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I don’t realy get on with Les Paul’s but the tone of a good one is impossible to beat. I’ve never heard a PRS sound as good, but I’d probably prefer one for everyday use. Unless I had one, then I’d want the tone of the Les Paul.
I too kept thinking I *could* and then later realised I'm just not into that thing they have.
A few years pass and here we go 'round again.
I've taken more to the ESP/LTD version of the single cut style but even that tests me after a while.
My strat is like my right arm.
A lot of the people who dislike the ergonomics and prefer Strat types seem to do so. They are a bit uncomfortable on that leg.
I find LP ergonomics fine when standing. Sits at a nice angle quite naturally for my tastes. I play seated with the guitar on my fretting hand thigh, with strap, foot on a guitar stool, angle ends up pretty much the same as standing for me.
I recently got a Knaggs Kenai which is the nicest singlecut i've had, i did have a PRS Tremonti years ago that was a great guitar
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
However, my Goldtop is like a comfort blanket when playing live. It just *works*.
Sounds like a proper LP, none of the other non Gibsons did. Sits more comfortably than a Gibbo. Amazing upper fret access. Straight string pull at headstock, and no tuning issues. Strengthened at the usual headstock break area. Arched top is contoured on the upper side for forearm comfort. Weighs 8lb dead, with no chambering. Great controls that are usable, and custom wound Florance Voodoo 59 pickups. Incredible build quality all over.
And no messing about with funky neck angles. Exactly where it should be, tailepiece decked and strings well clear of the back of the bridge. Having the right neck angle seems to regularly correlate with a good sounding and playing guitar. Some of the Gibson LP's and ES335's I have seen recently, jeeez...... Really need to find the right one of those....
Never found a Les Paul I liked, never found a Strat I liked.
I find the ESP version fixes a lot of obvious problems about Les Pauls.
Mostly the neck join and the weight are a big "improvement".
I have an Indie Guitar LP that is on my "to sell" list and it is just too heavy for me to play often.
I have a lot of money tied up in an R8, and I'm wondering about moving it on as I really only play it at home. I'm playing my other guitars more, and I really like the look of something along the lines of that Esquire that @guitars4you is selling in his Black Friday deals. Something like that I would use live.
At the same time, it is nice to have a Les Paul, or something along those lines (maybe a PRS 594). There is something about the sound that other guitars don't seem to be able to replicate. There is also something iconic about them.
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