DustyCat said:2 words bro: CT VIP. :guitarplayer2:
Cagey said:SustainerPlayer said:Let's panic!
I agree!
MikeW said:It's funny, but since I'm not a big fan of the LP shape due to the balance issues I've always had with it, this was the first thing that I thought as well. I think the weight, construction, wood and tone would be so close between the two that I'd prefer a VIP anyway just because it's a shape I could get comfortable with.
DustyCat said:Don't get me wrong, I play guitar because of great guitar players who's main axe was the LP, and I have one and it sounds great. A very curvy, very beautiful body shape. But for some reason, my Heritage LP is just not nearly as comfortable as my new CT VIP or my old strats. Maybe I'm just not beautiful enough... :icon_scratch:
DustyCat said:Hey Cagey, what do you think of this beauty?
http://www.warmoth.com/Gallery/GalleryItem.aspx?id=2931
DustyCat said:Also, are LP's able to go Baritone?
DustyCat said:And could the LP shape be expanded, oversized if you will, with "more to love" to accommodate the lap and be more comfortable?
This is precisely what Buckethead's Gibsons are. Oversized and a longer scale. Lacuna Coil also use ESP Eclipse single cut guitars that are 27" scale and slightly bigger in the body, though they're actually thinner than a Gibson LP. Schecter also make several baritone single cut designs.DustyCat said:Also, are LP's able to go Baritone?
And could the LP shape be expanded, oversized if you will, with "more to love" to accommodate the lap and be more comfortable?
Cagey said:DustyCat said:Don't get me wrong, I play guitar because of great guitar players who's main axe was the LP, and I have one and it sounds great. A very curvy, very beautiful body shape. But for some reason, my Heritage LP is just not nearly as comfortable as my new CT VIP or my old strats. Maybe I'm just not beautiful enough... :icon_scratch:
I'm sure that's true for a lotta people. The LP body style is iconic - it's a "gotta have" guitar - but it's not conducive to comfortable full-range play for several reasons. Some will fight the good fight and use them anyway; I know I buy one every once in a while out of lust. But, if one is purely objective, there's no contest between one of those and a Strat/VIP/Soloist or any guitar with that body style. So, I always end up selling my LPs 6 months after I get them.
Mayfly said:*sigh *
Yougirls, er I mean folks got nothing else to talk about?
Howabout you practice a bit. I'm gonna learn this song tonight - guitar and vocals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJVqJdKhh1A
Now there's a guitar that puts the LP CT to shame! :headbang: