Fender or Gibson??

Stratocaster or SG. Either or.

 

Anybody trying to build a well rounded guitar toolbox is eventually going to own both. There's no escaping that.

But I'll say this:
When it comes to acoustic guitars, Gibson clearly wins.
When it comes to amplifiers, Fender clearly wins.

 

Fixed...

 

I like Blackstar, but I like Marshall better. No, I like Blackstar... I don't know why.

I like to get some lows. Sometimes I fool with the treble though. Like if I'm on a stratocaster, the tendency is to switch back forth between the front and rear pickups (don't ask me which direction is which).

If I had to leave the switch on a fender stratocaster alone, I'd leave it down like a light switch.

I have way way less experience playing an SG, but I also like them. Either of those guitars, but if I get a new one I'm leaning toward SG because they're cool (I think they're a little cooler than strat; maybe I'm just weird).

 

Fender electric. Gibson acoustic

 

Son just bought a Schector--Diamond series. (whatever that is)

 

Schecter makes some great guitars... I have two of them.

 

So does Erin, my son. He has a whole bunch up on his wall of different makes--bass and 6 string. I got him a resonator some years back to play me some slide. His band is not practicing because of the virus.

 

It's an easy choice: PRS

 

Fender Telecaster bass 1973 vintage

 

Depends whether I'm playing rhythm or bass.....rhythm - Gibson Les Paul; bass - Ibanez SR300E

 

Hofner 500-1, Gibson EB-2 & EB-3 basses. Yeah, that's my goal. Currently playing the '62 Hof remake.
For guitars, the Gibson ES-335 from the early 70's with the narrow neck. Maybe a Strat later or Gibson SG.

 

yamaha or moog. not a lutinist.

 

Les Paul or 335, nothing to add!

 

When it comes to Fender or Gibson, both are phenomenal instruments.

My inclination to reach for Gibson's SG never wanes, though the Les Paul is too heavy to carry for me.

I opt for Fender though, and the reason is the impression.

When I first held a Gibson SG it frightened me. Am I the force of darkness in music that I have learned to fear? I felt very nervous. But I muddled through it playing something I knew and quickly handed it back to its owner.

The guitar reminds me more of garage bands than of musicianship, and I think its shape gives off a distinct impression that the person playing it is some heretic who doesn't understand his guitar's body resembles the horns of Satan!

To create a more sympathetic vibe, I reach for Fender. The Stratocaster is the easiest one to pull off in front of family. It looks like every band on MTV, on a stage anywhere, ever... It is the Levi Strauss of guitars, so it makes the impression of familiarity. "You've done this before..." it croons. And so we're under its spell and the music is free to roam our thoughts uncontested.

 

1974 SG... Orange amp.

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Both lol

 

I have a Fender p bass and a old Washburn split pickup both have unique sound but the older one plays smoother.