Some guitar show pics. ‘58 Jr & ‘58 Black Beauty ($60k). I sold some gear I’m not using/not going to use and picked up some classic Guitar Player magazines.
i have questions about #1…why scallop the back like that? why the ultra severe neck angle?
@northernbassist @CanisPundit @Bix
I don't get it either, and that neck angle will put more string tension on the nut, and thus more friction, and that is antithetical to tuning stability, not to mention wear on the nut.
@Lulz4l1f3 @northernbassist @Bix it should, though, increase sustain and possibly fullness to the acoustic tone because of the extra contact (Les Paul vs Stratocaster). However, that is an accident waiting to happen, like so many Les Paul’s that have suffered a headstock break.
@CanisPundit @northernbassist @Bix
Meh,
My guitar with the most sustain is a Parker Fly Deluxe, and the secret is whe graphite reinforced neck and the bridge.
#2 would be my late 80s ESP M-II with a Floyd Rose System.
My Les Paul cannot compare. It's no better than my MIM strat which at least doesn't have one of those knife-edge tune-o-matic bridges.
@CanisPundit @northernbassist @Bix
Note: The best thing I can say about my Les Paul is it sounds like a Les Paul, more or less. It's OK. Takes a bit of getting used to after playing my other guitars because of the closer string spacing, but that's to be expected. I've thought about pickup and bridge upgrades, so so far, stock. Action is low.