Strat vs Les Paul in a shred format

[Shawn Lutz]

I don't like Gibson's for articulate, intricate sounding lines or riffs. To me they are a big, burly, wall of sound sort of thing. They are unbeatable, for big, power chord type riffs or big notes on the lower strings sort of riffs. They also sound cool for legato-y, fat, bendy, sustainy lead lines.

I think a Les Paul is Shaquille O'Neal and a strat is a willowy, whispy, touch 3 point shooter. they are both going to get you 30 points a game (in their prime) they are just going to do it in different ways.

Now a super strat? That's Kobe Bryant. It'll pop from the outside with nothing but net and then throw it down in your face the next play.

I think I know where your going with that, especially on the rhythm side of things but I don't completely agree that articulate on more technically challenging runs are no good on a LP. Al DiMeola used a LP back in the day doing his intricate stuff on an LPC with creme DiMarzios. I've been a super strat guy my whole life. I recently got a LP Trad+. I can do exactly the same stuff on a LP as I do my strats on the Lester.

For open note and chordal stuff I actually think the TOM on the LP is better that my Floyded super strats.

 

[fuzzyguitars]

les pauls for me thanks very much

 

[Greazygeo]

Boy is he terrible on any guitar......

 

[snowdog]

i dont like les pauls..

there was ONE that I liked, low and behold it didn't have weight relief. the ones with weight relief sound thin

The more of your posts I read the more I believe you haven't got a clue what you are talking about.

oh yeah? what posts inspire you to say that? because you're butthurt I said something bad against les pauls?

Grow up

I could care less what you think about LP's.

 

[Bob Savage]

I could care less what you think about LP's.

Couldn't... you couldn't care less.

 

[snowdog]

I could care less what you think about LP's.

Couldn't... you couldn't care less.

Thanks for the English lesson, you are going to be busy correcting grammar on this site.

 

[Chubtone]

I could care less what you think about LP's.

Couldn't... you couldn't care less.

Thanks for the English lesson, you are going to be busy correcting grammar on this site.

I believe Bob will eradicate incorrect use of this term in his lifetime!

 

[jcj]

I could care less what you think about LP's.

Couldn't... you couldn't care less.

How are you with physics?

 

[thiswaythatway]

I used to care about threads like this............then I took an arrow in the knee.

 

[Digital Jams]

Boy is he terrible on any guitar......

Many men love when you cut to the chase and speak your mind George

 

[snowdog]

I used to care about threads like this............then I took an arrow in the knee.

 

[shredi knight]

I liked Ex-4 better when it was called "I'll See The Light Tonight" (4:58 to 5:15).

 

[Atropos_Project]

I used to care about threads like this............then I took an arrow in the knee.

Sounds like someone stole your sweet roll.

 

[6CA7]

This is one of those debates where either you are an Ass man or a Breast man....

Or like PI.. 3.14...nobody has found the end yet..

 

[Badronald]

I liked Ex-4 better when it was called "I'll See The Light Tonight" (4:58 to 5:15).

One of the examples was Crazy Train.

Terrible.

 

[robertkoa]

I don't like Gibson's for articulate, intricate sounding lines or riffs. To me they are a big, burly, wall of sound sort of thing. They are unbeatable, for big, power chord type riffs or big notes on the lower strings sort of riffs. They also sound cool for legato-y, fat, bendy, sustainy lead lines.

I think a Les Paul is Shaquille O'Neal and a strat is a willowy, whispy, touch 3 point shooter. they are both going to get you 30 points a game (in their prime) they are just going to do it in different ways.

Now a super strat? That's Kobe Bryant. It'll pop from the outside with nothing but net and then throw it down in your face the next play.

Actually -I thought this was a good analogy. Lucky he didn't go into obscure BB Players that I don't know:

" The Les Pauls with P90s are more like Rick Morton from the '76 Celtics.........."

I've never owned an LP but noticed a lot of clean but really good LP Tones lately and wonder what a H-S-H LP would be like ( I know it won't be Strat - but still would be a very articulate LP ).

 

[petejt]

Mark Reale and Sykes never had any problems shredding away on a LP, I suppose it's like anything else in the variable department...amp settings, pickups etc.

Agreed.

 

[petejt]

Mark Reale and Sykes never had any problems shredding away on a LP, I suppose it's like anything else in the variable department...amp settings, pickups etc.

Sykes does rip on a Les Paul and he was one of the guys in my mind as I described the Les Pauls strengths. But to my ear, Sykes lead and rhythm tone are the epitome of what I am describing. His tone is not good for articulate sounding single note lines that have that percussive "click" to them.

Although I like articulation and definition and are a key part of my sound, I hate that piercing percussive "click" sound. It is what turns me off a lot of shred guitar music in the first place. I get bored of it really fast. It is just all "click", no real note, no warmth, no timbre.

 

[mboogman]

I used to care about threads like this............then I took an arrow in the knee.