Combo
Fender Deluxe Reverb
The most recorded clean amp on earth and a pedal platform that flatters almost everything you put in front of it. Breaks up early enough to be musical, loud enough to be a problem.
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PRS · Modern
PRS Custom 24
The TGP take
The diplomatic answer to Fender-vs-Gibson. Twenty-four frets, a 25-inch scale that splits the difference, and coil taps that get genuinely usable single-coil-ish sounds instead of thin apologies.
Best for
Modern rockProgressiveCover work
Tone character
BalancedPolishedModern
Players associated with it
Often used alongside
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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.
AggressiveArticulateModern
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.
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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.
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