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[Neill]

Probably done to death but I'm seriously thinking about getting a LP Standard.

Pros and cons (other than price obviously)?

Cons:

The weight of them, especially customs and Supremes! Even standards get kinda irritating if you play for a long time standing up.

After playing strats and telecasters for years, it took quite a bit of getting used to the shape etc.

Pros:

They can sound very, very good, thick, but biting with the bridge pickup, fenderesque in the middle and nice and warm with the neck pickup.

It depends on what sounds you're going for?

[GraemeC]

The only negatives are the weakness of the neck...they dont stand the abuse that fenders soak up with ease and their habit of the G string not holding its tune.
Great sounding guitars that look cool as fuck.

[Neill]

I have a tele and a strat.

The strat is a HSS and I prefer the humbucker sound, just 'sounds' better than the single coils.

Plus I had a Class 5 custom shop on loan for about 4 months and once I managed to build up resistance in the fingers to the frets I kind of pretty much loved it.

Got absolutely no 'justifcation' for it though...

If your telecaster is an American 52 reissue, I'd be up for a swap.

[Neill]

Originally Posted by MKII

If your telecaster is an American 52 reissue, I'd be up for a swap.

Its not. Its some wierd deluxe (plus?) thing...

Plus I like it too much (as much as just an 'object' as well as a guitar).

I told you I can't give justifications for the LP!

Originally Posted by Neill

I told you I can't give justifications for the LP!

I guess you just have GAS.

[Keilan 303]

Get either a special, studio or junior...your back will thank you for it. Theres a reason you never see Les Paul actually playing a Les Paul! I'd recommend P90's too...they are single coil pickups but piss over any humbucker for heaviness, the gibson PAF's are too thin and one dimensional...P90's have many different sounds depending on where your volume control is. The sound is an aqquired taste...but only a fool doesn't appreciate a nice vintage tone

Buy a Heritage!
Buy a Gordon Smith!

[Neill]

Originally Posted by Keilan 303

Get either a special, studio or junior...

See this is what I was meaning, is it worth going all out for a Standard?

Originally Posted by Keilan 303

I'd recommend P90's too...

Now you got me thinking... Suppose I'd better find out what they sound like first.

From a purely cosmetic angle I like the look of covered 'buckers more, much more, than P90's but i've never really checked them out.