Coolest guitars besides Kramer? [Archive]

Shwayman11

11-26-2006, 02:33 PM

Hey guys,
So which company do you think has the coolest guitars (or the ones that you'd be most after) after Kramer? The options are Jackson, Charvel, Dean, Gibson, Schecter, Fender, Ibanez, Paul Reed Smith and Ernie Ball Musicman

Shwayman11

11-26-2006, 02:36 PM

I voted Dean btw- some of those guitars are Sexy! :drool :headbang

James D

11-26-2006, 02:52 PM

Charvel :thumbsup

Louie Music

11-26-2006, 02:55 PM

Mxzx

11-26-2006, 02:59 PM

I have to vote Gibson, particularly the Les Paul. I have a '78 Standard, and it plays just like my Focus 2000. I know it is crazy to say a $2000 guitar plays like a $500ish (originally) guitar, but I guess that says alot for the Kramer's!!

BeN5150

11-26-2006, 03:08 PM

BC Rich!!! the Warlocks, Mockingbirds, and Gunslingers/STs are SWEET :drool

GtarShark

11-26-2006, 03:09 PM

I'd like to have a Rickenbacker 4003 bass -just cause I like em and I also play bass.

http://www.halograf.com/rick4003.jpg

Here's a 89 blue one (http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-RARE-Mid-Blue-Black-4003-Rickenbacker-BASS-AAA_W0QQitemZ230056044941QQihZ013QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) that's cool. Just don't even attempt to read all the text, the guys out to rewrite War & Peace I think. :D Geez all those pics and the guy can't get one single shot of the whole guitar. :bong

Lee

DethConsumer

11-26-2006, 03:15 PM

MCS is awesome along with BC Rich (80's)as well! I got a few of them.

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/8123/mcsscythe7lz.jpg
http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/7739/bcricowavegotw3sc.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/3605/bcrwavegotw3yb.jpg
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3893/bcrwarlockbass6cn.jpg

I like the ESP early neck thru's too.

bkeen

11-26-2006, 03:16 PM

I'd like to have a Rickenbacher 4300 bass -just cause I like em and I also play bass.

Lee

+1 Lee. That is on my list too! Black and white...

:thumbsup

bkeen

11-26-2006, 03:23 PM

I voted Gibson. I never thought I would have passed up on some of those others for a Gibson but after my last purchase I have changed my mind about some of the odd ball Gibsons out there.

My FF Red LP Custom Lite w/Floyd. It looks burgandy without the light on it. Red from an angle and champaign pink straight on with the flash.

http://www.keencentral.com/pub/LPCLFL/images/100_3141b.JPGhttp://www.keencentral.com/pub/LPCLFL/images/100_3144b.JPG
:thumbsup

Lieutenant Dan

11-26-2006, 04:13 PM

Hondo, and Silvertone ;)

LTD

xbolt

11-26-2006, 04:30 PM

I like my Dean Caddy and Gibson LPs...

paul525715

11-26-2006, 04:35 PM

I voted Charvel because it was the 1st guitar I got the "wow" feeling from when I played it. It was nothing special - an early 90's Fusion Custom, but it had a superb yellow and black crackle finish! I should have bought it but never did.

However, if I had to recommend a new guitar with a superb quality of finish and playability beyond any other (and yes, that includes my Gibson LP) I'd say go for a Brian Moore i2000 series guitar. There's both strat and LP shapes and the custom fretboard inlay of the planets is to die for (at a retail of $5000!!!). Check out...

http://www.brianmooreguitars.com/i2000/i2000Models.asp?guitar=i1f&Color=TP

for the basic i2000 floyd model.

Paul

Holzar88

11-26-2006, 05:07 PM

I love ESP's offerings, though I must confess their Japan-only catalog rings my bell more than most of their American stuff. Still, I found a place in Belgium last week where I could pick up a Horizon-1--basically a Stagemaster Custom 1 by any other name.

On the more boutique level, Suhr and James Tyler are the American-made axes I'd lust after the most.

