First of all, I really enjoyed the Edwards, for the money spent it is good value for money; however, my new 2007 Gibson les paul sounds much, much better!!
Both guitars are chambered and are a pleasure to play for this reason, but I must say the Gibson sounds more vibrant and packs more volume when unplugged. For this reason, it sounds even better when plugged in. I attribute this both to the Burstbuckers and the design and chambering of the Gibson.
The Bursbuckers, in all positions, IMHO sound considerably better.
The fit and finish on both guitars was fantastic.
Tuners: I don't feel the Gotoh gold tuners performed any better then the Gibson's stock klusons . In fact, I enjoy the vintage Gibsons more.
Long versus short neck tenon: From my experience and from a tone perspective, I can't see why this is such an issue, as the Gibson has a short tenon and sounds better.
Don't get me wrong, I still dig Edwards guitars, infact I would love to purchase their answer to Gibson's R6 (Goldtop, with p-90s). Does anyone have this guitar? Is this a chambered axe? Is the edwards goldtop on par in terms of fit and finish as a LP 98 or Jimmy page model? If so, I'm sure this would be a fine guitar to buy.
Just my two cents,
-prsman.
Both guitars are chambered and are a pleasure to play for this reason, but I must say the Gibson sounds more vibrant and packs more volume when unplugged. For this reason, it sounds even better when plugged in. I attribute this both to the Burstbuckers and the design and chambering of the Gibson.
The Bursbuckers, in all positions, IMHO sound considerably better.
The fit and finish on both guitars was fantastic.
Tuners: I don't feel the Gotoh gold tuners performed any better then the Gibson's stock klusons . In fact, I enjoy the vintage Gibsons more.
Long versus short neck tenon: From my experience and from a tone perspective, I can't see why this is such an issue, as the Gibson has a short tenon and sounds better.
Don't get me wrong, I still dig Edwards guitars, infact I would love to purchase their answer to Gibson's R6 (Goldtop, with p-90s). Does anyone have this guitar? Is this a chambered axe? Is the edwards goldtop on par in terms of fit and finish as a LP 98 or Jimmy page model? If so, I'm sure this would be a fine guitar to buy.
Just my two cents,
-prsman.