[floydmoline]

the most important things when looking at new instruments for me is

1. wood / sound, i feel a guitar has to be real wood, preferably not ply wood, all though there are a few plywood guitars that sound ok, i haven't found a plywood guitar that sounds great, and softer woods like agathis, poplar, and the like sound dead to me, a bit on the dull side, for metal heads who like the scooped sound softer woods are ok i suppose, but i prefer more mids

2. BALANCE i really want to get an SG for that reason alone, i love the sound of a les paul, but i find it very difficult to play one sitting, they are very bottom heavy compared to a fender designed guitar

3. lastly playability, prolly the "wrong" way to look at it, but i play on acoustics at home mostly, and play bass mostly in bands (lotsa guitar players, not so many bass players) and my acoustics all seem to be poorly constructed, or something, they all have very high actions, and are difficult to play i suppose, but i have grown used to it, so now when ever i play on a "good" electric it feels odd, the stings are so low, and so loose i find my self attempting a 1/2 step bend and end up with a 2 1/2 step bend, and for bass the bass i play is fretless, and has a high action because the if it don't you get fret-board slap.