Unpopular Opinions about Guitars

[__HKGuns__]

I'll try to prime the pump with my favorite unpopular opinion.

PRS makes very high quality instruments that are well designed but are sterile and lack soul.

 

[Robert H.]

Les Pauls are pretty. That’s it.

 

[Tom Grattan]

Tele's used to be Tele's

 

[Bob M]

I agree with everything!

 

[USian Pie]

The Stratocaster volume knob is in the way

 

[brookdalebill]

SG’s are difficult to keep in tune.

 

[mandoloony]

The greatest jazz boxes are resonators.

 

[mexicanyella]

The electric guitar had ceased to be relevant in popular culture by the mid 1990s.

<mic drop>

 

[NoTeleBob]

Gibson headstocks spotaneously break even when the guitars are in the case and stored in a closet.

 

[BB]

Video killed the rock star

 

[Jakedog]

Teles are better with humbuckers.

 

[cyclopean]

Gibson headstocks spotaneously break even when the guitars are in the case and stored in a closet.

Or when your friend who insists you borrow it as collateral when he desperately needed to borrow money manages to drunkenly knock it over after you made a point of getting it back to him with no damage.

 

[brookdalebill]

Rickenbackers all have skinny necks.

 

[Winky]

Beating up a new guitar makes it worth more.

 

[ShortScale034]

$500 of lessons >>> $500 of new gear far longer into learning guitar than many admit

 

[Dan German]

Music Man and G&L are more “Fender” than post-1965 Fender.

 

[NoTeleBob]

Video killed the rock star

 

[BrettFuzz]

Guitar - the lamest instrument you can admit to play.
"I play guitar."
"Who doesn't?"

 

[Dan German]

Guitar - the lamest instrument you can admit to play.
"I play guitar."
"Who doesn't?"

I play the autoharp. More unusual, yes, but can you honestly say it’s not lamer than the guitar? And what about the recorder?

 

[__HKGuns__]

Double Tap.