Ibanez |
13.3% (4) | |
Dean |
3.3% (1) | |
ESP |
6.7% (2) | |
Gibson |
30% (9) | |
Fender |
26.7% (8) | |
Other: Specify |
20% (6) |
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Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 | |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 839 Joined: 3 Aug 2008 | Esp Vipers! But for the best combo. Get an ESP viper with dual EMG pickups. *Orgasms* Metal is life. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 360 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 | Um... Fender, anyone? Anyone? I have a Squier by Fender jazz bass (since I'm not a guitarist), and I prefer the sound of Fenders over others, like Ibanez and Dean (and I actually really don't like Ibanez guitars). Gibsons have a superior sound but I don't like the body on them or Les Pauls... Either way, my big bass purchase, once I'm really good, will (eventually) be a Fender American Deluxe jazz bass, because I refuse to go from Squier to Rickenbacker (the penultimate goal... oh, Rickenbackers...). And what about PRS? Unbelievably expensive but oh-so-nice... |
Press Junketeer Posts: 444 Joined: 23 Nov 2008 | Oops, I chose before I read the thread. I chose Gibson, just because I adore them. But if you go into the heavier things then the Ibanez is probably a good choice. Cannot go wrong with a Dean or even a Schecter. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 | Gibson ES-335 (or epiphone dot, not a lot of difference). this is the only guitar you will ever need. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 839 Joined: 3 Aug 2008 | Yeah it depends what music you're playing Emg pickups on a esp is bloody unbeatable. Fender guitars are great for heavy rock/jazz/rock/blues. PRS is also good, but way way to expensive. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 |
I'm saying fender is bad by any means. It just doesn't interest me like it used to. But I'll put it on the thread anyway. EDIT: I'm NOT saying fender is bad by any means. It just doesn't interest me like it used to. But I'll put it on the thread anyway. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3293 Joined: 6 Nov 2008 | Gibson makes great guitars, of course, but my guitar of choice is B. C. Rich. Maybe because I'm a metalhead, but you need to look those up. They're cheap, too. http://www.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/B.C.RICH+BEAST+FR+PLATINUM+PRO+BK.JPG |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 719 Joined: 29 May 2008 | I have a Washburn, and I love it. It is a great accoustic guitar, no matter what anyone says. But if I was going to buy one, it would be a Micheal Kelly. This one to be more precise.http://www.michaelkellyguitars.com/visionary_55fceS.html |
BANNED Posts: 2505 Joined: 19 Aug 2008 | Eh hem. LES PAUL!! Where is Les Paul? They make awesome guitars! User was banned for: Poll: Round 5 - Field of Four - (1) Turbine vs (1) Nintendo. (Permanent) |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 |
No I'm looking for an electric guitar, not saying acoustics are bad though. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2538 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 | just buy a flying V you know you want to |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 |
Uh dude... Gibson is the company who makes Les Pauls... |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 719 Joined: 29 May 2008 |
Boo, well then you need one of these. Micheal Kelly makes lots of great looking and sounding guitars. they do tend to be on the pricey side though. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 360 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 |
Bugger. You did it after I voted Other for Fender. Oh well. I prefer Fenders because of their looks with sound. I prefer the sound on a Gibson, by far, but I can't stand what I term the "snowman" body.
But sooo nice... If only I had $4000 to blow on a guitar (an instrument I don't even play... yet...). |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 |
Not saying that B.C's are bad, but they're just a little to... bold for me. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1158 Joined: 11 Sep 2008 | Go Ibanez I loved mine. Got a tele now and I love it too but you need a guitar that can do metal. |
BANNED Posts: 2505 Joined: 19 Aug 2008 |
lol I think I'll just leave this pole alone now. User was banned for: Poll: Round 5 - Field of Four - (1) Turbine vs (1) Nintendo. (Permanent) |
Paperboy Posts: 18 Joined: 9 Dec 2008 | For a solid guitar with a good range of versitility you can't go wrong with an Ibanez, something from the S-series preferably, good on a clean channel for your standard rock/funk/bluesy type stuff but robust enough to handle a nice bit of chugg if you ramp it into an overdrive channel or through a decent stompbox (Boss MT-2 Metalzone my personal favourite). A good friend of mine use to be heavily into ESP guitars until he played my S520-EX and 2 weeks later he got rid of his ESP Viper and opted for an Ibanez custom with INF1 neck pickup and Seymour Duncan active bridge pickup and I've honestly never played a guitar with nicer sound, and they're very easy to play as being built for metal, Ibanez make a thin but sturdy neck with an awesome action. I also have a Gibson Les Paul BFG, a Fender Strat and a virtually unheard of guitar called a Crafter Cruiser which I picked up second hand for £90 but is my second fav after the Ibanez. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 |
I heard that Ibanez can be very... Twangy, making them a strict lead guitar. But like anyway yeah, Herman Li and Sam Totman, yeah. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2925 Joined: 22 Jun 2008 | Gibson Firebird. BEHOLD!
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BANNED Posts: 789 Joined: 8 Jul 2008 | Gibson Les Paul... I don't think there is anything left to say. User was banned for: The Xbox Screwed Me Over!. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1158 Joined: 11 Sep 2008 |
Not a big dragonforce fan actually. They aren't very good live, and by "not very good" I meant horrible. Noodles, however, uses an Ibanez. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 360 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 | I don't understand the love of Ibanez guitars but maybe it's a metal thing (a genre of music I just don't listen to). |
BANNED Posts: 4378 Joined: 21 Aug 2008 | For mainstream guitars, it has to be Godin. Any other choice is terrible by comparison. User was banned for: Microsoft and the World Domination of Gaming&Communication. (Permanent) |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 | Here's my next question. Did ESP derive from Gibson? |
Press Junketeer Posts: 360 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 |
No. The Wikipedia article (while lacking in sources) has it right. ESP has made it's living... well... copying other manufacturers. Don't hurt me, I'm just callin 'em like I sees 'em! |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 |
They do it well though. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2194 Joined: 10 Jul 2004 | Well there isn't really a 'best' brand. I personally prefer Ibanez 7-strings, but like PRS and Taylor accoustics. |
Paperboy Posts: 18 Joined: 9 Dec 2008 |
That's like saying Airborne do a good AC/DC impression. Yeah it's true but should they get credit for taking the designs of someone else and tweaking them a little to make them more mass-market? ESP guitars are ok but Gibson will always lead the way. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 652 Joined: 9 Oct 2008 |
That's what I'll do, but I would like to here the peoples opinion. |
Beat Writer Posts: 131 Joined: 7 Dec 2008 | The god of the guitaring world..Les Paul! |
Copy Clerk Posts: 111 Joined: 9 Nov 2008 | Jackson DXMG $440. I suggest this to most beginners who want to go one up without spending to much money. Although I'd probably have a different suggestion for you if you let me know how long you've been playing. |
BANNED Posts: 64 Joined: 9 Dec 2008 | Go Fender and don't look back. User was banned for: Poll: Which do you think was Valve's best game so far?. (Permanent) |
Paperboy Posts: 42 Joined: 13 Sep 2008 | Where is the Epiphone love? |
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I am looking for a new guitar that I don't mind spending a few bucks on in order to use it in a band. I'm a lead guitar player and I think that I narrowed my choices to Ibanez, ESP, Gibson, or maybe a Dean (Or other: please specify). I like metal, Rock and things of the alike, and I think I'm leaning toward ESP. What do you recomend.