Since I moved my amp and electric from the Playroom to the Workroom, began to work on lead technique, trying to learn some solos, and indulged in more loodling (my new word for noodling over backing by way of looper pedal), I have spent much more time playing my Epiphone LP.
While playability, tone, and the controls are all good, the discomfort caused by the weight and shape began to weigh heavy on my mind. I was getting the itch, that became the urge, to replace that guitar. While recuperating, YT conspired to feed me guitar reviews, that fed this desire. My initial inclination was to replace the LP with one of the Epiphone semi-hollow or hollow body models. Then another caught my eye.
My wife kindly chauffeured me to local guitar heaven. I’ve learned my lesson, however excited you may feel, buying online without a tryout is a risky business. First up I decided to try one of the Epiphone’s, the 339. It was lighter, more comfortable, playability and tones OK.
Then I had my hands on the PRS SE Customer Semi-hollow, which my research indicated would be The One, and a significant discount on list made it affordable.
Lighter, more comfortable, I think sexier, and my wife said YES when hearing the just the first open chords. This guitar sounds great and the volume and tone controls are smooth with far better taper than I had on my LP. To be fair I don’t think it is comparing apples with apples, given just the list price of the two instruments (PRS and Epi 339). And based on close examination and my tryout, the reputation PRS have for ensuring that the SE ranges are still instruments of good quality is well deserved.
So it is Happy NGD and now I’m the latest member of the Community PRS Owners Club.
Now to move the LP on to help pay for the PRS and free up the wall-hanger. “No” I hear some saying, remember the guitar formula: Correct Number of Guitars = Current Number + 1. Perhaps one day I may have the itch to acquire additional electrics, and if I did the next would be a tele style. But for now, I can loodle to my heart’s content and when the muse comes a calling, I’ve never had an issue getting guitar sounds that satisfy me for original songs. So for now no desire to have two dual humbucker guitars.
Pictures below and for those who want to hear her, about to upload a loodle in AVOYP.
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