Guitar Time?

I got out my Les Paul which is a sorely neglected guitar.  I have two Gibson guitars and every time I play them I marvel at how great and consistent they are.  Two things wrong for me, though:  I love my Gretsches.  However, they’re so hard to play compared to the Gibsons. (btw,  I’ve been playing my daughter’s 3/4 scale Strat quite a bit and I think I like smaller scale guitars.)

Second, the pickups on the Gibson are way too hot.  They have no dynamics whatsoever.  Oh, I guess there’s a third problem that’s really sort of related to the first, bit it deserves mention.  I love Bigsby tailpieces and my Gibsons don’t have any.

So, I think the solution is a Gibson ES-295.  It’s hollow like the Grestches, has the Bigsby like the Grestches, but has the Gibson scale length and hopefully the quality and consistency of a Gibson.  Years ago I could have gotten one for like $1200, now they’re $5000.  I’ve been feeling this for quite a long time though, so it may happen…