Suhr is on the verge of releasing a new production model of Reb Beach's signature model. It's a beaut. Here's the link.

http://www.online-discussion.com/Suhr/viewtopic.php?t=853&highlight=reb+beach

Love James' Tyler's Burning Water axes, too. Here's one at a shop in Denver:

http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/tyler/06160/06160.php

My two-cents' worth.

Shwayman11

11-26-2006, 05:42 PM

I like my Dean Caddy and Gibson LPs...
hows the dean caddy play?

BeN5150

11-26-2006, 06:13 PM

I've been interested in a Caddy aswell, they look like a nice spin on a les paul

Bluesman001

11-26-2006, 06:32 PM

If you're talking craftsmanship, originality and sweet lookin guits then

1) PRS
2) BC RICH

Workin man's tried and true:

1) Gibson (LP, Explorer, Firebird)
2) Ibanez (JS, S, SA)

my opinion

mmmtacos

11-26-2006, 07:03 PM

I voted Charvel but it's more like Charvel/Jackson with a lean toward Charvel. My Jacksons were perfect right out of the box. And I love the J/C necks :thumbsup

tortfeaser

11-26-2006, 08:13 PM

How about some Rands?

http://www.deanguitars.com/userpics/lib6/Randsnew.jpg

Kramerican

11-26-2006, 08:19 PM

I gotta say Charvel.

slashrox

11-26-2006, 10:07 PM

I voted Gibson because Ive played Gibson Les Pauls and wanted one after I played it and I still do, although It needs a floyd.

2nd Favourite is Fender (but I didn't vote that because I could only vote 1 :P )

Mr.Cool

11-26-2006, 11:32 PM

damn Bruce that LP kills F*cker ya keep showing pics of it I'm gonna have to come over & relieve ya of it....
I got a LP supreme figured getting the royal CS treatment right now I can not wait to get back it's gonna kill with the new graphics on it almost hated to kill that beautiful flame top but what's covering it will be much more tasteful........ coming soon!!!

Mr.Cool

11-26-2006, 11:34 PM

oh & I said Jackson in the poll just because of the DK2M & what I had Mitch do to mine is got to be 1 of the damndest things this year for sure & the playability with the duncan jazz & jb off in em killz!!!!!

bkeen

11-27-2006, 01:15 AM

_xxx_

11-27-2006, 04:03 AM

Fender >>>>> all.

sumrnitz

11-27-2006, 06:49 AM

Harmony!!!!! :D
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/lowgrooves/harmaswanproto.jpg

Actually I said Fender BUT ONLY BECAUSE of the Geddy Lee Jazz bass :drool

Chris

A.F.U.

11-27-2006, 06:50 AM

Peavey Wolfgang and the HP special.As soon as i sell my ZRX 1100 i will be buying a HP special from Peavey's custom shop whether i deserve it or not.

Kramer_Krazy

11-27-2006, 09:27 AM

ESP......only seemed like a natural progression, to me.

I particularly prefer the Lynch model ESPs. :thumbsup :headbang

atomicholiday

11-27-2006, 09:40 AM

I went with other. Love those Robin's. :headbang

TommysGs

11-27-2006, 10:44 AM

Gibson is the undisputed Grandfather of all guitars

IMO anyway.

Johnny Drama

11-27-2006, 11:10 AM

Gibson is my choice. You just can't beat a Les Paul into a Marshall for my money. I'd have to pick Jackson as my second choice.

Axeme

11-27-2006, 11:50 AM

BC Rich and ESP get my vote!

Dale

Rick S

11-27-2006, 12:02 PM

How 'bout Hondo? :D

spade2you

11-27-2006, 01:33 PM

In the acoustic department, I'd probably say Adamas is my fav. In the hybrid department, that Taylor T5 is a tone beast!

If I were to pick other guitar brands I'd probably go with Jackson, Carvin, BC Rich, and the Ibanez Prestige series. I think the Petrucci 7 with a piezo is neat. If I had to go with a non-floyd guitar, probably a LP.

