The most iconic guitar of all time?

pts295 · **Joined:** Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:34 pm **Posts:** 491

What would you say is the most iconic guitar of all time? The Strat and the Les Paul come to mind right away, but what about the Tele? The Beatles sure made me want a Gretsch and a Rickenbacker. It's an impossible question with a million answers, but I think I'd have to go with the Strat. What do you think?

P.S. I've already changed my mind twice before I even finished typing!

Mr Bill · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:27 am

Hello Pts295,

For me it's gotta be,

Stratocaster.

Cheers.

russianracehorse · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:59 am

Like many people here, I'm biased toward the Stratocaster.

In terms of bass guitars, much as I love the Fender Precision Bass, I would say that Paul McCartney's Höfner "violin" bass defines the look for me.

Miami Mike · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:03 am

Something that ends with ....caster.

straycat113 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:06 am

To be honest I think it is a dead tie between the Stratocaster and Les Paul.

russianracehorse · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:29 am

straycat113 wrote:

To be honest I think it is a dead tie between the Stratocaster and Les Paul.

+1

They really are the yin and yang of rock music.

cvilleira · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:35 am

russianracehorse wrote:

straycat113 wrote:

To be honest I think it is a dead tie between the Stratocaster and Les Paul.

+1

They really are the yin and yang of rock music.

I am with you guys, Les paul and Stratocaster

So add one more!!!!

Paulie G · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:39 am

It has to be the '52 tele.
The first solid body

nrt4 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:40 am

I'm gonna say a tie between the 'Caster Bros. and the Les Paul

But since it's 2 to 1 Fender vs Gibson the overall winner is

Fender

When it comes to bass the winner for me is McCartney's Viola Bass

Triskele · **Joined:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:18 am **Posts:** 3084

yep, straycat113.

+1

cheers

curley maple · **Joined:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:54 pm **Posts:** 56

bigjay

this strat sold for 2.8 million dollars,and then was donated back and sold again, it ended up raising 3.7 million dollars

http://most-expensive.net/guitar-in-world

and that strat broke the record fro eric claptons blackie which sold for $959,500

and the record before that was the white strat jimi hendrix played at woodstock

ZZDoc · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:15 pm

curley maple wrote:

bigjay:this strat sold for 2.8 million dollars,and then was donated back and sold again, it ended up raising 3.7 million dollars: http://most-expensive.net/guitar-in-world
and that strat broke the record fro eric claptons blackie which sold for $959,500and the record before that was the white strat jimi hendrix played at woodstock

Nothing like a little disposable income for the finer things in life

platypibri · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:21 pm

If there was a "Major League Guitar Playing" logo, it would be red white and blue, and the silhouette would be a Stratocaster. It's the most popular body shape in the world.

Shredd6 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:24 pm

The first image that came to my head was this:

http://frankenstrat.files.wordpress.com ... =400&h=445

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