I know many of you have numerous guitars and rightly so, but has anyone took time out to find out what's best for you to do the job to the best of your ability ?
I have almost twenty Strats in my collection and they each sound and play well - and the expensive ones aren't necessarily the best either. The Squier Classic Vibe is a great contender and I can earn a living with it with just one £40 mod, I fitted a Wilkinson Trem, the WVP6 which has a heavy block and a very silky smooth feeling top, plus a push in arm that you adjust with an allen screw, so no loose whammy bar here.
That said I had Gibson 335 , 345, Switchmaster, ES175, the lot . . . . and in truth as beautiful as they are I can't get on with them on stage 'cos they are too big.
I remedied that by going for the Epiphone ES339 and that problem is now sorted, they look great, are different and do the job.
I have three Les Pauls', all with the Duesenberg Les Trem fitted, two Gibsons and one Vintage and you wouldn't tell them apart blindfolded.
The main reason for this thread is to mention the scale length here, as I actually prefer a short scale guitar. I couldn't work out why I liked the Brian May so much until I saw the scale length written down (24") and it suddenly dawned on me why I feel comfortable with it. Not only that, the trem is the Wilkinson WVP6 and ghe pickups are Burns Tri Sonics so it sounds like Strat if you play it like one. It has become my 'go to' instrument because it ticks all boxes and with Brian's amazing switching the sounds are never ending if you like change.
Add to that my £240 Burns SSJ that has the same pickups (but only two) and a 24.5 scale and a much thinner neck, it is so easy to play.
I do have other guitars as well, but these are ones that I've bought and actually felt a difference in what they do for me, now my hands are starting to tire as I age.
I'd be interested in hearing other peoples experiences on the subject, as the shorter scale makes the strings feel 'softer' to the touch.