Lets talk Electric Guitars. What are your go-to/preferences?

Here's my go-to. I won't bore you all with the rundown of all my OCD custom specs/details, but the coolest features are ...

Neck: Original mid-1980s 48th Street ESP Custom lawsuit strat-head logo'ed from the factory. Typically only seen on period endorsement guitars (Lynch, Vito Bratta, Ronni LeTekro, Dave Murray, Jake E. Lee). I included a close-up showing off her recent refret. I used Jescar NS18 57/110s, the railroad crosstie of the jumbo fret world.

Paint: I told intense metalflake master Stike at Rowyco Kustoms in N.C. three simple words -- "match Dorothy's slippers."

What kind of bridge is that? Looks industrial strength.
The lighter fretboard/darker headstock,is damn sure noticable,not in a bad way. I would have to say,"they Nailed the paint.
I have never had a guitar painted,what does a quality job like that cost?

That is an "original" original Floyd Rose, circa 1986, a much more robust build than modern production units. Note the original wood screw fulcrum studs - modern units use metal screws-into-bushings studs.

The fretboard is lighter in color because it and the back of the neck are hand-rubbed Danish oil, like the finish on original 1980s San Dimas Charvels. Danish oil gives guitar necks a raw wood and decades-played feel, comfy like an old broken-in baseball glove. It is my favorite finish for guitar necks. The headstock is the period mid-80s polyurethane, hence the color variation.

The fretboard is particularly lighter right now because I refreshed the fingerboard's 14" radius prior to refretting her, which removed the old finish. She got a fresh coat of Danish oil on the back end.

That paint job is I think three different sizes of metal flakes in the (true) metal base coat. Paint of that detail on a bolt-on body alone will probably cost around $300-400 depending on the source. Expect to pay whomever the shooter more to have a headstock and/or a neck painted to match, and if the guitar needs pre-paint prep, like old finish stripping, structural repairs, etc.

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I won't bore you all with the rundown of all my OCD custom specs/details,

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Impossible. lol

I personally have to go with rosewood. I have The FR trem on my Dean, well...the "licensed" one.

That's an epiphone you posted though lol still a decent guitar.

I like the 1958 les paul over the 59, neck is a little thicker and holds sustain all day. I'm a gibson LP guy too. But I don't like how they have been built recently and the little care they are given before being shipped to stores.

Sorta reminds me of the blueberry burst on the 2017s

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Danish oil gives guitar necks a raw wood and decades-played feel, comfy like an old broken-in baseball glove.

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My partscaster has an all ebony neck with no finish. Ebony is dense enough that it won't warp from moisture.

It has that raw wood feel, just a little bit of oil from my hands that can be sanded away at anytime.

I prefer the lead tone of humbuckers, especially LPs. It depends on the type of music I'm playing though.

Actually the best straight-from-guitar tone I've ever heard was from a bottom tier Godin electric (HSS, maple neck). That thing sounded perfect unplugged, clean, OD, distortion, you name it. I never played any other Godin so I still wonder if it was an anomaly.

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My partscaster has an all ebony neck with no finish. Ebony is dense enough that it won't warp from moisture.

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My new LP copy has an ebony fret board. Can these have regular fret board conditioner used on them? I have Dunlop lemon oil? Bought it used and when I get off my arse and change the strings I am cleaning the whole thing. Whether it needs it or not.

The Dunlop lemon oil is great for cleaning and conditioning ebony and rosewood fingerboards. For cleaning maple fingerboards or clearcoated fingerboards, I use VM&P naptha (paint section at home improvement stores). If you don't want to have to store a quart can of it, look for a small bottle of old-skool cigarette lighter fluid at a convenience or drug store. Basically the same stuff. Whatever you're using to clean or condition any fingerboard, apply the stuff with a clean soft cloth (I use old T-shirts), let it soak in for about 60 seconds and wipe off.

On the Godin electric ... all the products made by LaSiDo (Godin, Seagull) are great guitars that pack incredible value. FYI, LaSiDo has historically been a frequent ghost-build OEM neck supplier for many very reputable high-dollar American guitar companies.

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