Comments on: Play Like A Girl! Reviews The Luna Andromeda Floyd Grape

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:39:34 +0000

Have you been able to get your hands on one yet? I’m torn between Daisy Rock and Luna!! I can’t find any sort of comparison scale. Maybe I should just get one of each. From the reviews(I’m US military spouse in Germany), the only Luna downfall is no strap holders and for DR, can’t keep it’s tune(though that’s arguable).

So, I’m very much stuck. My 8yr old daughter and I would like to start playing. We both are beginners. Maybe I should just get one of each. XD

By: Meh

Meh — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:17:32 +0000

Actually, Adrian Vandenberg’s Peavey Model has a thin neck and he’s pretty tall (over 6′). I have huge hands and love thin necks on my guitars where I can easily bar at will with my thumb and still play.

Like to try one of these some time.

By: John Pink Guitar Fan

John Pink Guitar Fan — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:13:02 +0000

I’m a shredder, happy to plead guilty to that, and I prefer thinner faster necks. Vai doesn’t play Wizard necks because he likes 1959 Les Paul necks. I agree, women probably could play a variety of necks, but the few I’ve worked with over the years who have really wanted to be great seem to prefer thinner faster necks for all the same reasons that I do. I used to play with a girl who couldn’t have been much taller than 5 feet, and she always prefered the feel of the Ibanez and Jackson necks for metal shred, for her smaller hands. I honestly wish there were more girls into metal and shred playing, but I think it’s just that the two genders are wired differently. What I do like is the way that Lori Linstruth and Luna are approaching the market. Originally as a gag I started playing a pink Dasiy Rock singlecut and I found the thing could SHRED. Fast easy neck and short scale. I ended up going on to pick up the Daisy Venus model, also very fast. But I don’t think Daisy Rock would ever offer a floyd rose guitar, because A they seem to be targeting ONLY women, and B, they’re assuming girls don’t shred. Lori would tell us how much of a disservice that attitude is to women players.

Speaking of Lori, I read her review of the guitar, and I agree with 100% of it without even having picked it up. It does look great, but the two things keeping me away are the same gripes that she had.
#1 The controls arrangement. Put a 3-way toggle under the bridge pup and it’s a hit.
#2 The scale. A 24 fret Floyd Rose on a 24.75″ Les Paul scale is the best there is for speed AND for ease of play. Look at what Shawn Lane used to do with that set up. Speaking of which, I have a Shawn Lane Charvel 750XL and it’s the fastest thing out there. All Luna would need to do would be shorten the scale while keeping it 24 frets and this thing would be a light-touch charm for girls and even guy shredders like me, all at the same time.

Keep up the good work Luna, you and Lori share the same awesome attitude, bring awesome stuff to the girls AND the boys and maybe someday we can all play along. =]

By: Cary

Cary — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:36:51 +0000

It takes all kinds :)

By: April

April — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:26:54 +0000

I suppose I’m just not a “girly girl”.

By: Mark Kardwell

Mark Kardwell — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:16:43 +0000

Always.

By: Cary

Cary — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:40:59 +0000

April, I think it’s probably more of a nicety than a real necessity for most females. If a full-size instrument feels good then no need to deviate, but if something smaller works better then at least the option is available.

IG, I think you meant Bonnie Raitt, right? ;)

Mark––you’re just dying to stir up some trouble, aren’t you….

By: Mark Kardwell

Mark Kardwell — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:49:39 +0000

I’d say “female shredders” is a rather specialised market. Girls have too much sense to waste their time playing that stuff. Time better spent cooking, cleaning, etc.

By: IG

IG — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:27:23 +0000

That’s a real cool body, never seen that approach before of cutting body out of the back bottom. Nice.

April, I think Nancy Wilson of Heart is proof that girls can play ANY guitar. But, alas, whatever works for anyone is what matters, right?

By: April

April — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:05:05 +0000

Don’t understand how girls have a problem playing regular guitars. I have very slim fingers yet can play guitars such as a Gibson L5 with no probs at all.