So, you're a rich famous guitarist touring the world, do you...

[Meriphew]

Do you use a different guitar for every song in your 2 hour set? Do you use just your #1 for the whole set? Do you use 4-5 guitars?

 

[gunslinger]

I would use my number one for the whole set. It would be less likely to get stolen that way.

 

[LikeAMotherF]

I would probably use two or three guitars, tops.

That way my tech could swap out and I wouldn't have to worry about tuning.

Plus, it would be cool to have a Strat for some jangly songs, go back to a Jr for some raucous Rollin, and then whip out a LPC for the heaviest of heavy. (Heaviest of heavy for what I play- which is still probably mid-gain! )

 

[JosephZ]

If I’m rich enough I have a new guitar for every gig and I give it away to some kid in the crowd at the end of every show.

 

[Urobouros]

I'd swap them out but not nearly as much as I do at home

 

[DrewJD82]

That depends more on the music itself and what tones/tunings I need to pull it off. Most likely switching between several.

 

[Anachronic Gearhead]

The most versatile guitar in the world, a Strat.

 

[TJontheRoad]

For 2 hours, no more than 4 guitars. Tele, Strat, Semi-hollowbody and LP style axe.

 

[Kurt L]

If I’m rich enough I have a new guitar for every gig and I give it away to some kid in the crowd at the end of every show.

Only to find them on Reverb the next day…

 

[Riffi]

My number one, maybe switch halfway through the set. No one can hear the difference in the audience.

 

[doublescale1]

If I'm that rich and famous I know that the audience has paid good money to attend my show and hear me play the songs that made me that rich and famous - so I play the type of guitar that provides the voicing that made any particular hit song a hit, simple as that. If I'm Neil Young I just need Old Black all night, if I'm a Beatle, I need different guitars for different song voicing's through out my career. Give the people what they came for, reward their loyalty.

 

[Oinkus]

Whatever happens to catch my fancy when I start to get ready. I can play any kind of guitar for any kind of music it really doesn't matter.

 

[PartoftheDark]

For a two hour set and the kind of stuff I play, I have too many tunings to only use one guitar anyway. It’s predetermined that I would need 4 or 5.

 

[cap10kirk]

I'd only use one. Maybe carry a backup...that's more than I do now. Just thinking about changing guitars a bunch of times stresses me out.

 

[Strummerfan]

I'd mostly use my Strat, but have a Tele and something with humbuckers for a couple of songs here and there, mostly for variety, but also as back ups and possibly a drop d guitar. I used to bring two to every gig, but with roadies, I could see three or four.

 

[Leveraged Sellout]

a different ‘59 burst (originals only) for each song

And no brown m&m’s

 

[John Quinn]

It depends on what kind of Music I wrote - if it's versatile probably a guitar for every era of songs - and if I was an ancient band (40 years+) that would mean about 35 guitars and about 12 amps.

 

[NSDQRKR]

Rock an Epiphone LP for humbucker tunes and a budget Squier Strat for single coil sounds just to mess with all the gear nerds.

 

[chrisrocksusa]

All my life i dreamt of being a rockstar and being known for having a very specific set of 2 or 3 very iconic Les Pauls.

 

[seward]

Chances are, the sound of me playing my #1 got me there, so if I'm not using it onstage, I'm using something that sounds and feels very similar. Or I'm using an HX Stomp and a ukelele.