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dave_mc

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« Reply #75 on: January 12, 2008, 09:13:16 PM »
ok, i have no clue from that diagram unless they've changed it a lot. :lol:

dawson's is meant to be in bangor, but I've never been.
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« Reply #76 on: January 12, 2008, 09:21:11 PM »
That's the guitar section, you know..

Walk in, go left then right, acoustics on the left, drum equip in the middle left then guitars on the right.

How long have you not been in there!?

And yeah, Dawsons. I wanna go there.
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« Reply #77 on: January 13, 2008, 03:48:23 PM »
ah, was that a diagram of matchetts?  :lol:

i thought you meant the emporium. that'd explain it.   :oops:
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« Reply #78 on: January 13, 2008, 03:49:22 PM »
LOL, the GE is still the same.
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« Reply #79 on: January 13, 2008, 03:52:43 PM »
haha, ok. thanks! :D
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« Reply #80 on: January 14, 2008, 06:56:26 PM »
I have a Gibson Les Paul Custom  :twisted:  I find its so great because the neck is so comfortable and the tone you get from the HUGE body is unbelievable! Its warm - perfect for jazz, blues, classic rock......metal!

Basically its a great sounding, great looking, and great feeling ( :roll: ) guitar! The ONLY problem is upper fret access.....but then i have a Carvin DC for at the widdly stuff (basically a super strat)
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« Reply #81 on: January 14, 2008, 07:45:21 PM »
Though in past years it was much more evident than it is now, buying a Gibson Les Paul meant that you were doing much more than just buying a guitar, you were investing in a top quality instrument. Of course, guitars players love the stigma that goes along with "Made in America". While most of the time guitars are divided into the Stratocaster and Les Paul camps, there is something just beautiful and eloquent about a Gibson Les Paul. With that being said, that are other great quality instruments out there. PRS, Gretsch, Ibanez, and many others. It's all a matter of taste. I personally love the look of a Gibson Les Paul and that thick, chunky tone!
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« Reply #82 on: January 14, 2008, 07:46:59 PM »
Well, I like SGs and Les Pauls. SGs give you the best upper fret access. And the SG Supreme has a maple cap too...
Mind you, Slash can reach fret 22 on his Les Paul, so it's probably just a matter of persistence...

If you can't get to fret 22, you can't play Money... (which is Dave Gilmour, and he plays a strat, but you get my point. Whatever that was)
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« Reply #83 on: January 14, 2008, 10:26:26 PM »
...its not aactually that hard fretting and bending fret 22 on a les paul - its just hard to shred up above like the 15th fret because your hand is at an awkward angle...

ahh i feel really bad - today i accidently banged the gibson and its got a ding on the neck :evil:    
Les pauls look GREAT either brand new (still glossy pristine finish), aged or battered (think Zakk Wylde!)...nowhere in between! (mine is currently at the in between stage with awkward dings showing up of the finish....  :cry: )
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« Reply #84 on: January 15, 2008, 01:46:50 AM »
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...its not aactually that hard fretting and bending fret 22 on a les paul - its just hard to shred up above like the 15th fret because your hand is at an awkward angle...

True, but there's still something hugely satisfying about nailing a big clean bend on the 22nd fret of a Les Paul.   8)


As for condition, I think what you say could be levelled at most guitars, although Strats have more acceptable in-between stages of batteredness.

My LP Classic's nickel is all tarnished now.  The headstock is scratched from string changes and slightly dinged.  The finish is really hard to buff to a glossy sheen now..

In other words, it looks fantastic.   :lol:
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« Reply #85 on: January 15, 2008, 06:20:40 PM »
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...its not aactually that hard fretting and bending fret 22 on a les paul - its just hard to shred up above like the 15th fret because your hand is at an awkward angle...


agreed. you can hit the upper frets fine on a lp, just it's hitting them at great speed which is difficult. :)
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« Reply #86 on: January 15, 2008, 07:12:25 PM »
LPs are becoming less appealing now, with that fret access now.

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« Reply #87 on: January 15, 2008, 07:38:07 PM »
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LPs are becoming less appealing now, with that fret access now.  :(

Well to be fair, they've been like that for over 55 years.  It's not a new development.  :wink:
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« Reply #88 on: January 15, 2008, 07:42:38 PM »
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LPs are becoming less appealing now, with that fret access now.  :(

Well to be fair, they've been like that for over 55 years.  It's not a new development.  :wink:

lol, hmm I guess so. well I have yet to try one so maybe it'll be easier for me than I think
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« Reply #89 on: January 15, 2008, 07:45:44 PM »
I dont really see any problems with LP upper fret acess but that might just be cos I'm so used to playing it.. I also never shred so that probably has something to do with it.
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