What’s your most comfortable guitar to play?

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skoora said:
My ‘84 V. Once I put jumbos on it (soon after buying it 15 years ago or so) it became butter. My 2008 V is also, amazingly comfortable. That sucker came with tall frets from the factory. Back when Gibson knew what a V and an Explorer were going to be used for.
The H353 I just got is super comfortable but needs bigger frets which I’ll probably do soon.
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I'm with you on the V. Great for playing while sitting. Use a little forearm or inside leg contact and it takes all the weight off the neck. Lightweight but still sounds fantastic.
 
My workhorse $300 Schecter 006 or Gibson LP studio. Both are set up for my playing. Not set up for anyone’s playing, my playing and my heavy ass right hand.
 
After trying a 2008 Charvel USA pro mod back in 2010, I was hooked on that neck profile. Since then I've had a bunch of those from 2008-9, and 8 vintage USA Charvel/Jackson Strats from 1984-87. All were great but my fav is a 1986 Jackson San Dimas with a factory Floyd/Maple board. Kind of a reverse Silverburst. Super comfy and fits me perfectly.
 
Probably this 20 year old charvel that doesn’t get enough attention.
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sandman said:
I love all of my guitars but this Fender Malmsteen strat is just amazing to me. I’m running higher action on it but it just works on this guitar. 2mm i’d say but the scallops make the action appear even higher. Illusion of sorts. And these railroad track sized frets are awesome also. Anyway, what’s your most comfortable guitar to play?
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Brother, that’s not action anymore, that’s consequences 😂
 
My tops ones are my Jackson Soloist USA, Ibanez RG770, and my CS Strat.. for different reasons, I love the heal sculpt on the Jackson, I love the neck thinness of the RG, but the feel of the Strat is just amazing, it is a heavy relic but the guitar feels just broken in.

My V on some days is the most comfortable guitar I have.. others not so much.
 
My beat up Jackson X-Series soloist with EMG 81/85 is by far the most comfortable guitar I've ever owned. It doesn't look great anymore but damn it plays well
 
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The Red Strat will likely always be the biggest guitar surprise I’ve ever gotten. I just didn’t think it was going to play or sound anywhere close to how it does, I figured I’d pick this thing up 4-5x a year when I wanted to play some Gilmour shit but it immediately became the #1 and I barely ever play Gilmour shit with it.
 
HellraiserJohnny said:
Well . . . . since I designed and blue printed this guitar and sent it to the Jackson Custom Shop, This Soloist built in 1994-95 fits my hands and feels like nothing else that I own.

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Looks like a weapon. A weapon of rock. Wish I could afford to do the same.
Once at a NAMM show, I picked up a Korina Firebird type that they used to do and it had a chunkier neck shape than they usually use and I fell in love, but to get that neck shape, would have to go custom.
Why can’t they just do at least one series with a regular C neck.
 
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