re: Guitar Players Here: What is your favorite guitar to play and why?

ES-335. I'm not a collector and this guitar covers almost everything. Small cranked up amp, no pedals necessary. Just judicious use of the pick up selector, tone, and volume controls will take you from jazz to rock and anything in between. I just wish it had more attack and sustain, so I'm considering testing out a Les Paul.

I cut my teeth on a strat for years and I do prefer it's playability and ergonomics, but it's limited in the amount of usable sounds you can get out of it in my opinion, especially if you play heavier music. If you are willing to go down the pedal rabbit hole, then I would consider it more flexible in terms of tone shaping if that is what you are after. Not sure if that makes sense.