One guitar to rule them all

[VonBonfire]

PRS?
James Tyler?





Already found the guitar that works great for me. No need to waste time or money on lesser guitars.

Are you implying southern soul>neo soul?

The Kaizen looks awesome, I'll give you that. It'll keep your neo soul bases covered if you ever go there.

I dig that Bullwinkle jam tho.

 

[rsm]

Are you implying southern soul>neo soul?

The Kaizen looks awesome, I'll give you that. It'll keep your neo soul bases covered if you ever go there.

I dig that Bullwinkle jam tho.

Nah, I'll stick with prog / fusion / synth wave; Kaizen and Majesty work well for that.

...and 70's hard rock (got my Ibanez PS guitars, and Marshalls, for that); and hair/thrash (got my Jackson Rhoads / Warriors, and other Marshalls / Bogner for that)

I sold my last Fender Strat and Jag, and my Gibson '61 SG, and a few other items to offset some of the cost of my latest Majesty and Kaizen.

I have an older Majesty that may go too.



I still need to get one of my Super Twins into the shop for repairs...just not finding a tech that seems trustworthy around here.

 

[paulyc]

The problem is, you guys wouldn’t know class if it was sitting on your face.

Pair a strandberg with a V neck sweater and skinny jeans, and it looks quite delightful

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No, it doesn’t

 

[Dan Gleesak]

No, it doesn’t

 

[mentoneman]

Wilma?

 

[stratjacket]

I give them kudos for trying a different shape. But not not for me, reminds me of something from an 80’s B sci-fi movie for some reason.

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

I prefer the Majesty 6 over the JP6.

My fav/main guitar are my EBMM Kaizen 6, I own a few. Even though the Majesty is more versatile; the Kaizen works great for me...got my first one as soon as they were released (IIRC 2023 or 2024), and I was hooked; still my fav/main guitars

I'm sure you are correct. Its the only Music Man I ever owned, and never tried any other. It was brand new blown out at local GC for $1400. It was part of my gear purge when I bought my house. I really miss that and my PRS SC McCarty the most of the ones I sold. I will get another one day.

 

[phillybhatesme]

@rsm Have you played or bought any of the Sterling Kaizens?

 

[skoora]

Including being ambiguously meterosexual?

Ambiguously?

 

[skoora]

ok, your Joan Jett sig Melody Maker Murphy lab then

Couldn’t help but say Melody Maker, Murphy Lab the same as “Party Time, Exce-llent”

 

[rsm]

@rsm Have you played or bought any of the Sterling Kaizens?

No; I have five of the EBMM Kaizen 6, and three EBM Majesty 6...no interest in Sterling models, and I haven't tried any.

 

[phillybhatesme]

No; I have five of the EBMM Kaizen 6, and three EBM Majesty 6...no interest in Sterling models, and I haven't tried any.

Fair.
I really doubt they'll come close to how versatile the Kaizen is (the pickups are a dream).

 

[Geo]

Wilma?

Yoko is that you?

 

[Sick Michael]

Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen 6.


https://www.music-man.com/instruments/families/guitars/kaizen



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So let it be written, so let it be done.

The Evolution of Guitar designs is like the evolution of Madonna.

Pick a side.

 

[rsm]

The Evolution of Guitar designs is like the evolution of Madonna.

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Pick a side.

that's why Les Paul, Tele, Strats, etc. are timeless, keeping their aging customer demographics happy with their mid-century designs, or else

 

[rsm]

oh look, the 2026 new Gibson and Fender models are announced!

Stunning new vintage colors we haven't done since 2006; same guitars as always, now with higher prices, and more foreign made parts; just the way most of our guitarist customers like it. Same as always.

 

[LPMojoGL]

Tried one, thinking I'd buy it.
Didn't dig it.
Tried another. Felt the same way.
Can't remember exactly why, but something was just off about the vibe. Didn't feel right in my hands.

 

[nightlight]

I'm fence-sitting when I say that I like ESP for Drop D playing and my James Tyler Studio Elite HD-P for standard tuning.

Both are lovely guitars, and they are aesthetically pleasing as well as superlative instruments to play on.

Really great guitars.