golfnut
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The new Les Paul standard 50's I just acquired is my 3rd Les Paul. Well, technically 4th if you count the Tribute I had for 4 days before upgrading the new Standard.
I owned a Traditional back around 2010 and a few years ago I bought a used 2013 R7. As nice as the R7 was the neck was just a tad too big. Being one that loved the big Nocaster U I didn't think "too big" was possible for me. But as I get older I've been shying away from the really big necks and option for a little smaller but still 50's chunky. The neck on my 50's standard is pretty nice, if I had to guess I'd say about .880 at the first to about .950 at the 12th. Next string change I'll get my calipers on it.
The weight isn't bad. Heavier than my R7 was. The standard weighs in about 9.2. When I pick it up first thing in the morning it feel feather light. If I spend the whole day playing on it (which I have this past week) it feels much heavier by the end of the day.
The big thing I notice with this guitar is the sustain. My gawd it rings forever. I have never had a guitar with this much sustain. Not even the R7. The controlled feedback I can get on this guitar is heavenly. If I had one wish it would be maybe if it was a little brighter. Especially on the neck pickup. But then I'm so used to that Fender snap on the bass strings that maybe I'm just not acclimated to the Les Paul sound quite yet. The past les pauls I never really kept long enough to appreciate what they could do. I was gigging quite heavily and was mainly a Tele player and wasn't really open to getting used to anything different. The bands I played were mainly country.
The band I'm in now we only play mainly from May to October for special events and outdoor, fall fairs, etc. Its much more of a mix and I plan on traveling with the les paul, a strat and a tele.
I've spent the past week just about every day, all day really listening to the les paul and feeling it out. I can't wait to give it a work out at the upcoming gig. I feel like I picked a really good one compared to the Les Pauls I had in the past but then who knows. I never really gave the others ones a chance I guess.
I owned a Traditional back around 2010 and a few years ago I bought a used 2013 R7. As nice as the R7 was the neck was just a tad too big. Being one that loved the big Nocaster U I didn't think "too big" was possible for me. But as I get older I've been shying away from the really big necks and option for a little smaller but still 50's chunky. The neck on my 50's standard is pretty nice, if I had to guess I'd say about .880 at the first to about .950 at the 12th. Next string change I'll get my calipers on it.
The weight isn't bad. Heavier than my R7 was. The standard weighs in about 9.2. When I pick it up first thing in the morning it feel feather light. If I spend the whole day playing on it (which I have this past week) it feels much heavier by the end of the day.
The big thing I notice with this guitar is the sustain. My gawd it rings forever. I have never had a guitar with this much sustain. Not even the R7. The controlled feedback I can get on this guitar is heavenly. If I had one wish it would be maybe if it was a little brighter. Especially on the neck pickup. But then I'm so used to that Fender snap on the bass strings that maybe I'm just not acclimated to the Les Paul sound quite yet. The past les pauls I never really kept long enough to appreciate what they could do. I was gigging quite heavily and was mainly a Tele player and wasn't really open to getting used to anything different. The bands I played were mainly country.
The band I'm in now we only play mainly from May to October for special events and outdoor, fall fairs, etc. Its much more of a mix and I plan on traveling with the les paul, a strat and a tele.
I've spent the past week just about every day, all day really listening to the les paul and feeling it out. I can't wait to give it a work out at the upcoming gig. I feel like I picked a really good one compared to the Les Pauls I had in the past but then who knows. I never really gave the others ones a chance I guess.