WELCOME TO GUITAR FIGHT CLUB
I am an aspiring minimalist, and currently I am failing that aspiration by having too damn many guitars. So I’ve devised a test to narrow it down to ones I truly love and feel good about having around.
- Shredder Division: that is guitars designed to kill a charging Rhino at 60 paces.
- Rocker Division: is guitars that are not really meant for metal.
- Strat/Tele Division: For normal Stratocastors and Telecastors, to be played as either Rockers or on clean tones.
The Tests:
Each Guitar gets played through a set of 10 cover tunes, then a 10-15 minute jam over some backing tracks. Same amps, cabinets and only a reverb and delay for some solos.
This is NOT about promoting any guitar or brand. It is simply me working my way through a process to find what is best FOR ME. Your results will very, and you may not like a thing I like, and that is perfectly fine.
The Criteria:
- Mistake Level: I find the more I am liking the neck, frets and fretboard, the less mistakes I make.
- Inspiration: The more I play a guitar and am digging how it feels, the more things I didn’t think I knew come out of me.
- Scale Freedom: When I am having trouble with the shape of the neck, or the action on a guitar, or sometimes the fretboard material and the size of the frets, I find myself resorting to licks I know I can hit, rather than making music all over that neck.
- How It Sits: Does it promote me keeping good posture, and can I hold it up for an hour without it destroying my back.
- Sound Quality (Pickups): Ideally clean dirty and lead tones,
Stars & V's Category:
- 1. Jackson Black Rhodes
- 2. Jackson Gus G. Star
- 3. Jackson Relic Rhodes
- 4. EVH TOM Star
- 5. Wayne Hydra
- 6. 83 Gibson Flying V
- 7. Katarina - Warrior
Telecasters
- 1. Suhr Classic White T
- 2. Wildwood CS Tele
Stratocastors
- 1. Purple Beck Strat
- 2. White Beck Strat
- 3. 74 Red Strat
- 4. Blue CS Strat
Shredder - Block
- Black Frankie
- ProStar 1
- Charvel Danhage
- Yellow Charvel
Shredder Access
- R*Go 112
- Solar Canabalismo
- Medusa
- Black Virtuoso
- Blue Virtuoso
- 86 Jackson Custom
- The "OG"
- Jackson Green Meanie
SHREDDER DIVISION
- Jackson CS "Ghost"
- 86 Jackson Custom
- Jackson CS "Ghost"
- Black Frankie (EVH)
- Yellow Charvel CS
- Black Frankie (EVH)
- Jackson CS "Ghost"
- Charvel Danhage
- ProStar I
- ProStar 1
- R•GO 112
- Solar "Canalbalismo"
- R•GO 112
- R•GO 112
- R•GO 112
- GNG "Medusa"
- Jackson "Green Meanie"
- GNG "Medusa"
- Black Jackson Virtuoso
- Red Warrior
- Black Jackson Virtuoso
- GNG "Medusa"
- Jackson Mahogany
- Green Jackson SL3
- Jackson Mahgony
- GNG "Medusa"
- Blue Jackson Virtuoso
- Purple Solar
- Jackson Blue Virtuoso
- Jackson Mahgony
- Jackson Relic Rhodes V
- 83 Gibson V
- Jackson Relic Rhodes V
- Jackson Gus G Star
- EVH TOM Star
- Jackson Gus G Star
- Jackson Gus G Star
- Wayne Hydra
- Jackon CS BLK Rhodes
- Jackson CS BLK Rhodes
- Jackson CS BLK Rhodes
- Black Dahlia
- EVH Frankenstien
- EVH Frankenstien
- Jackson CS BLK Rhodes
- Jackson Virtuoso HT
- Charvel Vennom
- Jackson Virtuoso HT
- EVH Bumblebee
- ESP 1987
- EVH Bumblebee
- Jackson Virtuoso HT
- 72 SM Strat (Black)
- EVH Crop circles
- EVH Crop Circles
- EVH Crop Circles
- Roland 707 Custom
- Parker Fly
- Parker Fly
- EVH Crop Circles
- 87 Jackson Beck
- PRS NoiseUnion
- PRS Noiseunion
- THE O.G.
- Hello Kitty
- THE O.G. (DUH)
- THE O.G. (DUH)
- THE O.G. (DUH)
2nd Chance Qualifiers - Shredder Division
This will allow the losers a second chance at redemption.
- 86 Jackson CS
- Yellow Charvel
- Yellow Charvel
- Charvel Danhage
- Solar "Canabalismo"
- Charvel Danhage
- Yellow Charvel
- Jackson "Green Meanie"
- Red Warrior
- Red Warrior
- Yellow Charvel
- 83 Gibson V
- EVH TOM Star
- EVH TOM Star
- EVH TOM Star
- Black Dahlia
- Purple Solar
- Black Dahlia
- Black Dahlia
- Green Jackson SL3
- PRS Noiseunion
Frets are “catchy” but sounds great. Don’t move on.
- Green Jackson SL3
The dull finish on the back of the neck just ain’t my thing. Don’t move on
- Solar "Canalbalismo"
- 72 Black Strat
- 60's HSS Strat
- 60's HSS Strat
- 1977 Les Paul
- White Suhr
- 1977 Les Paul
- White Suhr
- White Suhr
- 70th Anniversary Strat
- Les Paul R9
- Les Paul R9
- 68 Re-issue LP
3rd Chance
- Black Frankie
- Pro Star I
- Pro Star I
- Charvel Danhage
- Black Virtuoso
- Black Virtuoso
- Black Virtuoso
Rocker Division
- 60's HSS Strat
- Purple Suhr
- Purple Suhr
- Trad Pro V
- White Suhr
- Trad Pro V
- Purple Suhr
- Marvin The Carvin
- Gibson Diablo SG
- Marvin the Carvin
- Marvin the Carvin
- Blue Les Paul
- 1977 Les Paul
- Blue Les Paul
- Marvin the Carvin
- 70th Ann. Strat
- Warrior Oceans
- Warrior Oceans
- Les Paul R9
- Aldo Nova
- Aldo Nova
Frets are gone – display only
- Warrior Oceans
Even thought this won, don’t move it on. Has too many issues
- 2014 Les Paul
- 1972 Les Paul
- 2014 Deluxe Gold Top
- 2014 Deluxe Gold Top
- Beckmo Strat
- Dan Electro
- Dan Electro
- 2014 Deluxe Gold Top
- Blue CS Strat (for sale)
- Purple Beck Strat
- Purple Beck Strat
- Wildwood Tele
- Suhr White Tele
- Suhr White Tele
- Suhr White Tele
- Suhr White Tele
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