Loosing the vibe - no Number 1?

[Cabb]

Hmm I was lucky enough to have an American strat at age 14 or something.

Kind of didn't like it I guess cos it wasn't setup, and I was shit at guitar basically. That guitar I actually now quite like, I still dislike some things about its sound, but I guess I've kind of worn it into a better sounding / feeling guitar (fret wear excluded).

I think the 'number 1' thing is really personal, and must be related to the feel more than sound. There are plenty of 'big names' with their own collections (Dave Grohl owns an entire year of some Gibson model - lol) but most of them have some old warhorse that was with them through thick and thin So basically you can't stay in love with it if you can't make love to it - otherwise it's just a porno collection.

[Rog]

Each of my guitars has a different vibe and yes, it does depend on the gig. When playing a guitar gig (instead of keys or bass) I'd tend to use my Agile LP in preference to the others, so I guess thats my #1. However, if I'm playing with some of my older friends, the Strat is my best choice, since many of my dear old friends still consider anything other than a real (MIA) Fender Strat to be a toy guitar. Now I've got the Gretsch and the Jag, but neither of them have seen a gig yet. I think the Gretsch would be for rhythm only and for stage looks (big white guitar looks cool at some gigs). The Jagmaster will get more use at MOR gigs in the future. I find the Jag a bit of a sleeper. Since I've put locking tuners and flats on, its changed the whole feel very nicely.

On bass, if its rock, there is no substitute for me - my Precision all the way, otherwise the Jazz gets first call for both the slimmer neck and the wider tonal palette.

On keys - I pick the Roland every time.

On vocals, AKG C420 if on keys (headworn), otherwise faithful old purple Shure SM58 - still going after all this time....

So yes - my number 1 is - it depends....