Best/Worst Sounding Guitar You've Ever Played?

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:18 pm

I would have to say the two that really stand out in my mind as number one are the old PRS Custom 24 I used to have, and a PRS Tremonti (not the se, the real one)

And I am not even that huge on PRS, those just happen to be the best I have ever played.

I would have to say one of the worst ones I ever played was a Carvin 7 string. Felt like cardboard and sounded about the same.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:23 pm

probably a very high end parker fly.. worst guitars? probably the ones hung lowest in your local guitar center.

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:27 pm

my old harmony guitar sucked!(hollis has the exact same kind

)

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:38 pm

sound or feel?
my washburn V feels and sounds great
my old westone feels and sounds like shit

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:57 pm

ibanez j customs straight from japan boooyyyyyy

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:28 pm

The worst guitar i've ever played is sitting in my bedroom, it was my first one

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:30 pm

Best bass was a Warwick I think. Worst is any Precision Bass.

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:22 pm

Pfl?yd wrote:Best bass was a Warwick I think. Worst is any Precision Bass.

Why must you be cruel to my tastes

Best guitar? The original 59 Les Paul one of the associates my boss is friends with brought up to work.

Worst guitar? The BC Rich bronze Warlock my friend had (and that got me into guitar) or some of the newer made Gibsons (not custom shop), the fretwork and electronic wiring looks like some guy just turned on a solder gun and put on a blindfold and went to work. Hell they make some Japanese guitars look like great luthers work on them

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:54 pm

Pfl?yd wrote: Worst is any Precision Bass.

Bite your tongue!!!!!!

washburnML · Post by **washburnML** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:31 am

best: dean razorback

worst: my first gutar, a fender starcaster

that thing was a joke

rockmiester3000 · Post by **rockmiester3000** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:35 pm

the best guitar ive ever played was a dean from hell
the worst is my first guitar wich was from like target and it really fuckin sucked

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:41 am

washburnML wrote:best: dean razorback

worst: my first gutar, a fender starcaster that thing was a joke

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:18 pm

It's a brand of Fender made for beginners. Look it up you fucking retard.

Hero-Of-The-Day · Post by **Hero-Of-The-Day** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:17 pm

best my dean razorback

worst my cousins samick guitar its basically a toy

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:10 am

PABassPlayer wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote: Worst is any Precision Bass.
Bite your tongue!!!!!!

Why don't you?

But seriously, the thing plays like a log and sounds one-dimensional. A close second is a Stingray.

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:33 pm

Pfl?yd wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote: Worst is any Precision Bass.
Bite your tongue!!!!!!
Why don't you?

But seriously, the thing plays like a log and sounds one-dimensional.

damn right, son

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:52 pm

Every time I see some kid onstage with a Stingray I always want to kick him in the throat. Almost every time they scoop the mids out and slap even though the music they are playing calls for neither.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:04 am

Best- Charvel... i wish i could think of the model right now.
Worst- Ibanez- RG 270 i believe. Overall sound and fit sucked. My fretting hand cramped up in two minutes tops every time i played it... I hate jumbo frets.

Shred-Dimebag · Post by **Shred-Dimebag** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:29 pm

Hero-Of-The-Day wrote:best my dean razorback

worst my cousins samick guitar its basically a toy

.

the razorback kicks ass eh?

the worst i've played is prob a 5 dollar acoustic guitar.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:25 pm

I've played a razorback and wasnt too impressed with it.

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:05 pm

to this day. the best sounding guitar i played was an acoustic epiphone that my uncle owns.
it's an older model and it sounds better than the takamine i own.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:22 am

The other guitarist in my band plays a Blackmachine:

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:49 pm

BassPhemy wrote:It's a brand of Fender made for beginners. Look it up you fucking retard.

STFU

Best guitar i ever played was an american telecaster with custom emg's fitted to it. #2 choice was a prs custom

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:34 pm

7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
BassPhemy wrote:It's a brand of Fender made for beginners. Look it up you fucking retard.
STFU

Best guitar i ever played was an american telecaster with custom emg's fitted to it. #2 choice was a prs custom

If it was loaded with EMG's, then it went to the bottom of the barrel.

