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| 1724.1 | WE can't tell YOU what to do....8) | RAVEN1::DANDREA | Frog lickers unite! | Mon Mar 19 1990 09:52 | 13 |
| Which axe you buy first is up to you Joe, but the quest for a LP and a
Tele (or strat) is (IMHO) a great idea. I currently have a LP Deluxe
which I recieved in trade for a strat, and I still would like to add a
strat to my one guitar collection. Go for it, grab the best deal first
whether it's the Fender or the Gibson.
Now for the "special". I personally like those "soap bar" jobs. I had
an old SG with P-100's on it....it was called an SG special. What a
warm tone! It's all personal taste, dude, so go with what ya like.
Good luck,
Steve D.
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| 1724.2 | | RICKS::CALCAGNI | | Mon Mar 19 1990 14:08 | 13 |
| Funny you should mention that you were looking for a Tele; my
impression of the Gibson LP Special was exactly that, a Gibson version
of a Tele. Flat slab body, dual single-coils, a real no-nonsense
guitar. And just like a Tele, there's something solid and comfortable
about them. Specials were first introduced in the mid-fifties ('55 I
think) as a big brother to the single pickup LP Junior; like the
Junior, they changed briefly to a double cutaway design before being
discontinued in the early sixties. They've been re-issued a couple
of times since. The single coil soapbars have a unique sound, a bit
more midrangey than Fenders. Many players swear by them. I think
the LP Special is a great guitar and just may satisfy your Tele itch.
/rick
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| 1724.3 | | RICKS::CALCAGNI | | Mon Mar 19 1990 14:12 | 4 |
| Just as a point of interest, I was watching one of the many re-runs
of the movie Woodstock last summer and noticed for the first time
that Carlos Santana was using an SG with Gibson P-90's on Soul
Sacrifice. They (and he) sounded great.
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| 1724.4 | gibsons 3 elec&1 acoustic. | NWD002::MILLSSC | | Wed May 02 1990 03:22 | 11 |
| well ,iam obviously going to be bias on this one ,i own three electrics
right now ,first one i bought back in 80 les paul custom ,2nd gibson
les paul KM and 3rd is gibson 25/50 anniersary. at one time before
i bought the 25/50 i really made an effort to switch to some thing
like a strat but since i learned on a les paul copy something called
a seville?? i could not adapt i enjoy the gibson and they have
held there value for me .
ps i really like the 25/50 go play one i would like to hear what
you think?
scott.
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