In the bass dept......anything goes from the custom luthiers!

kramerpacer

11-27-2006, 03:06 PM

In order of kick-assed-ness,

Electric

1. Kramer and Steinberger(pre-YO) (2 different animals)
2. EBMM
3. Fender strat (another different animal)

Acoustic

Taylor (best production acoustics anywhere)

bkeen

11-27-2006, 03:41 PM

In order of kiss-assed-ness,

Electric

1. Kramer and Steinberger(pre-YO) (2 different animals)
2. EBMM
3. Fender strat (another different animal)

Acoustic

Taylor (best production acoustics anywhere)

Dave ;)

Just picked this up! I need help! :help

2004 Fender 50th. American Floyd Rose Classic Strat

http://www.keencentral.com/music/Guitars/FRSTRAT.jpg

Rippin Rod

11-27-2006, 05:02 PM

Sears Silvertone, Memphis LP copy, 1983 Strat. Guitars 1, 2, and 3 that I need back!

NightRider

11-27-2006, 05:12 PM

i am leaning more towards mutts or replicas... warrens swan body and original swan neck kicks ass... also the other body i had warren make and a naner neck.... sweet... but original kramers are still # 1

Tourpicx

11-27-2006, 05:26 PM

James D

11-27-2006, 05:54 PM

My favorite non-Kramer brand would have to be Jackson. This year they made my dream guitar finally called the DK2M. Here is a pic of my Jackson below...all factory original. ;) Too bad Kramer could never have done a mapleboard bound claw inlay pointy neck. That would be :drool :drool :drool

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/tourpicx/JacksonDK2M.jpg

You don't know how many time's I've thought about a maple claw neck :D .

I don't like the unfinished headstock on the dkm2... but in erie des, it's looks great!!! :thumbsup

slashrox

11-27-2006, 06:22 PM

Dave ;)

Just picked this up! I need help! :help

2004 Fender 50th. American Floyd Rose Classic Strat

http://www.keencentral.com/music/Guitars/FRSTRAT.jpg

Damn thats a nice guitar. You seem to be getting heaps of guitars lately :D

Its hard to find an american strat with a Floyd here thats for sure :(

Axe

11-27-2006, 06:46 PM

Gotta go with Carvin :headbang

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/Axe57/DC135.jpg

kramerpacer

11-27-2006, 07:25 PM

Dave ;)

Just picked this up! I need help! :help

2004 Fender 50th. American Floyd Rose Classic Strat

http://www.keencentral.com/music/Guitars/FRSTRAT.jpg

Nice one, Bruce. :thumbsup :drool

Those Floyd Classics are greatness. :headbang

smorgdonkey

11-27-2006, 11:32 PM

I would have said Gibson and ESP but since there was room for only one choice...I went with ESP.

...and why state a 'production acoustic'...if you are naming the best then you can go with a handmade instead.

kramered

11-28-2006, 12:57 AM

I went with Gibson. I own a DC Standard and absolutely love that guitar.
Next would be my Warmoth Floyd Rosed JB humbuckered maple necked swamp ash strat.

lefthandedshredder

11-28-2006, 04:13 AM

Way too many choices, and I noticed there's no Carvin, Daion, Driskill, or ESP on that list.

I voted Charvel, though I should have voted Music Man. The Axis is my work horse, my go to guitar, and next to my Daion it's the best tone guitar I own. Though lately when i'm playing with my band I've been using my HM Strat and a couple of my Kramers.

Hey nice to see another Daion fan out there, I only have one (how many lefty's do you see around hahaha) They are amazingly built guitars. SO under-rated.

lefthandedshredder

11-28-2006, 04:14 AM

Oh and I went with Charvel in terms of options there, I have too many differing brands otherwise.

