If you could only have one guitar, what would it be?

[Ken Ops]

Easy answer for me. Les Paul.

Supplemental question: How many types of (electric) guitar do you need, in order to play all the kinds of music you’d ever actually want to play?

For me, I think 3 would do it: Les Paul, Strat, and a more “metal”-style Ibanez. Which is my 3 electrics, in fact.

 

[Deftone]

My '89 Les Paul Custom Lite. It's got a Floyd plus a coil tap for single coil sounds.

 

[paul-e-mann]

My 57 ri goldtop

 

[El Gringo]

Les Paul

 

[fitz]

If you could only have one guitar, what would it be?

...a sad day...
No one guitar can cover every base.
I still need more.
No pickup changes, coil taps, pedals, or amp settings is going to make any of the guitars I have sound like a Strat.
I need a Strat...

 

[FracStrat]

If you could only have one guitar, what would it be?

...a sad day...
No one guitar can cover every base.
I still need more.
No pickup changes, coil taps, pedals, or amp settings is going to make any of the guitars I have sound like a Strat.
I need a Strat...

Ditto !!

Marshall will buey , but Fender control

 

[junk notes]

If you could only have one guitar, what would it be?
...a sad day...
No one guitar can cover every base.
I still need more.
No pickup changes, coil taps, pedals, or amp settings is going to make any of the guitars I have sound like a Strat.
I need a Strat...

The same applies and is actually fact (science) +/- seven pound LP Standard. You cannot save an anemic guitar, but it can look and play like a dream!

 

[ricksdisconnected]

a super strat, tele, LP maybe.
if i had to pick just 1, my 52 esquire original.

 

[GuitarIV]

My 1997 Orville Les Paul Black Beauty. Or any other proper Les Paul. Gimme an SD-1 and my 2203 and I'll never ever need any other gear again.

Telecaster would be my second choice.

 

[Chrome]

My Gibson Firebird V. no other guitar I own or have ever played compares.

 

[Wildeman]

 

[GregM]

Dunno, I love both my gretches, would be hard to go past the tele for the if I could have only 1.

 

[Soporific]

2007-8 PRS SE Custom 24 for me.

Although Wildeman may have the best solution.

 

[neikeel]

Martyn Booth Signature:
Mahogany double cut (335 shape but smaller) with maple cap
Rosewood board
Coil split humbuckers
Hip shot wiggle stick and locking tuners.
Covers it all.
Having said that I like my other toys too (strat LPR0, 335 ,SG and mustn’t forget the Tele!

 

[DirtySteve]

 

[TXOldRedRocker]

Les Paul

 

[Thevenin]

Gibson Firebird.

 

[anitoli]

 

[fitz]

The more I think about it, I haven't got that one yet.

 

[BlueX]

I know this is the Marshall Forum, on amps for electric guitars, but I would really miss my acoustic steel string.

Among electric, LP. Plugged into my SV20H I can play for hours.

...a sad day...

I almost feel depressed just thinking about this.