Xpensive Wino
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I know plenty of people who like to play a variety of instruments but I only like playing Les Pauls. I don't like variety, I prefer familiarity. Does anybody else feel the way that I do?
I'm no pro. Just an average but decent player. Took me a while to find something that really felt like "home" and for me it's the SG shape. Sitting or standing it all seems to fall in place for me. The neck is much more to the left compared to other guitars but it feels so right and "familiar" in my hands. The light weight is a plus for my back.I know plenty of people who like to play a variety of instruments but I only like playing Les Pauls. I don't like variety, I prefer familiarity. Does anybody else feel the way that I do?
You know, I didn't pick up my Tele much even though I love the sound of it. I thought Why am I not playing that guitar? Then it occurred to me, it was the Fender vintage neck I didn't like. So I ordered a custom Warmoth neck and now I love the feel of that guitar and I play it a lot more.For me: I certainly have a "go-to" core (Les Paul... then SG, ES). And then wander around, to shake it up for variety (toward the Fender platforms). Really, this preference seems to be centered around scale and neck profile, then other attributes.
You know, I didn't pick up my Tele much even though I love the sound of it. I thought Why am I not playing that guitar? Then it occurred to me, it was the Fender vintage neck I didn't like. So I ordered a custom Warmoth neck and now I love the feel of that guitar and I play it a lot more.
So I agree that "Feel" counts for a lot.
I really didn't like the neck on the NF3, if it had the Silver Sky neck, I would have liked it more. Jimmy Herring gets some killer sounds from his old NF3. Dealers practically had to give the 1st USA versions away because nobody wanted them. Weird that they reissued it.Tough choices all around, but all within the expected range.
Really down to what you want to dial in, what you prefer.
I'll probably never have (or want) a vintage Strat to compare with, but my Strats are all OK, "Close Enough for Government Work"... I have the PRS SilverSky SE, and it compares favorably to others: a Nash with Lollars, both 57 and 62 AVRI, my newer AmPro with 65 Vintage Custom Shop SSS.
Not even going to compare with the Ultra with the noiseless, that's Stratty but a bit differenct. not to mention the Schecter NJ because that's HSS.
But they all give up a 'Stratty sound' to these ears. I can hear the difference in everything presented but you can get lost in options, and prefer one than the other, for different applications, and how do they sit in the mix?!
So, for the money, the PRS SilverSky SE is hard to beat; plus, I bought during the 2024 Fall clearance, so even lower!
Not a fan of the NF3 in this situation, then again, the Park might not be the best match. Those NF3s have a particular application that's focused and singing, I think of Jimmy Herring. Here, I think it came off a bit muddled and compressed.
I was wondering about this the other day.. what’s it about “branding” that makes us play the older brands? Is it the “custom”, “lore”, “tradition” or is it because Gibson and Fender branding has seeded itself into the psychology of the industry/players and you can’t be “proper” unless you play either?I know plenty of people who like to play a variety of instruments but I only like playing Les Pauls. I don't like variety, I prefer familiarity. Does anybody else feel the way that I do?