LP or no LP.....

professorben

I did the opposite, sold both my Gibsons ( LP and a Nighthawk) and got two PRS. 
#neverlookingback

dindude

I also struggle with LP's, I want to like them but the ergonomics aren't right for me and also tone wise, I guess I go for warmish amp and pedal sounds and then guitars that slice through with strident treble and not too much bass.

I think LP's sound best the the other way around - taming an inherently bright, even brittle sounding amp - such as a Marshall.

Jack_

I think people over analyse it too much.

thomasross20

Also ergonomics for me, and I want to like them. I wouldn't trade a PRS for one.

Skipped

TTBZ said:

  I've always found LPs to be quite versatile actually. With a good set of splittable pickups you can cover a lot. Only thing you can't do is the proper out of phase strat sound which is just awful anyway.

I agree with that.
George Benson played a 'Burst when he was much younger and  Al Di Meola plays a 50's Les Paul.
A great Les Paul can be a Jazz guitar.

usedtobe

I find strats harder to get on with. The volume knob too near the bridge is a killer, for me. The thing about the upper fret access on a LP wouldn't bother me, as I don't really go up there..

Funny old game, eh...

octatonic

I've had a load of them- never lasted more than a few months.
I just don't get on with the ergonomics.

That said, I played a forumite's LP Jr a few weeks ago, which was lovely.

siraxeman

It's very easy to move a strats volume one down and just have a master tone and a volume. 

Les pauls for me are beautiful and I'll always own one...but I do prefer the feel of my PRS or strats/superstrats. Did last weeks rehearsal with my Les Paul but kept missing my whammy lol

Blaendulais

Pick up a les paul and you feel invincible....pick up a strat and .......nah dont 

Blaendulais

Pick up a les paul and you feel invincible....pick up a strat and .......nah dont ....also like a twat dont duplicate posts

RandallFlagg

Real men love Les Pauls

Boys whine about the weight and 'ergonomics' what ever the f*ck that means.

When I first started playing, on a 1981 Tele, I never heard anyone in the local bands community belly aching about such nonsense, everyone thought a Gibson, especially a Les Paul, and even more so a Les Paul Custom was, as Joe Strummer sang 'a heart attack machine'

TTBZ

I thought we'd already established that it was the number of guitars that determined your manliness, no the style?

andyoz

Just buy one. There's never been more good examples around as now..

Danielsguitars

A good les paul is under 9lb
Most of mine are 8.5 to 8.7 and it makes a difference
I just weighed a 70's tele, bloody 9lb for a flat slab

They are much more versatile than people give them credit for imo as long as they're lighter weight

Just my opinion