Members GAS Man Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 I've got one guy in mind whose face I seem to see popping up on countless manufacturers websites, but I'll let other forumites get first crack at this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 The word whore suggests that the artist is only in it for the money and would otherwise have nothing to do with the product they are pedaling. So there is really no way to know the actual extent to which someone is "whoring" themselves out for endorsements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Can we pick more than one? I'm not busting your balls, GAS man, but I'm voting Zakk Wylde! Great gear and a great guitarist, but it seems like he keeps losing relevance and still has his name on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by DaveAronow The word whore suggests that the artist is only in it for the money and would otherwise have nothing to do with the product they are pedaling.So there is really no way to know the actual extent to which someone is "whoring" themselves out for endorsements. Point taken. I didn't mean it that literally. A bit of literary license taken for the purpose of amusement.Now if we can take the wet blanket off the topic . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 EVH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chad Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Dave Mustaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl Can we pick more than one?I'm not busting your balls, GAS man, but I'm voting Zakk Wylde! Great gear and a great guitarist, but it seems like he keeps losing relevance and still has his name on everything. Definitely one of two I was thinking ofRead this one, it's kinda funny: http://www.musicradar.com/gear/guita...e-phase-501773Excerpt:MXR ZW90 Wylde PhaseDon't tell him we said this, but Zakk Wylde is a signature gear slut. We've had the Les Pauls, the Marshalls, the strings, the pug-ugly coffin axe, the wah, the chorus and the overdrive.Just when you were half-expecting the Remington ZW1000 beard trimmer, the big man drops his spin on the MXR Phase 90. Maybe we'll give him a blank cheque and see if he signs that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by GAS Man Definitely one of two I was thinking ofRead this one, it's kinda funny: http://www.musicradar.com/gear/guita...e-phase-501773Excerpt:MXR ZW90 Wylde PhaseDon't tell him we said this, but Zakk Wylde is a signature gear slut. We've had the Les Pauls, the Marshalls, the strings, the pug-ugly coffin axe, the wah, the chorus and the overdrive.Just when you were half-expecting the Remington ZW1000 beard trimmer, the big man drops his spin on the MXR Phase 90. Maybe we'll give him a blank cheque and see if he signs that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JVH Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl I'm also giving honorable mention to Kiss-specifically Gene Simmons but the whole band really...I'm sticking 'em in cuz I doubt anyone will bring them up. It's not that they have a bunch of signature gear, necessarily-they just have a bunch of signature EVERYTHING... Oh yeah almost forgot about Gene Simmons... The kiss casket. They got all kinds of crap you can't even imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by JVH YEP it has to be EVH. Slap some stripes on it and sell it. shoes, shirts, mugs, picks, pedals, guitars, hats, beanie hats, jackets, limited edition signature guitar outside of signature guitar, limited edition signature guitar played in concert, signature amp, limited edition striped signature amp. Gene Simmons FAR out-whores Eddie. Eddie at least stuck to music stuff. Gene has a casket, had comic books, a {censored}ty movie, action figures, etc.He would put his name or likeness on ANYTHING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Okay, here's the one that cracks me up - love the man - and I do think he would fit DaveAronow's point of being sincere, but is there any brand of guitar he hasn't endorsed? Second from left (I can't seem to lift the image)http://www.duesenbergusa.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Can we include posthumous whoring of guitarists by companies and families? If so, Hendrix and Dimebag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by GAS Man Okay, here's the one that cracks me up - love the man - and I do think he would fit DaveAronow's point of being sincere, but is there any brand of guitar he hasn't endorsed?Second from left (I can't seem to lift the image)http://www.duesenbergusa.com/ Is that Joe Walsh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdrake34 Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 George Lynch is pretty damn bad. Neal Schon is pretty awful too, he goes from company to company like a vengeful teenage girlfriend. Spent years designing his les paul with Gibson only to promptly jump ship back to PRS, who made him a giant hollowbody with a floyd rose. WTF, Neal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by etawful Can we include posthumous whoring of guitarists by companies and families? If so, Hendrix and Dimebag. Beat me to it. I was going to suggest the Hendrix Estate and the Dime Estate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl Is that Joe Walsh? Ok, so it is Joe Walsh C'mon, man! He WAS #54 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest guitarists of all time (actually, he's a damn fine guitarist, but he's approaching the Eddie Money level of whoredom. Next stop, a Holiday Inn in Dubuque, followed promptly by a Geico commercial...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl Is that Joe Walsh? Uh huh.Seems like I often see him endorsing new brands. He seems to give his endorsements out more freely than even EVH. I mean, what has EVH endorsed? Kramer, Peavey, then his own EVH brand (I know I'm probably missing some)But Joe I think tops it.So DuesenbergCarvinThere was something between Carvin and Duesenberg (?)I believe he's also been connected with Gibson and Gretsch (?)But when I see him endorsing a new one, I often feel sorry for the old brand, sort of like a cuckolded spouse. He'll be on the front page for a new manufacturer, while the old one is still hocking his last signature model. Originally Posted by bjcarl Ok, so it is Joe Walsh C'mon, man! He WAS #54 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest guitarists of all time (actually, he's a damn fine guitarist, ...) Yeah, there's something about him you've got to love. I know he's said its come from just so much time with a guitar, but he looks like more of a natural player than most, and I love some of his stuff like, "Life's Been Good", "Rocky Mountain Way" and "Funk 49" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 See my comment above yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by GAS Man I mean, what has EVH endorsed? Kramer, Peavey, then his own EVH brand (I know I'm probably missing some) There was Ernie Ball/Musicman in between Kramer and Peavey. He also had his own signature 5150 strings for a number of years, an MXR phase 90, and other various little things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GAS Man Posted December 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Deadbeat Son There was Ernie Ball/Musicman in between Kramer and Peavey. Indeed, how could I have forgotten I remember coming damn close to buying a Wolfie with a flame top back in the earlier 90s, but I'm not even sure if that was at the end of the Ernie Ball period or beginning of the Peavey era. Seems like he should have stuck with Music Man/Ernie Ball. The stability of that endorsement lends credence to the line when you see folks like Steve Lukather and Steve Morse sticking with them. It tends to say, "This IS a quality instrument and THIS is my ideal guitar". EVH's jumping around makes you think he was more interested in who would cut him the best deal and tickle his gonads the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willyburger Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 "I've always been attracted to this color, Sea Foam Green. It has a nostalgic overtone to it and it makes a beautiful color for a Jem. The frequency of the color resonates with the creamy tone of the guitar." -- Steve Vai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Deadbeat Son There was Ernie Ball/Musicman in between Kramer and Peavey. He also had his own signature 5150 strings for a number of years, an MXR phase 90, and other various little things. Shoes...don't forget the EVH shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by Elias Graves Wachu talkin bout Willis. Esteban isn't no whore, look what a great deal you can get on his hat! http://www.hsn.com/media/esteban-sig...327845_xp.aspxDon't get excited though, it's sold out. Can't get it in time for Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by willyburger "I've always been attracted to this color, Sea Foam Green. It has a nostalgic overtone to it and it makes a beautiful color for a Jem. The frequency of the color resonates with the creamy tone of the guitar." -- Steve Vai Good call on Vai...anyone who'd put his own blood in the paint of a sig guitar is definitely in a league of his own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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