What do people think of this??

Mental Mickey · 06-03-2009 9:06pm #1

http://www.thomann.de/ie/epiphone_les_paul_ultra_ii_me.htm. The reason why I went for a 3/4 size guitar is, because I am confined to a wheelchair and I am unable to manage a full-size guitar(I have tried a full-size Fender Strat, and a full-size Hohner Les Paul copy)because the neck is usually too long, or the body is too wide.....??

Opinions/suggestions welcome.

feylya · 06-03-2009 9:09pm

Personally, I think something like this would be better value for money, sound better and would probably suit your needs a bit better.

Mental Mickey · 06-03-2009 9:13pm

feylya wrote: »

Personally, I think something like this would be better value for money, sound better and would probably suit your needs a bit better.

:eek:Oh Gawd no. Horrible looking thing.

Johnny Storm · 06-03-2009 9:59pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

:eek:Oh Gawd no. Horrible looking thing.

There's no accounting for taste. :pac:

Dord · 06-03-2009 10:06pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

http://www.thomann.de/ie/epiphone_les_paul_ultra_ii_me.htm. The reason why I went for a 3/4 size guitar is, because I am confined to a wheelchair and I am unable to manage a full-size guitar(I have tried a full-size Fender Strat, and a full-size Hohner Les Paul copy)because the neck is usually too long, or the body is too wide.....??

Opinions/suggestions welcome.

Actually that LP isn't 3/4 scale, it's 24 and 3/4 inch scale whereas Fender's scale length would be 25 and 1/2 inch. There's not going to be much of a difference between the LP and the Strat, maybe a difference in feel.

But one thing I did find is that it's easier for me to play my Les Paul sitting down than my previous strat and tele. The neck is at a different angle and the cutout and lack of contouring makes it stay in place better.

Might be a good idea for you try out a Les Paul in a shop to see how comfortable you are with it. Any one should do, and then if you're happy you could get that one you linked to.

boycey · 06-03-2009 10:33pm

http://www.g-sharpguitar.com/?ItemID=1492

Guitarist reviewed these, if I recall they said they sounded like a tele capo'd at the fourth fret? Might be worth doing a bit of googling on them.
Again, they're not exactly lookers though.

Red Sleeping Beauty · 09-03-2009 4:42pm

There's not much wood in them Les Paul Ultras.

Dord · 09-03-2009 9:14pm

There's not much wood in a Les Paul Standard anymore either! :pac:

punchdrunk · 09-03-2009 11:55pm

what kind of stuff do you want to play?

red_ice · 10-03-2009 12:14am

feylya wrote: »

Personally, I think something like this would be better value for money, sound better and would probably suit your needs a bit better.

fap fap fappidy fap!

mikey, have you thought about lap steel? great fun for lead guitar if thats what your lookin at playing!

Red Sleeping Beauty · 10-03-2009 12:19pm

That LP Ultra's insides look something like this ....

Les Paul BFG|Les Paul Supreme

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Mental Mickey · 13-03-2009 8:50pm

red_ice wrote: »

fap fap fappidy fap!

mikey, have you thought about lap steel? great fun for lead guitar if thats what your lookin at playing!

What's a "lap steel"? Excuse my ignorance!

Ravelleman · 13-03-2009 9:41pm

Alan Rouge wrote: »

That LP Ultra's insides look something like this ....

Les Paul BFG|Les Paul Supreme
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Just to say, the Les Paul Supreme was always conceived as a chambered guitar. The chambers were never intended for weight relief, according to Gibson that is.

Mental Mickey, do a google search for what a lap steel is...

I will say this though - the lap steel is a totally different beast to guitar played Spanish style. While they are certainly awesome in their own right, I wouldn't settle if that's not what you really want. I think your best bet would be to go to your local music store and try out guitars. Only you know what you will feel comfortable playing. We can make suggestions but, ultimately, only you can work out what you need.

Mental Mickey · 13-03-2009 10:00pm

Ravelleman wrote: »

Just to say, the Les Paul Supreme was always conceived as a chambered guitar. The chambers were never intended for weight relief, according to Gibson that is.

Mental Mickey, do a google search for what a lap steel is...

I will say this though - the lap steel is a totally different beast to guitar played Spanish style. While they are certainly awesome in their own right, I wouldn't settle if that's not what you really want. I think your best bet would be to go to your local music store and try out guitars. Only you know what you will feel comfortable playing. We can make suggestions but, ultimately, only you can work out what you need.

One of those....? Not what I was thinking of......? I'm more interested in the conventional guitars.

BuddhaJoe · 13-03-2009 10:30pm

Maybe a Gibson Les Paul Vixen? http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Guitars/Electric_Guitars/Electric_Guitars/p6962.aspx

Thinner body and neck with Strat style contours and very lightweight.

Mental Mickey · 13-03-2009 11:31pm

BuddhaJoe wrote: »

Maybe a Gibson Les Paul Vixen? http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Guitars/Electric_Guitars/Electric_Guitars/p6962.aspx

Thinner body and neck with Strat style contours and very lightweight.

Now THAT is nice......:D

Do Waltons sell these? I had a look on X-Music's site and they don't seem to have it.....?

