Yes TT i am a self confessed LP nut and proud of it...
In your "sound" description you forgot "thump". I love a really tight but full bottom end for those stops and muted sections, if they are not thumping then its just not happening.
I think Orianthi is a great guitar player, although nothing like my style i think you can clearly see that she has great "feel", The first time i saw her she was about 12 and very good then as well, she's only 19 now......not to shabby eh..
I was never a fan of those "2" types of music either, "country" and "western"
...too twangy for me, now good blues is a totally different thing and great to learn as well as i believe its the best place to start to establish "feel"...
Mick