What electric guitar/guitar brand is the best?

Question

In quality and features. and looks!
REGARDLESS of price... (though should be $1000 to $5000)

and BE SPECIFIC. please. thanks!

If you say gbson les paul, what kind or model?
for fender strat, same thing.

I LIKE PUNK AND ROCK.
METAL IS OK AS WELL...

Answer 1

i prefer a "tv yellow" gibson les paul special with p90s. as for a bells and whistles guitar, a handmade bc rich with full active electronics such as the mockingbird and bich.

Answer 2

Hmm everyone is right to a point so far. first off best is only for you is correct no two players are quite alike. Like take me for instance PRS = more money than talent. which is a problem for alot of people so they are there to help you out There are more strat versions then I could touch on so pretty much go with an american or maybe powerhouse. there is endless versions in my opinoin if your rocking a strat keep it in the SSS configuration humbuckers do look kinda of tacky in a strat. Gibson where to start they make good stuff to I like the standards and the studios over all great sound but to me and les paul guys don't take this the wrong way, the sound is all thats right the body looks retarded and the neck feels like crap to me. That's just me If I could get past all of that I would have one. Ibanez the only guitar they make in the price range you suggested is the steve vai signature. Not that Ibanez is bad but there not great ethier to me there a cheap jackson or an esp. Ok and saying jackson why has n't nobody else I play a little of everything on my jackson including the blues Its model is SLSMG soloist. or lightwieght soloist which ever you prefer I love mine. It is neck-thru and string-thru-body plus I had a bone string nut put on so sustain is endless on it. Its about a 1000 alittle more to have a bone nut put on. But to me the best as far as looks and sound goes is a toss up between the Jackson KV2 flying V and the ESP DV8-R They both look cool thats for sure I mean what isn't cool about a flying v (other than trying to sit down and play hehe) They are both neck thru and great guitars with money in hand I would take the esp on the string through body point I hate Floyd Rose. I don' t use it enough and 90% of the time I pull bend the note up and I can do that with my finger so no point for me.

Answer 3

What brand is "BEST" can only be answered by you. A recommendation: if you are into punk and hard rock, get a guitar with a humbucker pickup in the bridge position. It will have a much fatter and richer sound than single coil pickups, which tend to sound thinner. Gibson developed the humbucker. Some Fenders (Jazzmaster, for example) have them, but Strats traditionally only have single coils. If you prefer the feel of Fenders, as I do, check out the Lonestar Strat, which has a humbucker and 2 single coil pickups and therefore offers much versatility in tone.

Answer 4

I've been playing for 30 years and there really is no 'best'. Gibson and Fender are high quality brands but you can play two of the same model and they will be different. There are several more quality brands. It also depends on your preferences so you should try several and actually play them. My personal favorite is my Gibson Les Paul but I love my Stratocaster also and I have an old Ibanez ES-175D copy that is simply killer !!! Play them first. Don't order from a catalog.

Answer 5

The evil Marque de sade666 is on the right track. A guy named McCarty came up with the Les Paul design for Gibson - a really fine guitar and you can spend as much money as you want on them. Then he went to work for Paul Reed Smith and worked on an axe called the singlecut - heres a link

http://prsguitars.com/showcase/current/singlecutsatin.html

takiing that design to the next level. Click on the dropdown menu labeled Private Stock while you're on their site. Guitar design has been raised to an artform by PRS and the sound is incredible too.

Answer 6

There is no real answer to that question guy... every player has their babies. im a Fender Telecaster girl myself, i own 4. But Gibson, Music Man, Rickenbaker, PRS Guitars are great, Epiphone Guitars arent bad, G&L makes a great stick, Parker guitars are nice... i mean it's about what the player likes...if i were you, ild go to good shop and sit down and test drive like a Gibson, Fender, PRS, and Music Man, and see what feels good to you...how else can you decide..you need to play them to know. you need to see how the neck feels in yer hand because everyones neck is diff...feel the weight distribution, because thats always diff.. get to know the guitar. Qulaity of make is always what people seem to harp on, but when you reach a certain point with makers like Gibson, Fender, Rickenbaker,PRS, Music Man, the better makers, quality is pretty much assumed, and it becomes about what feels good to YOU.

And finally, like the guy below said.. go to a shop, dont buy online or from a catalog.. thats a bad mistake to make

Answer 7

Gibson Les Paul!

Answer 8

My husband swears by the Gibson Les Paul, Ace Frehley model

Answer 9

I haven't played any of the recent version, but the older guitars from the Valley Arts custom shop were amazing, and my favorite for many years (and still often used) is a strat style guitar from them.

However, my current favorite would have to be Parker - very unique compared to most other offerings, and an absolute joy to play.

Answer 10

Gibson Les Paul is built to last. The tone is ageless and unmistakeable. The quality of the instrument is top notch. One cannot go wrong with Gibson Les Paul, see for yourself.

Answer 11

i've got given guitar training to toddlers on the two acoustic and electric powered. enable me share my observations and studies. i will take 2 toddlers who commence taking training on the comparable time. One has an electric powered and amp, one has an acoustic. I provide each baby some routines and issues to assessment and artwork on and that i will work out them the two in 7 days. 7 days later, in maximum circumstances, the youngster with the acoustic has discovered greater and is a greater efficient participant than the youngster with the electrical powered. right this is why. throughout the time of those 7 days of working in direction of. the youngster with the electrical powered became into messing around with is assignments and routines yet additionally spent an excellent number of time making dive-bomb and siren sounds and horse squeals along with his whammy bar. So for each hour that youngster practiced, he or she spent 20 to 30 minutes making noise on a similar time as the youngster with the acoustic became into spending the full 60 min engaged on his chords, scales and routines. it fairly is the main significant reason a baby could commence out with an ACOUSTIC guitar somewhat than an electric powered. Karl Withakay