BuddhaJoe · 14-03-2009 12:26am

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Now THAT is nice......:D

Do Waltons sell these? I had a look on X-Music's site and they don't seem to have it.....?

As far as I know Waltons dont have one and since they have been recently discontinued they probably will never have one.

I did find some pictures that highlights the body size/shape to give you a better idea of what these are like:

Ravelleman · 14-03-2009 1:33am

Mental Mickey wrote: »

One of those....? Not what I was thinking of......? I'm more interested in the conventional guitars.

Indeed. Hence the paragraph that followed that sentence.

Mental Mickey · 14-03-2009 7:46pm

BuddhaJoe wrote: »

As far as I know Waltons dont have one and since they have been recently discontinued they probably will never have one.

I did find some pictures that highlights the body size/shape to give you a better idea of what these are like:

Gorgeous guitar. Are you sure it's discontinued.........?

BuddhaJoe · 14-03-2009 8:00pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Gorgeous guitar. Are you sure it's discontinued.........?

Positive unfortunatly. A few sellers online still have them but once their current stock is gone thats it.

Mental Mickey · 14-03-2009 8:02pm

BuddhaJoe wrote: »

Positive unfortunatly. A few sellers online still have them but once their current stock is gone thats it.

I wonder would that new place, X-Music, have any....?

BuddhaJoe · 14-03-2009 8:14pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

I wonder would that new place, X-Music, have any....?

Im pretty sure Xmusic dont but I completely forgot about the northside Waltons, I havnt been in there in years! They might.

Edit: Also look out for the Goddess series Gibsons, they have also been discontinued recently but there seems to be a fair few of them available online still. They are made in the same vain as the Vixen series with a smaller,thinner body. The Goddess SG is roughly the same price as the Les Paul Vixen:

Mental Mickey · 14-03-2009 8:48pm

BuddhaJoe wrote: »

Im pretty sure Xmusic dont but I completely forgot about the northside Waltons, I havnt been in there in years! They might.

Edit: Also look out for the Goddess series Gibsons, they have also been discontinued recently but there seems to be a fair few of them available online still. They are made in the same vain as the Vixen series with a smaller,thinner body. The Goddess SG is roughly the same price as the Les Paul Vixen:

Niiiiiice.

BuddhaJoe · 14-03-2009 9:08pm

To give you a size idea heres a SG Classic and an SG Goddess beside each other:

punchdrunk · 14-03-2009 9:20pm

http://www.gordonsmithguitars.com/products/index.php

gordon smith offers his models in a thinner version,i'm sure he could make you something unique,he's a great guitar builder!

cue brute · 14-03-2009 9:42pm

http://www.imuso.co.uk/directory/reviews/electric-guitar-reviews/pignose-travel-guitar.htm

i have the standard version of this guitar - while its not one of the 'great' guitars it is very handy and i have gigged with it a few times quite happily

i think its 7/8 scale, so not too far from full size - you can see that the back end of the body has been cut down and thats how they make it so small

Mental Mickey · 15-03-2009 6:00pm

http://www.waltons.ie/Product/View.aspx?id=11413&cid=263

I found this on Waltons site just now. Opinions/recommendations please?

OK-Cancel-Apply · 15-03-2009 8:17pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

http://www.waltons.ie/Product/View.aspx?id=11413&cid=263

I found this on Waltons site just now. Opinions/recommendations please?

Best try it out first. TBH I think you are the only one who can say for sure what size guitar you need.

cue brute · 16-03-2009 1:29am

its only half size mickey so the difference between a 'real' guitar would be great - i think you would be better off with the pignose @ 7/8 size its pretty close to standard

tom

punchdrunk · 16-03-2009 1:21pm

I htink that thing is going to be too small TBH

what about an airline like this?

shortscale neck and a nice small body :cool:

Mental Mickey · 18-03-2009 12:06pm

Re: the Airline Twin Tone guitar:

It seems to me that that guitar is a rare item?? That sends alarm bell signals to me. Sounds like it would be very difficult to come across one.....??

Homer Sexual · 18-03-2009 12:14pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Sounds like it would be very difficult to come across one.....??

Not if you aim right

Johnny Storm · 18-03-2009 2:14pm

Homer Sexual wrote: »

Not if you aim right

LOL!
On the other hand, why would you want to?
Please dont answer :P

Ravelleman · 18-03-2009 3:35pm

Well played, sir. Well played.

Organeer · 19-03-2009 5:48pm

Hi, Hofner make a Shorty guitar. It is a normal scale length but has most of the body cut away. They look strange but play well. I think John Mayall used to play something like it.

punchdrunk · 20-03-2009 10:35am

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Re: the Airline Twin Tone guitar:

It seems to me that that guitar is a rare item?? That sends alarm bell signals to me. Sounds like it would be very difficult to come across one.....??

thats a bit misleading,eastwood make repro's of guitars from the 50's/60's/70's by brands long gone out of production or models long discontinued

here's a great shop in the UK thats stocks eastwood

http://roselanemusic.com/epages/eshop111508.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop111508/Products/%22twin%20tone%20white%22

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