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Post by yinielin on Feb 15, 2007 17:33:39 GMT -7
Ive been a strat guy every since I have started playing. About six months ago tho I thought id try a les paul. At first it played very slow and different then the strat. But here lately I have been able to fly on the thing. Is it im just getting comfortable with the guitar or whats going on with this?
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Post by JChance on Feb 15, 2007 18:18:17 GMT -7
In theory, Gibsons will make you move a little faster because of the scale. 24 3/4 scale compared to Fender's 25.5. As a result, I've always gone one or 1/2 gauge "up" with strings on Les Paul-types I've had. Makes the tension consistent with the Fender-scaled guitars. Fairly common practice..
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Post by yinielin on Feb 15, 2007 18:32:02 GMT -7
I use 11s on both. It just seemed at first like the Gibson was slower and now it doesnt.
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Post by Dr.T on Feb 16, 2007 1:25:53 GMT -7
It seemed slower probably because you hadn't yet a feeling with it... Now you found the best way to approciate. I had the opposite problen when I moved from an SG to a Strat, it seemed to me very "hard" to play but now I'm ok
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Post by rcrecelius on Feb 16, 2007 10:42:18 GMT -7
My biggest issue is the height of the strings from the body...on a strat/tele they are usually fairly low whereas on the Les Paul, the strings sit higher off the body.
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Post by Hohn on Feb 17, 2007 2:14:33 GMT -7
..definitiely, Ronnie-- a very different feel that some find hard to get used to.
Me, I feel pretty natural on the Gibbie height strings.
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Post by Strato on Feb 21, 2007 11:00:59 GMT -7
I suppose I will try a heavier gauge on my 335, but that still wont help the neck situation. My fender's neck is fat, and my i have the thin 60's neck on my gibson.
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Post by Hohn on Feb 23, 2007 11:37:50 GMT -7
In theory, Gibsons will make you move a little faster because of the scale. 24 3/4 scale compared to Fender's 25.5. As a result, I've always gone one or 1/2 gauge "up" with strings on Les Paul-types I've had. Makes the tension consistent with the Fender-scaled guitars. Fairly common practice.. Me, too. I play at least 11s on every shorter scale guitar if I can. I'd play 12s, but finding a set with a plain 3rd can be tricky. Thick strings just really draw out the magic in a great LP scale guitar, imo. jh
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Post by Joey Beverages on Feb 23, 2007 14:19:59 GMT -7
Ive been a strat guy every since I have started playing. About six months ago tho I thought id try a les paul. At first it played very slow and different then the strat. But here lately I have been able to fly on the thing. Is it im just getting comfortable with the guitar or whats going on with this? think I am right there with you ... just picked up a Heritage and it is a totally different gee-tar than what I've been playing for the past few years. field report to follow ;D
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Post by Curt on Feb 23, 2007 20:16:23 GMT -7
My biggest issue is the height of the strings from the body...on a strat/tele they are usually fairly low whereas on the Les Paul, the strings sit higher off the body. Lesters vary greatly due to the neck angle and Gibsons lack of consistency. When the neck is set at the correct angle there is much less difference from a Fender. I've played some gibby's that the strings were WAY up there. I take a quick look at the bridge and bridge pick up, if they are way up there I don't even strum it.....keep moving. While the scale does make a difference, going up 1 gauge as Jayson mentioned offsets that well. I feel the neck angle affects the feel more. Of course JMO, YMMV, etc.
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