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However, there is an unmistakable and unavoidable "Les Paul-ness" about the sound of my guitar, even with pickups which are as wildly "wrong" as you could get.
I think @thegummy hit the nail on the head earlier when he said if he put PAFs in a PRS he'd still be left wondering whether he'd have got closer just by buying a Les Paul.
My experience says yes, you WILL always be wondering, until you go and buy the guitar you always wanted in the first place.
In the end of the day it’s down to your ears, fingers, and heart so there’s no substitute for blagging time on other peoples guitars to form your own view.
In the interests of balance I have to declare a significant number of PRS guitars around the house (Eldest Son’s US Singlecut, my Mira and SE Singlecut Soapbar, Youngest Son’s SE Singlecut) but we also have a couple of Gibsons (I’ve got an Explorer, Eldest Son has an SG), an assortment of Fenders, and sundry other stuff around the house so I don’t *think* it’s a Fanboi thing...
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The things that make the most difference are:
Neck join - upper fret access is key for me, which rules out most traditional Les Paul and Fender guitars straight away. I just find it so uncomfortable to play anything above the 17th fret on them. I mostly go for through-necks now for this reason, or Ibanez style AANJ.
Neck profile - I like thin and narrow necks. I’ve had to reject what otherwise would have been a perfect guitar because the neck was a little thick on the corners or a little too wide.
Bridge - I like floating bridges, it gives you more options. Any guitar that has a fixed bridge just feels crippled to me because there are certain songs I just can’t play properly on them.
Control layout - I like the volume pot to be somewhere out of the way. I can’t play guitars that have the volume knob directly under the bridge pickup, as I’ll keep hitting it while playing. Again, I’ve rejected guitars that I really liked purely based on the location of the volume pot.
Everything else, including the pickups, makes very little difference to me.
The specs between a PAF and a 'modern' humbucker will make far more difference than the 1.5mm variance in the scale length you mentioned in your OP.
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This thread had basically made me rule out the PRS but now I'm all confused again at how the variations of Les Paul's will sound.
I might end up having no choice but to go with a Gibson under the reasoning that I predict I'd be less likely to wonder if I should have got a PRS than wonder if I should have got a Gibson.
Although, even as I write this I'm having doubts about that decision and worrying whether the slim neck LP I have my eye on will cut it even
how much are you looking to spend on this Les Paul sounding guitar?
have you tried Gibson Les Pauls out in a shop? you might not even like how a Les Paul feels to play.
Effects for Me & my Monkey YouTube channel Facebook Fretboard's "resident pedal supremo" - mgaw
Played a les Paul the other day, I like the feel. To be honest I've never played a decent electric guitar that I didn't like the feel of even though they're all different.
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or any acoustic
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Effects for Me & my Monkey YouTube channel Facebook Fretboard's "resident pedal supremo" - mgaw
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, this is how I usually look when enjoying a guitar lol
No rules...
a visual representation of you being torn between PRS and LP
do you often perform for paper and cardboard? i guess it's a cost of owning a LP.
Effects for Me & my Monkey YouTube channel Facebook Fretboard's "resident pedal supremo" - mgaw
Thought it was funny that I had that t shirt on too, appropriate for my dilemma