Does Mike deserve his own signature guitar?

sapperskunk
sapperskunk Posts: 684
edited January 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
I was wondering what some people thought on whether or not he was worthy of a signature strat?

There's a ton of signature guitars out there, here's a simple search. Some worthy, some not.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/home/navigation?d=tp&q=signature+guitars&r=&src=00630


This guy deffinately deserved his.

http://www.gretschguitars.com/whatshot/rhh.html

It's like $ 3,300.00 bucks, yikes.
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  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    Well...he's sold millions of records, and he can play his ass off...so I'd say yeah. A shame that they throw a signature guitar at just about anyone these days. I tried a strat in Guitar Center once, and now Fender wants to give me a signature model :p

    I'd say yes if it meant something. Dave Gilmour had to wait about 25 years.
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  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    enharmonic wrote:
    Well...he's sold millions of records, and he can play his ass off...so I'd say yeah. A shame that they throw a signature guitar at just about anyone these days. I tried a strat in Guitar Center once, and now Fender wants to give me a signature model :p

    I'd say yes if it meant something. Dave Gilmour had to wait about 25 years.
    Yeah, I think it takes more than just being a bad ass and selling millions of records. He'll deserve one by their standards in 10 years.
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  • moster78
    moster78 Posts: 1,591
    I think he plays too many different types and brands of guitars to get a signature model in any one brand or model.
  • sapperskunk
    sapperskunk Posts: 684
    moster78 wrote:
    I think he plays too many different types and brands of guitars to get a signature model in any one brand or model.


    Good point.
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I think Frusciante deserves one.
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  • armanHammer
    armanHammer Posts: 471
    Unless the artist really wants a bunch of custom specs not available in any one instrument, signature models are just brownie points for the company. They are anyway, actually.
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  • BetterManningNYG
    BetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    moster78 wrote:
    I think he plays too many different types and brands of guitars to get a signature model in any one brand or model.

    yeah, but when i think of mike mccready, i immediately think of the '59 strat... the "yellow ledbetter" guitar. that's the one i'd want to see as a signature model.

    good description of it here:

    http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/gear/mike.html

    here's a masterbuilt '59 re-issue from fender:

    http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=9275000488

    they would just have to give it the sunburst paint job and then apply "relic" treatment to make it look like mike's exact model. oh yeah... and a rosewood fretboard.

    of course, this signature would be of absolutely no use to mike mccready (i'm sure he'd just buy another original '59 if he had to), and it's unlikely that he'd agree to have it built if it only served him for publicity purposes. but i know a lot fans (especially me) who would be very enthusiastic about the signature model.
  • moster78
    moster78 Posts: 1,591
    BetterManningNYG wrote:
    yeah, but when i think of mike mccready, i immediately think of the '59 strat... the "yellow ledbetter" guitar. that's the one i'd want to see as a signature model.

    good description of it here:

    http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/gear/mike.html

    here's a masterbuilt '59 re-issue from fender:

    http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=9275000488

    they would just have to give it the sunburst paint job and then apply "relic" treatment to make it look like mike's exact model. oh yeah... and a rosewood fretboard.

    of course, this signature would be of absolutely no use to mike mccready (i'm sure he'd just buy another original '59 if he had to), and it's unlikely that he'd agree to have it built if it only served him for publicity purposes. but i know a lot fans (especially me) who would be very enthusiastic about the signature model.

    I hear you, but when I think of Mike, I also think of him playing a Gibson Les Paul on "Alive" or his LP Jr.

    I have nothing against the concept of signature guitars, especially as the proud owner of a John Mayer Strat, but most of the people I associate with signature guitars, like Mayer, or Clapton, seem to always be seen playing just those guitars, and no other brands.
  • BetterManningNYG
    BetterManningNYG Posts: 777
    moster78 wrote:
    I hear you, but when I think of Mike, I also think of him playing a Gibson Les Paul on "Alive" or his LP Jr.

    I have nothing against the concept of signature guitars, especially as the proud owner of a John Mayer Strat, but most of the people I associate with signature guitars, like Mayer, or Clapton, seem to always be seen playing just those guitars, and no other brands.

    clapton has signature guitars from at least three different companies that i can think of (fender, gibson, and martin). if mike wanted to go down that road, i'd be cool with it. :)
  • moster78
    moster78 Posts: 1,591
    BetterManningNYG wrote:
    clapton has signature guitars from at least three different companies that i can think of (fender, gibson, and martin). if mike wanted to go down that road, i'd be cool with it. :)

    Good point!
  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Mike deserves one. If Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), and Mark Hoppus(Blink 182) can get theirs, Mike shoukd get one. Don't get me wrong, I like both Green Day and Blink but Mike is amazing
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  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Oh, and the guy from Good Charlotte has one....come on now people...(I hate Good Charlotte if anyone cares)
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  • Scratchin a Letter
    Scratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    Oh, and the guy from Good Charlotte has one....come on now people...(I hate Good Charlotte if anyone cares)
    Yeah, fuck it. We all know how decent he (MM) is, does it really need to be proved in this way? I doubt it
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    Mike deserves one. If Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), and Mark Hoppus(Blink 182) can get theirs, Mike shoukd get one. Don't get me wrong, I like both Green Day and Blink but Mike is amazing

    it's got nothing to do with skill and everything to do with recognition, association and marketability.
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    exhausted wrote:
    it's got nothing to do with skill and everything to do with recognition, association and marketability.

    Bingo.
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  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Do you think it's selling out though...I mean if a musician has a sig. guitar?
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  • Brez
    Brez Posts: 570
    moster78 wrote:
    I think he plays too many different types and brands of guitars to get a signature model in any one brand or model.

    EXACTLY what I was thinking...
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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    Do you think it's selling out though...I mean if a musician has a sig. guitar?

    the concept of "selling out" is for kids detached from reality.
  • dont_go_on_me
    dont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    PT has 4 signature guitars from 3 different companies (that i know of, at least), so that's not really an issue.

    To me, however, it doesn't make all that much sense for Fender or Gibson to make a McCready signature guitar. Reason being, Mike plays vintage stock guitars, nothing customized, nothing that really makes it "his". They already do make reissues of late 50's strats and LPs, and they already make relics that show wear and tear...
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  • moster78
    moster78 Posts: 1,591
    don't_go_on_me wrote:
    PT has 4 signature guitars from 3 different companies (that i know of, at least), so that's not really an issue.

    To me, however, it doesn't make all that much sense for Fender or Gibson to make a McCready signature guitar. Reason being, Mike plays vintage stock guitars, nothing customized, nothing that really makes it "his". They already do make reissues of late 50's strats and LPs, and they already make relics that show wear and tear...

    That was going to be my next point.

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