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yettoblaster
Guest
My other guitar:
dspellman
Strat-O-Master
Variax JTV 89F, run through a Helix via the VDI cable.
dspellman
Strat-O-Master
The original Gibson version of this came with heavier bodies and no neck dive. Epiphone apparently felt it needed to lighten up the guitar and the headstock headed for the floor.
Other than that, this is one of the most versatile guitars around.
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yettoblaster
Guest
The other player in town that also played Broadway type productions used a Variax guitar setup.
I preferred to use whatever was called for in the book: guitar; banjo; ukulele, etc. More hectic in the pit for sure!
Yes it's noticeably lighter than my two Fenders which is a definite plus, but I pretty much have to sit down to play.
dspellman
Strat-O-Master
I did something like that with keyboards back when -- had a huge old Hammond RT3, a smallish grand piano, a clavichord, a Fender Rhodes, etc. At some points I was stretched out between two of them. These days a Korg Kronos and a PA4X handles everything.
The Variax covers a LOT of ground.
dspellman
Strat-O-Master
It's near impossible to find one of the Gibson originals of your Epiphone model. They're not crazy expensive; they're just rare on the ground.
And honestly, Gibson can't be trusted to produce a reissue that isn't hamstrung in some way.
elduderinoTF
Sweatin' Bullets
I have a Dimecaster.I always wanted a Dimebag Darrel guitar for intimate jazz gigs.
I got to borrow a buddy's Nighthawk for a few gigs and have to agree they are wonderfully versatile instruments.
Sure it can.
supersoldier71
Strat-Talker
PRS SE Custom 24 Floyd. Just an amazing guitar.
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yettoblaster
Guest
^^^^^^^^
OOO La LAH!
I tried PRS.
They intimidate me.
Too perfect!
I am not worthy
OOO La LAH!
I tried PRS.
They intimidate me.
Too perfect!
I am not worthy
Rbert0005
Strat-Talker
I really like my Performer, but for overall versatility I have to go with this Player Plus
Wrighty
Dr. Stratster
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2021 American Performer w stock Yosemite pickups.
OK, some background:
I started playing guitar on an excruciating POS called a Kay “Sizzler,” whose pickup intriguingly removed any musical output: leaving only the hum!
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Like a reverse Dolby!
Duane Eddy, and “Surf music” were all the rage then (shortly after the earth cooled and dinosaurs all cacked).
Then until now, I added different “styles” of guitar playing to my quiver (up until disco hit: I quit adding styles at that point, except old Country).
Naturally I blew through a TON of gear, always looking for The “Do It All” ax. You name it: I’ve probably tried it.
What worked for Larry Carlton in his “Mr 335” days did NOT work for me!
Mostly played various Telecaster iterations in a variety of wide ranging venues (bar&grills to orchestra pits).
I generally only had one guitar, which got traded for the next plan: Pretty Lame Ass Notion.
Finally retired from my day job to do only music, and blew through another ton of gear (good pension).
Left my last band (a five piece funk & soul outfit) before the plague, and moved away from the town where I had spent 46 years establishing myself as mostly a “Pop” player who could read a little and showed up on time.
The new guitars and amps are vastly more versatile than my old BF tube rigs (which probably needed a bias job).
And now I find I can play any style I want to on my Strat Am Performer, through my Quilter Aviator Cub.
Anybody find anything more versatile than a Strat?
Yep, a Vitorinox Swiss Army knife!
Wrighty
Dr. Stratster
Yeah, but the Tele also had an amp!
sgarnett
Senior Stratmaster
Neck dive is a total deal breaker for me. It’s not that I can’t play a neck heavy guitar; it’s just that I can’t play one long before my right hand goes numb or tingly. If it isn’t balanced well enough to stay in place without forearm pressure, I’m not interested.
knh555
Most Honored Senior Member
There’s always this for versatility
but I’ll grab the a Strat if I’m unsure what I’ll be playing or I don’t want to think too hard dialing in the sound in my head. So me if that is driven by my own experience with it over other instruments however.
but I’ll grab the a Strat if I’m unsure what I’ll be playing or I don’t want to think too hard dialing in the sound in my head. So me if that is driven by my own experience with it over other instruments however.
knh555
Most Honored Senior Member
I also like this to cover a lot of ground, with useful coil splitting via dialing open the tone knobs and a phase switch.
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When I want something versatile ... I play one of these
Strat: reverse\Hendrix bridge slot, Armstrong Blender to go anywhere between SSS and HSH
Tele: Esquire-H with a 4-way for 'Strat Middle (or neck with tone knob)'/'Parallel Strat #2 Quack'/'Tele Single Coil Bridge Twang (oh so much Twang)'/'Humbucker LP Junior'. Pickup is lowered and screw poles raised 3/16th inch to separate all those tones.
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When I want something versatile ... I play one of these
Strat: reverse\Hendrix bridge slot, Armstrong Blender to go anywhere between SSS and HSH
Tele: Esquire-H with a 4-way for 'Strat Middle (or neck with tone knob)'/'Parallel Strat #2 Quack'/'Tele Single Coil Bridge Twang (oh so much Twang)'/'Humbucker LP Junior'. Pickup is lowered and screw poles raised 3/16th inch to separate all those tones.
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