Vintage voiced
Marshall Super Lead Plexi
The template for British rock. Little gain on paper, enormous attitude in practice — the crunch happens because the power section is being asked to do something it barely wants to do.
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Fender · The standard
Fender Telecaster
The TGP take
Two pickups, a bridge plate and zero excuses. The Tele's snap sits in a mix without EQ surgery, which is why it never left country, indie, punk or session work.
Best for
CountryRockStudioRhythm
Tone character
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Often used alongside
The standard
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Mahogany, maple and two humbuckers — the recipe behind most of the riffs you learned first. Heavier and darker than a bolt-on, but it pushes an amp's front end in a way nothing else quite replicates.
WarmThickSustaining
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Hard rock & high gain
EVH Wolfgang Special
A serious working guitar built around speed, stability and high-output rock tones. The compound-radius neck makes fast legato feel effortless, and the bridge humbucker is voiced tight enough that palm mutes stay defined under heavy gain instead of turning to mush.
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The standard
Fender Stratocaster
The most adaptable electric guitar ever designed. Three single coils, a five-way switch and a vibrato that rewards a light touch — it covers Hendrix, Gilmour, SRV and Mayer without ever pretending to be more than a plank, a neck and some wire.
GlassyArticulateVintage
The standard
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Mahogany, maple and two humbuckers — the recipe behind most of the riffs you learned first. Heavier and darker than a bolt-on, but it pushes an amp's front end in a way nothing else quite replicates.
WarmThickSustaining