SamooRaY

11-28-2006, 05:02 PM

For me the coolest basses are:
Jerzy Drozd , Mayones , Nexus , Ernie Ball Music Man, and Fender "Jazz bass" models.

jumbowolfe

11-28-2006, 07:15 PM

Ernie Ball Musicman Axis, by far the coolest playing and sounding axe next to a Kramer. After all, the neck was designed using a KRAMER NECK!

:headbang

Mike

_xxx_

11-29-2006, 04:07 AM

Gotta go with Carvin :headbang

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/Axe57/DC135.jpg

Does it have a locking nut or locking tuners + graphite nut? (my old Carvin had the latter and I loved it)

NightRider

11-30-2006, 09:11 AM

i like this too... just wish it was a R2
http://cgi.ebay.com/2005-Jackson-Phil-Collen-PC1-CHL-Electric-Guitar-Used_W0QQitemZ110062312082QQihZ001QQcategoryZ33044QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dr. Greenthumb

11-30-2006, 10:17 AM

I love my Lumie basses.....but I have to say that I have a few others, and I must say that there are some that just melt when you play them.
1. my Pedulla MVP
2. my Spector Euro LX
3. my RIC 4003
4. my Fender P/bass
5. my newest and very strong attraction, my Reverend Rumblefish http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/archive/bass_gallery/pages/rpj_blk_jpg.htm

KramerUK

11-30-2006, 10:56 AM

I voted Charvel, for the same reason as Paul as it happens, 1st real super strat I bought, loved it then sold it, Doh!!!

Oh and Bruce mate, I agree you are killing us with that LP,and I'm not even a fan of them but that one is something special :thumbsup

kurenai

11-30-2006, 11:21 AM

has anyone mentioned gretsch?
i dont like them but i know a hell of a lof of people who do, suprised its not on the list

atomicholiday

11-30-2006, 01:46 PM

Gotta go with Carvin :headbang

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/Axe57/DC135.jpg
That is a thing of beauty. :drool
I've been thinking about picking up a Carvin here lately. I have my eye on the Contour 66.

short_circus

11-30-2006, 03:02 PM

I'm selling all my other stuff and buying this:
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h150/short_circus/aaesteban.jpg
Esteban rocks!

Just kidding, I voted for Dean.

Rick S

11-30-2006, 08:20 PM

Don't know if these are the 'coolest' but they are cool. Notice anything different?

marsmountain

11-30-2006, 08:40 PM

Gibson - A Les Paul and a Marshall make a leathal combination. Explorers and Firebirds are also prime.
K.
(Baretta's still rule the kingdom, though.)

BeN5150

11-30-2006, 08:52 PM

Don't know if these are the 'coolest' but they are cool. Notice anything different?

OFR's and REGULAR TUNERS!!!!! :headbang :headbang

CELEBRATE, GOOD TIMES! COME ON! :D

lefthandedshredder

12-01-2006, 12:58 AM

Yes, now If only they could make them actually look good and not fucking shit.

How could the man behind the OFR and Floyd Rose sig guitar and Kramer Sustainer create such a shit design?

What a piece of crap.

KramerUK

12-01-2006, 09:11 AM

I know I love the idea behind the headstock, but the 'plate design sucks IMHO, and why just a bog standard strat body Mr Rose :scratchhe

Shwayman11

12-01-2006, 10:15 AM

i love the headstock too- they just need a more "dinky-esque" body...

jovanid

12-01-2006, 11:26 AM

looking at the poll results..
I would pretty much be in agreement if you look at my guitar collection..

The question I have is why we dont rank Ibanez up there as high..

My first guitar was an Ibanez Destroyer2 (80's) and ..I loved it ..wish I had it!

I think we would all agree that there are some mean Ibanez stuff out there..

so why dont I ever buy Ibanez? so why dont you ever buy Ibanez? why dont we rank Ibanez higher??

KramerTamer

12-01-2006, 03:48 PM

U.S.A. Hamer..........Never found a higher quality axe.

