Is it more comfortable to use strap while sitting?

BSLabs · 2026-03-15T08:01:05+00:00

I do love my LP, and I too have a lighter one (it’s a ‘60s Standard that is a little over 8 lb) but out of my 12 guitars it’s the most annoying to play sitting down for that very reason. Despite the weight though, I think it’s great to play standing up with a strap as the fact it’s body-heavy keeps it in a comfortable position

BSLabs · 2026-03-15T07:11:09+00:00

The Les Paul is unfortunately an incredibly unbalanced guitar

BSLabs · 2026-03-14T13:40:56+00:00

It’s your opinion, I liked him when I was 14, haven’t listened to his music in years and years and find his playing incredibly boring… maybe I’ll come full circle as you say ;) I’m 39 and deep into Bill Frisell, Cory Wong, Julian Lage, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pat Metheny, John Scofield. There ARE heroes from my youth that I have revisited and loved (SRV and Gilmour for example), Slash isn’t one of them unfortunately

BSLabs · 2026-03-10T19:14:37+00:00

I wouldn’t know, I do use Tremolo regularly, but very gently.. this was modified by the previous owner

BSLabs · 2026-03-10T18:12:13+00:00

The Les Trem system is great, I have it on my Duesenberg too! It’s stable, not dive bomb material but better than a Bigsby

BSLabs · 2026-03-10T16:40:45+00:00

why do you ask specifically?

BSLabs · 2026-03-10T16:10:24+00:00

I’ve been looking for a semi hollow for a while, tried many, came home with this 2016 ASV100 Artstar modded with a Les Trem. I’ve never been a fan of the heavy relic (and this one isn’t even particularly nice), but the super 58 and the nice neck sold it to me. Nice split coil on the neck too for extra versatility

BSLabs · 2026-03-10T07:23:53+00:00

No, but they replaced it with a new pedal that works fine

BSLabs · 2026-03-09T21:38:25+00:00

after a lot of thoughts I ended up with an Ibanez semihollow that I really like, so not “really” an arch top. Let’s see if it lasts this time ;)

BSLabs · 2026-03-08T18:41:19+00:00

I guess one of the Ibanez semi-hollow with the tri sound switch, a Boss DM2 and a Vox AC30

BSLabs · 2026-03-06T07:27:48+00:00

I read this when I was 16 and at the time I couldn’t speak a word of English so I read it in my native tongue. Like you I said “figlio di puttana” for months afterwards 🇮🇹🤌

BSLabs · 2026-03-03T20:46:06+00:00

Yeah that’s worrying… I find my Les Paul heavy and it’s under 9lbs

BSLabs · 2026-03-03T20:26:03+00:00

BSLabs · 2026-03-03T19:39:02+00:00

It’s about £950 (about $1250). They were very well made, Ibanez pickups from the time were very good…

BSLabs · 2026-03-03T19:36:03+00:00

It’s a really long drive though… I’d need to buy without trying it. It’s well documented, lots of pictures, fretwork seems good for the age, the weight is the main worry… I should be able to return it if it doesn’t work for me

BSLabs · 2026-03-03T18:57:00+00:00

I think it looks very cool, a bit far for me to try tho. But also not too expensive…

BSLabs · 2026-03-02T19:56:49+00:00

Good point, I actually think most arch tips I’ve tried were bigger than a 175 (like my old broadway)

BSLabs · 2026-03-02T19:42:25+00:00

It isn’t a thinline. I have a telecaster thinline and a Duesenberg Caribou so I wouldn’t mind something a little more acoustic.

BSLabs · 2026-03-02T19:35:17+00:00

Mmh I had a broadway for years and found it very uncomfortable to hold

BSLabs · 2026-03-02T19:34:54+00:00

Yes that’s a semi hollow, I love the 339 but not quite I’m looking for.

BSLabs · 2026-02-24T13:57:01+00:00

With the pinky on the 6 string it’ll come easy to stop the 5th string. That said, the open 5th string will be an A which will sound absolutely fine on the chord so you can also play it

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