matthew bear
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This post is a NGD post, but I felt it had more substance to it than that...
We all love the sound of an Les Paul, and many of it quirks and features, but when you spend some time away from them, it becomes VERY apparent how many things are a hindrance.
Namely, the weight, and the ergonomics of how your picking arm rests over the top edge. they are simply CLUNKY to handle after spending time with other (possible more modern) instruments.
Strats, are fairly ergonomic, but sound completely different, and I hate the volume knob being right up to the strings, SG's are very comfortable, light, but are sometimes prone to neck dive.
Modern guitar designs don't always seem aesthetically pleasing to us either, depending on your taste.
So, this is a guitar that is hitting all the plusses of the classic designs, while bringing in brilliant engineering (IMO)
It's become my personal unicorn guitar..
To me, this thing is PERFECT! I received mine a few days ago, and I love basically EVERYTHING about this guitar.
Full fret access, light weight, no neck dive, sounds like a Les Paul (there's a sort of boost circuit that really make that bridge pickup growl), and to me at least, looks really cool
It feels kind of similar to a Strat, with the tummy cut and a slight forearm contour, and sounds like a LP, and has fret access like an SG...
I have no desire to modify this at all, it's just so well executed and thought out... and sub 1k to boot!
So, that's my Les Paul killer... I don't want to play my LP's anymore
Do any of you guys have a personal unicorn guitar? Something that makes perfect sense for your needs? What would you pick as a number 1 if you couldn’t go with the classics?
We all love the sound of an Les Paul, and many of it quirks and features, but when you spend some time away from them, it becomes VERY apparent how many things are a hindrance.
Namely, the weight, and the ergonomics of how your picking arm rests over the top edge. they are simply CLUNKY to handle after spending time with other (possible more modern) instruments.
Strats, are fairly ergonomic, but sound completely different, and I hate the volume knob being right up to the strings, SG's are very comfortable, light, but are sometimes prone to neck dive.
Modern guitar designs don't always seem aesthetically pleasing to us either, depending on your taste.
So, this is a guitar that is hitting all the plusses of the classic designs, while bringing in brilliant engineering (IMO)
It's become my personal unicorn guitar..
To me, this thing is PERFECT! I received mine a few days ago, and I love basically EVERYTHING about this guitar.
Full fret access, light weight, no neck dive, sounds like a Les Paul (there's a sort of boost circuit that really make that bridge pickup growl), and to me at least, looks really cool
It feels kind of similar to a Strat, with the tummy cut and a slight forearm contour, and sounds like a LP, and has fret access like an SG...
I have no desire to modify this at all, it's just so well executed and thought out... and sub 1k to boot!
So, that's my Les Paul killer... I don't want to play my LP's anymore
Do any of you guys have a personal unicorn guitar? Something that makes perfect sense for your needs? What would you pick as a number 1 if you couldn’t go with the classics?
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