Who makes LP type gtrs with an upper horn that comes out like a strat so when you...

[seafoamer]

...wear your strap high, frets 1-5 don't feel 6 feet to the left of you. All I can think of is possibly a Giffin std (custom made w/o the tummy cut).

Know of anything else???

EDIT: strap button should be somewhere close to being on the same plane as the 13th fret, give or take a fret.

[JamonGrande]

Giffin's do look fantastic, and they are on my wishlist for a custom order guitar if I ever get the chance.

This has been on my mind lately, as I'm a small guy (5'4") and have been thinking a lot about scale length and position of the neck relative to my "center".

They don't qualify as small luthier, but I find PRSi really fit the bill. Get's the tone I'm shooting for, and places the guitar in the right place for me. Something to consider...

joe

[Zero Point]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-DC-Pro-Electric-Guitar?sku=517376

Hehe

-ZP

[reeced]

Patrick Eggle Berlin

http://www.patrickeggleguitars.com/New%20Range%20Images/berlin%20pro%20ht/berlinht.jpg

[Frater B]

Briggs Guitars

http://briggsguitars.com/www/swf/index.html


Latest TGP Thread on one:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=341893


.

[Groovey Records]

Try wearin your strap like this

he is a lefty but switch hits

Chief Eddie Clearwater

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd195/grooveyrecords/l_59ed3d8831692598bb12cb1bb685a162.jpg

Best
Groovey Records

Listening to Otis Redding Blue
Mono on Vinyl of Course

[Jake]

The extended upper bout on Terry McInturff's singlecuts eliviates a lot of that feeling. No issue on his doublecuts either.

http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/06-Guitars/TaurusCustom/TaurusCustomVert.jpg http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/06-Guitars/GloryStandard/GloryStandardVert.jpg

[Groovey Records]

This Guy plays in a band from Jersey

He is a little more traditional playing fingerstyle

This is his New Spector ARC 6
Nils usually plays Strats not anymore

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd195/grooveyrecords/nils11-15-072web_1.jpg

Best Groovy Records
Still Listening to Otis

[SebiX]

Juha Ruokangas (http://www.ruokangas.com) builds the best LP-Style double cutaway guitars IMHO

http://www.ruokangas.com/wallpapers/duke_800x600.jpg

[Shovelhead]

Baker guitars.

[seafoamer]

Patrick Eggle Berlin

http://www.patrickeggleguitars.com/New%20Range%20Images/berlin%20pro%20ht/berlinht.jpg

Cool! I wish his site gave info on the scale length of his gtrs.

[paintguy]

The extended upper bout on Terry McInturff's singlecuts eliviates a lot of that feeling. No issue on his doublecuts either.

http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/06-Guitars/TaurusCustom/TaurusCustomVert.jpg http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/06-Guitars/GloryStandard/GloryStandardVert.jpg
I'm a big Singlecut guy, but damn that Doublecut McInturff looks awesome.

I need one.
I want one...

[seafoamer]

Giffin's do look fantastic, and they are on my wishlist for a custom order guitar if I ever get the chance.

This has been on my mind lately, as I'm a small guy (5'4") and have been thinking a lot about scale length and position of the neck relative to my "center".

They don't qualify as small luthier, but I find PRSi really fit the bill. Get's the tone I'm shooting for, and places the guitar in the right place for me. Something to consider...

joe

yeah I've thought about the PRS Mccarty & Modern Eagle, as they are a bit better in the reagrd I'm talking of. But I guess I'm leaning towards the 24 3/4 scale, and no tummycut on the back.

[seafoamer]

Briggs Guitars

http://briggsguitars.com/www/swf/index.html


Latest TGP Thread on one:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=341893


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these look interesting! Thnx for the linx!

[seafoamer]

The extended upper bout on Terry McInturff's singlecuts eliviates a lot of that feeling. No issue on his doublecuts either.

http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/06-Guitars/TaurusCustom/TaurusCustomVert.jpg http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/06-Guitars/GloryStandard/GloryStandardVert.jpg

Beautiful looking instruments. I only wish his scale lengths and prices were a bit smaller.

