yoreel said: I dont like the image of the Les Paul as i associate it with #### rock, slash, jimmy page, joe perry... plus they are heavy. I like to move about onstage and the Les Paul feels restricting. I had an old Ibanez Artist but that was even heavier than a Les Paul, amazing guitar though.
The neck on that Flying V is unreal, it is so effortless to play, even rythym guitarists shred on it! When i got it the owner had stripped it with nitro mors then used a heat gun, it was in a right mess. So i sanded it all down and refinished it with clear Danish oil (as it is nice mahogany, set-neck) then rubbed beeswax into it with fine wire wool. A similar finish to a Patrick Eggle model i once owned. I probably only get it out the case a dozen times a year though but hold onto it because of sentimental value, i got it around the time my daughter was born.
The Gordon Smith is also excellent as you would imagine being hand made, it looks just like a LP Junior. I'll post pics of them tomorrow. 😉
Incidently, that Patrick Eggle is the one guitar i regret selling the most. Another hand built instrument.
That V neck sounds good, even more so when you put some hard work into it.
The main reason I like the Les paul is that it was the first real guitar I played, in a school band a local musician lent us some gear, mine happened to be a 69 P90 loaded les paul gold top & a fender twin reverb, it was very heavy on 15 year old shoulders, but I was smitten.
I have drooled over the Patrick Eggle catalogue many times, if only I won the lottery !!!!
As much as I love Fenders there is something classy about the set neck, my dble cut's neck is slim & superb. Look forward to seeing those pics.
is that neck straight with an oil/beeswax finish?
