Members dimner Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 So i am considering two guitars... both are in the Les Paul style. One has the string through and the other has a tailpiece. Which will help get better sustain? Both are by the same manufacturer, both have set necks only the tailpiece/string through and the pickups are different. Having a hard time figuring out which will be better for me. It's the Michael Kelly Patriot Custom vs Premium Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ballhawk Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 Have you played both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 Have you played both? +1 Whichever one plays better and sounds better... IS better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimner Posted April 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 I wont be able to play either actually. there are no MK dealers in my area/state. The website shows there are some dealers, but i don't think they exists as brick and mortar music stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magnido45 Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 What may help would be to go down to your local guitar store...try a string through and tailpiece equipped guitar of a different make/model and see how you feel about those...since there's no MK dealers in your area... From just theory alone...some may say the string through may resonate better since there are no extra components/couplings (tailpiece) that the strings' vibrations need to pass through... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 I wont be able to play either actually. there are no MK dealers in my area/state. The website shows there are some dealers, but i don't think they exists as brick and mortar music stores. Well, if you're buying used, you could buy them both and flip the one you don't like, I suppose. I hate buying guitars sight-unseen. It's too much of a crapshoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ballhawk Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 A lot of nice comments on the web about the premium. That's all I got. Sustain has more variables than just the string method. I'd bet that there won't be much noticeable difference either way but ymmv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 If there is a difference, I bet it would be so slight as to be insignificant. Not sure if there would be any difference in tone between the 2 but again I think it's splitting hairs. IMHO, I think the whole sustain thing is blown out of proportion. As long as the guitar is set up properly I've never had a problem with sustain whether set neck, bolt on, tremolo bridge, or fixed. They all sustain just fine for my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lizards??? Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 A store by me has the custom and the spalted maple special edition thing with the strings through the body. I played them a while back and I don't remember one being better than the other. I think I liked the valor better than both of them though, despite its compromised upper fret access. That brings up another point aabout the patriots...great upper fret access in a LP style guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'd suggest figuring out which pickups you like better between the two. They're body mounted and not as easy to swap out as a floating pickup. I doubt there is much difference in the sustain between them tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted April 21, 2009 Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 I've got plenty of both and can't say I can hear a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimner Posted April 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thanks everyone for your input. I won't take how the strings saddle to the body in account. With that, I think i am going to go with the Michael Kelly Patriot Custom... I can get it for $465 shipped at music123.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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