[seafoamer]

This Guy plays in a band from Jersey

He is a little more traditional playing fingerstyle

This is his New Spector ARC 6
Nils usually plays Strats not anymore

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd195/grooveyrecords/nils11-15-072web_1.jpg

Best Groovy Records
Still Listening to Otis

Cool, thnx! I fould the USA set neck series to be very interesting!

[seafoamer]

Juha Ruokangas (http://www.ruokangas.com) builds the best LP-Style double cutaway guitars IMHO

http://www.ruokangas.com/wallpapers/duke_800x600.jpg

Very cool, thnx! I checked the site. Any idea of pricing?

[seafoamer]

Thanks for all the leads!!!

[OldSchool]

...wear your strap high, frets 1-5 don't feel 6 feet to the left of you. All I can think of is possibly a Giffin std (custom made w/o the tummy cut).

Know of anything else???

EDIT: strap button should be somewhere close to being on the same plane as the 13th fret, give or take a fret.

Heatley Modern. Awesome guitar. Horniest one I know!:jo:crazyhttp://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/icons/icon10.gif

[reeced]

Cool! I wish his site gave info on the scale length of his gtrs.

seafoamer, re: Patrick Eggle Berlin

I've got the 24 fret stage version (plain mahogany - painted black) of the Berlin and I just measured the scale length at 24-7/8"

[Jeep_Guy]

Try wearin your strap like this

he is a lefty but switch hits

Chief Eddie Clearwater

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd195/grooveyrecords/l_59ed3d8831692598bb12cb1bb685a162.jpg

Best
Groovey Records

Listening to Otis Redding Blue
Mono on Vinyl of Course

Which model is that he's playing?

[Groovey Records]

Thats a Gibson ##% !

[pokey]

Which model is that he's playing?

Looks like a dot neck ES-335 to me.

[Ian Anderson]

For a guitar to sound even remotely like a LP there has to be some mass under the fretboard from at least the 15th-16th fret back. These double cut guitars just do not do it.

Here is my take on a guitar to capture the LP type tone, fret access, 13th fret strap pin, and balance point at the waist for good playing position.
<Not meant to spam, I am not offering this model or taking orders or anything like that. Just a one off prototype>
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/487772973_4238b3230a_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/215/487772963_6b27f1e68b_o.jpg

[7String Thing]

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

shameless plug

[KingBoneSlim]

Gene Baker!!!
Anyone here know who is given credit for the first s style set neck.
Giffin?

[seafoamer]

For a guitar to sound even remotely like a LP there has to be some mass under the fretboard from at least the 15th-16th fret back. These double cut guitars just do not do it.

Here is my take on a guitar to capture the LP type tone, fret access, 13th fret strap pin, and balance point at the waist for good playing position.
<Not meant to spam, I am not offering this model or taking orders or anything like that. Just a one off prototype>
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/487772973_4238b3230a_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/215/487772963_6b27f1e68b_o.jpg

That one looks great!!! The design reminds me of a Washburn model from a few years back that I meant to look into.

[seafoamer]

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

shameless plug

hush.

[SFK]

For a guitar to sound even remotely like a LP there has to be some mass under the fretboard from at least the 15th-16th fret back. These double cut guitars just do not do it.

Here is my take on a guitar to capture the LP type tone, fret access, 13th fret strap pin, and balance point at the waist for good playing position.
<Not meant to spam, I am not offering this model or taking orders or anything like that. Just a one off prototype>
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/487772973_4238b3230a_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/215/487772963_6b27f1e68b_o.jpg


I like that!

[Gigbag]

http://www.usmasters.com/avada.htm

I heard they are coming out with a single-cut version of this too.

[Jake]

Beautiful looking instruments. I only wish his scale lengths and prices were a bit smaller.

His Carolina is up there (still less than a lot of the real popular booteek LP-types), but his other guitars can still be had at very reasonable prices if you ordered new - and I'm assuming you would since you want the Gibson scale length (you can order any model with either his 25 1/8" or the Gibson scale length now). I have no issue adjusting between the shorter scale and Terry's, and his doublecuts can be a downright bargain on the used market.

