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Original message:423 days 16 hours 26 minutes ago
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Member: Marc Olson
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What are the best guitar brands and types for someone who plays an Arena Rock style?
Reply:423 days 16 hours 7 minutes ago
Member: Xarkzila
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LOL... There is no "best" brand or type. Your guitar has little to do with what you play, except that you probably need one to play something. What you play has little to do with your guitar either. It's in your heart and your fingers, not in your guitar. Though, having an instrument you LOVE to play is certainly a help, and how you set it up and tweak it will benefit the final sound.

With electric it's probably more about the pups you use than the guitar itself, as they will affect the final sound more than anything else. Aside from your fingers which is really where it all is.
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Reply:423 days 15 hours 22 minutes ago
Member: Gamblore
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ask a stupid question...
Reply:423 days 12 hours 58 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002
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You know "arena rock" is a kind of silly genre to get into, simply because you would actually have to book arenas for it to be legit...

Why don't you just go with the old standby of a les paul, strat, or tele? Any of those guitars into just about any amp will almost always sound good.
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Reply:423 days 12 hours 19 minutes ago
Member: johnny cox
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I did not know that "arena rock" was a genre if music I have not heard that term since the late 80's. Maybe you should be more specific
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Reply:423 days 11 hours 21 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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hehehehe Start with Garage rock first, then slowly keep graduating...
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Reply:423 days 10 hours 39 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002
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Taking Zombre's idea a step or 2 further...

Why don't we just lose the whole sub-genre thing and play some rock? Personally I don't give 2 flaming dumps if you're a metal guitarist, or a punk guitarist, or one of the endless combinations of "insert genre here" / Rock guitarst...

If you're good at the instrument, or even if you're not good but have a knack for composing catchy stuff...then you are probably someone worth jamming with and / or listening to.

Long live Rock!

;)

(I know this had absolutely NOTHING to do with the original topic...just felt like saying it.)
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Reply:422 days 19 hours 38 minutes ago
Member: inablackout
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rock is rock and metal is metal. i agree that all the sub-genre stuff is kinda pointless, death/black/hardcore/shred/metalcore/hatecore/power/progressive, its all metal to me.
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Reply:422 days 19 hours 37 minutes ago
Member: inablackout
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wouldn't "arena rock" bands have consisted of nugent, frampton, aerosmith, ac/dc and the like. either way its still rock and roll to me
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Reply:422 days 17 hours 47 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002
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Yeah and i've heard the same genre applied to Boston, Audioslave, Creed and Bon Jovi. The only common thing I can see is anthemic melodies, soaring vocals and driving rhythms.

AND the fact that all these bands actually book and sell out arenas...
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Reply:422 days 4 hours 17 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG
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Precisely
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Reply:422 days 17 hours 30 minutes ago
Member: johnny cox
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The band that comes to mind when I hear "arena rock" is KISS
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Reply:422 days 17 hours 1 minutes ago
Member: Zombre
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hehehehe


I call metal rock, too...
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Reply:422 days 14 hours 53 minutes ago
Member: Sullivancountychops
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Maybe Marc plays arenas? Never used the term myself, but I would imagine that any band that plays the big arenas would deserve that title or use of genre.

With that said, your brand of guitars would be almost endless. Pick and choose what you think would be played in an arena. You certainly have many pups to choose from. Like Xarkzila said pick your pickups. They come in many variations. If you have a guitar that is bone stock, chances are someone has played it in an arena, but usually most arena rockers either modify them or pay someone to modify them to their taste.
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Reply:422 days 13 hours 45 minutes ago
Member: Richey
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