Which Guitar Is Your Kryptonite?

[Street Glider]

There are always threads about "which guitar would you pick if you could only have one?", but I don't know that I've seen a thread like this. Don't pull any punches.

Which guitar is your kryptonite? Which guitar is, to you, so absolutely hideous in its sound and/or appearance that, if you could own as many guitars as you wanted, you still wouldn't own one?

I have two.

The first is any Seagull guitar. I just think the Seagull headstock is the result of many years of painstakingly developing the world's most horrible headstock.

My second is the Fender Acoustasonic Anything. They're just about the ugliest guitars I've ever set my eyes upon. I believe I may be going blind as a result.

What's yours?

[volman]

I don't see any benefit to trashing guitars that don't suit my tastes but other people on here love. I've enjoyed playing an all laminate Squier acoustic, which is probably one of the "worst" guitars I've played. No reason to hate it or any other guitars.

[jklotz]

I don't have any like that. I do have ones I'd consider selling if something I liked more happened to come around.

[J Patrick]

….I never met a guitar I didn’t like….but I do have a couple of old Stellas and Kay’s that are hard to play… still I manage to love and play them

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by Street Glider

…What's yours?

Hi SG
Any guitar with high action and heavy strings.

[Street Glider]

Originally Posted by volman

I don't see any benefit to trashing guitars that don't suit my tastes but other people on here love. I've enjoyed playing an all laminate Squier acoustic, which is probably one of the "worst" guitars I've played. No reason to hate it or any other guitars.

I tried being a bit tongue in cheek with my post. I thought the part about going blind would've made that obvious.

It really is possible to answer the question without trashing anything...

[jaymarsch]

Any guitar that is too big for me. I love listening to other folks play J200s or deep body dreads, but for me, if I’m wrestling with the guitar like an oversized piece of luggage - no thanks.
Best
Jayne

[catdaddy]

Any guitar with a deep V neck profile.

[jricc]

Originally Posted by jaymarsch

Any guitar that is too big for me. I love listening to other folks play J200s or deep body dreads, but for me, if I’m wrestling with the guitar like an oversized piece of luggage - no thanks.
Best
Jayne

I'm with Jayne on this.
While my ears love the sound of a J200, J45 or a nice dread, my right shoulder does not...

[hubcapsc]

Electric guitars.

-Mike

[rmp]

I've never played a martin that feels right for my hand.

So that would be the answer unfortunately.

Cuz I would like to own an M36 or 00... not gonna happen

[Goat Mick]

I dunno...maybe a pointy pink leopard Kramer from the hair metal years.

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by Street Glider

...Which guitar is your kryptonite? Which guitar is, to you, so absolutely hideous in its sound and/or appearance that, if you could own as many guitars as you wanted, you still wouldn't own one?

Got a bunch, but here's a few to start:

Martin D-28E:



Gibson Les Paul Jumbo Acoustic:



Fender Performer:



Dean V-coustic: (also the near-identical Takamine EA-360S)



Gretsch TK-300:

[RP]

Originally Posted by Street Glider

There are always threads about "which guitar would you pick if you could only have one?", but I don't know that I've seen a thread like this. Don't pull any punches.

Which guitar is your kryptonite? Which guitar is, to you, so absolutely hideous in its sound and/or appearance that, if you could own as many guitars as you wanted, you still wouldn't own one?

Sorry, but I just don't give much, if any, thought to the guitars I don't want - I get into enough trouble with the guitars I do want...

[zmf]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Got a bunch, but here's a few to start:

Martin D-28E:

Wow. Looks like you could microwave a chicken inside that.

But it's really cool in its own way. Love that pick guard.