Members In Search of Tone Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 According to the rig in your sig it looks like you have the Vai / Satch equip covered. For the other tones you were looking for I would suggest a Gibson LP Classic. The pups on the classic go from great Gibson warm tone to scream. I love the way the classic pushes my Mesa's clean channel into overdrive and how smooth it sounds on the lead channel. The feel and look of my goldtop classic - got to love it! LP info: http://www.lespaulforum.com/registry/index.php http://www.allaboutguitars.info/ http://wiki.gibson.com/Gibson+USA+-+Electric+Guitars+-+Les+Paul.ashx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edes Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 PRS Single cut Brian Moore single cut ESP Eclipse These should be able to do the tones you want to do quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members empire_machine Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 i agree with going to a store and trying a studio, classic, standard and custom, if you can. its the only way for you to know for sure. keep in mind the necks on classics are slimmer. some standards also have the slimmer 60s neck. with gibson, i think you are paying a lot for the look of the prettier les pauls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daniel Kamerman Posted July 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 According to the rig in your sig it looks like you have the Vai / Satch equip covered. For the other tones you were looking for I would suggest a Gibson LP Classic. The pups on the classic go from great Gibson warm tone to scream. I love the way the classic pushes my Mesa's clean channel into overdrive and how smooth it sounds on the lead channel. The feel and look of my goldtop classic - got to love it! LP info: http://www.lespaulforum.com/registry/index.phphttp://www.allaboutguitars.info/http://wiki.gibson.com/Gibson+USA+-+Electric+Guitars+-+Les+Paul.ashx Great info, thanks for the links!!! I'm gonna definitely give some a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Look at these two LP's Tone for days [YOUTUBE]-qNFpV1C9c8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FiveIron Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 the les paul standard faded is a great guitar and it'll save you a couple bucks. i hear edward lps are nice, but not quite a gibby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WoodenDuckMaker Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 buying used is definitely the way to go, such a huge savings. try many before you make your pick. just pick what sounds and plays best to you, dont get hung up on the model. also school yourself on spotting fakes if you buy from a private party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slunderfungus Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 If I were to gte an LP now it would e as old as I could find. I went looking at new ones a while ack and didn't theink the uild quality was any diferent than the Ianez artist sitting right eside them. If I'm going to pay that much for an axe, it etter be built like its priced.unles the store I went to buys seconds and sells them as firsts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Every once in a while Meth Donkey will have a good point. I'll second the ESP Eclipse. I would also reccomend the these:http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_deluxe-mh.htmland these:http://www.espguitars.com/guitars_deluxe-h.htmlI was eyeballing these until I decided to make sure I get my Ibanez artist violin finish. The one that actually has the p/u and knob config of a LP But he wants a LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoodleFace Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Custom, there is no other choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daniel Kamerman Posted July 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Yes, I do want an LP. Like I've said I've played nothing but superstrats for the past 12 year and looking to get an Gibby LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members starsnuffer Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 As much as I agree with Deathmonkey that the Carvin SC's are super sexy and play like buttered glass, nothing has the mojo of a real gibson. They're clunky, slow, painful, but have a ton of tone and mojo. I really like my BFG. It's cheap (for a gibson), it's chambered, it's messy, it bites into my skin whenever I play it, but I can't put it down. The P90 in the neck is sexy to boot. All I can say is go play a ton of them and get the one that YOU like. Don't bother looking for features, the right year, whatever. They're all different. You're just going to find exactly what you thought you wanted but it'll be a lemon. Visit all the used guitar shops, take a trip to a big city if you live in BFE, whatever it takes. -W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members charveldan Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 My Goldtop Les Paul Classic is the nicest guitar i've ever owned in 35 yrs of playing [someone might think i've had some really crappy guitars] i have but i've had some really GOOD ones too.I find with my Les Paul the simplistic nature of the design & features are what works for me,no double locking anything is an added plus[i loves me some floyds though]it's the same everytime i pick it up and play. The 490 & 500T pups were a little fuzzy/spongy for my taste i've got Seymour's 59neck & SH5 Custom bridge.A Gibson Les Paul has higher resale value than most cars,boats or planes, they are more than an instrument they are an investment that will only appreciate over time in value.....you'll never regret owning one.It's the best 17 $100.00 dollar bills i've ever spent!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Try a Studio, then a Standard or Classic, then a Custom. See what ya think! I chose the Studio. Then bought a Classic , then finally a Custom AW. Studio doesn't have all the cosmetics and detail work but it is a work horse. Classic or Standard are right along the same line. Custom is the Caddy of the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RMS Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 That's what I basically wanted to know, some prices are jacked way higher when it seems like almost the same guitar in my eyes. So playability wise, customs, standards, and studios are fairly on the same plane? Or is that just totally false? Pretty much, but it changes year-to-year also. The neck shapes are different between different models some years and not others. The studio is sometimes just like other LPs without the fancy trim. Other times the studio is a light instrument that has a distinctively different tone. The scale lengths are the same. The neck width is always the same, I believe. It's just the neck shape, the specific woods, and electronics that change. (The electronics can be changed of course.) I'd play through a pile of 2nd hand ones and when you find one that's "the one", buy it if you can afford it at all. Of all the classic guitar styles out there, none of them are as varied as LPs in my experience...even other Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Veyron Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 I bought my VOS a few months ago, best guitar I've ever owned (I've owned close to 50 guitars, several LPs). Theres a video on Youtube about teh VOS series, its a Gibson Custom Shop guitar, made using the original spec from the late 50s or early 60s, superb quality and sound. EDIT: Avoid the chambered LP's, just my opinion, but they arent LP's, there an empty shell of what should have been a LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 The real deal with Les Pauls is that regardless of price or model, one of them will blow your socks off. It may be the dingy studio hanging in a pawn shop or the $4500 custom shop model, but you'll play a bunch that are just OK and then you'll find the one that absolutely kills everything else you've ever played. BTW... Gibson pups suck balls unless they're the '57 classics. My Magic LP pup choice is a Dimarzio Air Norton (F-Spaced) in the bridge and a Dimarzio Humbucker from Hell in the neck. Tone and clarity for days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wanky Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 i like the customs asethetically but the new 2008 LP is probably is the best, supposedly it sustains even longer, has better weight balance, has laser precision mounted frets and has a laser computer setup action just avoid the supreme, i heard bad thing, and when i played it, it didn't quite have the same vibe as the rest of the les pauls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IbzSZ Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 edwards LP FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -=Diz-Tortion=- Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 i was wanting a les paul myself but i dont know how often id use it , wouldn't justify spending the money on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members filthy6 Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Just played my teachers '73 LPC today, holy {censored}! It was white, but it was alll aged, and the gold was wearing off, so much mojo, it played like butter. Find yourself a good used one, cheaper, and the older, the better quality Old LPC = Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inu Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 I have a Studio which is simple looking and nice sounding (maybe a bit dark) but I tend to find it a bit weighty. Then, the other day, I tried a Custom... and that was weighty!!I understand why, in the late 50ies Gibson started doing the SG and droped the LP... SG are a breeze to carry onstage with added upper fret acces and a sound not so different (less complex though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BerkleeBill Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Edwards LP > Gibson LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 Edwards are nice, better than Gibby is a stretch. I'll take my standard any day over the others including ESP. When you buy a Lester, take it to good tech and have it setup to your liking. Retail LP's can be all over the place. Especially at a GC store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HRM Posted July 30, 2008 Members Share Posted July 30, 2008 The 08s aren't shipping until next month, I think. Are you serious? Why is that? I don't know anything about Gibson's shipping policies, but it seems odd to wait till half the calendar year is over to ship the '08 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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