Straty Gibson style guitar

grappagreen

Hi all,

I've come to the realisation that ergonomically LP's suit me better than Strats. I like the shorter scale length, neck angle, carved top and bridge position/height. What I miss however is three single coils..

Does anyone know of a guitar that straddles the divide? I know the only thing that sounds like a Strat is a Strat but I'd be prepared to compromise..

Si

JMP220478

PRS - as a compromise ?  509 looks very versatile ?   or the DGT with arguably the best coil taps on a HB guitar ? 

grappagreen

Thanks @JMP220478 ;

Shame the 509 has a slightly longer scale length...

Si

Emiel

What about P90's?

Two examples...

Gibson Gary Clark Jr SG.

Asher Marc Ford signature

Sassafras

Oooo, I like that Asher guitar.

crunchman

I think Warmoth do conversion necks for a shorter scale, but that won't change the neck angle if that's an issue for you.

Book yourself on a Crimson course and build yourself one?

rze99

Yes the SG with P90s will get you most of the way there.  

I have a couple of les Paul’s with P90s and the neck pickup especially can do a quasi Strat sound with the volume pulled back a little. Needs 50s wiring/treble bleed. The Brick In the Wall solo was famously a Les Paul with P90s. Not a Strat. 

Danielsguitars

That's exactly why I'm making a telepaul to satisfy myself with some fender tones, i like LP body shapes set necks and the shorter scale, hot tele bridge staple p90 neck is what I'm going for, alder body flame maple neck

If i was going more strat I'd stick a split coil humbucker in the bridge and 2 60's strat pickups in it, I'd also have a volume on the bridge with a volume controlling the middle and neck, same as tones

impmann

PRS 305? I have one (I bought it instead of a CS Strat - genuinely *that* good). It still has the Fender scale length but the body shape is more Gibson than Fullerton. The difficulty may be finding one that isn't expensive...

merlin

Gibson S-1

merciful-evans

Part of my quest to satisfy Fender tones (without buying a Fender) was to fit single coils into a Gibson style build. These pickups are single coils built into humbucker housings. I had them specced as trad Fender strat PUs.

But (and its a big but), it still doesn't sound anything like a Fender. It sounds good, but the experiment failed nevertheless.

oh_pollo

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crunchman

Might be difficult to find, but PRS did a Custom 22 Soapbar around 15 to 20 years ago.  It's long since discontinued, but might be worth a look if you can find one:

meltedbuzzbox

Dont suhr do a strat with a gibson scale length?

Philly_Q

guitarmangler

It’s the pitched back neck that’s the tricky bit. I suppose you could get a conversion strat neck and get a luthier to modify the neck pocket? 

Flanging_Fred

In the 1990s Gibson did a les Paul with hsh pickups to try and do the strat tones. I think iGibson called it M3 electronics. Dunno if it’ was any good or not, but thought I’d put it out there.

Lewy

Flanging_Fred said:

In the 1990s Gibson did a les Paul with hsh pickups to try and do the strat tones. I think iGibson called it M3 electronics. Dunno if it’ was any good or not, but thought I’d put it out there.

Yes it was the Studio Lite M-III

Kittyfrisk

One brand that is usually under the radar, is Godin.
The SD 22 & 24 (fret) are a strat/LP hybrid, with Gibson scale, HSS (splittable/tappable HB) and a really nice neck.
A quality instrument at a ridiculously low price point. 
Worth a look 

bbill335

Check the non-reverse firebird thread. Those are in every way the midpoint between fender and solidbody gibsons

Jalapeno

Gibson MIII ?