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Well... all of my guitars are technically non-Fender and my favorite it my Tele style guitar, but out of my non-Fender style guitars, I like my Heritage H-535 the best.
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It would be the Rick but I have been craving for a LP Júnior lately
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I'm confused. Didn't we just have this thread? Or am I experiencing dèjá vu? Still...
As much as it's an odd choice, even to me, I'd have to say my KLŌS travel guitar.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitar-Lo...e/L/KLOS-L.jpg
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it's been many a long year since I've tried a Ric and at my current levels of GAS, probably would be best if I didn't touch one for a while until I get paid off. Heck, I'm even thinking about buy a third Squier Strat.
so my answer to this question? Probably my Squier CV50 Tele. I don't actually own any real Fender right now. Everything except my two custom shop Gibson are imports.
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DanTheBluesMan
it's been many a long year since I've tried a Ric and at my current levels of GAS, probably would be best if I didn't touch one for a while until I get paid off. Heck, I'm even thinking about buy a third Squier Strat.
so my answer to this question? Probably my Squier CV50 Tele. I don't actually own any real Fender right now. Everything except my two custom shop Gibson are imports.
Technically your Squier IS a Fender
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OldStrummer
I think I just did a thread about Fave Non-Fender Bass. I know these are silly questions. I'm just hoping to spark any discussion. I wish I had more technical expertise behind my posts.
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My favorite non-Fender guitar would have to be a 1977 Ibanez Silver Series Strat copy that I bought in the mid-80's for $25.
A buddy of mine wanted money for a date and sold me that guitar. It wasn't very impressive at all. It just looked like a copy of an Olympic white Strat, (that had turned kind of toenail yellow by that time), with cheap hardware and lame electronics.
I bought new tuning machines for it, an original Floyd Rose locking trem, Dimarzio Pro 151 PAF, and two DP FS-1 pups, and a pick guard from WD, and some good pots and a switch and had it all installed after I modified the body a bit.
I filed the upper and lower bouts to be a bit more pointy, sanded them smooth, then painted them white with black tips. Below that, I covered the body with black fur, so now, the whole guitar has a kind of animalistic quality to it. After that, I had all the hardware and electronics installed.
What I ended up with was a guitar that I named the "Beast" and it has lived up to that name in spades! It's frightfully easy to play and get wild sounds out of it. Then I found out a couple of years later, that Dick Dale named his guitar the "Beast" so I had to re-name mine "Son-of-a-Beast."
31 years later, it's still roaring like the wild animal it is.
Harley:cool:
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Great story, Harley!
(I'm going to have to get used to seeing your name here and not mistaking it for "Harley Benton."). :laughing:
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Harley Hexxe
My favorite non-Fender guitar would have to be a 1977 Ibanez Silver Series Strat copy that I bought in the mid-80's for $25.
A buddy of mine wanted money for a date and sold me that guitar. It wasn't very impressive at all. It just looked like a copy of an Olympic white Strat, (that had turned kind of toenail yellow by that time), with cheap hardware and lame electronics.
I bought new tuning machines for it, an original Floyd Rose locking trem, Dimarzio Pro 151 PAF, and two DP FS-1 pups, and a pick guard from WD, and some good pots and a switch and had it all installed after I modified the body a bit.
I filed the upper and lower bouts to be a bit more pointy, sanded them smooth, then painted them white with black tips. Below that, I covered the body with black fur, so now, the whole guitar has a kind of animalistic quality to it. After that, I had all the hardware and electronics installed.
What I ended up with was a guitar that I named the "Beast" and it has lived up to that name in spades! It's frightfully easy to play and get wild sounds out of it. Then I found out a couple of years later, that Dick Dale named his guitar the "Beast" so I had to re-name mine "Son-of-a-Beast."
31 years later, it's still roaring like the wild animal it is.
Harley:cool:
Dude, that’s some story!! Pics will be appreciated, we gotta see that beast!
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Sérgio
Dude, that’s some story!! Pics will be appreciated, we gotta see that beast!
I hope I got this right. Pics are with my phone, so not the best quality.
https://i.postimg.cc/VsZL9D1R/20160509-190934.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/j5F0f3Nn/20160509-191025.jpg
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Right now, I only have one non-Fender* electric guitar and that’s a PRS SE Singlecut. I like it a lot. It’s the closest that the PRS SE line comes to a Les Paul, so it’s also my favourite LPSO**
I played that for a couple of hours last night- dropped the E to D and started with Van Haley’s Unchained!
*incl Fender subsidiaries like Gretsch!
** Les Paul Shaped Object
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I could change my answer daily! Lately, I'm playing my Guild Blues 90 a lot. This guitar is one of the main reasons I don't have a Les Paul! When I'm not playing that, I'm often playing my Carvin DC-150. It's my "gold standard" mahogany/maple/humbucker guitar. It's the other reason I don't have a Les Paul.
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Harley Hexxe
wow!! Buffalocaster! That’s probably the wildest strat I’ve ever seen! Thanks for posting!!
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dirtdog
Right now, I only have one non-Fender* electric guitar and that’s a PRS SE Singlecut. I like it a lot. It’s the closest that the PRS SE line comes to a Les Paul, so it’s also my favourite LPSO**
I played that for a couple of hours last night- dropped the E to D and started with Van Haley’s Unchained!
*incl Fender subsidiaries like Gretsch!
** Les Paul Shaped Object
Sounds good! I think I know the model you're talking about and the guy I see who plays one of those a lot does the same thing. Drop D tuning.
Even though they sound pretty good, I know I will never own a LP guitar. I tried a LP Deluxe when I was a teen, and just couldn't get used to it.
Harley:cool:
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Don
I could change my answer daily! Lately, I'm playing my Guild Blues 90 a lot. This guitar is one of the main reasons I don't have a Les Paul! When I'm not playing that, I'm often playing my Carvin DC-150. It's my "gold standard" mahogany/maple/humbucker guitar. It's the other reason I don't have a Les Paul.
I can relate to that. There are a lot of great guitars out there that are still affordable, and fun to play.
Harley:cool:
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Sérgio
wow!! Buffalocaster! That’s probably the wildest strat I’ve ever seen! Thanks for posting!!
Buffalocaster?!? I never heard that before!:roflmao I'll have to remember that for my next furry build:laughing:
Harley:cool:
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Gibson Les Paul without a doubt. :dude
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I have too many favorites. In electrics it would be either my ES 335 or my Stol custom-built guitar. More likely I'd choose one of my acoustics - either my Gibson J-200 or my Guild F-30 Aragon. I know if the house was on fire, the J-200 is the one I'd be grabbing on the way out.
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Harley Hexxe
Buffalocaster?!? I never heard that before!:roflmao I'll have to remember that for my next furry build:laughing:
Harley:cool:
hahaha yes, it reminded me of one of these:
https://images.bidsquare.com/item/l/....jpeg?t=1GPHzC
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https://www.epiphonetalk.com/attachm...v-e-jpg.10244/https://www.epiphonetalk.com/attachm...ivb-jpg.10245/https://www.epiphonetalk.com/attachm...v-f-jpg.10246/
My Epi Riviera P-93 has become my #1 axe. With the pickup arrangement they have all the power of P-90s with little hum. Individual volume controls, master tone and neck/mid-all 3-and mid/bridge pu switching make it my most versatile electric guitar. These 2014 Les Paul Melody Makers are a close runner-up.
https://www.everythingsg.com/attachm...174-jpg.11115/
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JDUB
drat, wish the pic links worked
