I am a weak, weak man (Epiphone Les Paul SL content)

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:13 pm

Having only owned 2 guitars since the start of this year (de-cluttering is good, I love it!), I've found myself in a very stupid position where I'm supposed to be writing for 3 different projects which all use completely different guitar tunings. So if I want to have everything set up real nice (hint: I do want to have everything set up real nice), I probably need 3 guitars.

I've been lusting after a yellow Les Paul SL since they first got announced like 2 years ago, so this is my excuse...

It's due to be delivered tomorrow, so I will report back with first impressions!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:24 pm

Nice, canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t really go wrong at that price, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m also a fan of the yellow.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 1:01 pm

Your logic is sound. Congrats!

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:06 pm

3 is not ostentatious. Have you seen the size of Karl MarxÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s head in Highgate cemetery?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:12 pm

I was going to suggest, flippantly, a second-hand MinETune based guitar for different tunings, but all the ones I can find on eBay are like Ã‚Â£600+ from Japan.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:19 pm

NickS wrote:I was going to suggest, flippantly, a second-hand MinETune based guitar for different tunings, but all the ones I can find on eBay are like Ã‚Â£600+ from Japan.

Don't ruin this for me, Nick!

I've been hunting for an excuse to buy one of these Epiphones since I sold my Yamaha SG and Squier Strat at the start of the year.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:04 pm

Aye, buy a variax.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:59 pm

looks pretty sick. kinda dig that.

sound logic there though, just pick a guitar up for what you need and go. smart.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:20 pm

In the rock covers band I used to take a Strat for single coil sounds and the Flying V for humbucker. The only thing I had a conflict with was a Chris Rea song (!) that required an open tuning for slide so although he uses a Strat I used the V because I could tune it rapidly.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:03 pm

I didn't have chance to post about this yesterday. But here it is, I've fulfilled my lifelong ambition to post a WTR-style couch photo:

First impressions... erm, well, it's great!

It's sooo light. I don't dig the neck as much as my Squier Tele, but I think I might like it better than my Fender Tele (which kind of leans into my suspicion that maybe I actually just prefer cheap guitars). We shall see whether I feel the same after the honeymoon period.

It doesn't actually feel all that cheap, and the body resonates pretty nicely when unplugged. Holds tune pretty well, too.

The bridge pickup sounds great, although I haven't managed to crank it yet (hopefully sometime next week). The neck pickup is so-so, but I rarely use the neck pickup on any guitar anyway.

One thing I'm surprised about is that I actually dig the strings it came with. I'm not sure what gauge they are, but I'm guessing 9s or 10s. My Fender Tele is currently set up for standard tuning with 11s, and I've been seriously considering switching to 12s because it still feels kind of loose/sloppy to me. I've got the Les Paul tuned to D standard (i.e. DGCFAD), so I was expecting it to be a bit of a nightmare with the factory strings, especially considering the neck is 3/4 of an inch shorter, but... it feels great? Go figure, I guess.