duane v Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Well I has to do it. Playability The instrument was a thin body Les Paul Lite The neck felt a little bit pointy, almost like a Washburn A10 or A20, but it was easy and quick to adapt to. The fretboard is noticeably wider, almost like the early Jackson soloist models made in the USA, which is why Randy Rhoads liked them so much The fret work was absolutely perfect, the fret ends were rounded off perfectly as if done by hand by a skilled Luthier. Even my recent Gibson purchases didn't have the attention to detail on the fret job. The zero-nut was really an area that didnt make an impact on me. It worked and there was no buzzing. The adjustability factor seems cool, but even the most agressive bends didnt seem to affect the tuning of the guitar. Tuning was very stable. The tuning system was cool once I received a little assistance from the Sales Rep. Since the guitar didnt fall out of tune so I really didnt get a chance to play with it too much, and you don't even notice it while youre playing the instrument. The string spacing was a little odd with the high and low E string further away from the fretboard edge, but it allowed for some cool pull off effects on the high E where you couldnt do with the conventional spring spacing If you are an electric finger picker (Country Guitarist)... I can see you loving the string spacing. Sound sounded very full... A little on the bright side, but it's nothing a little amp EQ couldnt fix... But if you like bright and bitey... This guitar had it. Over-all it was easy to play..... The looks of the headstock didnt bother me at all, certainly it's a departure from the normal script, but again I dont look at the headstock while I'm playing....lol To me it feels a bit like the 2011 SG faded I once had. I didnt look at the price, because when I shop if I like something and I want to buy it, I'll know what I will pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Beautiful guitar. Did it follow you home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottpaine_69 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well I has to do it. Playability The instrument was a thin body Les Paul Lite The neck felt a little bit pointy, almost like a Washburn A10 or A20, but it was easy and quick to adapt to. The fretboard is noticeably wider, almost like the early Jackson soloist models made in the USA, which is why Randy Rhoads liked them so much The fret work was absolutely perfect, the fret ends were rounded off perfectly as if done by hand by a skilled Luthier. Even my recent Gibson purchases didn't have the attention to detail on the fret job. The zero-nut was really an area that didnt make an impact on me. It worked and there was no buzzing. The adjustability factor seems cool, but even the most agressive bends didnt seem to affect the tuning of the guitar. Tuning was very stable. The tuning system was cool once I received a little assistance from the Sales Rep. Since the guitar didnt fall out of tune so I really didnt get a chance to play with it too much, and you don't even notice it while your playing the instrument. The string spacing was a little odd with the high and low E string further away from the fretboard edge, but it allowed for some cool pull off effects on the high E where you couldnt do with the conventional spring spacing If you are an electric finger picker (Country Guitarist)... I can see you loving the string spacing. Sound sounded very full... A little on the bright side, but it's nothing a little amp EQ couldnt fix... But if you like bright and bitey... This guitar had it. Over-all it was easy to play..... The looks of the headstock didnt bother me at all, certainly it's a departure from the normal script, but again I dont look at the headstock while I'm playing....lol To me it feels a bit like the 2011 SG faded I once had. I didnt look at the price, because when I shop if I like something and I want to buy it, I'll know what I will pay for it. I have a 2015 Gibson Les Paul Classic. Love everything but there is One issue. The Zero nut fret on mine leaves lot on tiny metal flakes on my fret board and I already have grooves cut into the flat brass peice just in front of my first fret. I've only had it for just under 2 months. Gibson is sending me a net Zero fret nut assembly that has a differant coating on it that's suppose to take care of this issue. i guess it's an obvious problem if they already have a fix for it. At least they already have a fix for it. I hope it works. The new nut looks like it's crome instead of just plain brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Interesting point about already an upgrade on the zero fret assembly. I haven't had a zero fret guitar in decades, but - it does offer some advantages especially if you play "cowboy chords" or their equivalent in other tunings. I think also Duane has a point about a tad more distance between the "e" strings and the outside of the fingerboard. My one "difficulty" with my old early '70s Guild S100c (SG clone) is that I have to play it a while before I get used to the idea that my 8-38s have to be treated a lot more directly at both "E" strings wherever they are on the neck - or they'll go flying past the frets if you're heavy handed and not fretting "straight down." It would seem fun to try using the auto tuner to pull up some of the alternate tunings I once used a lot. My question is whether I'd be comfortable with an LP in any configuration. It's a great guitar but - I just never felt that comfortable with it that any of 'em have sweet talked me into taking her home. Gimme an SG and ... Hmmmm. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I really loved the new 2015 SG Special. One thing I've noticed on the 20152 that I haven't seen anyone mention is that the finish seemed a lot better to me. The nitro is just flawless like glass. The new necks are fantastic. If they were making the SG Special with p-90s I would have bought one already. The new nut is a great idea but I'm glad they started chrome plating them. I think that will look better and be more ware resistant over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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