat (own), Gibson SG Classic (used to own), Larrivee OM-05E (own).

Wishlist; Any Custom Shop strat, or at least higher-end USA Fender strat, Gibson SG Standard, Higher end Martin OM.

well i never had problems with my tuning pegs. i like the bridge PU, but i don't really use it that much. but i have to get my hands on a better tele to compare the sounds. i really never had the chance to play a tele other than what i have right now

since tats the only TELE u have play or owned, thats the clear reason why u don't really use much the bridge pu or never had a real clear tone of a tele....cheap tele twang is freaking annoying twang honestly and many ppl just love it coz its twangy..but its an annoying sharp twangy not melo twangy..its different n many ppl dun get it

just wondering dude, when you said cheap tele twang, do you mean squier ones or other copies?

Agreed.

Take a look at this; Rhytm is Strat, Lead is Tele. Hear the real sound of twang.

Fender used to have a California series around 95-96. Swee Lee were selling these for around RM2500+GST if I remember correctly.
This one has a humbucker in the neck position and a 5-way switch. Nice comfy neck like an LTD but slightly beefier.

other copies as well as low end squier...many other copies just try to make their own tele as twang as possible...but the original fender tele twangy and squier low end of other copies twangy is completely different...fender tele twangy is those melo twangy..very soft thin yet enters to ur ears correctly(amp must be good too), but those cheap tele twangy, its just too sharp especially bridge pickups and its annoying rather than enjoying....even some those change good pickups n all..it only mostly sounded nice when its low on volume but when it crack up louder..the twangy becomes sharps and noisy(not clean anymore, can feel distorted)

tats the main differences for good tele n bad tele

strangely i have tested teles MIA and squiers side by side and seem to be hard pressed to tell whats teh real difference. you can check there are a few videos online that point this inccident out. however not ALL squiers are such, and i do acknowledge that fenders can have a hit and miss with their guitar occationally.

that being said fender has a history of making very good guitars at very cheap prices, only thing you need to do is to search high and low for the good ones. MIJ (fugen series for one) on the downside they are also known to make very expensive guitars at with not too good results.

wah bro, honestly if u can't tell the differenes between MIA teles n squiers..u r having a big problem there...whats ur amp u using there?maybe u tested the too small amp

its not suprising to get such a situation, there are videos on this also. i tested on a 5 watt fender champ, single vol control, single EQ. but on your issue, all i did when i had that problem was roll down the tone on the guitar or increase the vol on the amp to clip some light OD to clip the sharp parts. normally i do both so i get a high end roll off, warm but not muddy tone.

also if you are thinking how can it be, low end MIAs are not something to shout about made worse when fender is not known for consistant QC. the really good MIA fenders are not your normal ones, they are the Delux series, vintage Series which cost about a Gibson LP to get one. now when you are in that range, yes there is a considerable difference.

then again its not to say those series dont have good copies, early 90s japanese copies of the same models come at a fraction of the price but can fight and even beat in terms of tone and Quality.

good good..finally i've learn something new today..thanks bro for the information

i get you bro. as a guitarist myself of almost 2 decades, i think i pretty much know how a guitar if it sounds good or not. i love the sound of my squier tele. it passes my standards with flying colors. my bandmates love it too, and i haven't met someone who said otherwise.

i totally understand you on your description on those too sharp bridge PUs. i hate that sh1t too, and i've heard that in some cheap guitars (including my old entry level washburn x-series which i had to let go).

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Added on November 8, 2011, 7:50 pmthank you for your inputs. il take note of these.

This post has been edited by brownman90561495: Nov 8 2011, 07:50 PM

You guys srsly Guitar freaks

lead is Gretcsh nia

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Added on November 8, 2011, 11:53 pmOk, lead is Tele indeed

Tele though twangy, sounds warm and mellow

Strat is "glassy"

This post has been edited by Pink Spider: Nov 8 2011, 11:53 PM

that referal video is not exactly accurate.

the guy in the video uses a thinline tele, which is a "semi hollow" with widerange humbuckers and without the tele "metal" bridge. thinlines are lighter and due to their semi hollow nature produce a tone closer to semi hollow guitars like the white falcon and gibson es series however they are not fully semi hollow as the construction is more like a solid body with a chunk of wood taken out instead of an acoustic.

the normal vintage tele would be those with the "metal" bridge, these are known for their ice pick tone (treble heavy) that is super sharp and harsh to the ears if not tweaked well. however its the best and closest guitar to the lap steel (another very treble heavy) thus the reason why it was widely used in country.

regardless most people cant tell the difference between guitars, even on recording and on the simplest setups. its surprising that till now everyone is talking about teles yet never realize one of the best and most iconic rock solos of all time is played on a tele. most people associate "stairway to heaven" as a gibson LP 59' through a marshall Plexi but in true fact its played on a 58 tele and an supro amp.

also amps can change a tone of a guitar severely, which is one common mistake made by guitarists of any level (including myself). we go shop test a bass heavy ballsy guitar on amp X which is mid heavy and bright sounding, go home play on amp y which is mid heavy but bassy. realise that tone is muddy -> complain. (teles can be very very unforgiving on solid state amps on high volumes)

Hrmm interesting.

Can you provide us a more accurate referral video Mr. +3kk!?

Err typing ur name with question mark makes me look as if I'm mad or something. Haha.

but Strats with their signature glassy tone is easiest to recognise on recordings

Didn't knew strats have glassy tone. Other makes can have that too, with right pups, right amps, right eq and of course right hands (lefty? also can )

its not too hard to get a video featuring the "tele" twang, just look for blues guitarists or country rock guitarists with a preference of clearner and sharper tunes.

those instructional videos normally come out the best


no, try making an ibanez rg sound like a strat or a gibson lp, youd have a tall task

yezzaaaa..someone really knows me well then...heellooo dude!

Fernandes Burny RLG 55s

this one ke bro?

My dream - PRS Hollowbody II

Superb guitar bro!

best guitars i ever played n own
1. Acoustic guitar brand kawai (dunno what model)
2. Electric guitar brand session (a cikai electric guitar)

wish to own.. greenfield fan fret guitar xD

Tried Alvarez Acoustic...walaoo..the sound is sweet!

I still thought about the R9 from time to time... playing it is like time travelling to 60s in an Allman jamming band.

Indeed. Who says no to R9? Totally agree bro

Nice..Sweeps all the way brothaaaa...