strat0124 Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Well in the Fender department, I'd say the best deal would be the Jimmie Vaughn Strat that he used on his last album, and a tie between the James Burton and the Jerry Donahue Tele's. Haven't messed with the Muddy Waters Tele yet. Of course some may scoff at the Mex variety...but they sound and play damn good...my fave "new" Tele is the Nashville Special however. The Bonnie Raitt is just a Texas Special with her name on it. I will never buy a guitar just because of an endorsement on it, the endorsement I want is how the damn thing sounds and plays. Gibsons are worse in the $$$ department with an endorsement unit, but there are cool ones. But if you live long enough you might have had or still have the same guitars that made these dudes famous.....and if you bought it way back when, you didn't pay that much for it. My case, my 65 SG with P90's. I think I paid $100.00 for it. I had a 68 Deluxe SG that was stolen, but I paid about the same for it. I saw the same guitar with Pete Townsend's endorsement on it for over 2 grand. Talk about a WOW experience. Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrbreez Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 I play a Clapton strat. It is my favorite strat because of the neck on it. I'm planning on getting another. I don't have a SRV strat yet, but I like the neck and the lefthanded tremelo bar on those. Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 Ya know, I'm a pretty unabashed "groupie" - that is, not shy about showing my starry-eyed appreciation for any artist I really dig whether they are famous or not. But I dunno, I have to agree with you there, pop. There's something that really bugs me about those signature model guitars, they're just kinda tacky to me. Can't really put my finger on why, but something about it just says "crass commercialism" to me I think. 'Course the bottom line is whether it plays well, and whether there isn't something else that plays just as well for less $$$ than one with somebody's signature on it. I'd be willing to bet that in most cases (no pun intended http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif) there is. I think the one exception would be if the artist actually pioneered something about the guitar. Les Paul is the obvious one, but if say Ry Cooder were to put out a guitar that had one of those cams that changes to various open tunings automatically, I'd think that was worth putting his name on. Know what I mean? Gosh, personal taste is such a strange thing, isn't it? http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif --Lee This message has been edited by Lee Flier on 08-26-2001 at 12:31 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 26, 2001 Share Posted August 26, 2001 I'd buy the guitar for the features. If it carries someone's name, so be it, but that's not why I buy an instrument. I have no problem with a signature, but the SRV strat is over the line, for me. The SRV pickguard is something he had made... to point out that HE IS Stevie Ray Vaughn! His style. If you like the style, get someone to put YOUR initials on it! Duh! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif My favorite signature model is the Doyle Dykes - Taylor. For the sound, not the name. (Although he's a monster writer and player.) ------------------ Neil Reality: A few moments of lucidity surrounded by insanity. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Ibanez seems to have the right idea with their artist series guitars. Most of these have a unique design or feature. Some of notable ones are the George Benson or Pat Metheny hollowbodies, the Steve Vai JEM, and even the new Scofield semi-hollow (a reissue of their ES-335 copy from the '70s). These are nice guitars regardless of the artist's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Originally posted by popmusic: ...but does it bug you to see an autograph on the fretboard? That's the thing I can't get around. Hasn't stopped legions of Les Paul players.....but it's on the headstock, accordingly. But to me, it's way cooler to have your buds and/or heroes autograph an instrument. Jimmy Vaughn said he used his signature guitar on his "Out There" CD. And his tone was pretty fab. It's just a Mex strat with some hotter pickups on it. I've taken a Mex strat before and put Texas Specials and better tuners on it......definitely more expensive than getting a JV strat, and I could never sell it for what I had in it. However I could probably get close to what I paid for with a JV. But I don't own one...yet. This message has been edited by strat0124 on 08-27-2001 at 04:12 PM Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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