all prejudice aside

fancychords · November 28th, 2005, 06:05 PM

all prejudice aside...i know this is subjective but what do all of you feel as of right now is the best selling guitar in the rock and blues idiom at the pro and semi pro level....even if it's another brand...

eryque · November 28th, 2005, 06:32 PM

I'm not sure that any of us can "feel" what the best-selling guitar is. It's a numbers game, and with the exception of that freak guy on the bad CBS drama show, I don't think many of us can feel numbers so much.

I bet with a little research that someone could find out the answer. It would be interesting to know. Fender's said for a long time that Strats outsell Teles by a good margin, but I forget what that margin is.

BLACKCAT69 · November 28th, 2005, 06:32 PM

My guess is either an Squier Tele or Strat or the Epiphone Les Paul or SG. Good price point makes them appealing to beginners and long time players alike. Plus they're classic and cool!

stevieboy · November 28th, 2005, 06:52 PM

If you're breaking it down into versions (meaning '50's Classic different than American standard or whatever) I have no idea, but if you're referring to a general model across the board, as in "Telecaster" or "Les Paul" my guess would be the Stratocaster.

pc · November 29th, 2005, 06:38 PM

You must really want an answer, having posted this exact same thread with the exact same title and copied and pasted text in the post at three different guitar forums. :)

And I believe the answer is Steinberger.

fancychords · November 29th, 2005, 06:48 PM

just curious really...i remember in the 80's it seemed that every guitar player i saw was playing a strat....then in the 90's i started to see a lot of 335's...i should have worded it differantly ,like what does everyone feel that the most played guitar is now

Tremo · November 29th, 2005, 07:14 PM

Well, for blues, I'd say the most popular guitars are Strats, Teles, and Gibbys equipped with P-90s.

For the P-90 Gibbys, either old (or reissue) LP Goldtops, old ES330s, old ES175s or old (or reissue) ES5s.

Next would be the humbucker equipped ES Gibbys.

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BLACKCAT69 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada-Windsor-Ont. Age: 37 Posts: 2,633 5 Photos	My guess is either an Squier Tele or Strat or the Epiphone Les Paul or SG. Good price point makes them appealing to beginners and long time players alike. Plus they're classic and cool! __________________ http://www.lukefisher.com/blame.wav

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pc Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 41 Posts: 515 3 Photos	You must really want an answer, having posted this exact same thread with the exact same title and copied and pasted text in the post at three different guitar forums. :) And I believe the answer is Steinberger. __________________ Me

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fancychords Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: staten island ny Age: 61 Posts: 278	just curious really...i remember in the 80's it seemed that every guitar player i saw was playing a strat....then in the 90's i started to see a lot of 335's...i should have worded it differantly ,like what does everyone feel that the most played guitar is now

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Tremo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA Posts: 3,683	Well, for blues, I'd say the most popular guitars are Strats, Teles, and Gibbys equipped with P-90s. For the P-90 Gibbys, either old (or reissue) LP Goldtops, old ES330s, old ES175s or old (or reissue) ES5s. Next would be the humbucker equipped ES Gibbys.