Least favourite guitar shape

[ailean]

+1 Philly

Dislike the V's too (either way round)

[PhilKing]

All the metal angular guitars (though I like V's and Explorers), and also any guitars with sharp edges or points (Minarik Guitars especially make a lot of these).

[Twaddlefish]

Don't like 'em.

[Stevepage]

Dean Razorback. It's horrible and Dean have whored the Razorback idea so much that Dean sickens me.

BC Rich Beast, it looks cool to me but it's so uncomfortable to play.

BC Rich Zombie, horrible bloody thing.

Bc Rich Stealth, although it's asociated with a really great guitarist, it looks goofy to me.

Gibson's Reverse V and Explorer. .....why?..

[noodleplugerine]

Pretty much all the moser shapes are ugly as sin.

[dave_mc]

+1 on the reverse V. i like normal Vs, but i dislike ones like the razorback etc. which have extra indents etc. to make it look more "evil".

[Philly Q]

Bc Rich Stealth, although it's asociated with a really great guitarist, it looks goofy to me.

Are you talking Chuck Schuldiner or Rick Derringer? 

[Simon D]

Not a big fan of most of the 'metal' shapes, although I'd single out the splittail for particular criticism. I also don't really like the Fender Jazzmaster shape very much - used think it was ok until I played one, and I just didn't get on with the shape at all.

[Andrew W]

For me it has always been the Veleno "The Original" which looks exactly like what would happen if you asked an artisitcally untalented six year old to draw a Strat.  To compound the misery it has a ruby imbedded in the headstock so it's not only monumentally awful, it's tacky as well.

[Stevepage]

Bc Rich Stealth, although it's asociated with a really great guitarist, it looks goofy to me.

Are you talking Chuck Schuldiner or Rick Derringer? 

Chuck Schuldiner, I'm not familar with Rick Derringer's music. What should I check out?

[Jonny]

Can I just say Dean Guitars and not a specific shape? :P

[_tom_]

V's, stupid pointy guitars like BC Rich and anything that tries to look "metal" (except roo's wezv which looks pretty cool)

[Philly Q]

Bc Rich Stealth, although it's asociated with a really great guitarist, it looks goofy to me.

Are you talking Chuck Schuldiner or Rick Derringer? 

Chuck Schuldiner, I'm not familar with Rick Derringer's music. What should I check out?

Well, his early solo albums are quite poppy, and his recent stuff is more blues (and even jazz).  Most of his albums are quite patchy, but there are always one or two gems.

I like the mid/late '70s stuff he did with Derringer (the band) - Derringer, Sweet Evil and If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd Shoot You.  And the solo albums from that period - Guitars and Women and Face to Face.

And of course the Johnny Winter And... Live album.

When he came up with the Stealth design (about '83?) he had two projects on the go, but I think they're both unavailable now - the Good Dirty Fun album (lots of guitar on that one) and a project with Carmine Appice called DNA.

[MDV]

All the metal angular guitars (though I like V's and Explorers), and also any guitars with sharp edges or points (Minarik Guitars especially make a lot of these).

WTF?

Were those guitars drawn in MS Paint!??!

They dont look real. At all.

But yeah, most BC riches - very silly, ESP Fs as well.

I also dont like Vs. King Vs are better, but still irritating.

I dont like les pauls or SGs, asthetically or for playing.

Or PRSs, again, in both categories.  

And, of course, teles.

Actually, about the only shapes I do really like are strats, superstrats (fav) and explorers (2nd).

[FELINEGUITARS]

Bc Rich Stealth, although it's asociated with a really great guitarist, it looks goofy to me.

Are you talking Chuck Schuldiner or Rick Derringer? 

Chuck Schuldiner, I'm not familar with Rick Derringer's music. What should I check out?

Rick Derringer designed or co-designed the Stealth back in the 1970s
Here is some background
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Derringer