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Title: What is your comfiest go-to ax for most purposes?
Post by: jibberish on August 14, 2014, 05:22:13 AM
I seem to almost always go for the hagstrom ultra-swede. it is basically like a toy LP with better fit and finish. it has humbuckers with a coil tap and a nice metal thing over the tailpiece for picking comfort, hi ratio tuners that stay tuned for a long time and it is really lightweight, but has good tone variance. super comfy.

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Post by: everdrone on August 14, 2014, 11:01:08 AM
my gibson sg standard :)

cheap but quality, with seymour duncan pickups
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Post by: RacerX on August 14, 2014, 11:23:35 AM
A sharp hatchet for most purposes, a double edged axe for chopping down trees, sledge & wedge for splittin'.
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Post by: Jake on August 14, 2014, 12:17:38 PM
(http://www.unilever.com/images/axe_apollo_body_spray-450x450_tcm13-378304.jpg)
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Post by: eyeprod on August 14, 2014, 12:30:46 PM
My ibanez st-50. It's a Cadillac of guitars.
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Post by: mortlock on August 14, 2014, 06:38:12 PM
my '92 fender jazz bass. bought it new in '92. its a '62 re-ish. been my main ax ever since. its now a well worn road dog that just getss better with every ding and scratch. ive modded it and unmodded it several times only to find that it is best in its stock form.
something special about that bass. sounds better than any fender ive ever played. out of thousands of basses flying off an assembly line, once in awhile that special one comes along and i got it in this one. ive had a lot of basses over the years and i ended up dumping everyone of them. i only own two now. my fender and an '88 silver kramer, which i love, but its in such nice condition, i hate playing it. im hard on instruments.   
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Post by: liquidsmoke on August 15, 2014, 12:12:37 AM
My faded SG would have fit this bill but it had a really thick neck, sold it.
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Post by: Beta Cloud on August 15, 2014, 01:16:52 AM
my black 2013 sg standard-

(http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l629/iambetacloud/Image03262014145755.jpg) (http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/iambetacloud/media/Image03262014145755.jpg.html)

neck like butta'.
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Post by: mutantcolors on August 15, 2014, 12:28:28 PM
The light one (Fender scale length) leads the way, but darky (Gibson scale length) follows close behind.

(http://i.imgur.com/YtKJkoIl.jpg)
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Post by: VOLVO))) on August 15, 2014, 01:25:14 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/16/na2umure.jpg)

One for A one for E
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Post by: heytrid on August 16, 2014, 10:02:09 PM
77 gibson rd
(https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/902071_10152737817975707_602690762_o.jpg)

mutantcolors.... that picture makes me want a mockingbird even more :(
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Post by: The Shocker on August 17, 2014, 09:13:27 AM
I love those RD's
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Post by: mutantcolors on August 17, 2014, 01:08:30 PM
Quote from: heytrid on August 16, 2014, 10:02:09 PM

mutantcolors.... that picture makes me want a mockingbird even more :(

To find one like that search USED BC Rich Mockingbird on eBay. They are out of production but easy to snag for under $500. Make sure it's neck through.

Be prepared to see some ungodly beautiful/expensive 1970s vintage custom shop specimens.

Edit - I want to add that the neck will sit just a touch lower than most guitars. Almost everyone mistakes it for neck dive, and they go trying to move the strap button. It's not neck dive, they just balance a little differently than most guitars, and it will stop on it's own. Embrace it.
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Post by: Ranbat on September 02, 2014, 10:08:11 AM
Usually, one of my 2 Harmony guitars. I have a Strat copy and another that's alot like a Schecter C-1.
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Post by: Omlet on September 02, 2014, 05:19:02 PM
Highway One Telecaster. Single-driven. I record everything on it, from black metal to drone doom.

I think I must sell my other guitars, at least some of them, as I don't play them anymore :D
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Post by: Metal and Beer on September 02, 2014, 08:22:38 PM
Mine's a Fag Guitar *


* Seeking Lezbo Bassist So She Won't Always Be Trying To Have Sex with Us
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Post by: Angostura on September 03, 2014, 01:42:11 PM
Despite having nicer guitars around, My go-to is this Agile 'gumby' SG knockoff:

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/mpoppitt/_myAgile2.png)
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Post by: RAGER on September 03, 2014, 04:30:05 PM
My 78 Les Paul or my 06 Les Paul
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Post by: The Shocker on September 03, 2014, 04:44:11 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/04/5urupe5e.jpg)


Edit:  Good quality photo by Jake.
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Post by: RAGER on September 03, 2014, 04:51:21 PM
Do you have other pickups for it?
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Post by: The Shocker on September 03, 2014, 04:55:39 PM
No.  Always think about pursuing them, but then laziness rules out.  Good thing the stock pickup sounds good!
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Post by: Pissy on September 12, 2014, 07:22:14 PM
Guitar:  

1977 SG
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/EXKid1975/HPIM0453.jpg)

Bass:

1992 Stingray

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/EXKid1975/Mefullonrock2.jpg)

But lately I've been playing this for a few reasons.  It's a bit of a basketcase condition-wise, but it feels really good and I like the way it sounds too.  Chewy is how I describe the sound.

1985 G&L EL Toro

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/EXKid1975/F4226A4F-FFA9-4396-8913-2A13FC10930D_zpshqawrizi.jpg)