Pretty impressive. I just wonder why Dad got him a Gibson instead of a Fender.
How you misjudge me! Dad took son to guitarshop and let him play various guitars (Tele, which he didn't like, Les Paul Studio, SG Faded, Strat and only eventually the Flying V). If truth be told I thought he sounded best on the Strat initially and he was kind of torn between the Strat and the Les Paul. When we were just about to leave, still undecided about what Christmas purchase to make, he saw the triple pup faded Flying V hanging on the wall and wanted to give that a try ... he felt immediately at home on it and loved the - Dad's genes I guess
- upper register accessability it has. I thought it sounded great right from the start, creamy and full of sustain, but not as massive as the Les Paul especially as regards rhythm work (you don't see a lot of LP players as rhythm guitarists, I think there is a reason for that). Thinking that this kid will now go through a few years of overplaying rather than underplaying, I felt his present and future band mates would appreciate it if he played with a sound that left a little more room for them!
Uwe