I think I'm a Gibson man. (Page 1 of 2)

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For comfort and feel, the Stratocaster wins with me hands down. It's the most ergonomic guitar ever designed in my opinion. The tones of Strats, Teles, and LPs, among other Gibsons, all have their place depending on the tone the song requires.

I would have to say I have been somewhat converted as well - I consider myself more of a Fender collector and a Les Paul player as of late - I got my first strat when I was 16 years old, and still have it, a white american standard, 1991 model - Over the years, I have collected a BUNCH of strats, even a few nice vintage ones in there as well - I find myself playing Gibson's more now, mainly my 335, and a LP Classic Gold Top - I recently bought one of the 2012 Standards with the coil taps, and love it, just dont play it very much - I have a tele that sits in my living room that I grab and play all the time, and when I go back and pick up my LP, its amazing at how much better it plays than the Fenders - I can never part with all the Fenders though - I sold several of them over the summer, but still have a good deal of them packed away for my son when he gets older - I do enjoy grabbing a strat and plugging into one of my old bassmans and noodle around though - but when its time to get loud, LP+Cord+Marshall = awesome!

Everyone's a Gibson man…some just don't know it! 

i like great guitars period......i've been lucky enough to purchase most of what I have wanted over the years and as a result it gives me great variety depending on my mood.....i love my les paul but i'm not always in a les paul mood......sometimes i just want the feel and sound of a strat of a tele.

sometimes i want the feel of a real fast neck and i grab my PRS.  i have 10 different guitar that all sound and do different things for me......at least in my mind they do.....lol....i use all of them at different times......whether just sitting around jamming or recording......i try to make sure they all get used as much as possible.

i do like some of them better than others but i dont think I could ever just be a "gibson guy" or a "fender guy" or whatever......i understand why some people do but its just not for me.

I am thinking of selling/trading my last Gibson.  The Firebird VII that Johnny Winter autographed for me.  Been on a Gretsch kick, and back to Strats.  I would love a PRS DGT.

All you ever hear is you can make a strat come close to a gibson sound but you can't get a gibson to make a strat sound.  I kind of disagree with this, the in between pickups sounds seems true to me but not the grawl sound of a strat.  When I want to get heavy NO pedal no amp no anything can make a standard single coil strat compare to a Gibson.  But I can set my amp clean and with the use of pedals get some very nice clean tones or something that could really melt your face off.  Then I look at all the guys I try to copy, Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Page, and all the 70's rock I like and what comes up as the common denominator?  Short scale Gibson with humbuckers.  People that have seen me play over the years have even asked me how much more practice am I putting in because they notice a difference in my playing.  And the answer is simple, I'm doing less because I don't have the time.  Its the sound and its the aditude of the tone they are hearing, not so much of the guitarist getting better.  Its just a fact I sound better to people and myself on a Gibson.

I'm a fairly new Player. Started out as a big SRV fan 2 years ago, and bought my first guitar. A Squire Vintage Modified Strat SRV lookalike. Never liked the guitar, but i play it because its the only one i have

Around January this year i discovered Joe, and through his music i found Jimmy Page, Warren Haynes, Eric Clapton, Paul Kossoff, Gary Moore and other Les Paul players, and lets say a good Les Paul is highest on my 'going to buy' list.
Just waiting to find the right guitar with the nicest top in my price-range. I guess R8, Maybe R9