Rippin Rod

12-01-2006, 04:59 PM

Robins and HM Strats

KramerTamer

12-01-2006, 06:10 PM

I've never played a Robin but I've been studying up on them. I want one. I want an American model I think as the imports I've read were not all that great. Any suggestions on models? Or any info on Robins??

lefthandedshredder

12-01-2006, 09:21 PM

Ibanez are a fantastic guitar but to be honest the new models suck ass if you ask me, they made their best models before 1992, and once their LA Custom shop closed down everything became sh*t. If they re-issued the RG550 and in its original colours I would buy one.

Evil1983Genius

12-02-2006, 11:13 PM

gotta be A JACKSON , i mean take a look at the pc archtop they dit in the 80's and 90's the best non kramer ther is ;)

http://i7.ebayimg.com/05/i/08/aa/43/ce_1.JPG

juancho142

12-05-2006, 09:29 PM

I voted ibanez´s because these were the first guitars that i went crazy about (before i even knew about kramers, of course) and specially the RG, but i gotta say that ain´t nothin´like a good ol´Les Paul Custom, If it´s the Zakk Wylde model, better. i recently recorded with an LP studio, and i totally loved it, incredible tone. But when got my baretta iii 2 weeks ago i liked it even more!.

I strongly recommend the Godin guitars, they´re amazing, incredible tone and craftmanship, and the BEST sounding nylon (acoustic) guitars i´ve played!!!

slashrox

12-05-2006, 09:44 PM

gotta be A JACKSON , i mean take a look at the pc archtop they dit in the 80's and 90's the best non kramer ther is ;)

http://i7.ebayimg.com/05/i/08/aa/43/ce_1.JPG

Do You own that?! if you do, how does she play?

The Collen Archtops in the 80's had the 1 pickup, in the 90's it was 1 humbucker, 1 singlecoil.

If you have the Historia/in the round in your face on video/dvd, he uses the 1 hum archtop on Gods Of war, Armageddon it Live and uses it on Live Bites Clip.

xbolt

12-05-2006, 09:57 PM

hows the dean caddy play?

Mine is an 81 I bought new from a local shop...It listed for $1800 so I never thought I'd own one back then. They had a liquidation auction around 84-85 and sold mostly everything in the store but this was hidden in a corner. I picked it up and the low E string was buzzing at the nut so I bartered with the owner and got it for a song...
I quickly fixed the nut. The rest was new and perfect.

The neck is the classic Dean V neck with ebony & jumbo frets. It is just amazing!@ :drool
Nothing else like it!!!

It also came with the Dimarzio Super Distortions which also kick ass. :guns

A true original/keeper!

slashrox

12-05-2006, 10:51 PM

Mine is an 81 I bought new from a local shop...It listed for $1800 so I never thought I'd own one back then. They had a liquidation auction around 84-85 and sold mostly everything in the store but this was hidden in a corner. I picked it up and the low E string was buzzing at the nut so I bartered with the owner and got it for a song...
I quickly fixed the nut. The rest was new and perfect.

The neck is the classic Dean V neck with ebony & jumbo frets. It is just amazing!@ :drool
Nothing else like it!!!

It also came with the Dimarzio Super Distortions which also kick ass. :guns

A true original/keeper!

Steve Clark used that exact same guitar with a Kahler Bridge in the Video Clip "Me & My Wine". :)

juancho142

12-14-2006, 10:25 PM

I don´t know if thet´re the best... but i like the sound of the Yamaha Pacifica
Carvin makes great guitars as well... and i myself have a --hyundai-- guitar that sounds cool
yep, you read right, a HYUNDAI guitar, like the car

crt360

12-15-2006, 04:32 AM

I'm not real picky. I'll take Jacksons, Gibsons, Fenders, PRS's, Ibanezes, ESP's, . . . whatever. I wouldn't pay new guitar price for most Gibsons and a lot of Fenders.

I think I'd have to go with the U.S. made Hamers, too. Maybe it's because I passed up one I really liked almost 20 yrs ago and have been trying to fill a void ever since. If I ever find the right one when I have some money, it will be mine.