what guitars do you get along/don't get along well with??

[theboatcandream]

Re: what guitars do you get along/don't get along well with??

Les pauls: I love the tone, fat necks, the look.

Most fenders: Hate the profile of the necks and fretboards for my hands, hard to get the sounds I want out of them, too much twang, not thick enough - bassy isn't the same as thick.

[Pepi]

Re: what guitars do you get along/don't get along well with??

You need to have both a strat and paul I like bolt-on necks better but I still love that fat sound I can get with the lester.

[bryvincent]

Re: what guitars do you get along/don't get along well with??

well..

i have an easier time playing fenders(strat) than gibsons(les Paul)..

reasons why i play easier on strats:
25.5scale length gives just-right amount of tension on my fretting hand.
the bolt on neck tone is more articulate.
i love the feel of a strat and its "twang"

reasons why i don't get along well with a paul.
although the tone is magnificent for heavy music,
i just don't find it appealing for clean stuff. no strat 'twang'
24.1/3=less tension=makes it like im doing bends on rubber bands..
too heavy
i admit the shape is beautiful, but its not for me.

but maybe i need to spend some more time with the les paul..maybe i'll learn to like it..
but for now: strats are my no-1 guitars.

how about you guys?


benji

you can get a long with a les paul if you play it long enough, playing it for the first time or for a few days feels a little weird - string tension, upper fret access, the way it fits to your body etc. but you can also get sounds you can't get in a strat- fat leads, sustain and more growl. i've been a strat player for 10 years before i got a les paul its a little awkward at first but now i'm used to both. its better to have and get used to both,almost all electric guitars today are based on those two. and use heavier string gauge in a les paul, .10s if you use .09s on your strats.

[nuntius]

Re: what guitars do you get along/don't get along well with??

Get along with - Bolt on's, with the exception of Semi's.

Dont get along with - Anything thats not a bolt on...

well..

i have an easier time playing fenders(strat) than gibsons(les Paul)..

reasons why i play easier on strats:
25.5scale length gives just-right amount of tension on my fretting hand.
the bolt on neck tone is more articulate.
i love the feel of a strat and its "twang"

reasons why i don't get along well with a paul.
although the tone is magnificent for heavy music,
i just don't find it appealing for clean stuff. no strat 'twang'
24.1/3=less tension=makes it like im doing bends on rubber bands..
too heavy
i admit the shape is beautiful, but its not for me.

but maybe i need to spend some more time with the les paul..maybe i'll learn to like it..
but for now: strats are my no-1 guitars.

how about you guys?


benji