What’s your LP killer?

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Not just LP killer but Gibson killer
Kiesel CS6.
never looked back

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harsh59":3a59f20d said:
Also a Tom Anderson Bobcat/Bulldog
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I have two Bulldogs and love them. I was a long time Gibson player (hence my username) and still love them. I just love the feel of Tom's Bulldog model. It may not cop a Les Paul exactly but it makes up in play ability for me. My Goldtop Bulldog has been my #1 for a few years now but I love my flame top too:




 
Feline guitars in London Lion Supreme - at the good bits of a LP, without the issues:

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Don't laugh, but a really well-setup Tele with a baseball bat neck comes close. I think early 50s Telecasters and 50s LPs are much closer in tone than is generally thought of. See my Tele/BE100 YT video.
 
My les Paul killer is a les paul that purists would argue is not.

I have one of the LPJ that has only a rubbed nitro finish and a HUGE quartersawn maple neck. I rewired it for a single volume and threw a manlius asphalt in the bridge and a studbucker in the neck. Modern metal tones from the bridge and pseudo strat chime from the studbucker.

I got it left handed direct from gibson on closeout for $449 shipped to my house. It is one of the best sounding guitars I have ever owned. As good as my $4k PRS. I play it evey day and 8 other far nicer guitars collect dust haha.

I think the maple neck is awesome. Makes an LP grind a bit more in the high mids and tames the bottom a bit.
 
Sure. . . . everyone has $2000-$4000 to blow on a nice new Gibson Heritage\Traditional or whatever LP that may or MAY NOT be the guitar of your dreams. . . Don't we all? I mean don't we all want to sit in Wally World (Guitar Center) and try to listen to ourselves play 20 LP's with all the other 8 & 9 year olds learning an E chord through a Marshall while you are trying to find one that "feels" right? At the prices Gibson charges and the reputation they are "supposed" to have, I would figure that finding a LP that is of AAA quality and feels right would be a no brainer. Been there, done that . . . . . . it's not.

LP killer?!?!?!? Not hard at all - The Schecter Hellraiser - Take your pick 6,7,8 or 9 string

http://www.schecterguitars.com/internat ... hellraiser

How can I not LOVE this guitar over an LP any day of the week? And guess what . . . EVERY ONE YOU PICK UP LOOKS, FEELS AND SOUNDS EXACTLY THE SAME . . . Phenomenal! Let me know when Gibson can do that.

LP slain . . . . Easy.
 
I only have 3 LP's. Trad +, and two 57 RI's, R7 Gold Top and BB7...all bought used and nothing more that $2500. I'd accept any challenge to see they can be killed.

I'd never pay new Gibson prices for production models. For those prices you're better off getting used RI's which 9 times outta 10 will be better built instruments

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I'm not a Gibson fanboy either...I play GMW, Fender CS, Jackson and an ass load of Charvel clone mutts I built from parts.
 
SavageRiffer":3o0xfw90 said:
There is no such thing as an LP killer. Gibson Les Pauls are THE classic guitar and remain a timeless masterpiece.
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Sorry, but this is BS. If you love LPs, great. That's your thing. But for many people, other single cut guitars exceed the Les Paul. That doesn't diminish your appreciation for them at all.

I started playing Les Pauls years ago for the same reason almost everyone does - because a guitar hero of mine played them, and I thought they looked cool. I tried to love them for years, but never could. They felt good to me, but never great. Once I played my first PRS Singlecut, I knew I was home. It just felt right in all the ways the LPs never did. I couldn't sell my LPs fast enough.

When Paul built the Singlecut, he started with a Les Paul and figured out all the ways he might improve it. The Les Paul was an amazing design and guitar in the 50's, but it's no masterpiece. It's unfair to the LP to expect it to be one. Updating the design is why the PRS, as well as some other brands, can be better than a Les Paul, imo. PRS killed the LP for me. That's why it's fair to say it's an LP killer.

When I go into a guitar store, I never, ever want to play the LPs. They hold no interest to me. It's got nothing to do with their reported crappy QC for the past 15 years, or what complete assholes Gibson is to its dealers (ask any dealer). It's about how they play and feel to me.
 
squank":2qixnhwc said:
SavageRiffer":2qixnhwc said:
There is no such thing as an LP killer. Gibson Les Pauls are THE classic guitar and remain a timeless masterpiece.
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Sorry, but this is BS. If you love LPs, great. That's your thing. But for many people, other single cut guitars exceed the Les Paul. That doesn't diminish your appreciation for them at all.

I started playing Les Pauls years ago for the same reason almost everyone does - because a guitar hero of mine played them, and I thought they looked cool. I tried to love them for years, but never could. They felt good to me, but never great. Once I played my first PRS Singlecut, I knew I was home. It just felt right in all the ways the LPs never did. I couldn't sell my LPs fast enough.

When Paul built the Singlecut, he started with a Les Paul and figured out all the ways he might improve it. The Les Paul was an amazing design and guitar in the 50's, but it's no masterpiece. It's unfair to the LP to expect it to be one. Updating the design is why the PRS, as well as some other brands, can be better than a Les Paul, imo. PRS killed the LP for me. That's why it's fair to say it's an LP killer.

When I go into a guitar store, I never, ever want to play the LPs. They hold no interest to me. It's got nothing to do with their reported crappy QC for the past 15 years, or what complete assholes Gibson is to its dealers (ask any dealer). It's about how they play and feel to me.
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Les Paul quality is top notch. They produce so many damned guitars, more than any other manufacturer except Fender that you can't compare ratios of build defects. I've seen plenty of imperfect PRS guitars in my day. I've played and owned some of the best, including Nik Huber (which I later posted several pics of their guitars). Gibson is the tried and true classic, there's no bullshit about that. If you're going to call out bullshit, then do it when you have an argument to make. Even Nik Huber is probably only marginally better than Gibson quality if you compare their respective bests.

Where do you get your statistics from? Come on man, I hope that's not all your logic there. Gibson builds millions of guitars worldwide. Gibson is the original man. Who else builds 100,000 to 200,000 per year or more? This thread was about "LP killers," but the fact that Gibson is the original and builds exceptional guitars means that there is no such thing. I get where you're coming from, but you're missing the point and not making a worthwhile argument -- not enough to call bullshit out on anyone.
 
Knaggs Kenai

also played a Greco not long ago that was AMAZING!! this thing was as good as it gets. I think it was a 79.
 
No one has mentioned the Ernie Ball Musicman Reflex. BADASS and very LP'ish tone.
 
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Peavey Wolfgang
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:thumbsup: I like this idea.
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Somehow I knew you’d say this!
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I really liked the PV Wolfgang’s I’ve had. Been really close to jumping on one of those new HP2s. Looks like their still in transit to the dealers though. But the carved top, 3 way, flame maple top and trem are like a super Strat shred LP hybrid. Really cool axes.
 
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