Is it embarresing to play a rubbish make of guitar on stage?

Question:Ok i cant afford a Gibson or Fender, so i have a squier, encore and aria guitar. Would these be embaressing to play infront of an audience, do you think? there not exactley great brands are they? ta x

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ok i cant afford a Gibson or Fender, so i have a squier, encore and aria guitar. Would these be embaressing to play infront of an audience, do you think? there not exactley great brands are they? ta x

Ditto what 'double bungalow' said. If you are enjoying yourself and doing what you love, the make of the guitar doesn't matter. I know a guy who makes instruments out of frying pans and other household items.

It's the heart, not the origin of the body.

It's the singer not the song dude or dudette.

You can have a twelve thousand dollar guitar and play like puppy poop... or you can have a three hundred dollar axe that you've souped up and tailored to your needs, and play like a whiz.

But of course, almost everything in this stupid era seems based on appearances, so go figure.

I play a frankenstrat that I built myself for less than $50 onstage. I also play a '82 Dean V, The strat sounds great with the Duncan Invader bridge p/u and a Squire strat bridge p/u at the neck. The V also has an Invader (only one p/u) . It's snobbery to say that a major brand name guitar is the only option onstage. If you like your tone, and can rip on the particular guitar than that's what works onstage. Also, just came up on a '05 Squire std. strat with the 2 point trem and satin finish, And after a little surgery, I'll play that too, it's great for blues and clean stuff now, but I'm putting a Duncan hb p/u in it. Squires and Aria's are nice inexpensive guitars (I have an Aria flattop) . but Encore's quality seems iffy to me, but if it sounds good and plays well , More power to ya!

No, it isn't. In fact, in a certain sense, it can prove a point. What is (or should be, anyway) much more embarrassing is to have a fancy, high-falutin' instrument on stage, and suck because you can't play. Way too many people think that the instrument makes the sound, and it's just not true - it's the player.