renablistic Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 What would a LP with a floyd look like would it work? just thought of it, might try it. Sounds very unique!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pour bleeding me Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 seems like a good idea..but ive seen it before...it looks ugly...looks like a zebra with cheeta spots..just isnt workin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAHLER Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Doesnt Kirk Hammett of Metallica have a black LP style guitar with a floyd ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 yeah it's an esp...and it is kind of ugly imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I'm looking for over 10 years to find an original 80's Gibson les paul standard or custom with floyd rose. I know the LP custom light had a version with a floyd rose... IMO it's the most perfect combination.. the looks of an old classic guitar but with the versatility of a modern guitar... Satch divebombs on a les paul YEAH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I'm looking for over 10 years to find an original 80's Gibson les paul standard or custom with floyd rose. I know the LP custom light had a version with a floyd rose... IMO it's the most perfect combination.. the looks of an old classic guitar but with the versatility of a modern guitar... Satch divebombs on a les paul YEAH!!! oh come on alex.....build one. it would be a better guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pour bleeding me Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 IMO the floyd rose looks too bulky on a LP...it does seem like a good idea though...but u could just buy one of those pedals that acts like a floyd rose..im not sure of the name though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 whammy pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 whammy pedal the end is comming i agree with wes. seriously i had a freind that added one to a les paul. i believe he called it a sustainetcomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted November 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I'm gonna do that, definatly. An epiphone special II (those cheap 170 ones) switch all the hardwrae, and pickups, and cover the entire front with disco-ball mirrors, like that one guy did, the one on the website of the month... I can do two projects in one. I only chose the special II because it's the only non-archtoped LP out there, and that would probably make the floyd work easier, and the mirrors could only go on a 100% flat-top guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 WHy not buy an Epiphone LP gothic with floyd rose??? The look cool, and the floyd rose trems look exactly like the Schaller trems, so no cheap lo trs stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByJames Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 I heard from my repairshop friends that this was popular back in the 80's and 90's. My friends were guitar-purists and thought it was sacreligious to put a floyd on a Les Paul. I guess the reason was because it was just before the Slash-is-popular era and these guys were bringing in 50's and 60's Gibson Les Paul's and wanting them to tear out this 30-40 year old mahagony wood from the guitar. I heard they refused their service. I would have too. IMO I think you shouldn't rout a Gibson/Epiphone to put a Floyd on it. The scale is shorter (24.75") than most guitars w/ Floyds and it would make your divebombs really short sounding. I suggest making it a 25.5" scale if you want the floyd. That way the strings will hold the notes for longer. Warmoth will build you an archtop or flattop version at this scale and rout it for the floyd. Those of you who can do archtops, I say go for it, but IMO you'll be wasting the effort with a 24.75" scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 ... but IMO you'll be wasting the effort with a 24.75" scale. Another thing to note is that gibson string spacing is narrower than floyds at the bridge... the 1st/6th strings'll feel like their slipping of the edge of the fretboard. I agree, it's just not right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 uh...which epis have floyds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 ... but IMO you'll be wasting the effort with a 24.75" scale. Another thing to note is that gibson string spacing is narrower than floyds at the bridge... the 1st/6th strings'll feel like their slipping of the edge of the fretboard. I agree, it's just not right . Nope, the modern Gibsons have f-spaced pickups at the bridge and a wider bridge. Plus a standard Gibson neck is much wider then for instance a fender neck. Almost all 50's and 60's reissue fender strats have 1mm fretboard space next to the low and high E strings... as for a Gibson, they have standard 2 or more mm. I agree, it's dumb to cut out a piece of nice old wood from a vintage Gibson Les Paul. But still, you can complain about the sound getting worse, it will sound better than any normal floyd style guitar for sure. Because it still will have a set neck and a mahogany body with a thick maple cap. The real "les paul sound" will be less, but still it will rock! Canuck, the epi goths have floyds... well there is a range goths with and without floyd rose trems. Goth-Les-Paul-large.jpg others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 cool! they didn't have any on their website with floyds, so thats where i ended my search... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hezochiah Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 That Epi Goth looks pretty cool. How are the Epis, quality wise? I don't think I've ever played one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 well epis are great. I mean nothing beats a gibson, but in my opinion, in the price-to-quality ratio, epi beats gibson any day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 I mean nothing beats a gibson i feel a hijack coming on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 crap, you're right, well this thread went to s***s anyways... so guess what? NO GUITAR IS BETTER THAN ANY GIBSON!! EVERY SINGLE GIBSON ALONE IS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER GUITAR OUT THERE!!! have fun guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 buy all of them for all i care.i don't like the way they hang or feel...they sound good,but they are so uncomfortable.i think you could build an all mahogany set neck guitar in a comfortable shape and it would sound the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 i don't like the way they hang or feel... i don't think wes is talking about the same gibsons we are... sorry, i know this isn't the slam thread/section but i couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 you should be sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 something in a simple blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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