What do you think is the best electric guitar for rock, blues, jazz, and metal?

Answer 1

thats like asking someone what you should eat for lunch. just go with what sounds good to your ears. theres been great players in every style that have used all kinds of different guitars. a lot of the time fender users will hate gibsons, and gibson guys will hate fenders, but really, they're just 2 different sides of the coin. pick what you like, but heres some advice:

you'll tend to get more sustain with a set neck guitar (les paul style), if you dont want a ton, a bolt on neck (strat) is better

a humbucker will sound warmer and thicker, but not as "sharp" as a single coil pickup (for rock, metal, and jazz, you probably dont want it too twangy, but some ppl will disagree)

a strat is more versatile, but if you're not using all the settings, its sorta like having 100 tv channels but only watching the same 2 all the time if you dont need them, do you need a 5 way switch?

my 2 main guitars are gibson les paul customs that are older than i am. i also have 2 strats though, and depending on what i'm playing, i'll switch back and forth. and the type of pickups you have in the guitar will really change the "flavor" of things. just listen to some different players with different rigs, you'll hear one you like the most. try out what you can, and remember that everyone plays a different way. theres a story about ted nugent buying everything eddie van halen had to get that tone, and then using it and going "nope.... i still sound just like me".

i tend to shy away from a lot of effects. i just wanna hear the wood in the guitar, and the tubes in my amp. the only effects i use regularly are a wah pedal for some songs, a chorus pedal with the rate set really low to thicken some songs up, and an overdrive pedal (overdrives dont tend to change the way your amp sounds, a distortion pedal changes things more).

good luck man, and dont let anyone tell you whats right or wrong. its really just like picking out lunch, what you might love i might hate and vice versa. whats right for me might make you sick.

Answer 2

Well thats a tough one. The Fender Stratocaster is probably your best bet due to its sheer versatility. But, if when you mean rock/metal, you mean really hard rock with lots of distortion (guns n roses, ac/dc etc etc, or anything with higher gain) then your best getting a Gibson ES-335 (most recommended), Gibson Les Paul or Gibson SG. If you can't afford the 3k Gibson's then go for their Sub-Company Epiphone. They make the same models, but are cheaper at around 1k-2k. But ... They are very, very good. They are owned by Gibson and are licensed to make the exact same models. The main is that the Gibsons have humbuckers, which cancel background noise, so they're great for very warm clean tones for your jazz, and with high distortion. Although if you want more of a Hendrix tone (blues, country, jazz, rock), or just a very crisp clear clean, then the Fender Stratocaster is a no brainer (with its single coil pickups).

Answer 3

Rock - Fender Stratocaster (Custom)
Blues - Fender Telecaster (Custom)
Jazz - Gibson (Custom) or Gretch (As Anika said)
Metal - B.C. Rich (Custom)

For all styles I agree with kvuo, Strat would be the most versatille.

Although if you're a good player any guitar could make it, you just have to pick the right amp and fx.

Answer 4

I am a guitar player, and if I had the choice of only 1 electric guitar to play all genre's of music, I would pick (in this order):

1. Gibson Les Paul
2. Fender Strat
3. Gibson Hollow Body
4. Fender Telecaster
5. Gibson SG

Answer 5

depends on how much youre willing to spend, but for rock an metal jackson fits the bill nicely, but for blues and jazz a fender would suit you nicely

Answer 6

why of course, the fender stratocaster. (that's why it has 3 pickups and a 5 way switch -- it was designed to do everything)


put a humbucker in the bridge position, you're good to go.


(I play a custom strat, with fixed bridge, and humbucker in bridge position, with coil splitter)

Answer 7

A Gretch