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And so the 60-year-old argument falls to a new generation. I own 2 Strats and love them, and an Epi LP, which will sustain an open G for at least 5 minutes. Fr
by squozzer 9y ago
And so the 60-year-old argument falls to a new generation.
I own 2 Strats and love them, and an Epi LP, which will sustain an open G for at least 5 minutes. Frankly, I lost patience or it might have gone for 10 minutes. And I've owned a few other body styles, e.g. SGs and ESs.
To me, the LP design has two areas for improvment -
1) A relief cut on the upper side to reduce chafing on strumming forearm a la Strat. This probably isn't as much a problem for pickers.
2) Strat-style input jack. Granted, the edge jack lacks the obnoxiousness of the "random hole" jack found on SGs and ESs. But for those who like to rock sitting down, having the cable hang off the edge of the guitar feels a bit funny.
That said, if you can afford it and have a chiro on speed dial, it's hard to beat a Gibbie. Our local chain store just dropped the price on their entry-level Gibson LP to 900 bucks. Must resist...can't resist...