csquared
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I went ahead and ordered a Tremonti Core with a trem. I am both excited and terrified lol
Allow me to explain and bore you a bit with some background:
LONGTIME Les Paul Player. Right around 40 years now. Over the years I've had a lot of other nice guitars, and I always ended up dumping them because my muscle memory is tied to the layout of a Les Paul, pickup selector being the most critical but also the variety of tones I can dial in. With the right pickups my number 1 covers everything with ease.
The major downfall of being a Les Paul player is the lack of a trem. I've never been a huge trem guy, but I've also mostly had Les Pauls
If you wanted a LP with a trem you had two options: adding a bigsby (not a fan) or buying an Axcess with a Floyd. I tried the axcess, loved a lot about it but ultimately, Floyds kinda suck.
Back in September I built a guitar for my daughter. Kind of a strat tele hybrid, with a Hipshot Contour Trem. She also has a Pink CU24 SE. These trems are fun. How to get a LP with a Hipshot, Wilkinson VS100, or a PRS style? I have a 594, awesome guitar. If I could only find one with a trem...
The Tremonti seems like my best option without going with a full on Custom Build. I prefer to use the trem for some Vibrato on chords or to pull up (dive bombs are kinda boring). It says the Trem is recessed so on paper this looks awesome.
Now the terrified part:
I have had horrible luck over the years buying guitars sight unseen. Every piece of wood resonates a little different. Over the years I've learned to just a quiet spot and play a guitar unplugged and listen to it to find the right one. About 17 years ago I had some medical issues I had to battle and had to sell my guitars to help get me through. I spent 3 years playing Les Pauls before finding one I loved, and than 2 months later i found one that also satisfied my ear. I also have been battling Lupus since the Chemo so neck profile is super critical.The only guitar I've ever bought and been in love with unseen is my Wildwood Spec S2 CU24.
This also the second most expensive guitar I ever bought
Fingers crossed....
Allow me to explain and bore you a bit with some background:
LONGTIME Les Paul Player. Right around 40 years now. Over the years I've had a lot of other nice guitars, and I always ended up dumping them because my muscle memory is tied to the layout of a Les Paul, pickup selector being the most critical but also the variety of tones I can dial in. With the right pickups my number 1 covers everything with ease.
The major downfall of being a Les Paul player is the lack of a trem. I've never been a huge trem guy, but I've also mostly had Les Pauls
If you wanted a LP with a trem you had two options: adding a bigsby (not a fan) or buying an Axcess with a Floyd. I tried the axcess, loved a lot about it but ultimately, Floyds kinda suck.
Back in September I built a guitar for my daughter. Kind of a strat tele hybrid, with a Hipshot Contour Trem. She also has a Pink CU24 SE. These trems are fun. How to get a LP with a Hipshot, Wilkinson VS100, or a PRS style? I have a 594, awesome guitar. If I could only find one with a trem...
The Tremonti seems like my best option without going with a full on Custom Build. I prefer to use the trem for some Vibrato on chords or to pull up (dive bombs are kinda boring). It says the Trem is recessed so on paper this looks awesome.
Now the terrified part:
I have had horrible luck over the years buying guitars sight unseen. Every piece of wood resonates a little different. Over the years I've learned to just a quiet spot and play a guitar unplugged and listen to it to find the right one. About 17 years ago I had some medical issues I had to battle and had to sell my guitars to help get me through. I spent 3 years playing Les Pauls before finding one I loved, and than 2 months later i found one that also satisfied my ear. I also have been battling Lupus since the Chemo so neck profile is super critical.The only guitar I've ever bought and been in love with unseen is my Wildwood Spec S2 CU24.
This also the second most expensive guitar I ever bought
Fingers crossed....