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Old 08-16-2004, 03:40 PM  
garett
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Originally posted by Goatse
I don't understand why people are so obsessed with guitars. 90% of your tone comes from your amp. Plug a 1959 Les Paul into a Peavey POS and he'll sound like crap. Plug an average Strat copy into a vintage plexi, crank it up, and it'll siiiiing...
The amp is deadly important .. and the best guitar in the world will sound like crap coming out of the worst amp .. yet it's also true of the converse .. the best amp in the world will not make the worst guitar sound good.

You've got to consider a lot in a guitar .. the tone wood, the pickup, the bridge etc. A misaligned truss, fretware, bridge too high or too low can greatly affect your tone.

Personally I can't recommend any type of guitar. I feel the instrument is very personal. You just have to go into a shop and find one that suits you. I usually spend 2-3 months shopping for a new guitar before I find one that's just right. The same is true for the amp.
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