U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by vanquish:Coming up to nearly 6 months with my guitar.

I really like my Explorer - unlike other instruments (eg. my piano) you seem to bond with a guitar.
Perhaps its because unlike a piano where the actual sound is being created 'behind the scenes'
with a guitar the sound is created right at your fingertips, it's much more tactile and the level of interaction with the instrument is much higher. It really makes a difference.

I also like the fact that most of the music stores I go to never have Explorers on sale - its nice not being like everyone else who has a strat copy guitar.

Originally posted by vanquish:Coming up to nearly 6 months with my guitar.
I also like the fact that most of the music stores I go to never have Explorers on sale - its nice not being like everyone else who has a strat copy guitar.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

Really? The store I go to has a bunch, and a bunch of musicians I know have them And strat copys ARE very popular, good thing I have an american fender

Originally posted by LikeASong:I'm with Lyndon, the Explorer is not that common. Most young and non-proffessional players have copy Strats, Les Pauls or SGs... Having a Gretsch or an Explorer is much less usual

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]

I side with this view as well; I've only ever seen one person I know play an Explorer.

And that's why I felt special "graduating" from my Strat-copy to a PRS Special Edition last year...it's cut a bit like a Les Paul, but it's definitely MY guitar; nobody else around here plays one anyway, and I've worked my own blood sweat and tears into it

Switching gears just a bit, I once looked into buying a hollow-body guitar from a local independent store, and the brand name was Reverend. Anybody know anything about these guitars? It was expensive (for me, anyway, a teenager currently without a job), but the sound on some of the YouTube and Reverend demo videos was to die for. Here's the link to the specific guitar I considered saving up for:

http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/guitars/set_neck_series/manta_ray_290.html

The retailer around me had it in a...I guess you would call it a "deep-sea-blue" sunburst. Somewhere between a turquoise and a royal blue; it was truly a gorgeous guitar. I used to just sit and look at it

Originally posted by LikeASong:I'm with Lyndon, the Explorer is not that common. Most young and non-proffessional players have copy Strats, Les Pauls or SGs... Having a Gretsch or an Explorer is much less usual

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
I think lots of people sometimes try to define themselves by looking for a guitar that no one else has.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

Apparnetly this is the cool thing to do....I have a strat because I love the sound it gives, it's not my problem if Hendrix, Gilmour, Edge, SRV, Clapton, and a shitload of other guitarists love the sound a strat gives as well. I'm not going to get a "different" guitar so I can stand out, i'm going to get what sounds good.