What Is Your Favorite Brand Of Guitars?

[KraftyBob]

1. PRS
Tied for 2nd: Fender/Ibanez

Have a PRS Custom 22 that looks like a piece of museum art hanging on my wall. Plays even better - like butter. Plus it's relatively light.

Had a love/hate relationship with my Ibanez RG - loved the neck and trem - hated how muddy it got at higher volumes. Thought about selling it more times than I can remember. Then the lightbulb went off and I swapped the bridge pup with a DiMarzio ToneZone. She's not going anywhere now. Near future I'm pulling the single coil, replacing the neck pup and putting in a 3-way switch.

Was always a humbucker guy so never had any interest in a Strat. Lately my tastes have expanded and decided I had a sonic void to fill. With the help of the sales guy at a local music store I blind tested three of them. The one that did it for me? MIM Standard - go figure. To me it overall it felt better than the American Special and Professional. I had to try them again because I couldn't believe I liked it better. Will probably block the trem as I never use it on that.

 

[Sir Don]

Ibanez S series Prestige, I like the slim necks. I bought my first one in 1992 and now have several (including the first one).

 

[J E H]

What is your favorite brand of guitars and why? Was your first guitar also this brand? If you can't choose your numero uno, what are your top 3?

For me hands down Jackson. It was not my first guitar or my second. It was my third guitar. 2 other brands I like would be schecter and esp/ltd

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[J E H]

Gibson Les Paul Standards for except for the 2014 and 15s where they made all those wiered changes!!!

I agree with the fender and jackson since I have experience with them. As for Ibanez I can't get comfortable with them, but they make solid guitars. Schecter guitars has some really solid shit.

 

[J E H]

Subjective question!
LPcustom2007 model - very good for recording - near perfect intonations - reliable for live.
Ibanez JEM (SV series) - great for recording - less than reliable for live - difficult to change strings - BUT, it often sounds more like a Fender that any Fender- cool neckshape. I have an older PRS Santana series -- beautiful guitar (red) -- a little difficult to play - however, 2nd to none for slide recording.

 

[Vinsanitizer]

For me it'll always be Gibson (primarily Les Pauls).
Otherwise, Fender Strats, Teles and then Jazzm's.

After that I doubt I'd have any interest in playing an electric guitar. I'd likely own a Martin acoustic and some quality brand of mandolin (and it wouldn't be a $10K+ Gibson F5, that's for sure).

 

[MarshallDog]

For me it'll always be Gibson (primarily Les Pauls).
Otherwise, Fender Strats, Teles and then Jazzm's.

After that I doubt I'd have any interest in playing an electric guitar. I'd likely own a Martin acoustic and some quality brand of mandolin (and it wouldn't be a $10K+ Gibson F5, that's for sure).

Double down that for me...100% Vin!

 

[Univox collector]

MIJ Fujigen Orville/ epiphone, Tokai, Edwards /Navigator, Greco, Bacchus, Yamaha, Burny. I only buy Japanese guitars

Anything made by Matsumoku in the 1970's are good value also.
They understood how to make a guitar neck that stays straight.

Has anyone here ever played a late 70's TAMA acoustic ? Made with the best materials by Ibanez using real mahogany, spruce and ebony.
The TG series are an exceptionally fine example of the craftsman's art.

Japanese guitars are a bit like Honda 750/4's .. when I was a young bloke people called em Jap Crap but now they have become quite collectable.

 

[Wildeman]

Lyle

 

[DirtySteve]

Warmoth.

 

[anitoli]

Carvin/Kiesel. Best custom shop available. Killer guitars and with the options provided if you can't get something you like you are either too picky or just hung up on another brand.

 

[El Gringo]

thank you but don't speak for everybody on here lol.

I am glad you are here ! Remember you made me laugh really good with your comment about my 2555X "box of knobs" still makes me laugh Rick !

 

[Coronado]

Gibson, PRS, Charvelle. But I will say, not by a mile. Recently I've picked up some different guitars like ESP, Jackson, Ibanez, and have been very impressed. I recently played a BC Rich (Mockingbird?) that shocked the hell out of me.

 

[justinrhoads80]

Gibson, PRS, Charvelle. But I will say, not by a mile. Recently I've picked up some different guitars like ESP, Jackson, Ibanez, and have been very impressed. I recently played a BC Rich (Mockingbird?) that shocked the hell out of me.

Did you pick up Import Jacksons or USA's? Also I tried a mockingbird myself and I didn't like the way it felt on my. I remember that something pressed against me and found that annoying.

 

[charveldan]

Gibson, PRS, Charvelle. But I will say, not by a mile. Recently I've picked up some different guitars like ESP, Jackson, Ibanez, and have been very impressed. I recently played a BC Rich (Mockingbird?) that shocked the hell out of me.

CHARVEL ...

 

[Coronado]

CHARVEL ...

I picked up a Charvel Charvette back in the 80's - F'd up my ability to spell the name correctly. (funny thing, I still have that Charvette!).

 

[charveldan]

I picked up a Charvel Charvette back in the 80's - F'd up my ability to spell the name correctly. (funny thing, I still have that Charvette!).

They changed every year after 1987' i know what you mean.

 

[AlvisX]

I don't really have a favorite brand
I do have over 20 Gibsons ,so I suppose I like them

 

[PU239]

1 quality guitar is better than 10 shit guitars.

In no order, the best quality today is

PRS
Kiesel
Rickenbacker
Taylor
Suhr

 

[Jam81]

My biased top 3:

1. Gibson (custom shop)
2. Gibson (USA)
3. Fender

Haven't played much of other brands but don't really like their sound and specially how the look so why bother?