What’s your “all-around” guitar?

[Jarick]

I don’t remember but I don’t think Satch Tracks I installed need any routing for the body.

Sounds like I'll need to pull mine apart again and double check! I wanted to do an Andy Timmons thing in my originally.

 

[la szum]

I've gigged for many years bringing and SG and a Stratocaster as a backup/alternative voice.

But in the last 10+ years I've decided I don't care about versatility anymore and I bring only Les Pauls or a Les Paul and an Explorer if there's some heavy stuff in the set list that deserves the Explorer look.

I, unfortunately, play only covers these days but I don't care about mimicking the original tones (and even parts when possible): I like what I like and I play how I play.

Granted I'm free to do that because I play for fun and not for money .

Same. I gave up on the pursuit of "one guitar to rule them all," as a concept worthy of trying to breathe life into.

I want specificity and character and quirkiness and limitations. I just find it more interesting as a musical approach
than trying to pigeon-hole a guitar into every shape when it is not even possible, and maybe not all that desirable.

 

[Axe]

I've owned this one for probably 20+ yrs now. It sat in a case for 8 yrs or so because I didn't really bond with it. One day suddenly I did and it became the one from that day on

 

[newholland]

Same. I gave up on the pursuit of "one guitar to rule them all," as a concept worthy of trying to breathe life into.

I want specificity and character and quirkiness and limitations. I just find it more interesting as a musical approach
than trying to pigeon-hole a guitar into every shape when it is not even possible, and maybe not all that desirable.

aMEN. limitations character and quirkiness are the fricken lifesblood of real music anyhow. run what ya brung like you stole it!

 

[HotRats]

I want specificity and character and quirkiness and limitations. I just find it more interesting as a musical approach
than trying to pigeon-hole a guitar into every shape when it is not even possible, and maybe not all that desirable.

Absolutely this.

Same concept but in a different context:

I have a friend who's playing in a trio for the first time and he's struggling to get the most out of it.

He still see the trio like a band with a missing guitarist while, as I've told him, is a band with an added opportunity.

Damn I'd love to find a trio myself! I hate him lol that's not true I love him anyway.

 

[Tito83]

Which guitar is your one guitar for everything?

It has to be, it's my only guitar.

 

[EOengineer]

Since I only gig originals I just stick to a fairly simple palette of tones. I don’t own a guitar that does it all. I’ve always bought guitars for the unique sonic qualities they bring to the table.

Imagining myself in a cover band, probably a HSS Strat? I’m able to cover some ground with the LP Special and the P90s, maybe that.

 

[Bladester]