I was explaining to my wife, the rather picky list of characteristics a Les Paul style guitar has to match for me to like it and I thought it'd make a neat topic. I'm sure my do not list is = someone's dream guitar but that's what makes the world go around hey? What is your "hate" list?
Here's what I Do Not like in a Les Paul Style guitar:
1. Customs. I hate 'em. I don't like the cheap looking rectangular fret markers, I don't like the black trim on the binding, I don't like the double binding, and I don't like the diamond headstock.
2. Gold hardware. It looks crass new and looks cheap when it's old to me.
3. 3 pickup Les Pauls. I love Ace Frehley but they just look weird and too busy to me.
4. White top or Zebra pickups. I much prefer black uncovered or covered nickel.
5. White (and to a lesser extent, black) Les Pauls. Perhaps this is because so many customs are white or Black but I prefer a red or some type of burst.
6. Excessively yellow cherry sunbursts. I like a yellow wood stained LP but I dislike a bright yellow in the Cherry Sunburst.
Usually if a guitar has any of the above 6 cosmetic "don'ts" it's off my "must buy list".
I know that many people prefer customs to Standards or would disagree with other portions of my list. Let's hear from you and see your own list!
Here's what I Do Not like in a Les Paul Style guitar:
1. Customs. I hate 'em. I don't like the cheap looking rectangular fret markers, I don't like the black trim on the binding, I don't like the double binding, and I don't like the diamond headstock.
2. Gold hardware. It looks crass new and looks cheap when it's old to me.
3. 3 pickup Les Pauls. I love Ace Frehley but they just look weird and too busy to me.
4. White top or Zebra pickups. I much prefer black uncovered or covered nickel.
5. White (and to a lesser extent, black) Les Pauls. Perhaps this is because so many customs are white or Black but I prefer a red or some type of burst.
6. Excessively yellow cherry sunbursts. I like a yellow wood stained LP but I dislike a bright yellow in the Cherry Sunburst.
Usually if a guitar has any of the above 6 cosmetic "don'ts" it's off my "must buy list".
I know that many people prefer customs to Standards or would disagree with other portions of my list. Let's hear from you and see your own list!