"Sell all your guitars and buy a Tyler"

[BigJim]

Was the comment that reviewers made in "Guitarist" magazine. I read it and said, "yeah right", mumbled something about "funny looking headstock", "superstrats are for shredders", "can't afford a $4000 strat", "what the heck is Mamywo?"

Fast forward a few years and my buddy at work buys a Tyler Classic, and the same thoughts popped up immediately. But then I sat down and played it. Amazing! Less than 7lbs (not hollow!), amazing broken in feel, resonates better than any other bolt on I have played. The neck felt like an old vintage guitar, satin feel, scalloped fretboard edges. Guitar sounds like a cannon unplugged. All my preconcieved misgivings about woods, headstocks and price fly out the window, I am hooked.

I sell some stuff, and find an amazing deal on a Tyler Studio Elite Burning Water 2K. Not a Classic, and honestly, a little "showy" for my conservative tastes. But it's all there, tone, versatility, feel, and resonance.






Sure it doesn't growl like my Les Paul, or quack like my Strat, but it has a unique modern sound that fits in well with the 70's Classic Rock stuff I do in my band. I have since added a pull pot to activate the piezo bridge PU that was unwired, now I can gig with one axe!

[Rocktuna]

I'd put a pearloid pick guard on it to give it some BLING

Seriously

[Jason]

Interesting... never heard of Tyler before. Definitely a weird headstock, but not ugly. I'd have to try one out, I spose.

[Mike-t]

The headstock reminds me of when you get your pinewood derby kit and the block of wood kind is in the basic shape of a car to get you started and you need to cut and sand it to your specs. Is that what you are supposed to do with that headstock?

[Blues4U]

That thing could have a pocket pussy in the back and I wouldn't like it with that head stock!!

I am sure it is a really nice playing guitar but I agree, this looks like a paddle style head stock on kits-

But, it's not my guitar it's your's. Enjoy it and play the heck out of it.

[6shooter]

Pretty cool guitar, but not worth selling all your guitars for. IMO

[Skynyrdpicker]

Pretty cool guitar; I've heard a few of them on Youtube and they sound great, and really versatile!

[ToothDecay]

That's pretty cool. I wouldn't mind having it

[BigJim]

As a former headstock hater, like the man says "you either know or you don't"..

[dennistruckdriver]

Originally Posted by BigJim

As a former headstock hater....

Yeah, but....even a truck driver could come up with something that, if not 'pretty', then at least 'less ugly'!

[Nigel Tufnel's tech]

Congratulations BigJim, Tyler's are great guitars, i was going to buy one but went with a Suhr in the end, just small personal preferences swung it for me.

..ps, I love there headstocks

[BigJim]

Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel's tech

Congratulations BigJim, Tyler's are great guitars, i was going to buy one but went with a Suhr in the end, just small personal preferences swung it for me.

..ps, I love there headstocks

Yeah, I have only played on Suhr, a Classic. Very nice, but much different feel than Tyler..

[Nigel Tufnel's tech]

Originally Posted by BigJim

Yeah, I have only played on Suhr, a Classic. Very nice, but much different feel than Tyler..

Yes they do feel different, they also sound different as well, I found the Tyler had more "Boom" where the Suhr had more "Spank", That is just my generalization because with the myriad of options available on both sides its hard to find both make of guitars with the same spec's.

In the end one of the major reasons i went with Suhr is after i watched Guthrie Govan live. After the show i had a chat with him about the guitars which was the tipping point,.. I had to have one. I would very much like to get a Tyler in the future though, maybe a Studio elite HD.

[BigJim]

Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel's tech

Yes they do feel different, they also sound different as well, I found the Tyler had more "Boom" where the Suhr had more "Spank", That is just my generalization because with the myriad of options available on both sides its hard to find both make of guitars with the same spec's.

In the end one of the major reasons i went with Suhr is after i watched Guthrie Govan live. After the show i had a chat with him about the guitars which was the tipping point,.. I had to have one. I would very much like to get a Tyler in the future though, maybe a Studio elite HD.

This is just based on me plinking around on my buddy's classic, so by no means take it seriously

The Suhr felt a little sterile, and cold. Maybe it was the setup, or my mood that day? But it didn't feel as broken in or comfy as the Tylers I have played.
Kinda like a brand new 70's strat as opposed to a worn in 60's Strat.

I will be checking out a Suhr Antique Classic with the new (old?) nitro finishes this weekend though. I like Suhr's dedication to perfection, and they are much more reasonably priced than Tylers.

[Nigel Tufnel's tech]

The Suhr has a more Hi Fi sound in some reguards depending on what you choose, and Tyler's necks come as standard with rolled over/semi scalloped edges on the necks, which is something you can ask for from Suhr if you want that broken in feel. There are about 13 neck shapes you can choose from and you can have a neck shape copied if you have a personal favorite.