brettthain1 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Les Paul's are my worst nightmare, they are way too heavy for a skinny c*** like myself! They look nice, though! A lot of people mention the melody makers, does anybody own one and are they fairly light? I've been so used to playing large guitars that when I pick up something around about the same size as a Les Paul, it looks like a banjo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 A Gibson SG could be seen as a lightweight alternative to a Les Paul. Although, the lesser mass of wood does effect the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettthain1 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 A Gibson SG could be seen as a lightweight alternative to a Les Paul. Although, the lesser mass of wood does effect the tone.Aw, definitely! I like the idea of SG's but I'm not loving the horns cutaway. I think only ivory or maple gloss suits it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettthain1 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I seem to like it one minute and hate it the next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I've got a 2002 LP Studio (owned from new), and it will always be my baby. I used it on all the Curators records, and I can't imagine ever not having it. It has taken a good few knocks over the years, but it's still going strong. However, it weighs an absolute ton and I live in fear of snapping the headstock. I've picked up plenty of other guitars over the years (I still have six electrics now...) and tend to gig with those now, but I bloody love my LP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I've always found them a bit big and cumbersome, and I always hit the pickup selector with my strumming hand and accidentally change the pickup. I haven't played that many of them tho admittedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Les Paul's are my worst nightmare, they are way too heavy for a skinny c*** like myself! They look nice, though! A lot of people mention the melody makers, does anybody own one and are they fairly light? I've been so used to playing large guitars that when I pick up something around about the same size as a Les Paul, it looks like a banjo! Thin mahogany body, usually one pickup, skinny headstock but 50s -style C neck. Never seen a heavy one- usually under 7 lbs. Anyone got a 90s/early 2000s example, with the P90, let me know............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 I've always found them a bit big and cumbersome, and I always hit the pickup selector with my strumming hand and accidentally change the pickup. I haven't played that many of them tho admittedly.I don't understand how this is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 I don't understand how this is possible.either do I. I always do it on a strat though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 All the Les Paul's I've played have had the selector switch placed here:Maybe I play weird but if I'm playing a tune which is predominantly chords that's where my right hand is working. I've no idea how anyone can do that with a Strat tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Do you have your guitar low-slung like you're Tom Delonge? If you do, you're probably angling the guitar upwards a bit via the neck, which would bring the pick up switch a bit closer to where you strum. Or perhaps your strumming technique is mostly over the neck pickup. I don't know how it's possible with a Strat either, but that top volume knob on a Strat always gets in the way of my righteous palm muting. Why's it so close to the strings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I don't know how it's possible with a Strat either, but that top volume knob on a Strat always gets in the way of my righteous palm muting. Why's it so close to the strings?It's so you can carry out volume swells. You wrap your pinky around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I hit the pup selector on LPs and strats all the time. But I strum like Pete Townsend with Parkinson's. I had an EPI LP and I loved it. Sounded nice and meaty, the pups were some special edition things that were extra-hot which meant that even the screaming cleans came out with a little bit of grit. My old guitarist also used a '56 reissue LP Jnr and that thing was fucking amazing. I also had a '61 reissue SG which was fucking great, but top heavy as a motherfucker. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 I find that weird. I tend to strum down by the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 When playing I strum quite erratically. And find it hard when doing some strumming patterns especially the jake bugg one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Ah, the classic Jake Bugg strumming pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Jake Bugg came up with something original? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Jake Bugg came up with something original?nah he copied johnny cash and made it more his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Well that's ok, Cash was a thief as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 I've got a melody maker but it's the single cutaway LP shape. P90. I would say it's one of my fav guitars. I have a 2002 LP STD as well...Great guitar not too heavy (my 1980 Custom wins the prize). Some of the other LP models had selector switches down near the vol/tone nobs. Like the Nighthawk for example. These were also good guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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