No#2 guitar?

[lefty kwan]

How many people have their No#2 guitar simular to their No#1? Does it rival your No#1 or is it completely different.
My No#2 is completely different gretsch 6128EE Duojet, while my No#1 is my old(25 yrs) partsocaster. Sometimes I wonder about the Gretsch, since it's my most expensive guitar yet it doesn't get played nearly as much as my old strat. I do have a backup Strat and and an old Ibanez Artist.

 

[scottlr]

When I was gigging in the 80s, I used a G&L Skyhawk for my #1. I had a real nice SG as a backup, but after hearing the SSS guitar most of the time, the SG would not DO what the Strat type did, and it seemed I broke a string right before a bunch of real Stratty songs. I ended up getting a Strat for a backup. It had its own thing going, too, but not so far off as the SG was. It was way beefier sounding, with 3 Dimarzio SD-1 pups in it. So, I actually ended up using it on several songs that it sounded better for. If I had to use it on a song or two I normally used the G&L, I'd just back off the volume and it cleaned up a tad.

Today, if I was still gigging, I'd probably bring whatever struck me as a #1 and a #2.

 

[monty]

My 1 and 2 are very similar. I love Strats so I'm sure #50 and 51 would be similar to 1 ( if that makes any sense).

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

my #1 is a PRS Custom 24. i probably play it 50% of the time. the other 50% goes to one of these guitars, depending on what the gig is:

Fender Telecaster
Ibanez RG
Rickenbacker 330

i only ever bring 2 guitars to a gig. getting around NYC is difficult enough with 2 guitars, a combo amp, and a pedalboard. i don't have any more hands to take something else.

 

[kleydj13]

I have a partscaster HSS that just won't leave me. Its my favorite for many reasons. I also have a highway one tele that covers more ground sonically and well, its a tele...

Its like having a favorite child, I just can't do it.

 

[ABKB]

LP Standard (r8) is my #1 and a faded LP special is my #2. So they are similar. It's all I can afford.

 

[Brazen]

My #1 guitar is the Carvin DC127M and my #2 guitar is the Carvin Bolt guitar. I guess the first one is a super strat and the other a regular strat.

 

[Member 995]

I don't have a #2 guitar. If I did, it would be an electric to go with my acoustic.

 

[Guinness Lad]

Don't have a definite #1. I have a rotation of three electrics which are all different which any could easily be a #1. I don't like the same thing day after day.

 

[Shadowspecced]

My #1 is a HSS basswood/flame maple, maple fingerboard, 2 point non locking trem, Suhr. My #2 is a HH, Alder, Rosewoodfingerboard/incredibly skinny neck, kahler trem, BC.rich.

So no, they aren't similar, but in all honesty, I have 2 number ones, being those 2. A number 2, being my charvel.. And a few that are far below these three.

 

[just_one_more]

I have a clear #1, but about 4 #2s. They are all a little different, but close enough that I can play the set with any of them.

 

[DrumBob]

I don't have a number one and a number two. Each guitar I have is different and all have their purpose in the scheme of my arsenal.

 

[Shredtrash]

I'm going to switch from Powertrons to TV Classics on my Spectra Sonic so it's more or less like my Setzer Hot Rod. So, yeah, I like 'em basically the same in that respect.

 

[slacker]

I have three guitars and they are complimentary rather than ordered. So in order of how long I have owned them...

Gibson Les Paul Classic
Rickenbacker 330
Rickenbacker 360

I will usually take two guitars out and choose them based on the sounds I want. If I need more gain/balls/etc I will take the LP and the 330. If I want more jangle/clean/etc I will take the two Rics and use the 360 with the 330 as a spare.

I dont know why but the 330 seems to have a more aggressive sound than the 360. So the 330 tends to be the spare when playing out but I tend to go to that one first for home playing.

 

[p.j.]

How many people have their No#2 guitar simular to their No#1? Does it rival your No#1 or is it completely different.
My No#2 is completely different gretsch 6128EE Duojet, while my No#1 is my old(25 yrs) partsocaster. Sometimes I wonder about the Gretsch, since it's my most expensive guitar yet it doesn't get played nearly as much as my old strat. I do have a backup Strat and and an old Ibanez Artist.

My # 1 guitar is a Frankencaster Tele. It has 3 Barden pickups and I have it wired so neck and bridge have a 4 way switch and the middle has its own vol. pot. I also gave the back a tummy tuck w/ my Dremel one day when I was kind of bored. (Definitely not the best tool for the job!)

My # 2 is a s/s/h Parker Nitefly. Except for tele knobs it is stock. They couldn't be more different guitars except for sharing the same scale length and yet I dig both of them almost equally. The Tele wins out because it was my 1st and only good guitar for a number of years and I did most of the mods to it myself to make it as versatile as possible for me. The Nitefly I love because it is just so comfortable to play.


PJ