Les Paul style guitar with Floyd: LP Axcess, ESP Eclipse, or something else?

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What Floyd-equipped LP-style guitar would you pick? I'm especially curious about what options there are for a more vintagey spec'd LP with a Floyd (things like fatter neck, medium jumbo frets, full thickness body, etc).
 
ESP Skolnick. Not sure I'm a fan of the newer green one, but the older blue is great bang for buck. Chunky neck, nice guitars.

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Gibson did a Les Paul traditional with a Floyd and they have the shred series with Floyd's or kahler. They don't have the belly cut or sculpted heel but way cheaper than an axcess. I have a traditional, it's great, has an onboard 10db boost on a push push pot too. I tend to like a fat neck but this is a slim taper neck. That said it's really fast, Easy, and comfortable to play
 
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Gibson did a Les Paul traditional with a Floyd and they have the shred series with Floyd's or kahler. They don't have the belly cut or sculpted heel but way cheaper than an axcess. I have a traditional, it's great, has an onboard 10db boost on a push push pot too. I tend to like a fat neck but this is a slim taper neck. That said it's really fast, Easy, and comfortable to play
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Yeah, these were GC exclusives. There were two different necks(50's & 60's) and they had four different finishes.

https://www.gibsontraditional.com/models/gibson-les-paul-traditional-pro-ii-floyd-rose/

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Yeah I would dig a full thickness, non weight relieved LP historic with a 60's neck and the Access heel.
 
I felt a great disturbance in the guitar world, as if millions of mahogany trees suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened
 
Those Trad II Pros look nice. Seems like they're real hard to find though.

Are there any good options with EMGs and full thickness body with chunky neck? The guitar I have in mind is basically 50s LP specs but with a Floyd and EMG 60/81 set. It's such a specific thing though that maybe my best bet would be to grab a Les Paul husk and put a Kahler and EMGs in it. Or a used ESP LTD EC-1000FR and get it refretted. Call me a freak but I like basically feeling the fretboard under my fingers when I play.

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I felt a great disturbance in the guitar world, as if millions of mahogany trees suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened
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I know I know. It sickens me too but I can't help it. I really want a Floyd guitar but I'm a rhythm guy and not a shredder and despite my best efforts I can't get along with super strats. Heavy Les Pauls are where it's at for me. 9+ lbs or bust
 
Key question, what price point are you looking at?

ESP / LTD has a number of full thickness, and IIRC ESP USA are all full thickness although they are weight relieved.

Theyr'e rare AF, but there are a few full thickness ESP Hanneman Eclipses out there with a Kahler and 81/85. Thin neck, though.
 
GJgo said:
Key question, what price point are you looking at?

ESP / LTD has a number of full thickness, and IIRC ESP USA are all full thickness although they are weight relieved.

Theyr'e rare AF, but there are a few full thickness ESP Hanneman Eclipses out there with a Kahler and 81/85. Thin neck, though.
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Definitely looking sub $3k, ideally sub $2k. I don't think there are any current production full thickness LTDs or E-IIs with a Floyd. Were there older ones that had one?

Definitely gonna look into that Hanneman Eclipse, sounds awesome.

I'm also open to Explorer like shapes if I'm more likely to find something closer to the specs I'm looking for there
 
I had a LP Custom Axcess for a number of years, one of the best things Gibson has ever made, axcess joint is a very good addition to an LP style guitar.
 
chumbucket said:
Yeah I would dig a full thickness, non weight relieved LP historic with a 60's neck and the Access heel.
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I think Gibson did some R8/R9/R0 with contoured neck heel about 10 years ago. I've seen some for sale on Reverb. No Floyd though.

That said, I've got an Access myself and it's my #1 right now.
 
Here’s my main guitar 2014 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro II with factory Floyd Rose I changed the wiring to 50s wiring changed the pickup to Kolev Custom wound pickups.
 

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I see quite a few newer Les Paul standard 50s available used. Could always pick one up on the cheap and throw an frx on it. I've got an ltd I threw an frx on and it works really well. Stays in tune, even supports a dtuna.
 
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I see quite a few newer Les Paul standard 50s available used. Could always pick one up on the cheap and throw an frx on it. I've got an ltd I threw an frx on and it works really well. Stays in tune, even supports a dtuna.
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I like the idea of an FRX. Should just try it. I think all my tuneomatic are ABR though, and I think it needs Nashville posts?

Nevermind. I see you just remove the front post entirely, so it'll work with an ABR just fine
 
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I see quite a few newer Les Paul standard 50s available used. Could always pick one up on the cheap and throw an frx on it. I've got an ltd I threw an frx on and it works really well. Stays in tune, even supports a dtuna.
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Honestly didn't even know the FRX was a thing til now. That seems like an obvious choice for me, although I see in your super helpful post linked below that you mention it's probably not ideal with medium jumbo frets.

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Post in thread 'anyone try the Floyd Rose FRX??'

I just bought/installed an FRX for the first time about a month or so ago. To avoid writing a super long post Ill sum it up with three lessons I learned. I originally installed on an old import LP custom that I've had for 2 decades and was probably 2 decades old when I got it. Of note, I am a true DIYer, I dont watch videos/read instructions unless there is something I cant figure out on my own so I learned these things through trial and error and when I couldn't get action where I wanted I finally watched a video... My FRX is now installed on an LTD sparrowhawk. While the FRX is meant as...
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Did you install the locking nut or did you find it worked well without?
 
Yeah, I like very low action and I suspect I won't be able to lower an FRX enough on an LP to get there.
 
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