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:16 am

CFH Eternal wrote:
7Dime7MetalMassacre wrote:
BassPhemy wrote:It's a brand of Fender made for beginners. Look it up you fucking retard.
STFU

Best guitar i ever played was an american telecaster with custom emg's fitted to it. #2 choice was a prs custom
If it was loaded with EMG's, then it went to the bottom of the barrel.

Dimebag Barrel?

PRJECEDNIK · Post by **PRJECEDNIK** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:39 am

worst - bc rich warlock

best - ibanez s prestige

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:56 pm

I played a pretty crappy sounding Dean(edit) Razorback at GC this past Saturday. They play kinda nice but compared to a real guitar, it lacks balls.

goshuaspenis · Post by **goshuaspenis** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:33 am

Pfl?yd wrote:Every time I see some kid onstage with a Stingray I always want to kick him in the throat. Almost every time they scoop the mids out and slap even though the music they are playing calls for neither.

what would you suggest to an up and coming bass player just going out for local gigs and jamz?

give me an amp, pedal and bass you would suggest with a low price budget

go go go

5axisOfEvil · Post by **5axisOfEvil** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:52 pm

Best: My Jackson USA PC1 and Fender Showmaster Custom shop

Worst: The cheap HSS Squier strat jam pack I bought my nephew for Christmas.

I promised him if he learns to jam on it a bit I would hook him up with a quality rig, but he aint playin the fucker.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:48 am

goshuaspenis wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:Every time I see some kid onstage with a Stingray I always want to kick him in the throat. Almost every time they scoop the mids out and slap even though the music they are playing calls for neither.
what would you suggest to an up and coming bass player just going out for local gigs and jamz?

give me an amp, pedal and bass you would suggest with a low price budget

go go go

An Ibanez bass. The Soundgear models are excellent for beginners (thinner necks) and they sound nice and snappy. I'd go with a Peavey amp, just a combo of some sort. I used a TKO115 as a workhorse forever (and still do for lower-key gigs).

As for the pedal, just drop $75 on a Boss GEB-7 Graphic EQ. That's my secret weapon. The combination of those three should let you handle most any gigging situation or style of music at least modestly.

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:44 pm

Floyd have you ever tried the Ibanes ATK basses? They are supposed to be a more affordable and better in some ways bass than the MusicMan. I know the five string is supposed to be ten times better than the MusicMan just because the low B string does not feel like it is the tip of the neck.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:02 pm

I haven't played any Ibanez's since I already have one and make it a personal rule not to have more than one bass from a given company. My five-string still sounds good though.

Big Ben · Post by **Big Ben** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:14 pm

I liked the feel of the Ibanez G10 I played, but I didn't really play it for more than a few minutes to get a good guage of its sound. Plus, I was plugged into a very shitty amplifier at the time.

goshuaspenis · Post by **goshuaspenis** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:35 am

croninburg wrote:The other guitarist in my band plays a Blackmachine:

great guitars, cost alot? pin from sikth uses them

Overkill · Post by **Overkill** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:02 pm

Behringer

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:41 pm

goshuaspenis wrote:
croninburg wrote:The other guitarist in my band plays a Blackmachine:

http://www.blackmachine.net/assets/72.jpg

great guitars, cost alot? pin from sikth uses them

Yeah, they're pretty fucking steep becasue they're custom built (although apparently a production line is coming). The guy in my band had lessons from Pin, I think the guitar is one of his old ones, too.

jakemu--rr-ay · Post by **jakemu--rr-ay** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:43 am

one of the worst guitars Ive played is one of the newer Gibson sg's that were made, the fretboard was so bad, and really stiff.

also what shocked me is when I went to my local music shop to try out a dime o flame, it sounded so bad! but it was probably just a one off, because I hear people say they sound amazing. but it was definatly the guitar.