golfnut
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So I'm getting my guitars ready tonight for my weekend gigs, Saturday and Sunday. Cleaning them up, changing strings, etc. I've been playing my Les Paul almost exclusively since I got it a few months ago. I'm going to be taking just my Les Paul on Saturday. Its only one set at the Boothill Jamboree and I don't want to take more than 1 guitar and on Sunday its an outdoor gig for a legion so I was planning on taking my custom shop strat. I was playing around with the strat and I didn't realize how much easier to play the les paul is. The flatter radius just flows so smooth for me. Its effortless to play. My Fenders on the other hand require a bit more work. I find I only want to play the Les Paul. Its like "where have you been all my life".
Now the scary thoughts, I'm thinking maybe of selling my custom shop strat and custom shop tele to finance the R9 I want. I'd still have my brad paisley tele. I like that tele as much as my custom shop and I couldn't imagine my life with out at least one tele. Plus it was a 60th birthday present from my wife. I do love the tone of the strat. Its the best sounding strat I've ever owned but as strats go I don't find them comfortable to play. I never thought I'd find a different guitar more comfortable to play than a tele as I've been playing them as a main guitar for over 40 years. But the Les Paul trumps it for comfort and ease of playability. Just the weight is a negative as even an 8 1/2 pound custom shop will be noticeably heavier than my 6.9 pound tele. But then my brad paisley tele is just over 5 pounds.
Am I crazy? Someone talk me down. Or send me over the edge.
I'll have to think long and hard about this.
Now the scary thoughts, I'm thinking maybe of selling my custom shop strat and custom shop tele to finance the R9 I want. I'd still have my brad paisley tele. I like that tele as much as my custom shop and I couldn't imagine my life with out at least one tele. Plus it was a 60th birthday present from my wife. I do love the tone of the strat. Its the best sounding strat I've ever owned but as strats go I don't find them comfortable to play. I never thought I'd find a different guitar more comfortable to play than a tele as I've been playing them as a main guitar for over 40 years. But the Les Paul trumps it for comfort and ease of playability. Just the weight is a negative as even an 8 1/2 pound custom shop will be noticeably heavier than my 6.9 pound tele. But then my brad paisley tele is just over 5 pounds.
Am I crazy? Someone talk me down. Or send me over the edge.
I'll have to think long and hard about this.