buying a new geeetaaar. any recommendations?

I mainly use an Ibanez 540s, which looks like this only in 'black cherry' flavour

It's a fine macine but when it comes to down-tuning/different tunings it's a pain because of the floyd rose tremelo...
I have my eye on the ebony version of the Gibson SG Standard.
which I have played and it plays well!
Any recommendations/pics for me to check out?

Here are some sounds I've been playing

[Edited on Jan 01, 2005 by sbp]

I love my sg. Same model, but red. It is the most dependable thing I have ever played.

The Ibanez 540 is great like most Ibanez guitars... I used to play on a floyd rose based Ibanez, and really miss the simplisity of a regular trem... Tuning can be hell on floyd rose... Just bought myself a Ibanez GRX 720 7-string... It has a regular trem and sounds great... The Gibson SG Standar I think would be a safe buy. Great guitar less frets, though...

SGs are okay, but I never found them to be totally comfortable for palm muting. Try to get your hands on a Godin LG or LGX - a really perfectly balanced guitar, they look great, and they're a lot cheaper than comparable guitars. I was dead set on a PRS until I tried my Godin out - I never looked back.

I have three types of guitars I love the sounds they givr and all are comfortable for long periods of time. The first is an old Yamaha SHB, this has that classic Peter Frampton sound. The next is the Kramer XL, which was used by bands like The Cure, Skid Row.....and other 80's bands...Great sound when distorted. The other one is a generic 50's practice guitar (doesn't have a name), look in yard sales. This has that Early Rolling Stones sounds. I tend to not go for your heavy modern guitars and go for the old ones with soul

My recommendation...go to a bunch of guitar stores, play a bunch of guitars (plugged in), and get the one that screams "PICK ME!! PICK ME!!" the loudest

What kind of music are you playing? Otherwise I'm just going to have to recommend a Les Paul.

I loved my SG. It's a good all-around guitar.

TEGORY Solid Body Baritone Guitar
BODY STYLE Single Cutaway
SCALE LENGTH 29.75" (756mm)
TOP Laminated Hardwood
BRACING N/A
BACK AND SIDES Laminated Hardwood Body, 13.25" Wide, 1-5/8" Deep
NECK Maple
PICKUPS 2 Mini Humbuckers
PICKUP SWITCHING 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
CONTROLS Master Volume, Master Tone
WIDTH AT NUT 1-11/16" (43mm)
FRETBOARD Rosewood
BRIDGE Adjustable 6-Saddle Bridge
TAILPIECE Bigsby® Licensed B50 Vibrato Tailpiece
HARDWARE Chrome-Plated
FINISH Gloss Urethane
CASE Optional G2164 Gig Bag, US MSRP $40.00, P/N 0996460000
NO. OF FRETS 22
MACHINE HEADS Chrome-Plated Covered-Gear Tuners
UNIQUE FEATURES Frosted White Acrylic Pickguard,
Dot Position Inlays,
G-Arrow Knobs,
Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs,
Adjustable Truss Rod

seems to me with the info you gave and a need to detune...that for under 450 smackers...this might be your best bet....
OH....and did I mention it is a Baritone.....

[Edited on Dec 31, 2004 by coldenginelogic]

i have to agree with this.

then again there are two that i want right now, and will have. a Fender Custom Shop '56 NOS, and Fender American Vintage '57 with the David Gilmour EMG Pickup Set.

hollow body!

i was just checking one of those out at the local music shop......is really cool and would love to have one...........

i say just check out as many fiddles as possible and the right one should jump right at you!!!

yeah, i think they choose you.

I had an SG, they're real nice guitars. But I like real thin bouncy and twangy tones, and the SG (and most Gibson solid bodies) deliver the opposite.

[Edited on Dec 31, 2004 by stockula]

Guitars are passé. Go for an electric ukelele.

God.

I didn't understand one damn thing in this whole thread. How do you people even talk like this?!


Happy New Year

Obviously you're not a bowler.

I always liked SGs -- I'm a bass player and not much of a guitar player, but if I was a guitar player I can see myself using an SG. I really like the sound of them. Its just that heavy sound of them that's great.

I also have a thing for the clear Dan Armstrong guitars, but it could just be because a lot of my favorite bands use them and I've grown to like their tone a lot.

Yeah, that's right, thats how I picked my ibanez, I just HAD to have it!

And I think that's what happened the other day with the SG, but because there's a fair bit of £££ involved I thought I'd browse a bit first before making any decisions!

I like playing open chords, stoner power chord riffs, freaky delay jams, big distorted riffs in general, ambient reverb tones, a bit of palm mute tomfoolery,
not too many solos...


[Edited on Jan 01, 2005 by sbp]

I dunno how you feel about single-coil pickups vs. humbuckers, but I've always loved these guitars. Ricks sound great played hard.

And natch, they look cool as hell too.

Oh, come on. It was bound to happen eventually.

very nice. ive always fancied a 12 string rickenbacker

I want a rickenbacker, but they are REALLY expensive. I buy cheap guitars that I like the look of, colour. I think style is important. I have a green tangle wood and a white squire telecaster and a black honer bass and a green yamaha acoustic. I like low action too.

That's what I did and it's the best way. Everyone listens to different music and likes different sounds. The perfect guitar to you might be a piece of crap to someone else (and vice versa).