BenderOfStrings Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Ok, the top 3 selling guitar companies. Let's gauge the board and see who prefers what (note# you can only pick ONE). Obviously judging from my avatar, I choose Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 FENDER!!! hands down "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Gee.... lets see, diamonds, diamonds, or diamonds. No loser here, no mater what the pick. Bill "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 i can't pick. i like guitars not companies. if i did pick a company it would be Godin. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webe123 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Sorry, but I am not going to vote on this, due to the fact that I HAVE ALL THREE! All of them are quality guitars and it would be crazy to say just one is a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lone Chicken Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I have officially recorded my vote for Fender. A-hey-dee-a-diddly-dee/A "Strat Man" I will always be! Robert J. ("Bob") Welch III "If you were the only person who ever lived, God still would have sent Jesus His only Son to die on the cross for YOU, because that is how much HE LOVES YOU!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Also those are not the top three selling guitar companies. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by zeronyne: Also those are not the top three selling guitar companies.Who is? Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by Guitarzan: i can't pick. i like guitars not companies. if i did pick a company it would be Godin.Me, too. My recent faves are the Mike Stern Yamaha Pacifica Tele, and Schecter's C7 Blackjack guitar. Both are great values, esp. the C7, as it comes with my favorite pickup combo, a Duncan 59 in the neck, and the JB in the bridge. sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 yeah the mike stern is piece fo work. i have heard some of them can be heavy depending on the piece of ash they used. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by Dave th Dude: Originally posted by zeronyne: Also those are not the top three selling guitar companies.Who is?It's actually kind of hard to say, since both Fender and Gibson do not separate out their sales figures in terms of type of product. But Gibson claims it brought in 250 million last year (but that includes Kramer, Baldwin, Wurlitzer and Slingerland products). Independent estimates, like Music Trades magazine, put them at about NINETY MILLION dollars less, and 28 million of the estimated 160 million is Baldwain alone. Fender is ranked number 8, but their product line is more guitar than anything else (including Jackson and a few boutiqye brands), so I think their $244 million is more of an accurate figure in terms of guitar sales (relatively). Gibson is 19 on the Music Trades list. PRS? Not even close. But think about the logic globally. Samick, Cort and Yamaha are the big players in terms of individual units sold around the world. The numbers dwarf Les Pauls. BUT I don't mean to be a troll. I'm sure this poll is attempting to find out about people's preferences among the 3 brands mentioned, which are admittedly of a high caliber (well, some of their stuff) and it sure beats talking about politics or whether rap is music or not. I, for one, have always enjoyed Fender guitars, but the quality is all over the map. I can't get used to a Les Paul, but I love how they sound. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Robert Rennix Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by zeronyne: Also those are not the top three selling guitar companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who is?I imagine that Fender/Squire would be one of the top 3 selling guitar companies (especially if you include Guild, Jackson and their other daughter companies). Gibson/Epiphone might be up there too (again, if you include Tobias, Steinberger, Kramer, etc.). But, I highly doubt that PRS ranks that high in actual number of sales. I would think Ibanez, ESP/LTD, Peavey or even Schecter probably rank higher. It depends on how you look at it. I suspect that the Korean company, Samick, actually manufactures more guitars sold in the US than any other single company, but only because they produce bargain guitars for other companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawstrat Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I picked Fender since their guitars are my absolute favororites but as others have said, all are really great companies. But just give me a Strat and I'm happy! "I look for whatever will cut the deepest... whammy bars and wah wah pedals can't be used as just gimmicks. They have to reflect and express your feelings." - Jeff Beck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendercaster Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Another vote for Fender here. I, too, have all three, but the Les Paul and the PRS have been sitting in the closet for the last 10 years. I do love my ES355, but for most jobs, it's either the Strat or Tele. My gear: http://fendercaster.freeservers.com/guit3.html If you own two Lexus cars, do you have Lexi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueZet Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Fender - don't feel comfortable on shorter scale guitars... - due to recent cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been SWITCHED OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihategarybettman Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 The Telecaster - timeless, tuneful, and tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger85 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Fender Stratocaster. Teles are nice too. But I love the sound and feel of the others, especially Les Paul, ES 335, SG. Finances dictate what I can own. ...touched down in the land of the Delta Blues.....in the middle of the pouring rain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger85 Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Originally posted by Fendercaster: Another vote for Fender here. I, too, have all three, but the Les Paul and the PRS have been sitting in the closet for the last 10 years. I do love my ES355, but for most jobs, it's either the Strat or Tele.GET THOSE GUYS OUT OF THAT CLOSET NOW! They are made to be PLAYED! ...touched down in the land of the Delta Blues.....in the middle of the pouring rain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenderOfStrings Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 WOW!! Fender is kicking SERIOUS booty! I never expected it to be so one sided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Originally posted by Fendercaster: Another vote for Fender here. I, too, have all three, but the Les Paul and the PRS have been sitting in the closet for the last 10 years. I do love my ES355, but for most jobs, it's either the Strat or Tele.I can help you clear your closet, Fendercaster! I have two guitar stands just waiting for an LP and a PRS to fill the void! Originally posted by zeronyne: ...But Gibson claims it brought in 250 million last year (but that includes Kramer, Baldwin, Wurlitzer and Slingerland products). Independent estimates, like Music Trades magazine, put them at about NINETY MILLION dollars less, and 28 million of the estimated 160 million is Baldwain alone.Where is this info coming from, zeronyne? Gibson is a privately owned company. They answer to nobody and don't publish their sales figures, so I'm wondering who at Gibson supposedly claimed any figure?? That sounds like a sure-fire way to get fired by Henry. But yes, by numbers of units Samick or Ibanez must dust Gibson and Fender. I would entirely expect Fender to sell more guitars than Gibson. They're average price is far lower than Gibson, as is the case with the Samicks. Plus, Korean manufacturers sell far more to other parts of the world than American manufacturers. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njrocker Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 One more for Fender! I actually had the opportunity to get any guitar under $2000 in Guitar Center I wanted at no cost to me a while ago and I ended up with a Strat. All my friends thought I was crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 I have a American Standard Strat (surf foam green with a matching headstock and a trem plate signed by Buddy Guy). I love my paul, I'd love to have a PRS, and I love my tele (many friends say the tele is the best guitar I have). None of the other guitars I have ever played is as usefull as the strat. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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