Need help in choice of guitar.

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the best thing about the Smartwood- its price. it lists slightly above $2K.. after genuine interest & sound bargaining, i´m sure you´ll get it for >$2K..

isn´t that a steal? can you really get a LP for >$2K these days...?



that natural finish is another reason for a more defined midrange... i´m not into the gold hardware though... but that´s just me...



i think the new batch of gibsons has just arrived but there aren´t as many new ones as there are Fenders. the other LP i checked out was the Ltd Colour Edn. sounds slightly more defined than a typical LP Studio. Reason- uncovered humbucker... i think we share the same preference for an LP neck- Slim Taper! had enough of rounded ´59...



no RR5 for me- definitely no!

i´ve shifted my focus to a BC Rich Ironbird body art series, which will be in stock in October. plenty of time to save up...

 

[metallibeast]

What´s up?



But you can always change the pickups

As long as you like the overall feel of the guitar in general I think its ok.



The only bad thing about the Studios...they come in 59 rounded...no 60s neck...that´s probably y I´ve yet to get another LP and the price as well.

I still think Gibson´s guitars are overpriced compared to the other guitars available on the market.



-Beast

 

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overpriced? you got that right...



it´s the gibson brand name- that´s the main cause of exorbitant price tags. eg: LP Custom lists for $5K+... utter nonsense... i´ve been reading good things about the GUILD Bluesbird. it´s an LP-shaped guitar & touted to sound killer...



speaking of the slim taper neck- i´ve been thinking of investing in another LP, most likely the LP Classic, but the last time it happened, i ended up with a PRS...



anyway, guitar prices are shooting up in general. just yesterday, i checked the price of an American Series tele- lists for $1,600. years ago, i got mine for $998... pretty soon LPs will list for $10K!! that´s the down-payment for my house!!

 

[metallibeast]

What´s up?



I still remember I got my LP Studio from Sweelee for about SGD 1200 couple of years back now they are selling it for about twice the price...

Anybody from Sweelee looking at this? Getting our HINT???

-Beast

 

[sandking78]

I got my ´91 ebony Gibson LP Studio in 1992 for only $900! Still remember I asked my Dad for a loan, I only Sec 3 back then.

And I got my ´80 Gibson SG for only $500 second hand with OHSC in 1998.



Now the price has escalated so much...

 

[Dawn]

Hi everyone!!



Anyone knows of any Epiphone Les Pauls with thick-necks? Or any other recommendation for Les Paul tone/shape and thick neck??



Thanks !

i´m on a low-budget... aiming around $600 or so...

 

[Dawn]

Which Epihone Les Pauls haf thick neck? real thick ? the bigger the better?

 

[Lifehouse]

Hey guys, I just bought the Tremonti SE and IMHO, it´s a really good guitar. Good sustain, amazing clarity thru a lousy amp. This is my first elec guit, I´m very pleased with it. Just what I need..



Bought it for SGD$850 at Davis. Comes with the Codura Bag which has more padding than a Kevlar Vest.. Hehe..



Now I´m eyeing on the Tremonti Pickup and Bass. Cuz I mostly play Creed, Lifehouse.. Love the crunch.. Hehe..

 

[Grohl_fan_911]

LP Goldtop

Hey buddy,
Guess what. You know how the Les Paul Standards cost about 700 bucks? (Round about). I know where you can get that Goldtop you were thinking about for 600. If you go to Parklane, level 2 or 3, theres a shop called Guitar Gallery (not sure if its still there) but next to it theres another shop. Inside it there are Epiphones and Squiers, including that Goldtop. I think they sell the Standard for just about the same price, but I'd go with the Goldtop because P-90's have that nice single coil sound without the hum. It's really up to you if you prefer humbuckers.

If you want to get a Santana SE, they're pretty good but not exactly the Santana sound. You'd have to get a Santana II or III, which in my opinion look ugly, and are expensive. But anyway, if you want to get that, try not to get a brand new one in Singapore because the price isnt worth it. You can get it for about a hundred bucks less overseas anywhere....

Pretty much I think you'd be better off with the Goldtop, Standard or Tremonti SE. Btw Tremonti SE is awesome so I have nothing else to say.

 

[Grohl_fan_911]

overpriced? you got that right...



it´s the gibson brand name- that´s the main cause of exorbitant price tags. eg: LP Custom lists for $5K+... utter nonsense... i´ve been reading good things about the GUILD Bluesbird. it´s an LP-shaped guitar & touted to sound killer...

Good point, except if you go onto the Guild website you will find that it's out of production Stopped like a year or two ago)

 

[Mew]

Re: LP Goldtop

but I'd go with the Goldtop because P-90's have that nice single coil sound without the hum. .

erm if im not wrong,
P-90s are not humcanceling...

 

[edder]

Re: LP Goldtop

P90s are HUM generating machines....

 

[Lifehouse]

Re: LP Goldtop

Hey buddy,.

Hehe.. I ordered the Goldtop as well...... Just got the Standard Plus. The stock pups sound pretty good on my Flextone III XL.

 

[Lifehouse]

P90's are single coils, hence non-hum cancelling. Btw, its quite fuuny to see such an old thread esp one I started 2 years ago. :smt002