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jaymzHal
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 07/17/2008 : 21:35:46
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This looks pretty neat, and I like that some very individual guitarists like Billy Corgan and J Mascis are getting the signature guitar treatment, rather than endless floyd rose equipped metal guitarists.
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Heart and Soul
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 07/18/2008 : 02:17:18
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| i'm really not keen on sig. guitars but i do enjoy the j. mascis one...prob. because it's sparkly purple... |
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bosshog
Silver Member
Canada
493 Posts |
Posted - 07/24/2008 : 22:37:40
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| You can't really buy a Jazzmaster without being compared to J anyway or Elvis Costello! |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 00:01:24
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Originally posted by bosshog
You can't really buy a Jazzmaster without being compared to J anyway or Elvis Costello!
or Thurston Moore.... |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 00:02:49
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Originally posted by Heart and Soul
i'm really not keen on sig. guitars but i do enjoy the j. mascis one...prob. because it's sparkly purple...
I wasn't really keen on signature guitars either, then I looked at my Les Paul and realized that signature guitars have been around for a long time |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 04:27:58
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Robert Smith's (who also is known to be a Jazzmaster player) signature Schecter 'Ultracure' guitar and Billy's Strat are the only two signature guitars I'd like to buy.
And only because they happen to be two of my favorite song writers.
If I was made of money I'd also love the John Lennon Les Paul. But alas I am not. |
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TKO Ken
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 05:06:43
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Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
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Originally posted by Heart and Soul
i'm really not keen on sig. guitars but i do enjoy the j. mascis one...prob. because it's sparkly purple...
I wasn't really keen on signature guitars either, then I looked at my Les Paul and realized that signature guitars have been around for a long time
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 09:43:00
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I like signature guitars if they are unique. The Les Paul being a good example. I like it as Les Paul's signature guitar but making a Jimmy Page or Slash signature Les Paul seems a bit pointless to me. It's still Les Paul shaped so to me, any LP signature is nothing special.
The same thing goes for the Fenders. I used to have a Jerry Donahue Telecaster. It was just a normal Tele with a strat pickup in the neck position. Practically everyone has their own signature guitars these days but very few are more than an old guitar with a new logo. |
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Racer X
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 07/28/2008 : 13:37:14
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Signature guitar = overpriced hype cash grab. Yeah, I am way cynical
on this one. Please don't get me started on " Relics ".
Remember that the " Les Paul " Slash made famous is a replica.
And this piece of drek ?
Perhaps my cynicism will abate with the uptake of more caffeine.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 07/29/2008 : 10:06:44
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Originally posted by Racer X
Signature guitar = overpriced hype cash grab. Yeah, I am way cynical
on this one. Please don't get me started on " Relics ".
Remember that the " Les Paul " Slash made famous is a replica.
And this piece of drek ?
Perhaps my cynicism will abate with the uptake of more caffeine.
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think your on to something bro'... ....the only prob with all the latest interest with jazzmasters and jags is the price of the originals has gone through he roof... even though not my fav guitars(i think the neck/board especially at the first five frets on these models are too narrow) i remember when you still pick up a original 62 jag for about 500/750 euro..... but in general sig guitars don't always be something you can't 'recreate' yourself with a little elbow grease,a bit of moolah and a soldering iron,i modded a old squier strat up to clapton specs for a fraction of what a original costs...... |
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jaymzHal
Silver Member
United Kingdom
297 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2008 : 16:17:18
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I see what you are saying, and while I think there is always a market for the really obvious signature models (zakk wylde springs to mind) I wouldn't want that because it would be hard to escape people thinking "Hey, that guy likes black label society". However, I think that it is a nice niche in the market because it allows guitar companies to have a bit of fun with a classic design which would be considered "sacrilege" by purists if it was marketed as just another guitar in the range. For example, i don't think the John 5 telecasters would be made if they weren't signature models, but I think they are very nice guitars, which don't immediately scream "I love John 5!". At the same time, I remember PRS came up with a novel way around the signature guitar issue - The new Mark Tremonti model has the Tremonti signature on the truss rod cover, and the guitar comes with a spare truss rod cover if you just like the guitar but don't like him. On a vaguely related note, I really love the look of the Ibanez fireman, the new paul gilbert model which is essentially a reverse iceman. I would definitely be interested in buying it if it was released, and if Gibson can release an upside down flying V....
Oh, and Racer X, that guitar is disgusting  |
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DarrinPA
Silver Member
USA
221 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2008 : 01:21:07
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I like when a signature guitar [or bass, which is what I'm going to use as my example] offers something different then the standard issue stuff.
Take for example the Mark Hoppus bass [link below] of the band Blink 182 mixes the body of a Jazz bass with the neck of a P-bass and also has a P style pickup. Now that's not going to be easy to find in a normal isuue bass, nor would it be easy for most people to build one like that with replacement parts.
On the other hand, the guitarist of Blink 182 has a normal strat with a single humbucker in the bridge, which is easy to do for about $20 to a standard fat strat.
Wow, the price has gone up a lot! http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Mark-Hoppus-Signature-Bass-Guitar?sku=510843 |
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Billy Corgan Stratocaster
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