Which Guitar Do I Gig?

[Brazilnut]

I bring a Strat and Les Paul or 335 in standard tuning to every gig and an SG tuned half step down.

Does the SG have heavier strings on it?

 

[fett]

We are talking about electric guitars. Right? Not acoustics or classical guitars. You guys crack me up. With all the dodads and pedals and pups and amps and all that, you can make any sound you want.

 

[Sin Nombre]

We are talking about electric guitars. Right? Not acoustics or classical guitars. You guys crack me up. With all the dodads and pedals and pups and amps and all that, you can make any sound you want.

That's what Keef said. He was wrong. Try playing surf verb on a 335. 😝

 

[Brazilnut]

Not sure if you're wanting to have one guitar to do it all, Braz.

I think the bringing a spare guitar is a wise choice, and if one were to die on gig day, you have the other to limp thru on, well voiced to the music or not.

TBH, I don't think I've seen a gig where a guitarist had only guitar for the gig, and the most common pair is LP or 335/tele or strat.

The two can get you anywhere you need to be.

What are you using for an amp(s)?

I've seen a head sitting on and outputed into a combo amp a lot lately, so if the head dies, the combo takes over.

Recently I saw a Vox Nighttrain 15 sitting on a Blackstar.
Impressed by the Vox tones.

I just bring one guitar any more, Henry. I also have to hump the PA to and from, so I try to keep my rig simple. I use an old '64 Deluxe and various stompboxes for club gigs, and a big British-voiced 40-watt head and 2-12 cab for larger venues

If I gigged every weekend, God forbid, I'd use that head on top of the Deluxe, that's a great idea. Actually, I gig about 35 times a year, but some of it is pedal steel, so that don't count. It's just that I don't have the energy any more to bring a lot of personal gear. That !#$# PA soaks up a lot of setup time, and a lot of muscle. And I'm getting older. That's mainly why I look for one git to do it all, even if some of it is less than satisfactory, tonally.

I wanted to keep this thread as fun and lighthearted as possible, that's why I didn't get too technical, or moan and groan about myself. Heh! Everybody likes to talk about their guitars. That's what attracted all of us to this forum.

 

[freebyrd 69]

I take at least 4 to every gig, and play them all. Some get more time than others, but they all get played....and they are all L.P.'s!

Why? Why the hell not. Exactly as you said, some fit certain songs better than others. Take them all!

 

[HenryHill]

I take at least 4 to every gig, and play them all. Some get more time than others, but they all get played....and they are all L.P.'s!

Why? Why the hell not. Exactly as you said, some fit certain songs better than others. Take them all!

Will you still do that in 20 years from now?

I think the point is to minimalize in this phase of his life.

 

[lǎo​wài]

For me, every song is a nail, and my hammer of choice is a Les Paul.

 

[Coop47]

No, it combines the two pickups in series. Is louder and less bright than the standard combining in parallel, like a humbucker would be. On my Tele I am not really getting a fourth tone because I can duplicate the series position exactly by using the parallel position and then turning the volume up and the tone down.

I like having the fourth position to get the fourth tone without fiddling with knobs, but on my guitar it not an otherwise unattainable tone.

Just my opinion, but there's a significant difference between two single coils in parallel and in series beyond just volume and tone cut. It's a thicker, heavier tone. YMMV.

 

[EasyAce]

This . . .

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It all depends on my mood when I'm preparing for a gig. I can play my blues on any of these guitars, with slight variations on my sound among them, and it'll come out just the way I want it.

 

[NeptuneBlue]

For me, every song is a nail, and my hammer of choice is a Les Paul.

That was well said... so beautiful

 

[Brazilnut]

Geez, Ace! Those are BEAUTIFUL.

 

[EasyAce]

Geez, Ace! Those are BEAUTIFUL.

Thank you!

They sound likewise, too.

 

[roeg]

The tele.Its all about respect.

 

[BigDipper15]

Does the SG have heavier strings on it?

Yes. I normally use 10's but the half step down is setup with 11's. Gives a similar tension.

 

[frankthomson]

I think the most versatile is a Nashville tele

every position clean AND dirty is GOLDEN.

 

[Brazilnut]

I think the most versatile is a Nashville tele

every position clean AND dirty is GOLDEN.

Mine's set up with a '57 Classic in the neck and a Voodoo hottie in the bridge. Makes it a versatile guitar-rock, blues, jazz or country.

 

[frankthomson]

Mine's set up with a '57 Classic in the neck and a Voodoo hottie in the bridge. Makes it a versatile guitar-rock, blues, jazz or country.

see that.... it just gets better and better!

 

[brianbzed]

I use my Les Pauls for all gigs except for quiet Church stuff ( Carvin acoustic ). If I MUST have an electric with single coils-I'll grab my Carvin DC127!

 

[HenryHill]

Mine's set up with a '57 Classic in the neck and a Voodoo hottie in the bridge. Makes it a versatile guitar-rock, blues, jazz or country.

Hey I've got it!

Just take the tele.