DC les pauls

[nuntius]

I'm seriously thinking about getting one of these built buy someone i know.

i've never been too hot on set neck guitars responsively but sound wise i want a les paul with less "flab" but still in that ballpark tonewise, and good high fret access..

im guessig the second cutaway will change the tone significantly, i was just wondering if it would change it to the way i wanted?

it'd have a huge neck so that would beef up the tone right? (i heard some people saying the thin necked DC les pauls sounded very thin)

(im basing the neck assumption on a conversation with a local luthier so dont flame me if im wrong )

 

[Benjy_26]

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What you're saying makes sense. The only issue I have with double cut Paul's is that the neck joint is not as strong as that of the single cuts. One thing you might do is to go with a bigger heel like PRS does on their McCarty models and set the neck deep into the body (At least as far as under the neck pickp). This should (theoretically) add more strength and mass to the joint, thereby increasing the energy transfer from the neck to the body, and thus, low end and sustain. A couple of things you might do to keep the flab at bay would be to use a longer scale than regular LP's and use a brighter fingerboard wood. Pao Ferro or Ebony would work for the fingerboard and either a 25" or 25.5" scale might be good for the scale length.

 

[nuntius]

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well i was hoping to keep the scale length as it was so it was noticably different to my other guitars.

basically i've decided to thin and prune the herd, a new amp can wait till i get gigging regularly. i dont want to say too much but i can get a handbuilt guitar for the same money as a second hand epi (cost price to the guy) by knowing him personally - and theres another guy who for 500 pounds would build me an absolute killer but it'd take him 8 months to a year as he does it as a hobby. i wish i could get pic's up of the guitars he's built because they are gorgeous

so out goes the two ibanez's, might keep the squier (no resale value)

and in comes a LP type, probably this DC im thinking of, and eventually (when i can afford it) a H/S/S strat or a tele.

there is no way you'll change my minds guys the two luthiers i know arent gonna be around forever (both at least headin on for 60) marshall amps however will be and at the price i can get em at who wouldn't

 

[slightly_rude]

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I've owned a few DC Standards over the past few years and the one I own now, I will probably take to my grave. They are brighter than a single cut LP. That brightness comes from two things - tone chambers in the body and a thinner body. The neck on the DC STD's is thicker than a 60's slim taper LP found on Classics and Standards. It is based off of a '59 asymmetrial slim taper. It gets fatter progressively as you get closer to the body. The neck tenon extends past the neck humbucker position (hence the 24 frets to cover it up into the pickup cavity). This neck joint design is stronger than an SG and more stable too. I like them for their light weight, upper fret access and killer looks.
Play a few if you can. The DC Standard has a different feel and tone than the DC Specials.

 

[y2stevo]

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Hey nuntius do ya wanna get me a sweet deal too!?? huh? huh? :laugh2:

You sure your not gonna save for a wolfie? thought that was your goal in life lol?

Yeah i say go for it, if your getting a custom guitar for that i dont think id be turning it down...

good luck..

 

[nuntius]

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im sorta still toying with the idea of a wolfie but - for the price of the korean one i could get one built the same which would kill it in its sleep..

so that just levels the field out and brings in other ideas. TOO MANY IDEAS! i dont think i'd use a trem enough though to warrant one so i'm staying hardtail till i get in a vai tribute band

and unfortunately no i cant get you that deal, the guitar "doesnt exist" to the taxman, so nobody needs to know (cash in hand jobbie)

argh, TOO MANY IDEAS. well its either a DC LP or a semi... or a tele... or a strat... or maybe a?

GAS

 

[nuntius]

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oh crap. now i dont know...

i hate being indecisive about guitars sometimes.

i want a fatter sound than my H/H strat i usually use, so i was thinking this (solid bodied) DC LP would work ok.

whats important is sustain, fat tone, easy high neck acess

so from this thread i think i should get a larger (like PRS) heel? thick neck (already wanted that - from playing the wolfie ) and possibly 25 inch scale, but that im unsure of.

wouldnt that just tighten it up too much (starting get back into strat territory)?

correct me if im wrong - i have only owned 25.5 inch scale strat types before.

 

[Benjy_26]

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The 25" neck wont be as taut as the 25.5, but it will be noticeably crisper than the 24.75. I own all three scale lengths, and all are different from each other.

 

[Jake]

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If I ever buy a les paul, it will be a doublecut



For the sole reason I always hit the toggle switch on a regular LP while playing :smack:

 

[\m/(00)\m/]

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wanna sell me that rg570?

 

[Gearjoneser]

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I dunno, I'd say swap those two Ibanez's for a DSL 50 head and Marshall 1960AV
the one with Vin 30's. How much can you get a used DSL for, where you live?
The DSL 50 has plenty of gain for soloing, but an OD in front of it will give you infinite sustain, perfect for what you do.

 

[nuntius]

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well a DSL 50 and cab was the original plan.

used i guess i could get the amp for 400 and the cab 250 ish...

but then that would leave me with one good guitar and a squier strat.. which would leave me screwed if something went wrong in a gig.

but then again my live tone is already "screwed" because past about 5 ish my amp sounds turd.

i'm off into town today to go to my local academy of sound (sorta a british guitar centre) and they have soundproof demo booths. i might try out the DSL again before i make my mind up.

in an ideal world i'd buy both though

 

[y2stevo]

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Sound booths !!?? we dont have them in Ireland..Lucky b@$!^$Ds..