Gibson vs fender

ajdebeer

Which do you think is the best?

Lets see in 1 month which brand is the most supported!!!!

(old forum) Poll Results: Gibson vs Fender

Gibson: 10
Fender: 9
Other: 4

studmissile

Both!

guidothepimmp

I really like eyebanez

StefStoep

Both are great guitars, i see them as different tools that each have their own place where they should be used. Some people prefer the one over the other but neither is better. One might be better to use in one genre than the other but it doesn't make it a better guitar.

ajdebeer

StefStoep wrote: Both are great guitars, i see them as different tools that each have their own place where they should be used. Some people prefer the one over the other but neither is better. One might be better to use in one genre than the other but it doesn't make it a better guitar.

I know that's how i see it two but i want to see which one have more fans ins south africa.

Its not which one is the best it's which one do you like the most?

Wildaker

Sorry, but I like both. Horses for courses.

For acoustics and for f-hole semi-acoustics Gibson wins hands down, but then Fender doesn't take those markets all that seriously.

When it comes to solid-body electrics my general, personal preference is for simple, single-coil guitars, and I've played Fender (currently, Teles) for years. But I'd really, really love a good Les Paul Jnr or Special (single-cut or double-cut, I'm not picky), although I can't justify the expense at this time...

And for some jobs, I don't particularly like either!

MikeM

Tokai.

warrenpridgeon

I am not such a huge fender fan... more Gibson (been playing an Epiphone Les Paul for 5+ years)...
That being said... I currently find Gibsons and USA Fenders prohibitively expensive...

Wildaker

MikeM wrote: Tokai.

Early-80s Tokais were superb. Really made Fender up its game. Which it did by getting the same factory to make its MIJ Strats and Teles in the mid-80s to pretty much the same specs.

(I'm very, very happy with my 1985 MIJ Custom Telecaster '62 RI, and not at all surprised that they change hands for over $2K in the US these days.)

free2rhyme

I'm a PRS player for years but I've just put a deposit down on a Gibson custom shop, been wanting one forever.

I've had fender custom shop a while back, was great too. I've always had a soft spot for teles.

It's so hard to choose between the 2, I've always liked the idea of a superstrat but fenders lacked in that area for me. I would choose a musicman or a prs swamp ash special if looking for that. Need the "grunt" with glassy cleans...harder to find than you'd think

studmissile

TELECASTER or BREZZYSOUND.

DonRoos

I have NEVER played a Fender and have no interest in changing that stat. I have always been an Iby fan and have an old Roadster 540R as wel as a 12-strin accoustic.

Of the two brands you mention I would most like to own a proper Gibson Les Paul but as I am not selling my house to own one, I have settled on a Tanglewood knock-off that does the job admirably.

IceCreamMan

ajdebeer wrote: Which do you think is the best?

Lets see in 1 month which brand is the most supported!!!!

Fender is a kick ass company ......simple

racman

IceCreamMan wrote:
ajdebeer wrote: Which do you think is the best?

Lets see in 1 month which brand is the most supported!!!!
Fender is a kick ass company ......simple

Where are the pics of your new White beauty that has just landed ICM?

IceCreamMan

RoyC wrote:
IceCreamMan wrote:
ajdebeer wrote: Which do you think is the best?

Lets see in 1 month which brand is the most supported!!!!
Fender is a kick ass company ......simple

Where are the pics of your new White beauty that has just landed ICM?

Picking it up this afternoon ....I been itching to get it but at a work function this morning ...grrrrrrrr driving me mad ?

Pics will follow for sure

Stoffeltoo

Horses for courses...
I like the fender strat for what I play. I would love to own a real Gibby LP but my Tokai is really good enough for now 8).
So I guess its a fifty fifty call fro me. Jis now I feel like real draad sitter

racman

IceCreamMan wrote:
RoyC wrote:
IceCreamMan wrote:
ajdebeer wrote: Which do you think is the best?

Lets see in 1 month which brand is the most supported!!!!
Fender is a kick ass company ......simple

Where are the pics of your new White beauty that has just landed ICM?
Picking it up this afternoon ....I been itching to get it but at a work function this morning ...grrrrrrrr driving me mad ?

Pics will follow for sure

Ooh nice - saw the pics on lance's FB page (I think) - going to be sweet!

On the F vs G thing, I like both and respect them for creating the base designs of most electric guitars we play today. However, I am not really a BrandFan - not that there is anything wrong with that, but I feel we sometimes get hung up on the brand above all else. So I don't understand generalizations on a brand bases - doesn't compute in my brain and appears illogical but that's just me and my brain ?

shaunf

RoyC wrote:
On the F vs G thing, I like both and respect them for creating the base designs of most electric guitars we play today. However, I am not really a BrandFan - not that there is anything wrong with that, but I feel we sometimes get hung up on the brand above all else. So I don't understand generalizations on a brand bases - doesn't compute in my brain and appears illogical but that's just me and my brain ?

Have to agree with you. Although I would say that a Les Paul is my favorite guitar to play, I'm not some kind of brand loyalist. I like many different brands including both gibson and fender and don't see why I should have to choose one over the other. They are all different and variety is the spice of life.

babbalute

If one looks at the replies it seem to me that each of the F and G guitars have their own place in a specific type of music ones plays. Some styles of music will almost certainly demand either a F or G brand, sometimes it just looks better never mind the sound they produce. So if limit yourself to that type then you should know what to buy, irrespective if you can afford it.
I think that the F brand is more popular than the G brand certainly in numbers in the market. F brand has also much more models and designs within the models. You can get the same sound out of a F brand as the G brand I think as long as you get the correct amp hooked up to it. The F brand people are better marketer's than the G brand that's obviously why there are more of them around(at least I see more of them used than the G brand, either life, or on youtube video's etc.)

My obvious conclusion is that there is no better one, some people simply prefer the one above the other either for above points or because it simply feels, suites, styles, sounds, tastes or other better to them. Never mind some people ego that needs to been taken care of as well. Some of them just use a brand that is sponsoring them.

Of course professional guitar players will simply get a good(to them which includes all the above points for them) guitar(any brand) and use it to make music and could be either a F or G or any other brand for that matter.

I said it before, you simply not discuss taste as everyone's is different. And I'm sure there are more of the F brand in SA then the G brand.

My 2 cents worth.

BMU

How long is a piece of string? Personally I think *blue* strings are the longest!