Unpopular Opinions

[MFB]

No guitar with the strap pin on the back of the body is worth owning, I find they put the body at an awkward angle when playing, nor do they balance well

 

[Emperoff]

No guitar with the strap pin on the back of the body is worth owning, I find they put the body at an awkward angle when playing, nor do they balance well

Dunlop Flushmount straplocks help big time with that.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

There is only one actually good shape from fender and it's the jazzmaster/jaguar.

More comfortable than a strat or tele- check
More ergonomic than either -check
More aesthetic than either- check



nah, it's the katana (jk)

 

[youngthrasher9]

Pickup rings make guitars look cheap.

Not enough to deter me, most of the time still.

 

[Bloody_Inferno]

Pickup rings make guitars look cheap.

It seems to be more popular to hate on pickup rings than direct mount. Fair enough I suppose since aesthetics are the only advantage the latter have over the former.

 

[MetalDestroyer]

Pickup rings make guitars look cheap.

Not enough to deter me, most of the time still.

Especially on guitars with only 1 pickup ring. You all know the one I’m talking about

While we’re at it, reverse headstocks suck ass. Even if they looked cool, which they do not, I’m not tryna contort my whole hand around to get to the tuning pegs.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

Pickup rings make guitars look cheap.

Not enough to deter me, most of the time still.

IDK, it doesn't scream "expensive," cause it ain't, but I think this tuxedo aesthetic is pretty darn classy.

 

[youngthrasher9]

IDK, it doesn't scream "expensive," cause it ain't, but I think this tuxedo aesthetic is pretty darn classy.

I think it looks significantly worse black on black, to be fair. I agree with the tuxedo look being A-OK.

 

[youngthrasher9]

It seems to be more popular to hate on pickup rings than direct mount. Fair enough I suppose since aesthetics are the only advantage the latter have over the former.

In this demographic, perhaps. I feel like the TGP blues lawyers would feel different.

 

[Bloody_Inferno]

In this demographic, perhaps. I feel like the TGP blues lawyers would feel different.

Sure, but bagging the TGP crowd is picking fruit hanging so low you may as well uproot vegetables from the ground.

 

[TedEH]

I think this tuxedo aesthetic is pretty darn classy

The snow reflection makes me wish that was actually part of the finish.

 

[RevDrucifer]

I thought he was gonna complain about gibson at least (which is still A OK in my book) but taking issue with a strat? gtfo lol


If the joint on an LP or strat is inhibiting your playing, you probably need to practice more or work on your technique. I'll give the benefit of the doubt though, maybe those that complain just have tiny hands

"ergonomic" isn't really catch all either. I can't tell you the number of allegedly "ergonomic" products I've used that absolutely are not for me

I have issues getting past the LP neck joint because I keep my guitars at 90’s Hetfield height.

That’s why when I started practicing singing/playing my originals I decided I was going to use my Solar as my main guitar, I had to move the LP to a different spot on my body to get up past the neck joint for leads and it’s just not sensible while my face is at a mic.

No amount of working on my technique is going to change the heel on the back of the body from protruding into my palm!

 

[The Pierce Paradox]

Tube screamers sound better in front of the amp with the tone at noon and not maxed. Level at 6-7 and not maxed.

 

[TedEH]

Tube screamers sound best with the tone and drive almost off, using it mostly as a "clean" boost.

 

[Emperoff]

In this demographic, perhaps. I feel like the TGP blues lawyers would feel different.

The hate for pickup rings is higher here for a very simple reason. 6 and 7 string bodies are the same size, but pickups are not. A 6-string pickup with rings is about the same size of a 7-string pickup without. Add rings to a 7 and you get very bulky-looking pickups and everything looks cluttered. And I'll use my own guitar as an example:

Without:

I hate pickup rings on 7s I'm fine with them on 6s. There's some guitars where rings are an important part of the global aesthetics and manage to work fine on 7's as well (mostly single and doublecuts).

 

[Matt08642]

I find that on "fast" guitars, they look "slow"

 

[spawnofthesith]

I have issues getting past the LP neck joint because I keep my guitars at 90’s Hetfield height.

That’s why when I started practicing singing/playing my originals I decided I was going to use my Solar as my main guitar, I had to move the LP to a different spot on my body to get up past the neck joint for leads and it’s just not sensible while my face is at a mic.

No amount of working on my technique is going to change the heel on the back of the body from protruding into my palm!

Do the Orville and Edwards have different neck joints at all?

I will say if you are looking for an LP style with an incredible "ergonomic" neck joint the prs 594 is hard to beat

 

[The Pierce Paradox]

PRS cores have the best tremolos out there. Super smooth, quiet, bar doesn’t get loose with that rubber bushing.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

PRS cores have the best tremolos out there. Super smooth, quiet, bar doesn’t get loose with that rubber bushing.

Definitely underrated.

They need to convince JM to let them on the Silver Sky.

 

[USMarine75]

Fender won't do it. The second they try to do it, the anger of a million boomers will rage upon FMIC headquarters

Fender won't do it!

Only competitors like Charvel, Jackson, and EVH have the balls to do it!

They're gonna deSTROY Fender blegh!