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Next guitar?
I only have a Les Paul. It's a pretty bright one with low output PAF-like pickups. If I were to get another guitar, should it be a Telecaster, Strat, or a small hollowbody guitar with split coil capabilities. Something like an Epiphone ES-339. Looking for versatility, but it's main feature should be something that a Les Paul can't offer. I want it to be a brighter sounding guitar.
I know it's a very broad topic, but I'm just looking for opinions and experiences on what they think would be a good pair for a Les Paul. I think I know the answer already, but I'm just curious to hear what everyone has to say. I'm more in the jazz, blues, rock territory. |
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check out a MIK Gretsch Electromatic.
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The two most popular and iconic electric guitars since the early days have been Les Pauls and Strats, with teles often mentioned as part of the “holy trinity” of electrics. There are other great guitars out there, semi-hollows, SGs, etc, but if I was gonna own two electrics to cover the waterfront, it would be a strat and a Les Paul. They’re VERY different in terms of both how they play and how they sound. I have a strat and an SG with P90s - the SG would probably be a Les Paul if I could play Les Pauls comfortably in my seated position. But I can’t, so I have an SG instead. I played Les Pauls a lot when I was younger, when I mostly played standing. So I recommend a strat - if you don’t like the floating tremolo - I don’t - it’s very easy to deck them and leave the trem arm in the case…
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Strat or a Tele
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I'd go with a Strat assuming that you feel comfortable with it since it does have different specs that are noticeable for Les Paul players (i.e. increased scale length, different fretboard radius, that middle pickup may interfere with your picking depending upon your style, etc.). That said, you may prefer all those attributes. Oh, and a Strat with a humbucking bridge pickup gives you great options.
Do you have any playing time on a Strat, Tele, or otherwise? |
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The most playing time I had with a strat is just playing it in stores and I understand what you're saying with scale length and the overall feel. I liked how the strat felt in my short time playing it, adjusting is always a fun process for me. I'm lucky that my LP doesn't have neck dive, in your experience does the strat sit in an upward angle (neck towards you), when playing sitting down? I noticed that a lot when watching YouTube reviews. |
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I like their streamline series. If I can get my hands on it, I wouldn't mind trying these out.
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Strats are very balanced, they’re my favorite guitars to play while sitting down which is how I do 90% of my playing. The LP is also quite balanced while sitting down. My PRS tends to neck raise while sitting down, so I just adjust the strap so the guitar is where I want it to be while sitting down. |
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IME the Streamliners are Gretsch in name only - generic entry-level hollows/semis which, quite frankly, Ibanez does far better at this end of the market; if you're really serious, spend the extra $200 or so for a Korean-made Electromatic 5400-Series hollowbody (or a pre-2019 5600-Series semi like the green 5622T-CB above) - there's a bunch of happy owners here on the AGF (check the reviews) who can vouch for the fact that these are fully-gigworthy, professional-quality instruments that just happen to sell for step-up/intermediate-player prices...
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From what you say of your criteria, a Strat does seem like the obvious choice. For an outside-the-box alternative, though, I'd give some thought to a Jazzmaster--these are legendary for being comfortable to play, and though they don't replicate the Strat tone, they can get into that ballpark, and they also have some cool wrinkles of their own. I don't own one myself, but I crave one.
Here's a well-done video comparing the tones of a Strat, Jazzmaster, and Tele on similar material (the actual comparisons start at around 2:20, if you want to skip the intro):
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Choice #1 - Tele Choice #2 - Strat - I also agree that HSS configuration is the most versatile More often than not, HB equipped guitars with coil splitting usually sound thin in SC position.
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