Will Mike ever get a signature guitar?

yellow ledvedder10
yellow ledvedder10 Posts: 20
edited April 2008 in The Porch
I see Billy Corgan is coming out with a signature guitar....does anyone know if Mike has been been offered one yet? Nothing against Corgan, but we all know Mike is more deserving.
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  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    I thought Billy would have been a lock for his own WHINE before a guitar.
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  • IWillLiveForeve
    IWillLiveForeve Posts: 427
    yellow ledvedder10 wrote:
    I see Billy Corgan is coming out with a signature guitar....does anyone know if Mike has been been offered one yet? Nothing against Corgan, but we all know Mike is more deserving.

    The real question is: Has mike been offered deity status yet? Really, that is the question.
  • butterfly1
    butterfly1 Posts: 372
    I would think Mike would be able to work with almost any manufacturer he chose to. IMO both Gibby and Fender would do a Mike custom shop deal.
  • yellow ledvedder10
    yellow ledvedder10 Posts: 20
    jaamfaan wrote:
    I thought Billy would have been a lock for his own WHINE before a guitar.
    haha...he does have one of the most annoying singing voices I've ever heard.
  • HermanBloom
    HermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    IWillLiveForeve wrote:
    The real question is: Has mike been offered deity status yet? Really, that is the question.
    agreed
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  • Evolution6579
    Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    Gibson could make a Signature Les Paul "Black Beauty" so Mike could retire the original.
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  • IWillLiveForeve
    IWillLiveForeve Posts: 427
    Evolution6579 wrote:
    Gibson could make a Signature Les Paul "Black Beauty" so Mike could retire the original.

    Or they could make a guitar called 'God'.
  • Evolution6579
    Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    IWillLiveForeve wrote:
    Or they could make a guitar called 'God'.

    That would work.

    EDIT: They could give it some kind of heat sensitive fretboard. It would be cool to see it in use. Color patterns all over the neck when he plays a solo.

    It might be the pot.
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I think it'd be cool, but he plays both Gibsons and Fenders pretty equally. Besides, why would he retire THE Strat? Also, what would set apart his strat from a regular 50's one? As cool as it'd be, there isn't much of a difference.

    By the way, I also thing that John Frusciante needs a sig strat!
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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    I probably underestimate Mike's popularity among guitarists, but I would think that most people would see the guitar and say, "Mike who?"
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    DOSW wrote:
    I probably underestimate Mike's popularity among guitarists, but I would think that most people would see the guitar and say, "Mike who?"

    They'd probably have better luck peddling an Eddie Vedder SG or something. Mike, as talented as well all know he is, isn't prominent enough in the band to get something like this. And as someone said - it'd pretty much be the equivalent of a regular old Strat anyways.
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  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,413
    I think pretty much all of his guitars are stock...so Mike signature Strat would pretty much just be a custom shop sunburst strat
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  • Gremmie95
    Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    bust out the '57 Les Paul
  • PJ_Lukin
    PJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
    Fender loves doing those distressed signature models. I can imagine one of the custom shop guys seeing pictures of Mike's '59 and wanting to get their hands on it.

    Andy Summers is an ok guitarist, he has one. John Mayer although decent, is not worthy in my opinion.

    There are others inferior to Mike both in skill and stature who have sigs.

    Take a look.
    http://www.fender.com/news/index.php?display_article=161
    http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0119700800
    http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?section=guitars&subcat=artist&pg=1
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  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    PJ_Lukin wrote:
    Fender loves doing those distressed signature models. I can imagine one of the custom shop guys seeing pictures of Mike's '59 and wanting to get their hands on it.

    Andy Summers is an ok guitarist, he has one. John Mayer although decent, is not worthy in my opinion.

    There are others inferior to Mike both in skill and stature who have sigs.

    Take a look.
    http://www.fender.com/news/index.php?display_article=161
    http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0119700800
    http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?section=guitars&subcat=artist&pg=1

    John Mayer, say what you will about his talent, is far more well-known as a guitarist than Mike is. As famous as Pearl Jam are, Mike simply isn't famous on his own. I'm sure he likes it like that.
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  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    He won't get one. He's not commercial enough. It has nothing to do with skill.
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  • godpt3
    godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    jaamfaan wrote:
    I thought Billy would have been a lock for his own WHINE before a guitar.

    Maynard beat him to it
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  • zacman13245
    zacman13245 Posts: 294
    keeponrockin wrote:
    By the way, I also thing that John Frusciante needs a sig strat!

    he uses pretty much the same sunburst strat as McCready
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  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    All the guitars he uses are from 1957. 57 strat, 57 les paul, etc. One day that strat of his will be a fendershop guitar.
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  • PJ_Lukin
    PJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
    RedMosquito15 wrote:
    All the guitars he uses are from 1957. 57 strat, 57 les paul, etc. One day that strat of his will be a fendershop guitar.

    Not to be a dick, but they are not 1957.
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