Author Topic: Les Paul advice (Read 9639 times)

Alex · « **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2007, 10:52:40 PM »

Read this post and can only advise you to check out guitars before buying. So visiting a couple of shops sounds a very good idea to me.

I personally like the LesPaul shape a lot, but I get back pain from heavy guitars so I settled on nice ESP.

Thing is, IMO they are really nice guitars with great playability, but the stock EMG pickups seriously limit the guitar's tonal potential. So I changed them. It weighs 3,7 kg with strap.

CaffeineJunkie · « **Reply #31 on:** March 16, 2007, 12:46:37 AM »

^ i'm the opposite, i love how heavy my LP is, makes it feel like you can throw it across the stage without breaking it

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #32 on:** March 16, 2007, 07:43:34 AM »

Quote from: Alex

Read this post and can only advise you to check out guitars before buying. So visiting a couple of shops sounds a very good idea to me.

I personally like the LesPaul shape a lot, but I get back pain from heavy guitars so I settled on nice ESP.

Thing is, IMO they are really nice guitars with great playability, but the stock EMG pickups seriously limit the guitar's tonal potential. So I changed them. It weighs 3,7 kg with strap.

God that's gorgeous.

Kepu · « **Reply #33 on:** March 16, 2007, 02:40:05 PM »

Quote from: noodleplugerine

God that's gorgeous.

+10000000

with that kind of lighting... just wow :o

nfe · « **Reply #34 on:** March 16, 2007, 02:43:25 PM »

Quote from: Alex

Read this post and can only advise you to check out guitars before buying. So visiting a couple of shops sounds a very good idea to me.

I personally like the LesPaul shape a lot, but I get back pain from heavy guitars so I settled on nice ESP.

Thing is, IMO they are really nice guitars with great playability, but the stock EMG pickups seriously limit the guitar's tonal potential. So I changed them. It weighs 3,7 kg with strap.

I would love the look of the esp eclipses if they didn't insist on putting those GODDAMN HIDEOUS INLAYS ON THEM!!!!!

Alex · « **Reply #35 on:** March 16, 2007, 05:51:30 PM »

Thanks for the compliments! I actually like the inlay a lot! I like it more than those trapez things on my SG. But it's a matter of taste.

Now imagine how this would look with black-covered BKP! I am thinking of a custom set of blackcovered BKP with gold screws. The only thing is, I am actually really happy with the sound, so the change would probably be more cosmetic and then it's just too expensive.

Philly Q · « **Reply #36 on:** March 16, 2007, 06:00:44 PM »

Quote from: Alex

Now imagine how this would look with black-covered BKP! I am thinking of a custom set of blackcovered BKP with gold screws. The only thing is, I am actually really happy with the sound, so the change would probably be more cosmetic and then it's just too expensive.

I think it looks terrific with the zebra pickups, to be honest. Black covers would be... too much black.

snipesace · « **Reply #37 on:** March 19, 2007, 04:24:58 PM »

If it has the voloute on the back of the headstock, stay away, not that its terrible, but, it is in no means a "vintage" or collectors guitar that should have a price tag near a new gibson. I've got a couple books on the history of gibson and what not, talk to gibson reps every now and then. I am sure there are plenty of wonderful 60's 70's 80's and 90's standards out there, I just meant that the 90's was when they slowly started to pull their act together (relativly speaking of course, we all know they still have major QC problems). I believe someone mentioned Heritage guitars...many dealers have stopped carrying them because of their even worse QC issues since around 2001-2, some customers waiting up to 3 years for their guitars before finally canceling and going for other brands.