Signiture guitar wank?????

[dwells]

What the hell has gone wrong with the guitar world? i see every guitarist who can play a fast scale or mode these days has a signiture guitar? i DONT get it?
This is why EBMM are the greatest ? because they honour the greatest with there own worthy guitars!!!
whats everyones opinion on this subject?
Or am i the only one who can see this ?
EBMM RULE!

 

[glockaxis]

I totally agree w/ you. It's a revolving door and lends no credability w/ the artist or company doing this. Many obviously are undeserving, but it's a marketing tool to get the flavor of the month so as to boost sales.

Look at Dave Mustaine and Paul Stanley as 2 examples of God knows how many signature models. It's crazy.

Also, many of these signature models have little to no difference than a regular model (lots of times it's color schemes that change).

 

[Volt]

I'm not sure what you mean.

 

[candid_x]

New signature Bongo?

 

[fogman]

New signature Bongo?

Wow! That look too much like the Bongo!
It's even got the truss rod adjustment wheel!

 

[mbgreene]

New signature Bongo?

LA LA LA LAAA
LA LA LA LAAA

Bongo's World

 

[andynpeters]

So , do you really think guitar companies market signature guitars from an altruistic desire to honour worthy musicians, or because it helps them sell more guitars?

If a clothes company wants to sell more clothes, will they be honouring Dame Judi Dench or picking Lindsey Lohan??

It's not wank, it's business.

 

[dstockden]

Andy is right, its not charity.

 

[Astrofreq]

no joke. sell and million records and you'll get your own signature guitar too. Anybody can play fast, but few can sell even 10,000 records in comparison.

 

[paranoid70]

Anybody can play fast, but few can sell even 10,000 records in comparison.

I can't do either.

 

[Smellybum]

For what it's worth.

I remember when I was young and full of beans, I thought that one day i could have a signature guitar, you could keep the chicks and the money, just my name on a guitar that I didn't put there myself would be fame and recognition for me.

As I write this I'm 20 years older wife, 2 kids, bills, and all the joys that comes with it - I'll never have my dream of a signature.

I say if someone is 'able' - not so much talented - but able to get a signature guitar then good on 'em. The world can be a crappy place sometimes and if these kids coming up throgh the guitar ranks, (which you could argue might be dead in 20-30 years) and they can get a deal with a company then cool by me.

There is another arguement base don this that it's not talent that gets them the deal - they get the signature guitar because companies know it will sell guitars, and that those guitars are based on selling rather than playibility.... but like I say that's another rant for after smelly has passed on.... (not long now!)

If I were ever lucky enough - I'd be delighted with a Luke - and it'd have smelly on the headstock! - nice to dream huh!?

 

[glockaxis]

It's for sure a cash grab for companies and artists in a majority of cases. Many sig models are little tweaks/setup issuesupgrades that someone would have done after purchasing an instrument anyway. i.e. Clapton blocking his trem, pickup swaps, tuner replacements etc...

To me, there are so many great guitars out there, you really don't need a signature model for every Tom, Dick and Harry. A great guitar will stand on it's own merits. Look at the EBMM EVH model, which is awesome in of itself, and the current Axis which has carried on since and is a top selling guitar. Once the signature artist has flown by night, how many companies can keep the same model going? Not many.

 

[k.gormley]

signature guitars have been around for a long time . Remember a les paul is a sig. I would say the paul guitar is way more famus then les himself. Back in the 80s there were alot of shredder signature guitars and some of those players and guitars are still available. The jem was a big seller for ibanez , wich also brought alot of attention to the rg line. How many people looked at peavy guitars in a new light after the wolfgang. The signature guitar is not a reward for guitar mastery....its to assaociate that player with the company, to sell guitars. Which company had a Benji Madden?

Most of the time signature guitars are not anything special but more expensive . The gibson sig models are way expensive compared to lp standerd. However ebmm is seems to be a much more of a players company . Each sig is sweet in its own way. and not a bells and wistle guitar.

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Which company had a Benji Madden?
.

hahahahaha......there are 2....see my sig

(mine is sold awaiting payment)

jack

 

[dwells]

cheers guys very interesting
well my band sold 10 , 000 cds in the states does that mean i should have a signiture guitar as well?
LOL
D

 

[dwells]

thats so funny!!!LOLOLO

I'm not sure what you mean.

lol

 

[Warg Master]

New signature Bongo?

Uh oh... Wonder dog, don't look!

 

[poj]

Hey, it's a secret ok?
But this is the prototype of my EBMM signature.

 

[Shred_Nadin]

woah

Hey, it's a secret ok?
But this is the prototype of my EBMM signature.

I'd kill for a POJ!

 

[glockaxis]

No pearloid tuners on the POJ??