Members strtdv Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I used to have an Epi Les Paul standard. I never really bonded with it, and I sold it. Maybe I'll give Les Pauls another try sometime when I can afford a Gibson one, but I'd say I'm much more likely to go for an SG (although something about the geometry of an SG seems a little strange to me - the bridge is quite high and the pickups are very high off the body) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I dont favor any or you could say them all. Its like having alot of girlfriends. Some guys cant handel it. Real rockers can handel more than one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I love my LP's I don't have a problem with the scale or the weight. I do like the contours on the Strat better and I typically like the tones out of my Tele's and Strat's more than the LP's. But it's good for a change. I can't think that I would ever be without at least one LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadRonald Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I've been a Strat player for 24+ years. Could never really bond with Les Pauls. I recently bought an '81 Les Paul Custom.I haven't touched my Strats for 5 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratitude Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 Well, I was raised a strat guy, and recently found my way to owning a les paul. I love the sounds I can get out of the LP, but I still haven't been able to bond with it like the strats. So far I remain unconverted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I love them all. It just depends on my mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted June 11, 2008 Members Share Posted June 11, 2008 I've been playing strats since '89, but always wanted a Les Paul, right up until I tried a bunch. I did find one that was fantastic, but it was stupidly overpriced at the time and I wouldn't buy it. I eventually bought a Heritage, which is nicer *to me* than all but one Gibson I've played, but the bonding thing's never happened, even though it sounds fabulous. I have, however, found the right compromise. This is a Godin Radiator. It has a roughly Les Paul shaped body and scale length, 2 smooth, fat pickups, hardtail stringing and 6 a side tuners. Yet at the same time it has a bolt-on maple neck and fingerboard, the pickups are single coils and everything is mounted on a scratch plate. The shorter scale makes it very sweet and easy to play and the neck joint gives great access to the top of the (24 fret) neck. The pickups handle overdrive more like PAF types than strat singles, which is a great thing, but behave much better than buckers run clean. If it would quack like a strat then I think it would be a very serious rival, but there are no ducks at all in that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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