[joshpreston]

These are super rare and hard get ahold of, but the 84 Ovation Ultra GP would be my choice. I think it's the best looking body style I've ever seen, and the only Ovation I'd be caught playing. I got lucky enough to snag a black one a couple years ago.
http://www.junkguitars.com/stories/gp12.JPG

[dotlikeimpact]

Not to spam, but I've got something just like what the original poster was after for sale in the Emporium. A Scott French SF3.

[Ian Anderson]

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

shameless plug


:Devil
http://www.balloons.net/images/Inflatable_Product_Replicas/big/Spam-Can.jpg

[seafoamer]

oooh, i just found out about the Dean USA Hardtail. Looks like they have everything I'm looking for. I'm going to have to find some to try out. Too bad the closest dealer to me is a tool.

[rjmmusic]

Juha Ruokangas (http://www.ruokangas.com) builds the best LP-Style double cutaway guitars IMHO

http://www.ruokangas.com/wallpapers/duke_800x600.jpg

+1!!! I have one and love it.

[bek]

I've been thinking about this exact issue a lot, and although it is not a small-builder thing at all, the Michael Kelly Valor seems to have the goods. Neck set well into the body, so the neck/body contact area is significant. Overall length is very compact. The ones I've played (although briefly) felt a lot like my Hamer Archtop Studio, except no tendency to neck-dive and less access to the upper frets.

[Jeep_Guy]

Thats a Gibson ##% !

Well I know that, duh :crazy

I wanted to know if it's some special iteration or something

[Ruokangas]

Quote:
Originally Posted by SebiX http://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=3553603#post3553603)
Juha Ruokangas (http://www.ruokangas.com/) builds the best LP-Style double cutaway guitars IMHO

http://www.ruokangas.com/wallpapers/duke_800x600.jpg

Very cool, thnx! I checked the site. Any idea of pricing?
Thanks! I'd say a solid body Duke is roughly around 7-8k depending on specs. I'd be happy to give you a more specific quote if you drop me e-mail. Cliff (DAG) has also some of my guitars on his site that might be of interest to you.
-Juha-

[Serious Poo]

I'm surprised noone has mentioned the PRS McCarty yet. They're excellent Les Paul-ish type guitars, and the strap button comes right in on the 14th fret. These are all different McCarty models (Archtop, '94 McCarty, Modern Eagle, and McCarty Soapbar):

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/361/s112307zo6.jpg

[Pietro]

Prs!

[Groovey Records]

Well I know that, duh :crazy

I wanted to know if it's some special iteration or something

Oh I thought it was simply a simple question!

No nothing special except its a Vintage Gibson 335. That kinda special if you know what I mean. He said it was his for more then forty years . The Guitar was caked in sweat and crud by the end of the show the Chief is real funky. He had his Mojo working , I got so close some of it got on me too.

Serious if he makes the Blues Circuit near you get in to see him real deal
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd195/grooveyrecords/DSCN1741.jpg

Groovey Records
Listening to the Super Hits- Aretha. Young Rascals, Wilson Pickett, Booker T & the MG's. Carla Thomas, Joe Tex, Percey Sledge, Sam and Dave, Barbara Lewis, Eddie Floyd, and The MAR-KEYS all with Steve Cropper on Guitar
On Vinyl of course

[seafoamer]

Oh I thought it was simply a simple question!

No nothing special except its a Vintage Gibson 335. That kinda special if you know what I mean. He said it was his for more then forty years . The Guitar was caked in sweat and crud by the end of the show the Chief is real funky. He had his Mojo working , I got so close some of it got on me too.

Serious if he makes the Blues Circuit near you get in to see him real deal
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd195/grooveyrecords/DSCN1741.jpg


hmmm, looks like a mid-80's model, with that label in the f-hole & those tuners. If it was a original dot, it would have an orange label. His had the mid-80s label like this '84: http://www.gbase.com/files/store_images/718/1773776/photo1_e13fe-Original.jpg

[Groovey Records]

yeah your right, Still a great phot0 though

[seafoamer]

Picked this up today!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/remaofaes/hardtail3.jpg

[matte]

http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/misc/bk562/bk562_sr.jpg
http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/misc/bk562/bk562_sl.jpg
http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/misc/bk562/bk562_f.jpg
http://wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/misc/bk562/bk562_bf.jpg