Members lukeswall Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Les Paul with a neck single coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thecornman Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 The Godin LG someone mentioned above is a good choice as is the Godin H-S-H Freeway Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I believe that a mahogany HSH guitar with a built in Variax system would be quite versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liko Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 HSS strat. /thread. You could also go SuperStrat (HSH) with a coil tap on the neck HB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Yep. 1986 Kramer Pacer Deluxe. Incredibly versatile guitar. ...and you can impale someone with it if they disagree! This ..all kinds of WIN written all over it!! :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I don't know if it's THE most versatile electric guitar ever made, but it's the most versatile I've ever owned. It's a limited edition goldtop Fender Tele with dual DiMarzio humbuckers (Air Norton/Tone Zone) both with coil split. The neck pickup sounds great split, and gives an excellent Fender single coil sound - better than any split humbucker I've heard. In humbucker mode, it's warm and rich and gets close to Gibson territory, as does the Tone Zone in the bridge which is fat as hell and screams on high gain leads with amazing sustain. I never thought I'd be able to get Santana-type tones out of a Tele, but this does it. If I want classic Tele twang on the bridge, I can just flip the switch to single coil mode - not quite as bright as a true single coil, but close enough. And the middle position with both pickups only adds to the tonal variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donnievaz Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 This is pretty versatile.[YOUTUBE]z_dfZc-rQ3s[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheezusbhrist Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 well it depends on how you define versatility, if its the guitar that can do the most genres, its the strat, but a strat sounds like a strat no matter what, its hard to get a thicker tone out of it and you cant make it sound like a les paul. so if you are looking at the guitar that can get the most SOUNDs, it would probably be a PRS of some sort or an ESP PB500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorganB Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I would say the BC Rich Perfect 10.... take off four strings and it goes from sounding like a 12 to a 6. It has coil and phase switches for Strat or L P sounds and Vari sound to dial in the more compressed PRS sound. I just took off the bottom tuners because I do not need all the versatility...but I can put them back on if I ever feel the need for a 12 string sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Someone needs to make a guitar with a humbucker, a P90 and a single coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnowStorm Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 My PRS Mira!!! I played all last night in single coil and it sounded killer. When I play heavier stuff, I switch to humbuckers and it holds up very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Jackson Soloist with EMG's 89/sa/sa. the most versatile setup I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 A Gibson Lucille (stereo ES 355 with no F holes) with the Vari-tone goes from Gibson rich tones to Tele twang and Ric ka-ching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lionslicer Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 PRS CE24 with the 5way switch. Blows me away that these can be had for $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members germanicus2112 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Variax guitar.None of the other guitars listed here can sound so close to so many other guitars. Strats/Teles/335/L4/Ricks/Coral Sitar/Acoustics/Resonators/LP's etc. Its what it was designed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Vox Virage. The 390 pickups provide a a lot of tonal variety. Maybe this. Strat is the obvious answer, especially with a splittable bridge pickup, and it may be the right one. After playing a 335 quite a bit over the last week, I was reminded of all the things it could do very well, from amazing blues to RAWK. Since the Virage kind of takes that to the next level, I think this is a good answer. Maybe a tie??? On the other hand, with it's 25" scale and great playability, I often think that my PRS is the only guitar I really need. So, I guess a three-way tie for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Portland1 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 If you could own only one guitar, and you wanted to play like Larry Carlton sometimes, Mark Knopfler sometimes, and Brad Paisley sometimes, which ONE guitar can give you the greatest range of sounds? Probably a tele if i wanted the sounds of those guys. But i'd always rather have the playability of a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pvwolfgang5150 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Yep. 1986 Kramer Pacer Deluxe. Incredibly versatile guitar. ...and you can impale someone with it if they disagree! Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David E H Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 I think overall, the HSS Strat is the most versatile, featuring the tremolo and the quack positions which are somewhat unique to it. Personally I would just get a Tele with a humbucker in the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 If you could own only one guitar, and you wanted to play like Larry Carlton sometimes, Mark Knopfler sometimes, and Brad Paisley sometimes, which ONE guitar can give you the greatest range of sounds? Honestly . . . probably this one : http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0137502306 I would love to have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 A Gibson Lucille ( stereo ES 355 with no F holes) with the Vari-tone goes from Gibson rich tones to Tele twang and Ric ka-ching. Epiphone "solid" (i.e. f-hole'less) 335 Lucille, and it is affordable ! http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockforkids/2629060057/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdegrande Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Parker Adrian Belew Signature Fly, It has Variax electronics and MIDI built in. Way out of my price range. Next to that, I would say a Variax or a Parker MidiFly, or any HSS or HSH guitar with a piezo bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members terryd5150 Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 HSS Strat with a coiltap. /thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RashestHippo Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 Any guitar with a HSS setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted March 18, 2009 Members Share Posted March 18, 2009 What about the MOOG Guitar ? http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.altomusic.com/components/guitars/moog.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.altomusic.com/components/guitars/guitars.htm&usg=__jNNquDHormIOWvCSYPLEVdMO258=&h=344&w=500&sz=63&hl=en&start=4&sig2=cJJeZQcrAKSQL3DA46ynSw&tbnid=_sySfm4si--IcM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=130&ei=33fBSY3QNdjGjAesibX5BA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmoog%2Bguitar%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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