And having spent a bit more time w/ the new guitar, after taking care of some minor adjustments and changing the strings, all I can say is:  wow! 
 
Mae didn't sound bad but this new one sings and sounds a lot more defined. And the neck pick up is frickin' sweet.
 
It's also my first electric guitar w/ such a big chunky neck and I'm loving it. Obviously, it'll take a tiny bit of getting used to but it feels right. And that satin finish on the back won me over. The entire guitar just feels as if it was custom built for me - it locks in perfectly.

Sounds like a winner.

Hi,
 
I'm not a guitarist ... but you might want to try something completely different one day ... and if "light" is an issue, this one will definitly make your day ... but all these traditionalists around here ... you're not going to find a lot of these things at Guitar Center ... end of story!
 
But yeah ... trying these is the issue for you ... you have no idea!
 
Check out Daevid Allen on his headless ... the sweetest "glissando" you have ever heard! He's right on top! Steve Hillage, also plays a similar guitar. And lately I have been looking at the folks playing the Stratus Graphite stuff ... really nice and clean, too!
 
http://www.pedrosena.com/photos.htm
 
You have to have the desire to find something different and a touch that is ... "not here" ... on what you do, so you can add a 3rd dimention to your work. But, if all you do, is covers and more covers for the professional circuit, then something like this is not going to happen!
 
Play for her some of the early Caravan (71/75), Manfred Mann (Magnified/Solar Fire/New Earth), Jack Bruce, and the likes so you can hear those Fender Jazz Basses and the early Gibson EB basses at work! All shortscale, too! Looks like Gibson is putting out an EB now that is shortscale ... since the Epiphone copies are really poor in total quality!
 
Thanks

Thanks for the pointers, Mosh. :)
 
Though I don't think we're about to agree about Epiphone being really poor quality copies - that's coming from a guy who's been playing guitar ever since he was big enough to hold one in his hands ;) They have some good ones and some not as good - like every company who wants to survive in this world. And you have to look for the right one, since quality control doesn't seem to be their forte. Just like Gibson...

 
I'm absolutely loving that new guitar mate - congratulations on a great choice 
 
And by the way, have you put new strings on the kitten yet

SteveStrummerUK
 
I'm absolutely loving that new guitar mate - congratulations on a great choice 
 
And by the way, have you put new strings on the kitten yet

Thanks. :) I'm really having a blast with this new LP. Another couple of evenings w/ it and I'm sure I'll be done w/ the transition.
 
 
I had almost forgotten how entertaining kittens can be. I love it when that little 2 lbs thing sets an ambush for me and jumps on my feet, acting like she's a huge 7 ft 350 lbs predator. :P
 
Since we thought she looked like one of those large eared bats, we called her Chauve-Souris (or, so that the vet knows how to pronounce it, Showvsooree).
 
 

Aww...  She looks like she's thinking "I'm NOT a bat!" 

Good thing that you didn't call her Летучая мышь!

Just don't let the kitty scratch the guitar.

 
 

How else can one play Cat Scratch Fever?  ;)