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Feb 5 2010, 02:18 PM |
Gibson make them with chambers so they are infact a bit lighter than they used to be. They also make "original" LP's, which don't have these chambers but solid wood like always before, and they charge more for these...
The double cutaway is an LP, same thing just a fist full less of wood. They don't make them anymore. Between an SG and a LP I would chose the LP every time. SG's are a bit limited, don't you think? A one trick pony almost, forget about the same good cleans you can get with a LP. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Feb 5 2010, 04:04 PM |
i think im one of the few here that LOVES sg's, i had two in the past my mistake to sold them yeah.., they're amazing guitars, not that heavy but punchy.
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Feb 5 2010, 04:19 PM |
i think im one of the few here that LOVES sg's, i had two in the past my mistake to sold them yeah.., they're amazing guitars, not that heavy but punchy. You are not alone mate SG standard is not that neck heavy, I've got both an Epiphone (very neck heavy) and a Gibson, the Gibson Standard is much heavier and is well balanced, almost as much as my strat. It stays in tune no matter what, even when changing tuning from standard to half step down, with 9s and 10s gauge strings... it just doesn't get out of tune, ever! I'm using it with a hybrid 9-46 set of strings lately, and it works pretty well. SGs are like night and day compared to strats, check them. As for clean sounds, they've got classic humbuckers, same ones used in LP Supreme models, so no problem in that department. Same bridge, tuners & pickups. Made of mahogany as LPs, just thinner and with no maple top. Much lighter and best fretboard acces ever with the cutaway. Just because they are used for rock mainly doesn't mean they can't play jazz, metal or whatever you throw at them! If you check an SG check the 61 reissue though. The only thing I don't like so much about mine is that Standards have a 50s thick neck, which is thicker than standard strats & much more thicker than Ibanez wizard necks. -------------------- Guitars:
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Feb 5 2010, 09:17 PM |
I bought a 2003 LP Standard that has a 60's neck, it's fairly smooth comparing to the baseball-bats, but I also agree that the 2008-LP necks maybe is even better since they are phased into the body. However, its also true that the real heavy ones has a bit fatter tone, I guess its therefore Slash wears it nearly his knees - if he wore it high, he might has to stand on his knees playing it....
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Feb 6 2010, 03:02 AM |
oh and just a random question what string brands do you guys use i've been trying to experiment with diff brands. on my strat i have everly b52s and i really like them alot. they seem to last forever and they play like their brand new. I use elixirs mainly because they last long and are always shiny -------------------- Guitars:
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Feb 6 2010, 03:09 AM |
I use my gibson les paul studio and it's very comfortable. The neck is thicker than the custom and standard models. Before that I used to play on my ibanez rg 520. It took some weeks to feel comfortable with the gibson but now I'm in love and I rarelly use the ibanez.
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Feb 6 2010, 12:40 PM |
One other possibility to consider particularly if you want a double cut is to go for a Gibson semi - an 335/345 etc. An ES335 is a very versatile guitar and the build quality tends to be very good.
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Feb 18 2010, 02:54 PM |
I use elixirs mainly because they last long and are always shiny I'm new to Elixirs and I love them now, they sound new for a long time so far....considering that my old strings lasted me 2 days! with new sound -------------------- Visit my:
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Feb 19 2010, 01:04 AM |
That double cutaway looks sweet to me, but I doubt it will sound like a "real" Gibson. My only and best advice - go into store and try at least 10 of them - after that you will get a pretty good idea what you like and what not.
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