mr dave

it's still a ridiculous point of contention. if you took away the visual aspect of the music would you honestly be able to tell the difference?

musicians will use whatever gear that gives them the sound they're looking for in the studio. whether it's their own personal instrument, a rental, the producer's, or some piece of junk in the corner of the studio lobby. it doesn't matter, if it sounds right for the part it's used. when it comes to playing live the most significant aspect to their sound is their hands.

if you want to have a stratocaster vs. les paul thread make a poll.

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CrackledNitro

Dude, chill. I can see this is making you upset.

And for what it's worth, yes, I can. Some listeners look for a sound the same way musicians/bands look for a sound and certain types of guitars make certain types of sounds. Some you prefer, and some you don't.

Perhaps I could have stated this question a little differently, i.e. single coil vs. humbucker sound. My bad.

GuitarBizarre

The VAST, the INSANELY VAST differences between the rigs of two guitar players playing the SAME GUITAR, make your point completely fruitless. Steve Vai plays a humbucker equipped guitar. So did hendrix at some points, so does satriani, eklundh, michael angelo, michael romeo, even some of the legendary single coil heroes like SRV and Buddy guy used humbuckers on some studio recordings!

The differences between amp, strings, pickups in specific rather than just types, strings, body wood, playing style and touch make VASTLY more difference than you would implicate.

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