So I'm buying a Les Paul online tonight. and have been going through gallery pics looking for just the right one. Kinda OCD on fit and finish. I found one with super nice grain, but when check string alignment, ( always a check I like to do) I was disappointed that it didn't pass the test. I checked several other, and found this appear pretty common. Actually it wasn't easy finding many with perfected alignment. Hell this even included very expensive models.
I found one that was perfect, but with lesser grain goodness. :-( It is lighter ad that's a plus though. Am Ito OCD about this as it seems pretty common? Do other people check for such things? I rarely buy guitars, and this very well could the the Les Paul for life. I don't like the idea of settling for the lifetime guitar....
Would you settle for a less nice finish for better alignment? Here's the pic of the one I like that had nice grain, but not so great alignment. Notice both the pole pieces at the bridge pickup, also look at the spacing of the 2 E strings from the edge of the neck near the neck pickup. Looks way off to me.
Click the Photo for a bigger view if you didn't know.
I found one that was perfect, but with lesser grain goodness. :-( It is lighter ad that's a plus though. Am Ito OCD about this as it seems pretty common? Do other people check for such things? I rarely buy guitars, and this very well could the the Les Paul for life. I don't like the idea of settling for the lifetime guitar....
Would you settle for a less nice finish for better alignment? Here's the pic of the one I like that had nice grain, but not so great alignment. Notice both the pole pieces at the bridge pickup, also look at the spacing of the 2 E strings from the edge of the neck near the neck pickup. Looks way off to me.
Click the Photo for a bigger view if you didn't know.
