Sudden Guitar Obsession: Ever happen to you?

[Pacafeliz]

I've been getting increasingly itchy for an Epiphone Crestwood Custom in white.
Damn!

[rbrcbr]

I've been getting increasingly itchy for an Epiphone Crestwood Custom in white.
Damn!

Hahaha right there with you, I keep coming back to wanting to try one of those new ones out.

[Lame Pseudonym]

I hope I don't get banned for breaking some kind of rule here, posting an offset in the non-offset section, but the very second I saw the Mini-Jazzmaster in Daphne Blue, I said, "I NEED THAT NOW".

[threewordname]

This has happened to me a few times.

When I started playing guitar I had the choice between a tele and a strat. I picked the strat because I had seen Green Day and The Queers playing them, but I had only seen country acts with teles. For the longest time I HATED teles.

Flash forward 15 years, and I suddenly had a tele deluxe obsession. Being broke, I never acted on it. By the time I had the funds for one I had played my brother in law's USA tele. Then I hit the inevitable middle age tele obsession.

Now I'm old AF and have a sweet tele. 15 year old me thinks I'm lame.

[RIORIO]

I've been getting increasingly itchy for an Epiphone Crestwood Custom in white.
Damn!

They’re really great.

[DrQuasar]

For the longest time I HATED teles.

Flash forward 15 years, and I suddenly had a tele deluxe obsession. Being broke, I never acted on it. By the time I had the funds for one I had played my brother in law's USA tele. Then I hit the inevitable middle age tele obsession.

Now I'm old AF and have a sweet tele. 15 year old me thinks I'm lame.

The power of the tele is too strong. Once you play one they become undeniable.

[Shadoweclipse13]

For the longest time I HATED teles.

Flash forward 15 years, and I suddenly had a tele deluxe obsession. Being broke, I never acted on it. By the time I had the funds for one I had played my brother in law's USA tele. Then I hit the inevitable middle age tele obsession.

Now I'm old AF and have a sweet tele. 15 year old me thinks I'm lame.

The power of the tele is too strong. Once you play one they become undeniable.

Honestly, I personally love the way they feel, because every other guitar I have or have owned has tummy and forearm cuts. I like the feel of those too, but without any comfort contours, the Tele feels different.

[Maggieo]

Should I trade my LP Standard for this?



The LP:


The Padre, January 23, 2020 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

[s_mcsleazy]

i sometimes get desires for SG's when i listen to the wipers but i think the worst sudden guitar obsession is epiphone les paul elitist..... mainly down to frank iero's pansy guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fOklMA0eDk

[fever606]

Should I trade my LP Standard for this?

If it were me and I had another LP - or, frankly, any other double-humbucker-equipped guitar - I’d be hard pressed not to. The St. Vincent is one of the most comfortable guitars I’ve ever played. The pickups sound great. The build quality on the couple I’ve played has been top notch. The only reason not to, in my opinion, would be to hold out for ‘22 model because of the ‘gold foil’ pickups…

[mediocreplayer]

Should I trade my LP Standard for this?

This particular LP has a beautiful top, so I would say no.

[Maggieo]

Should I trade my LP Standard for this?

If it were me and I had another LP - or, frankly, any other double-humbucker-equipped guitar - I’d be hard pressed not to. The St. Vincent is one of the most comfortable guitars I’ve ever played. The pickups sound great. The build quality on the couple I’ve played has been top notch. The only reason not to, in my opinion, would be to hold out for ‘22 model because of the ‘gold foil’ pickups…

I've got my Greco, which is my #1 humbucker guitar, and this Inspired by the Gibson Custom Shop Epi, with Burstbuckers:


Epiphone's '59 Les Paul Outfit by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr


1989 Greco Les Paul, August 25, 2021 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

[fever606]

I mean, that Greco is all the LP I’d ever need…

[smjenkins]

Seeing as you have two really incredible other LP-style options, I'd pull the trigger on the St. Vincent.

[Maggieo]

Seeing as you have two really incredible other LP-style options, I'd pull the trigger on the St. Vincent.

Too late! Dammit.