Members marloni Posted May 28, 2005 Members Share Posted May 28, 2005 there are lots of variation of the les paul but which do you like best? I like the LP standard. it just sounds and feels the best in my hands. I like the look of the Les paul custom (bad ass guitar) but the necks are very think and theyre very heavy. the neck pickup is also useless on a les paul custom (sounds very thin). the classic les paul doesn't sounds more modern than classic to my ears. the LP studio is of inferior quality. i don't know but every les paul studio i've played was not remotely as good as higher models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forbidden Posted May 28, 2005 Members Share Posted May 28, 2005 My R9 ; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Europa760 Posted May 28, 2005 Members Share Posted May 28, 2005 i like the one with the brown knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevin_FL Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Buying a Les-Paul is like buying a Harley. Its 75% complete & needs work to make it right. I have worked on hundreds of em & the only conclusion I can come to is the Historics are much better than the production stuff. But now the Historics are being made is much greater numbers & even these guitars are hit & miss (more hit than miss). A typical "Les-Paul Guy" plays about 15 guitars to find the one that talks to him. Then he overpays for the guitar by about 40%. Then he brings it to me for $300 - $500 worth of work to get the electronics, fretwork & hardware right. Sounds like a lot of work to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marloni Posted May 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Originally posted by Forbidden My R9 ; that's a nice guitar man... thats what i want. I tried a les paul standard and it seems to be what eddie van halens peavey wolfgang wants to be. eddies wolfies are like les pauls really. but the paul sounds better. too bad i dont own one yet. its got one of the best tones ever.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Originally posted by Kevin_FL Buying a Les-Paul is like buying a Harley. Its 75% complete & needs work to make it right. I have worked on hundreds of em & the only conclusion I can come to is the Historics are much better than the production stuff. But now the Historics are being made is much greater numbers & even these guitars are hit & miss (more hit than miss). A typical "Les-Paul Guy" plays about 15 guitars to find the one that talks to him. Then he overpays for the guitar by about 40%. Then he brings it to me for $300 - $500 worth of work to get the electronics, fretwork & hardware right. Sounds like a lot of work to me. You should change your moniker to manwhotalksoutofhisass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gnugear Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 I really want a Historic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TattooedCarrot Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 I used to be into this (custom shop production custom).... ........ but I'm selling it because I bought this (57RI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldFenderGuy Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Well it might not be a "real" Gibson, but I'm having a great time with this (Epi Les Paul Custom).. Plays great, and I still haven't found any faults in it. 9.7 pounds of pure tone, especially after we installed the Gibson 490/498 pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Originally posted by OldFenderGuy Well it might not be a "real" Gibson, but I'm having a great time with this (Epi Les Paul Custom).. Plays great, and I still haven't found any faults in it. 9.7 pounds of pure tone, especially after we installed the Gibson 490/498 pickups. No doubt! That's a nice little guitar. And the 490/498 is a great combo,especially if you set them on the low side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crusher Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 It's hard to chose just one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeff Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 I like what Allison Robertson said about the Les Paul when she was comparing it to her SG Classic: "The LP is just a big stupid block of wood. The SG Classic is more like the smart nerd with many facets. It can do a lot of different things while the Les Paul is just the big dumb jock that poses for Abercrombie and Fitch ads." :D So...uh, I have 3 of these big, dumb jocks. Doh! I hope it doesn't ruin my chances of getting a date with Allison. Oh, and this is for Allison: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marloni Posted May 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Originally posted by Crusher It's hard to chose just one.... I'd guess you like them customs... I don't like customs though. they sound good on the bridge pickup but the neck pickup sounds thin. and les paul customs are too heavy and the necks are too thick. theyre too expensive too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cylon Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Originally posted by tlbonehead You should change your moniker to manwhotalksoutofhisass You should change your moniker to Imanasshatwhonobodycareswtfisay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Originally posted by cylon You should change your moniker to Imanasshatwhonobodycareswtfisay. Why do you even bother? And quit staring at my butt. I've warned you before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeff Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 Originally posted by Kevin_FL Buying a Les-Paul is like buying a Harley. Its 75% complete & needs work to make it right. I have worked on hundreds of em & the only conclusion I can come to is the Historics are much better than the production stuff. But now the Historics are being made is much greater numbers & even these guitars are hit & miss (more hit than miss). A typical "Les-Paul Guy" plays about 15 guitars to find the one that talks to him. Then he overpays for the guitar by about 40%. Then he brings it to me for $300 - $500 worth of work to get the electronics, fretwork & hardware right. Sounds like a lot of work to me. Wait a minute...are you the guy that sold the Alzheimer's lady 11 organs? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7998862/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeff Posted May 29, 2005 Members Share Posted May 29, 2005 You can plainly see that this Les Paul Classic is only 75% complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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