Genesis' Mike Rutherford playing a Squier

[roller]

How great is this? Love it.

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mike-rutherford-genesis-squier-bullet-strat

 

[EdO.]

https://www.guitarworld.com/amp/features/pro-guitar-players-who-play-cheap-guitars

 

[joelns]

I seem to recall a few videos where Reggie Wooten (yes, Victor's older brother), plays a Squire strat.

 

[DrWhipple]

25775108[/URL], member: 259761"]I seem to recall a few videos where Reggie Wooten (yes, Victor's older brother), plays a Squire strat.

With a beat up old Peavey combo amp to boot.

If it inspires you to play and be creative who cares, the low price tag is just a bonus.

 

[Slater]

How great is this?

Pretty cool!

 

[lfmn16]

Since it neither puts a dime in, nor takes a dime out of my pocket, it’s neither great nor terrible.

Victor Wooten plays a Fodera. How great is that?

 

[JimmyM]

I am all for musicians playing what they want to play, Squier or Fodera. A couple of my favorite basses are el cheapos and a couple of my other favorites are high end. I am like Devo…I celebrate both the great stuff and the cheap stuff. As long as you bring it and sound good, play what you want.

 

[ElectroVibe]

Sad...some people never learn that music sounds better on the fancy name brand stuff.

 

[Michedelic]

Always been going on…

“Kashmir” would have sounded different without the Dano, and all the acoustic tunes on the Yardbirds’ Little Games and the first LZ album were done on a Harmony Sovereign.

David Lindley has always had a Teisco fixation.

I’m surprised that SX hadn’t issued a Laura Lee signature model by now.

Ronnie Lane of the Small Faces rocked a Harmony H22, as well as Muff Winwood of the Spencer Davis Group(“Keep On Running” is one of my favorite bass intros)…

…and brother Stevie was budget-minded as well.

Every time you hear “Sunshine…”, you’re hearing this^

But way before, Jack put up with this^

And it doesn’t get more perfectly down and dirty; a Les Paul just wouldn’t work…

 

[GWGuitar]

I have the SX “Laura Lee Signature Model” bass. It plays great and looks classy.

 

[jdogric12]

I found one! Two actually, one in Japan and one in Malaysia... and I did the mods Mike's tech did. I can see why he likes these so much. Warning - video is long and boring. But at the end you can hear what it sounds like - I try to play Home By the Sea on it.

 

[GWGuitar]

I remember reading the liner notes from the “Seconds Out” live album many years ago and I was surprised at some of the inexpensive guitars Genesis used. They had Alvarez acoustics and Hackett had a Fernandes Strat on the list. I just assumed they just took “expendable” guitars on tour with them.

 

[devnulljp]

I remember reading the liner notes from the “Seconds Out” live album many years ago and I was surprised at some of the inexpensive guitars Genesis used. They had Alvarez acoustics and Hackett had a Fernandes Strat on the list. I just assumed they just took “expendable” guitars on tour with them.

Steve Hackett has always had a bit of a thing for Japanese guitars. Didn't the Fernandez have the sustainer thing like a built-in ebow (or what was that infinite sustain thing Godley and Creme invented?), and his Burny Les Pauls.

Not going to put a wammy in his 57 LP. Think I read somewhere that Robert Fripp couldn't find a tech that would route and put a Kahler in a vintage LP, so he used a Greco or Burny.

 

[pie_man_25]

It's great seeing the big guys playing affordable guitars. IMO beyond a certain point it stops being about "better" in a measurable sense and starts being more about subjective preferences.

 

[eriky4003]

It's great seeing the big guys playing affordable guitars. IMO beyond a certain point it stops being about "better" in a measurable sense and starts being more about subjective preferences.

Pie_man, have you moved recently? I associated your pic with east coast Cda. Fredericton?

 

[JW56789]

It's the driver, not the car.

 

[Element Zero]

It's the driver, not the car.

Hmm…

Fiat 128
Ferrari F355

I know which one I’m choosin

 

[ElectroVibe]

Steve Hackett has always had a bit of a thing for Japanese guitars. Didn't the Fernandez have the sustainer thing like a built-in ebow (or what was that infinite sustain thing Godley and Creme invented?), and his Burny Les Pauls.

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Not going to put a wammy in his 57 LP. Think I read somewhere that Robert Fripp couldn't find a tech that would route and put a Kahler in a vintage LP, so he used a Greco or Burny.

I can't tell if that's Steve Hackett or Robert Fripp in that picture.

 

[TN WOODMAN]

Definitely Hackett.

 

[pie_man_25]

Pie_man, have you moved recently? I associated your pic with east coast Cda. Fredericton?

I did, yeah, it's a work thing