A well rounded electric collection?

[Furtive]

You've already got the Les Paul and Tele. Add some kind of super Strat and an ES-345.

[Burgess]

I realize they sound a bit different but I'm curious, what kind of stuff does an SG do that an LP can't and vice versa?

 

 

SG backs up the LP and the shredder backs up the Strat.

[SPONGEBOB]

A collection is incomplete without a Ric 12 string.

[realtree71]

how about one or two of these



maybe one of these



Maybe something Pink



And for your shredding

[ArpeggiateTHIS]

Naw, you want THIS:
- Tele
- Strat
- Gibson LP w/ buckers
- Gibson LP w/ P90s
- Some kind of hollowbody

[Randy80]

According to me:
1) Les paul (for classic rock)
2) Stratocaster (from blues to hard rock)
3) Jackson soloist (for metal/shredding)
4) Gibson Es 335 (for jazzy/rockabilly/alternative sound)
The fifth one would be a tele...

[BG76]

I would wait until I was out of college and start building a collection then. If not, I would look for older guitars with issues or that need repairs.

[Mudder1310]

1 telecaster

1 LP

1 semi hollow (Ibanez AS80, Hagstrom Viking, Washburn HB35, etc)

1 superstrat w/floyd

 

That should just about cover things.

[bad mutha-humpa]

I've always looked at axwell rounded collection like this: have a variety of scale lengths and pickup styles. For example, I keep two gibson-scale guitars: one with really hot humbuckers, and the other (a semihollow) with PAF style buckers. I also keep a fender scale guitar with single coils around (a tele for me, but a strat works too). I round it out with an oddball guitar with a unique sound and p90s.

[Martin Player]

There's been some great advice here so far. I would make sure that at least one of my guitars had P90s in it, whatever you get. For me that spot is perfectly filled with a LP DC Special type of guitar.

Also, while we're spending your money, what kind of amp are you pushing this all through? Its at least half the battle in our endless quest for tone, (opening can of worms).

Good luck and happy hunting.

[Angry Tele]

you can conquer the World with a Tele and a p90 SG.

Id rather have a variety of amps a Marshal, a Fender, a Vox, maybe a Hiwatt

[emuhunter]

There's been some great advice here so far. I would make sure that at least one of my guitars had P90s in it, whatever you get. For me that spot is perfectly filled with a LP DC Special type of guitar. Also, while we're spending your money, what kind of amp are you pushing this all through? Its at least half the battle in our endless quest for tone, (opening can of worms). Good luck and happy hunting.

 

 

I'm going through a VOX AC-30 handwired and I'm planning on adding a Fender (maybe a Deluxe?) down the road for that gorgeous Blackface 'verb and clean tone. For me at least AC-30+OCD or Keeley Mod Blues Driver=plenty of drive so I don't see myself needing a Marshall/Hiwatt but that's just me.

[Scoogs]

Fender
Gibson
Rickenbacker
Gretsch

[Roy]

A collection is incomplete without a Ric 12 string.

 

 

yep. you really need 5 guitars for a complete sonic arsenal.

[emuhunter]

yep. you really need 5 guitars for a complete sonic arsenal.

 

 

Ooh, yeah... A Ric would be beautiful! Especially through my Vox.

[Roy]

Ooh, yeah... A Ric would be beautiful! Especially through my Vox.

 

 

you sir, are a man of good taste.

[Clinically Deaf]

Acoustic
Les Paul (if you can't shred on a les paul you're a {censored} )
Tele
Guitar with P90's

/fred

[pvwolfgang5150]

Les Paul
SG with P90s
Strat
Tele
Superstrat
ES-335

[twofoolsaminute]

A Les Paul and a 335, while not sounding exactly alike, cover much of the same sonic ground. The one great advantage that the 335 has, and the reason I prefer it over the Les Paul, is that it has a controllable feedback that I love to play with. (The LP fights feeback pretty well, and a full hollow is virtually uncontrollable at any kind of high gain.)

I think a full hollow would round out the collection much better. I like the Epiphone Joe Pass.

 

A traditional strat will give you some new sounds.

 

A Brian May Red Special will give you a huge palette of new tones, but may or may not be the ones you want/need.

 

So, Tele, Paul, Hollow, Strat, and Brian May should be able to do just about anything.

[idhindsight]

Ric

Tele

LP

 

(Which is why I have a Tele on order )

 

A strat would be nice too but I think you can get pretty close with just a tele

[Guitar Heel]

In my opinion, your next guitar should be an SG classic.

[cratz2]

Go with what suits you.

For me, a well rounded collection is something like this:

A Les Paul with 57 Classics
A Les Paul with Seth Lovers
A SG/thin-ish guitar with P90s
10 Strats in different colors with different pickups

[rvschulz]

Add a strat and a 335 and you're done. (Tele and LP is a pretty good start)

 

 

this. personally, i never bonded with a Tele - had 3 at one time. maybe a real jazz box if you play that much Wes-style jazz. but i consider my stuff done with Strat, 335 and LP ...

 

i believe in getting REALLY GOOD gear. i don't really look at the headstock unless I'm considering EVER reselling. If it plays well and fits you ... go with it. If it doesn't ... i don;t care who made it, don;t get it.

[Special J]

Sounds like you're headed in the right direction. Honestly, you could cover everything you mentioned on those 2 guitars, no problem. But what kind of fun would that be?

I feel I have a well-rounded electric stable:

Hamer Special P90 (LP DC Special)
Hamer Special FM Custom (LP DC Deluxe w/minihums)
Neafsey Custom (semihollow w/humbuckers and a varitone)
'57 reissue Strat
'69 Tele
I also have a couple of shredders, which don't get played and partscasters which occasionally serve as back-up guitars for shows.

[Grantus]

Apparently "well rounded" means having the three guitars everyone else has.