Which Guitar Is The Most Versatile?

[Saul T. Nads]

Some say the Tele, but what say you??

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I say versatility doesn't matter. I'm not a studio musician. I should sound like me. Not 900 shades of me.

 

[Mark Wein]

For me it ends up being a strat with a humbucker in the bridge.

 

[mosiddiqi]

For me it ends up being a strat with a humbucker in the bridge.

Over the years, this is where I always end up.

Sent from my evil banking lair

 

[Phil513]

Obviously, I'm short on experience, but . . . this one.

Does everything but bridge single coil, which i'm not thrilled with anyway.

 

[Tiltsta]

Probably an HsH superstrat with a floyd rose type tremolo for conventional instrument.

If we explore less conventional options, a steinberger GL7TA with active Haz labs preamp and transtrem. The guitar itself is sonically flat, and with the EQ and EMG 89 dual mode pickups (and the middle S pickup), you can make it sound like damn near anything. That was a selling point back in the day, especially for studio people.

If we go even less conventional, a MIDI or VG8 style pickup guitar with a good rack.

 

[OGG]

Mid 80's MIJ Fender Contemporary Telecaster.

If you can get past this guy being somewhat of a nutball, this is a great video that proves my point.

 

[Grave Bomber]

Early 80's BC Rich with the full active setup.

As for normal guitars, H/S/S superstrat.

 

[wagdog]

I love teles. I don't find them to be the most versatile guitars though.

I'd have to agree that an HSS strat would be it if you wanted one ax to cover the most ground - especially if it had a splittable humbucker in the bridge.

 

[mongooz]

mostly i find that my strat (sss) is the most versatile.....i love my les paul, and it does some great stuff......but the clean and semi dirty sounds work best with the strat.

 

[micwalt]

My USA Tele w/ the humbucker in the neck position covers a lot of ground.

 

[Gorgon90]

Of my guitars I'd go with my Patrick Eggle. 2 humbuckers , coil tappable with a push pull tone pot. 6 pickup settings before touching the volume and tone pots which add a whole lot more.

 

[Denverdave]

The one in the hands of the most versatile player. Really, a great player can do just about anything on any good guitar. I can do just about any style on my Reverend Flatroc, and I am far from a good player. The bass rolloff does help it cover more tonal territory. Rolled off it can cover some good funk and/or country tones.

 

[parrotheada1a]

For me it ends up being a strat with a humbucker in the bridge.

They look like this! Class 0f 04, with S-1 switching.

Mine has a pair of Texas Specials for the single coils and the bridge 'bucker is splittable and combineable with the other two pups. No it is not for sale.

 

[Chad]

I say versatility doesn't matter. I'm not a studio musician. I should sound like me. Not 900 shades of me.

this.

 

[thecornman]

The most versatile one I have is my Strat build with Dimarzio Tone Zone S in the bridge, Chopper in the middle and Fast Track 1 in the neck! I find I can get any sound I am after out of it. If not it I would go with an HSS Strat like others have said.

 

[Lerxst]

Versatile?
Tape a bottle opener on the headstock and you've got a truly versatile guitar.

 

[Coralkong]

I'd say the most versatile is probably a Super-Strat with a Floyd Rose trem on it.

H-S-S or H-S-H setup.

It will cover mostly everything, I should think.

 

[Peeker]

my SG

all other pale in comparison.

 

[cuffdc]

I think I'll go with the strat with the humbucker in bridge. I do know of the guitars I actually own, the strat -- with traditional single coil pickups -- is the most versatile, and its shortcomings would pretty much be solved by a humbucker.