ilovegibsons Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 So this is what it's boiled down to. A £1,000 Fender HSS strat, or a £1,500 LP Trad. Iplayed them both. I love them both. Which one??? I will play them again tommorow. AXEs philosophy is 'No School=bad' Mine is 'No school=GUITAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 First off... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oof60kDFqAc They're apples and oranges and you should go with whichever one feels and sounds best to you. If I could own only one guitar and had to choose between the two, I'd go with the super Strat just for the versatility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I will play them again tommorow. AXEs philosophy is 'No School=bad' Mine is 'No school=GUITAR! Posting on a forum does not = guitar. lolimus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovegibsons Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 I have been to the local guitar shop for 2 hours today, and played for a further 2 hours at home. Call that guitar? What makes you soP*ssed with me at the moment. Is it something I said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I'm grouchy, haven't you noticed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarbob123 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 get a les paul traditional its basically a standard that isn't chambered . it is weight relieved. i would say the les paul is the better choice and you'll be happier with it. just buy one of them cos then if we're lucky you'll stop posting about which one to get every 5 secs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovegibsons Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 This is the last time. I will have the money in a few weeks. Then I will get on to posting pics and being a Gibson owner! I'm sorry if I hav been p*ssing you guys of, but you've been really helpful to me and I thank you all for that. I'll be keeping a low profile until I buy one, and even then I'll be keeping it down a bit (less time posting, more time playing!). So this is the last question I'll be asking for a few weeks. See 'Ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 LP Traditional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 LP Traditional... +1 or if you have the money a 07 Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 If I could own only one guitar and had to choose between the two' date=' I'd go with the super Strat just for the versatility. [/quote'] That's right... between that humbucker in the bridge and the 2 singles you have lots of tones to chose from... and you can install one of those single sized HBs in the neck anyway (with coil tapping that is). BUT (BIG BUT) I preffer gibsons... if you are going for an american HSS strat make it a deluxe... for less I think you should check out the mex hss and start thinking about getting crazy with mods. Not a rule, just my opinion (I think an american standard tele is well worth the money but an american standard strat not so much, but that's just me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 My ideal would be a hardtail Strat with a bridge humbucker (not sure which, maybe a Gibson 498T just to piss off the Burstbucker fanatics but probably a low wind Lollar Imperial - haven't tried one though) and 57/62 single coils in the middle and neck. Slap on a soft V shaped neck and ebony fretboard with small, vintage-style frets rather than jumbos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Guitarist now don't go sicking your dogs on me, but what the hell are you saying? Is there a physics paper somewhere that explains harmonically where that theory comes from. I don't know what rhy is, but I would think the humbuckers, strings, density of the guitar, chambered or not, even weather it has binding (to a small degree) would have effect on the over all harmonics. The same reason you can pick up two LP Standards and have a different quality of sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Posting on a forum does not = guitar. lolimus... Don't let Axe get to you. He lost his right arm in a hunting accident a few years ago. He is currently trying to learn to play guitar with his feet. It isn't going very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Not sure what you're talking about, Homz. He didn't say anything about harmonics, just that you can get more sounds out of a setup that is HSS with a 5-way switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I see what you mean. I'll take a guess that he's saying you can get additional rhythm sounds with single coil pickups, particularly when playing with overdrive where a humbucker in the neck tends to sound muddy when playing chords in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 rhy = rhythm Nevermind. I'm a dumb ***. No I haven't been drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I do love a good debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovegibsons Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 I dunno. I'll try 'em both out. I think that the Gibson might be better, for one small reason. While I play mainly rock and hard rock (etc.) I sometimes play jazz and blues. However, the LP was created as a 'jazz and blues' guitar, and it rocks out. So methinks the Trad will work for both. Like I said, I don't know until I play it. I find myself using Neck humbucker sounds quite a lot, and I don't want to lose that screamin' neck tone. I just wiish someone made an H/S/H guitar! (or better an H/S/S/H guitar, but I doubt that would work!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I find it easier to find H/S/H guitars than H/S/S ones. Ibanez and Jackson both offer H/S/H (as do others) but I would still prefer H/S/S myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Dude... that traditional is going to butter your nut in a way that no strat ever could. Seriously. I think you should just lock in on the traditional and start the arduous task of picking which finish you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovegibsons Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Dude... that traditional is going to butter your nut in a way that no strat ever could. Seriously. I think you should just lock in on the traditional and start the arduous task of picking which finish you want. Ebony has already caught my eye. I love it AND its cheaper (not that I care!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbeeinflorida Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Here is my traditional that I just bought. I love her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 ^^^ That's what I'm shooting for some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovegibsons Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Here is my traditional that I just bought. I love her. drool! Please! MORE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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