What’s your Main Gee-tar!!! And why….

[MattBowman]

Anderson Icon-S Classic. I love Strats, and this guitar plays and sounds better than any Strat I ever played.

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Is this the one you had the Boston Amp Show back in 2019? If so, I can agree that this thing plays and sounds amazing!

 

[wesleyamltd]

Although she's had several refinishes over the years, this has been my Number 1 for several decades.View attachment 133724

Brutal!!!

 

[paranoid]

I am to ashamed of my number one after seeing all these nice pictures to post it. Out of 100 guitars my number one is one of my cheapest and most beat up guitars, a model 2 Charvel.

 

[paranoid]

Here’s my #1

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That is a very cool top and finish!

 

[Dave Merrill]

Although she's had several refinishes over the years, this has been my Number 1 for several decades.View attachment 133724

Are you the refinisher?
Wild!
Let me guess, you play light jazz classics, dinner music, right?

 

[warlockII]

Are you the refinisher?
Wild!
Let me guess, you play light jazz classics, dinner music, right?

This time was by a local artist w/ my input for design. Yep, you nailed it on my style of music My main love is 80's Heavy Metal but I venture as far out as Melissa Etheridge, the eagles, etc. One of my bands wants to cover Lada Gaga's Bad Romance and I shockingly have to admit it's a lot of fun to play.

 

[secondwindow]

Here’s my #1

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Nice Suhr!

 

[toneseeker911]

Strandberg Nx. Great guitar especially with the Suhr pups.

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

"One of us."

 

[empinchen]

Man, this forum really needs to come with a warning regarding GAS and personal finances.

 

[wesleyamltd]

"One of us."

Amazeballz!

 

[David McCarroll]

I Dunno, it changes over time, but there's a certain very ugly '55 Tele that spends a whole lot of time sitting in my lap.....



(Strat for comparison for those who don't know the difference...... .........)

 

[prakhar1989]

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume most of the patrons of Fractal have several guitars to choose from. If this sounds like you, which is your main player and what’s so special about it?
Extra credit:
Which preset “just works” with that guitar?
My Gee-Tarrrr!!!View attachment 133686
Jackson Dinky Modern Baked Red
Fishman Fluence open core Pups
This guitar is light and super ergonomic-very comfortable playing long hours- pick ups make this versatile AF. The neck is smooth and fast, I love it!
Sounds great with 800 and Archean

This is exactly the guitar I wanna buy next - but the white and black one!

 

[MisterE]

Mine is a Larkin.
It's a Soloist like model with a GraphTech piëzo & Acoustiphonic bridge and a Sustainiac.
Super versatile.

 

[Dave Merrill]

I Dunno, it changes over time, but there's a certain very ugly '55 Tele that spends a whole lot of time sitting in my lap.....

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(Strat for comparison for those who don't know the difference...... .........)

Not ugly!, like the color actually!
Is that an actual '55, or some sort of clone/repro/tribute?

 

[Sashman]

My CS Strat, she arrived to me used as a relic guitar but she got abused and played a lot and she is heavy relic now.

 

[wesleyamltd]

This is exactly the guitar I wanna buy next - but the white and black one!

Punches way above its station. Every time I pick this up, I so impressed by the craftsmanship, it’s such well engineered guitar.

 

[wesleyamltd]

Mine is a Larkin.
It's a Soloist like model with a GraphTech piëzo & Acoustiphonic bridge and a Sustainiac.
Super versatile.

That’s pretty darn cool

 

[prakhar1989]

My ESP LTD EC1000S with Fishman fluence moderns. This coupled with the 5153 blue 50W on my FM3 is just pure happiness!

 

[David McCarroll]

Not ugly!, like the color actually!
Is that an actual '55, or some sort of clone/repro/tribute?

It's a 55 Tele - I bought it as just a neck, body and neck plate. All parts are Callahams and the pickups are a 52 Fender Champ lap steel bridge pickup (an old Keith Richards trick) and a rewound 62 tele neck pickup. The Candy Apple chopped liver finish was already there, as was a pretty horrible neck finish which I suspect is shellac. For a long time I debated sending it to someone really good to get it returned to see through blonde, but after a couple of years the finish kinda.... grows on you....... then again so do warts and some unfortunate STDs.....

The whole guitar owes me about $5500, which must make it the cheapest 55 Tele in the history of Western Civilisation I suspect.