guitars you own and love, but everyone else hates...

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:59 am

Pretty sure most people will hate my Jem, but I love it to bits. I got back into playing guitar after a few years in the cowboy chord cold, and when I did, I wanted to be a shredder. I spent a couple of years trying to sweep, tap, generally shred etc, but it never really came off for me. My wife got me this for my 30th, which was an amazing gift, and came a time when we were a bit more flush. I go through spells of playing it exclusively for a couple of weeks, and trying to play technical stuff. It's definitely a player, but I prefer that anyway.

George · Post by **George** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:31 am

i generally think jems are eyesores but that has always been the jem i would love to own. lovely

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:53 pm

gusman2x wrote:Pretty sure most people will hate my Jem, but I love it to bits. I got back into playing guitar after a few years in the cowboy chord cold, and when I did, I wanted to be a shredder. I spent a couple of years trying to sweep, tap, generally shred etc, but it never really came off for me. My wife got me this for my 30th, which was an amazing gift, and came a time when we were a bit more flush. I go through spells of playing it exclusively for a couple of weeks, and trying to play technical stuff. It's definitely a player, but I prefer that anyway.

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In the words of Steve Tyler "that's so far out it's head it's back in it".... I really like that but know I shouldn't.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:55 pm

Gusman, I absolutely love that you have both a JEM and a Herman Rii signature model. Please tell me you've also got a Paul Gilbert and Malmsteen floating around your flat.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:17 pm

"Those mustangs look great, but they're garbage aren't they?"

"Did it sound like garbage?"

"No, it actually sounded great man!"

"Then where's the problem with the guitar?"

"I don't know, I just hear they're not that great, that's all.."

"Well your ears just told you the truth, so there's that...."

"LOL, I guess so."

----- A conversation that occurred after the first time I took my compstang out to an open jam night.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:19 pm

H8ers just need to go to jelly-school

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:34 pm

Mo Rawka wrote:Gusman, I absolutely love that you have both a JEM and a Herman Rii signature model. Please tell me you've also got a Paul Gilbert and Malmsteen floating around your flat.

Ha, fraid not. But i'd love a PGM for sure.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:02 pm

finboy wrote:

H8ers just need to go to jelly-school

now that I do hate... that flag can make me dislike almost anything.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:40 pm

dezb1 wrote:
finboy wrote:

H8ers just need to go to jelly-school
now that I do hate... that flag can make me dislike almost anything.

I'm gonna ruin this thread again. Always liked Aquisce, Cigarettes & Alcohol live at Maine Road, that guitar with Union Jack, though it was vintage Sheraton with mini humbuckers not like this replica. So I like this guitar, but hate that vintage style strap. If it is vintage style strap it must be super narrow and not that wide as this shit.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:56 pm

sunshiner wrote:
dezb1 wrote:
finboy wrote:

H8ers just need to go to jelly-school
now that I do hate... that flag can make me dislike almost anything.
I'm gonna ruin this thread again. Always liked Aquisce, Cigarettes & Alcohol live at Maine Road, that guitar with Union Jack, though it was vintage Sheraton with mini humbuckers not like this replica. So I like this guitar, but hate that vintage style strap. If it is vintage style strap it must be super narrow and not that wide as this shit.

It was a cheap strap from l&m, will likely get replaced int the future, guitar is sitting unplayed at the moment, guitar area is too small and it is stacked at the back.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:53 am

finboy wrote:(sic) guitar area is too small and it is stacked at the back.

Can vouch for the authenticity of this post.

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:37 am

Esquire GT. Never understood why these things weren't more popular.

Chorlton · Post by **Chorlton** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:56 am

StevePirates wrote:Esquire GT. Never understood why these things weren't more popular.

That's the boomshashlick

astro · Post by **astro** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:38 pm

The other Squier VM Jaguar.

Get rid of the fugly tort and put chrome on the pickups and the strat jack won't be an eyesore anymore. And haters are gonna hate the bridge because it's not a familiar design but it's rock solid, super adjustable and works perfectly. Thank god they put that bridge instead of gibsonizing the damn thing with a TOM. That would have been as fugly as the stock tort, but harder to remedy. And the Fiesta Red looks cool as fuck.

bluesngrunge · Post by **bluesngrunge** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:10 am

The one on the right

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 4:10 am

There is always enough shortscale haet to be heaped on this stubborn badass, with which I continuously have a mildly disturbing codependent relationship of sorts.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 5:23 am

ultratwin wrote:There is always enough shortscale haet to be heaped on this stubborn badass, with which I continuously have a mildly disturbing codependent relationship of sorts.

Anyone who hates that needs to see a psychiatrist.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:16 am

dezb1 wrote:
ultratwin wrote:There is always enough shortscale haet to be heaped on this stubborn badass, with which I continuously have a mildly disturbing codependent relationship of sorts.

Anyone who hates that needs to see a psychiatrist.

I'd dare to agree, though if I were to rephrase the poast to illustrate my point, in context