IF YOU'RE GETTIN OLDER

[dro]

And don't want the weight of a Les Paul but still want the tone. Look at these.
I think I just started a new collection.
CS-336 Wildwood
Custombuckers, 6.5ish lbs. and tone for days.

 

[paul-e-mann]

And don't want the weight of a Les Paul but still want the tone. Look at these.
I think I just started a new collection.
CS-336 Wildwood
Custombuckers, 6.5ish lbs. and tone for days.
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Nice! I just retired my LP for gigging and switched to SG, much easier on the back! Next switch will be to air guitar lol.

 

[Leonard Neemoil]

Man, those are gorgeous!

I really like that one on the left, but congratulations on both.

Crank 'em!

 

[rmlevasseur]

how does a hollow body have the tone of an LP?

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Or a thinner Modern Axcess LP.
Modern weight relief.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

A genuine Well-Hung guitar strap will also mitigate a Les Paul weight. Look em up on Reverb. Super custom, great price fantastic service and no, I am not affiliated.

 

[DirtySteve]

Thread title cracked me up. "If" you're getting older.

If you're like me with back and neck issues then what you need is a good stool! But, if I had to stand and play for some reason I would grab my thin body Melody Maker, it's the same specs as Gibson's new "lite" series. I've got my eye out for one when they start showing up used. I like this one a lot.

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Electric-Guitar/Les-Paul-Modern-Lite,-Exclusive/Exclusive-TV-Pelham-Blue

 

[Matthews Guitars]

Use a wide strap. A comfortable one that's stiff across its width to support the weight.

Hit the gym, get some exercise. I do, and I'm stronger than I've ever been before. Got a better physique, too.

Then a 10 pound Les Paul won't bother you at all.

No IF about it, we're all getting older. The only way to stop it is to die right now.

Nice looking guitars, anyway.

 

[scozz]

I don’t gig or jam, just play at home sitting down,… with a strap,

with a 10.4lb Custom, (heaviest I own),…



… and a 6.5 lb Special, (lightest I own),…



Everyone likes a little guitar porn, right?

 

[scozz]

Thread title cracked me up. "If" you're getting older.

If you're like me with back and neck issues then what you need is a good stool! But, if I had to stand and play for some reason I would grab my thin body Melody Maker, it's the same specs as Gibson's new "lite" series. I've got my eye out for one when they start showing up used. I like this one a lot.

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Electric-Guitar/Les-Paul-Modern-Lite,-Exclusive/Exclusive-TV-Pelham-Blue

I not feeling that headstock matching the body color.

 

[circles]

Nice! After 30 years, I've transitioned from my beautiful LP Standard to the Strat (in the icon).

 

[DirtySteve]

I not feeling that headstock matching the body color.

You think it should be black? I do, but doesn't bother me that much that it's not.