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If you could choose, would you rather own a Signature guitar, or a Standard guitar?
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:32 am
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There is no signature instrument I have come across that really rocked my world. Though I have played some and liked them. They just don't compare to my Strat here.

http://www.moesguitar.com/motostrat.html

I just have to flaunt this one.

Plus I always felt you should cave out your own signature sound along with your own likes and dislaikes. Just my 2 cents.


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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:46 am
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The only reason I'd choose a signature is if the signature guitar (of whatever artist) has the features I want, that an ordinary production model doesn't have .
Eg. The 12" radius fingerboard on the EJ or SRV strat or Lace sensors with an ash body, like in the Buddy Guy Signature Strat.


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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:42 pm
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i would totally rather have a signitare !


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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:27 am
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Standard all the way.

Playability aside, tone aside....I'd still rather have the standard models. There are some reasons for this.

1. I like to tweak my own guitars. A signature isn't one of those types of guitars you tweak or mod. You play it once in a while, and for the most part you leave it alone. In most instances the cost is too great with an associated signature model to justify modding it in any way, shape, or form. (One argument is valid here: If you just put out thousands and thousands of dollars for a signature, changing the pups, bridge, or anything on that guitar just seems...silly. Crazy. Foolish.)

2. The cost associated with standards is....much lower. In some cases much, much lower.

The signature is arguably a Fender product that has a Gibson mentality attached to it. (Keep it shiny and leave it in the case.) And although I can apprecaite a guitar of exquisite craftsmanship that plays perfectly and sounds spectacular....None of it in terms of "getting the guitar to that point" was done by me personally. I don't know, man....money aside, I don't think I would get as much enjoyment out of a guitar like that. If a guitar plays well and sounds great and I know I did a lot to get it to that point...there's a certain amount of satisfaction in that feeling. Those who have gone this route...yeah, I'm sure you know.

But unless there's some new fangled introduction to a model (and even at that) I tend to shy away from signature models. I'd probably worry too much about breathing on the guitar the wrong way or doing something that might make it lose its value vs. sitting down and legitmately enjoying it...


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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:28 am
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MY THINKING IS

when hendrix, clapton,townshed,page and beck were all starting they just got run of the mill production guitars so i mean why not just get a run of the mill production guitar

the sig guitar is usally bassed on what they are doing now anyway

when clapton had blackie back in 1970 i didnt have a 25 db boost he had a chranked up showman idk thats where my mind is

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Was that Showman a solid
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:24 pm
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no clapton played through a dual showman silver face probably a 69 or so for the derek and the dominos tour

"it was a bigger champ"

that was claptons thinking

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Post subject: Re: Signature Guitar vs. Your Guitar
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:10 pm
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PlikityPlack wrote:
I was recently reading the "David Gilmour Signature Strat." post and I had an unusual feeling come over me. See, as a Gilmour fan, I was originally very excited to see that Fender is planning to release his signature guitar...on the other hand as I started to read the posts, I started to feel uneasy about it.

Through all the posts on various websites that I have been too, and through all the discussions I have had with fellow guitar players I have come to realize one common feature that is shared not only among guitar, but among music in general...Music is entirely subjective - it is entirely unique to that individual. The way I may hear a David Gilmour solo may be entirely different than the way everyone else does...in the same way, the way I hear or play a guitar will also be completely unique and individualistic.

What I'm getting at here is a question to all of you guitar fans. Why is it that you all feel the desire to own an instrument which has been modeled after someone else? Don't get me wrong here, I am not going against the custom guitars that are built after great guitar players, I am just very curious to know why.

The way I see it, we all know the specs of David Gilmour's guitar, right? Why don't we go and make our own? Or if that is unrealistic, then why don't we assemble the parts in a slightly different way, using a standard guitar model?

I'm curious to know what you're opinions are...In the meantime, regardless of the replies, I'd like to say that in my opinion, neither the money, nor the artist justify the guitar...the player does. I believe that a great player who is honest to his needs, and more importantly aware of his own style is what counts in choosing a guitar.


I have the same problem. I really like signature guitars and some of the specs of them but i feel kind of weird playing someone elses guitar. I wish they could make them as normal models. (like the John Mayer strat or the SrV model

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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:26 pm
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I love signature models like the EC strat or JB strat i love but i refuse to get them because of the signature on the headstock. i just cant play someone elses guitar.

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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:17 pm
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When I got my CS Tx Spc pickups, it wasn't to sound like SRV. It was to attain a vintage Alnico V sound. I was really surprised that the pickups sound as much like SRV as they do in certain positions. However, I don't play that much SRV. Even when I do play SRV I do my own individual arrangement in my own unique sux style.

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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:33 pm
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What's spectacular about the Artist series is they unleash the creativity of Fender and the artists to create so much variety to achieve what they want to achieve. Like, take the Beck - awesome guitar. It's got every feature you could want, and then the pickups are a matter of taste for the player. The same for each one - the EC, the Cray, the Knopfler, the SRV. They are all radically different. They all sound very different. It's great.

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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:06 pm
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If you think you have the ability to design a custom guitar then go ahead. It took these artist 20 to 30 years of customizing and searching for the right combination of electronics,necks,bodies etc. to achieve their goals. I for one think they are more knowledgeable and experienced than I am , therefore I will tend to trust their wisdom. I don't have 30 years to experiment so I will go with the combined efforts of them and their guitar tech. :) I don't see a cs model named for me in the future, but go for it you may be the next one.


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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:39 pm
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Why not both? I went the customized route using some parts from a signature guitar:

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I took what I liked about the John Mayer signature strat: the sound generated by the pickups and the awesome color. And then I made it mine: I love maple fretboards, and I'm a sucker for a reversed headstock. Throw in the figuring in the maple, and it's like it's my own signature.

On that note I see absolutely nothing wrong with signature models that offer something standard strats don't. Getting the right guitar is about getting a strat that speaks to you and sounds the way you want your strat to sound. It's not like buying the signature makes you sound like that person anyways, and I feel sorry for people who mistakenly think that. There is a lot more that goes into someone's sound.

I think the EJ strat is a good example. It's simply a stellar strat. I know a lot of people who don't listen to EJ but play EJ strats because of the way they feel and play. A strat is a strat. Who cares about labels. If you really dislike the signature on it that much, sand it off and enjoy the strat you want to enjoy.


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Yes, isn't it ironic that Townsend plays a Clapton model? Do they sound the same? I'm sure Pete wasn't going for the Clapton sound! :)


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I like signature guitars. I started playing the guitar because I heard Layla on the radio. I don't like the Clapton guitars because I want to sound like Eric Clapton. I like them because of the emotional attachment to the instrument. I know that's probably a little silly. It's not like it was really Eric's guitar. I just get a kick out of it.

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