Is owning LP's a sickness?

[BTMN]

Re: Is owning LP's a sickness?

You say that like it's a bad thing man! I'd rock the crap out of them! Of course, if I had as many guitars as you did, they'd get played by lottery. Pull a couple names out of a hat and those are the ones that get played for that day!

HA! :13: I'm on a mission actually. I got a box of 25 sets of D'addario 10-46's Friday and my goal is 25 guitars restrung and cleaned in 10 days. :headbang: Knocked out 3 today.

I do kinda just grab what ever strikes my feeling sometimes on my days off while doing lil odd chores around the house. I walk in the room look at a case and then it is 45 minutes later and my ears are ringing while it is also time to do the next load of laundry. :32:

Having a bunch of guitars is sweet but sometimes it is a bit much. The 10-12 in the "needa lil repair" lineup hurt my feelings thinking about them. I have a couple Les Paul shapes in that bunch including a '76 Gold top Ibanez and an import Hamer double cutaway flat top Sunburst model. Both just need new electronics to really get right. Both play wonderfully. Ergonomics of the shape in carved and flat top Rawk me.

Goldtop Ibanez, Goldie....

Korean made early to mid '90s Hamer Sunburst Flattop, Red Dawg....

 

[jalguitarman]

Re: Is owning LP's a sickness?

It's not a bad thing if you can afford it.

 

[donahue]

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DUH! LP 24 3/4 guitars play like butter. I.E. they're easy to sound good (descent in my case) on.


Took You Long Enough!!

Sorry, I had to

 

[mwalluk]

Re: Is owning LP's a sickness?

5 LP's and counting, I would say so.

Either that or I found my guitar style. Playability LP's are the best for me, cosmetically the fit me the best. I tried super strats, PRS style, SG's, shredder axes and reg strats. All lacked in feel towards the LP. Now granted I haven't rocked out a V yet.....

The LP is just my preference, not an addiction. HOWEVER, the never ending quest for tone is an addiction.

 

[Nagash]

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I see people happy owning 32 Strats, triple single coil and rosewood board, all the same. But they are happy because regardless of the lack of variety, they own and play only guitars that they like. Just buy whatever makes you want to play and that's it !

I play pointy stuff. Then what ? I like pointy, so I don't care about the rest. And by the way, Les Pauls pwn.

 

[blueman335]

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I disagree. NOT owning Les Pauls is a sickness.

+1. How can someone call themself a guitarist and not own at least one LP? Even Hendrix had one.

There's something reassuring about an LP, that I don't get from other guitars. The tone, the feel, the heft.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

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+1. How can someone call themself a guitarist and not own at least one LP?

Sure, LPs are amazing pieces of machinery but really? I know plenty of fantastic guitarists who don't own an LP nor want one. Does that make them any less of a guitarist, nah...

 

[guitarzinc10]

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The Gibson Les Paul is the original rock n roll guitar. Owning one is not a sickness, it's a necessity!!!

 

[blueman335]

Re: Is owning LP's a sickness?

The Gibson Les Paul is the original rock n roll guitar. Owning one is not a sickness, it's a necessity!!!

Thank you. If only more players had your insight. There's countless solos (live and on CD) that would have been much more listenable if the guitarist would have used an LP.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

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Thank you. If only more players had your insight. There's countless solos (live and on CD) that would have been much more listenable if the guitarist would have used an LP.

And what did they actually use? A Strat or Tele? Blasphemy! lol

 

[Mr 9finger]

Re: Is owning LP's a sickness?

DUH! LP 24 3/4 guitars play like butter. I.E. they're easy to sound good (descent in my case) on.


Took You Long Enough!!

Sorry, I had to

The only reason I'm going to acknowledge this post is because you currently own the only 2 Gibson scale guitars I've owned prior to these 2 in last 8 years. The only one I regret selling of the 2 is the Peavey. That was one cool shredder axe and I've not seen another like it since then.

 

[donahue]

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The only reason I'm going to acknowledge this post is because you currently own the only 2 Gibson scale guitars I've owned prior to these 2 in last 8 years. The only one I regret selling of the 2 is the Peavey. That was one cool shredder axe and I've not seen another like it since then.

Yes, most of my guitars, are of that scale. I wouldn't regret the SX either. But, about the Peavey, yes, you are correct.

 

[Mr 9finger]

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Yes, most of my guitars, are of that scale. I wouldn't regret the SX either. But, about the Peavey, yes, you are correct.

