Epi Les Paul To Play Like Fender Strat?, Cant get my epi lp loose like my fender feels |
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Epi Les Paul To Play Like Fender Strat?, Cant get my epi lp loose like my fender feels |
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Jun 30 2011, 09:12 PM |
I've only played a Les Paul once or twice - after having played on a Charvel (the Strat neck is very similar in feel), and an Ibanez, what immediately struck me was that not only is the LP's neck thicker, but the frets are low profile which means you grab a lot of wood when you bend. It's likely the fretboard that is causing you problems. I'll defer to those with more LP experience than I, but string tension is not going to be different on different necks -it doesn't matter what kind of saddle/bridge the strings are strung between - it will be whatever you're pushing the strings against that give you more or less friction, and therefore harder to bend.
Short of scalloping your fretboard or getting jumbo frets, i don't think you can make an LP feel like a strat. Two different animals in my limited experience. How are the frets btw? are they really smooth or rough to the feel? You could try polishing them to make them as smooth as possible. Cheers. This post has been edited by SirJamsalot: Jun 30 2011, 09:13 PM -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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Jun 30 2011, 09:15 PM |
What type of strings you have on both guitars ? Brand, gauge ?
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Jun 30 2011, 11:15 PM |
I'm going to have to add to Sinisa, is the stopbar (the piece you put the strings through) flush to the body or raised up? Because if your using some thicker gauged strings you could raise it some to release tension on them.
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Jul 1 2011, 10:02 AM |
Strat has more narrow and longer fretboard, and it's generally more twangy guitar with tremolo that further softens the tension (but cuts on the sustain). LP is quite the opposite. Very different instruments. I cannot say that some is better than the other, cause this is not the case, it's just that playability differs a lot, but softness should be found on both instruments.
Lower quality guitars usually feel "hard", while better guitars usually feel more "soft" on the fingers. But, in general, Epi should be softer if you put softer strings on it. Try 9s and see how it goes. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Jul 1 2011, 04:15 PM |
I've played Stratocaster, Ibanez and Les Paul and I think that the difficulty to play is the same.. however my finger feel more comfortable with the guitar that I play most... and it took a while (maybe days) to feel as comfortable with a different guitar.
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