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However, if I was in a gigging covers band and wanted to try and (fairly) accurately reproduce recorded songs, and the set needed acoustic, 12 string sounds etc then I’d seriously look at a Variax. In fact I was chatting to a guy who used to do that the other day - and he spoke highly of that setup.
I chose all the parts & did the finish too, so there's a strong sentimental connection there.
The key thing is that it sounds like ME when I play it rather than slavishly copying other players tones.
I suspect the "right" answer is a HSS Stratocaster- a fearsomely versatile instrument.
In the end I didn’t love it though. I wouldn’t say it had no character - in fact it did, just that it wasn’t quite what I wanted any more, after the band I mostly used it with split up. I sold it and don’t miss it.
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I front a "gigging band" and all the material is composed/arranged by me.
A HSS Strat would be my other choice.
If ‘in between’ Strat sounds aren’t needed, a PRS DGT provides very convincing LP-like humbucking tones - though the single coil sounds lack the ‘chop’ and percussiveness of a bolt-on, maple neck guitar. That said, they are really versatile and are ergonomically brilliant.
If what you ‘really’ want is to nail very disparate sounds with authority - it really has to be separate guitars.
Strat, with a hot bridge pickup and a tele knob on the volume control. Vintage style locking tuners and well set up trem.