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Gibson is better.

'Nuff said.

lol your post proves how ignorant you are. I hope this is a joke because Fender and Gibson aren't the best, there is no best out there. It depends on taste and there are not "Metal or Emo Only" guitars out there. Anybody who says that is just as ignorant as the person that made it up. Gibson and Fender aren't bad guitars but in my opinion they aren't my cup of tee for some of the stuff I play. Even my friend who is a complete Gibson fanatic (He has the SG Reissue, Les Paul Custom Triburst, and SG Special Faded) and even he admits they are overpriced. Fender is not overpriced at all, they are very good for the price but they don't have stuff that many other guitar brands do have. If you want 3 then here it is
- 24 fret guitars for a good price and no I will not pay over $1,500 for an SG Supreme
- More flexible tremolo
- And for some of the guitars, Neck-Thru body (Some players don't mind Bolt-On neck like me but Neck-Thru is by far better sometimes especially if you solo. But if the neck breaks then you're screwed.)
Some of Gibson's endorsers don't even use the stock pickups which proves that the sound isn't as flexible many may think. Don't say that EMGs, SDs, Dimarzios, or any other pickups are for certain type of music only because that is not true. Go to ESP Guitars and Schecter Guitars website and compare the wood if you want and alot of other stuff. Looks pretty familiar but for a cheaper price right? I wonder if you tried out most of the guitars from other brands so see if maybe you like the guitar or not. I may not like Gibson or Fender alot but I'd be lying if I said that the John 5, 1959 Telecaster Reissue, Gibson Supreme, Marcus Miller Bass, Gibson Explorer, 5-String Thunderbird, and a few others weren't good guitars that I play when I can. Why do I not buy them? Because I already have good enough guitars and basses but playing a different one feels good also sometimes.
I hope this topic was a joke otherwise you better do some research because I deal with enough fanboys like that at my school and it's not fun.

OK.
fender and gibson... i'm going to have to say... your a noob.
but thats okay, because everybody is a noob at one point. for me....10 years ago, give or take.
seeing as i own a gibson sg and numerous fenders (2 standard strats, one american strat, an american tele, and an OLD a** jaguar i picked up at a garage sale for $100 [dude didnt know what he was sellin], if your interested) i'm going to have to say i preferr fender out of the two.

i actually play a guitar that is made from a few different influences. i built it off of an old strat body (SSS). it has a 26-fret extended neck that i took of a forign electric i picked up at a garage sale (body was crap, but all maple neck, maple fretboard). also i re-routed the pickup alignment, and made my own pickguard to fit it. the arangement is this: HSH. you wont find a strat with that pickup arrangement. and some minor details i did to it... i did a file job to the frets... so there all nice and tiny..easy to move around, i added an extra pot to accomodate the extra pickup, and i bought a floyd rose trem for it.

its actually an amazing guitar. trying to get hte neck to work well with the body was a b***h...i had to mess around with the truss rod to get the intonation acceptable... and i modded the bridge so much you cant really call it a floyd rose anymore...but in the end it works out well. my intonation is almost perfect, and im a very happy man.

1st of all...you can get a 6000 dollar ibanez with a 150$ fender squier.

imo esp and schecter are the way to go.
you get a guitar with great pickups.
esp active emgs
schecter symore dunkens

i have a strat, which totally lacks in crunch. for my heavyer music i play i use my $150 solidbody hofner, wich has p 90s.
i will probly not buy another strat.
gibson.
great brand, and if i had the money i would by an explorer. its my fav guitar, but you just cant beat an explorer with active electronics for half the price.
so gibson and fender imo are ok for the music you play.
gibson like the tone and would get one if i had the money. fender, the only way i would get another one is if its the fender esquire that has a set neck and single sd pickup at guitar center.

Really? Source that please.
I'd love to see and compare all the stuff about the guitars (Wood, Pickups, Durability, and other stuff).

lol you're very funny. Unless you can provide a source I see no reason for you to be acting like you know everything.