I love the sound of Les Pauls when others play them, they just don't work for me. I had one many years ago. I ran through 10 or so band practices with it, then 1 show and I couldn't get it to sound good at all. Then there is the carved top, I don't like those, my forearm scrapes against it while playing and my arm is wrecked after any substantial time playing. That may not be an issue anymore though, I don't strum the way I did 20 years ago. Lastly, this doesn't apply just to Les Pauls, but just about every set neck guitar I have played. The neck is angled back a bit. It is just enough to make my wrist hurt while playing, bad enough that if I play for a while, I can't really play guitar for a few days afterwards. What a drag it is getting old.