Just as long as you remember the terms of that sale. If it goes back up for sale, I get to buy it for what you paid for it

 

[BloodRose]

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Being an 80s metal guy, Ive always LOVED Kramers/jacksons and superstat type guitars with NO pickguards. I thought pickguards were ugly and I thought those old fashioned LPs were hideous. Even used to kinda mock the dudes who still played em. ( Yeah, even tho they were on tv and on tour and I could play 3 chords) one day I really took notice of the sounds and noticed the difference when the guys would play. Cinderella was probably what did it. Keifers tones vs Fred's even tho Fred played a Kramer. I loved that Fat tone. And then I got into Syke's whitesnake stuff and from there it went.. Then I could hear that LP marshall tone and loved it.. Then I had to have it. Then I discovered how much I love the 24.75 scale. So Im hooked! I still love my Hair metal superstrats, dont get me wrong, but love that LP tone

 

[Ventilator]

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I just dropped a bill putting the last Epiphone 2010 tribute Les Paul at a local big box store on layaway. It was on sale for $650. A lot of guitar for the money. Felt very solid.

I guess that means I've come down with the sickness.

 

[Boogie Bill]

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I've always considered myself a Fender guy, since my first two good guitars were Fenders. I've owned a 1960 Duo-Sonic, a 1969 Tele Thinline, a 1960 Strat, and a pair of Leo-designed Music Man Sabre IIs that were my main guitars from 1979 to 1993. My Number One is now a G&L Legacy and I own a bunch of them--nine to be exact.

I owned a Les Paul from 1976 until 2001--a 1975 Les Paul '55 Special Reissue. I loved the plank, and the P-90s; but I had to sell that guitar due to economic reasons. In the years since then, I somehow managed to acquire TEN Les Pauls, which is pretty amazing for a guy that has a Legacy strat-body as his Number One. I've had a few other Gibsons over the years, but this is insane! LOL!

And the thing is, I really like the contrast between the thinner stratty tone and the thick LP tones. Some songs sound better on single coils, while others seem to need humbuckers. And so while I see the need for both kinds of tones, ten is well, a little obsessive, don't you think? And I struggle with the Les Pauls, while the Legacys feel like a comfortable pair of slippers.

The real difficulty started with my first Historic, an R8. The one guitar I do G.A.S. for is a 1960 R0 Flametop Reissue, and it is REALLY BAD G.A.S.!!! I already have three Historics, but I could easily talk myself into three or four more, like a double-and single-cut set of Specials; a Jeff Beck '54 Oxblood; a '59....and it goes on and on, and it NEVER STOPS!!!

So yeah, maybe owning them isn't the sickness, but the LUST for more Les Pauls certainly is one. And there is no cure in sight!!!!

Bill

 

[blueman335]

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In the years since then, I somehow managed to acquire TEN Les Pauls, which is pretty amazing for a guy that has a Legacy strat-body as his Number One. I've had a few other Gibsons over the years, but this is insane! LOL!

The real difficulty started with my first Historic, an R8. The one guitar I do G.A.S. for is a 1960 R0 Flametop Reissue, and it is REALLY BAD G.A.S.!!! I already have three Historics, but I could easily talk myself into three or four more, like a double-and single-cut set of Specials; a Jeff Beck '54 Oxblood; a '59....and it goes on and on, and it NEVER STOPS!!!

So yeah, maybe owning them isn't the sickness, but the LUST for more Les Pauls certainly is one. And there is no cure in sight!!!!

Bill

Bill, you're my kind of 'Fender guy': 10 LP's! :friday:

As you've wisely figured out, you can make a whole collection of the diifferent LP models: Std, Custom, Special, Jr, DC, P-90, HB, Staple; the list goes on. And unlike a collection of Strats, they really are different. Huge variety in looks, tone, and feel.

If it's a sickness, who needs a cure?

 

[Kam]

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And unlike a collection of Strats, they really are different.

I don't think this is true. I think a collection of Strats could be just as, if not more versatile than a collection of Les Pauls.

 

[Nagash]

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I don't think this is true. I think a collection of Strats could be just as, if not more versatile than a collection of Les Pauls.

Les Paul hater/Strat fan

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

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I don't think this is true. I think a collection of Strats could be just as, if not more versatile than a collection of Les Pauls.

Agreed.