Gibson Les Paul

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 12:59 am

kopie101 wrote:ok...so far, what ive gathered (of actual info, not just like "i dont like them" that doesnt count) is that gibson les pauls....
1. stay in tune better/best
2. are put together as good or better than any guitar
3. have gold plated electronics to help eliminate unwanted noise and help transfer frequencies

so now ive come to conclude it is cheaper to just buy the cheapest model you like looking at(i.e. epiphone les paul or squire strat or whatever) and then get like 400 dollars worth of work done on the electronics, etc. and youre guitar is just as good as any? sounds fishy to me

they do NOT stay in tune better, it is impossible for a guitar with a floating bridge to stay in tune better than a guitar that has strings through the body

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 1:23 am

I don't think the pickups are actually gold either

I'm pretty sure they are brass

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 1:25 am

on a gibson or epi, gib is gold

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 2:18 am

shane wrote:
Ranting Thespian wrote:Well, squire, the don't last long, physicly. The necks bend easily, and, well, everything about them is made bad. Epiphone bodies are built better. Not as good as Gibson, but Epis will withstand nicely.
this is true, but id still never buy an epi.

Not even a Casino (which I am getting)? What about any Eilite lines? What about an Eilite Casino? Those are high and good quality.

incubusdmb5 · Unread post by **incubusdmb5** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 8:52 am

yeah..im real interested in that guitar too. the Epiphone Elite Casino. its a real nice guitar. i think epiphone is top of the line with hollowbody and semi. atleast what i hear. also alot of artists that have hollowbody's have epiphone. (vince gill,jedd hughes) only people that come to mind.

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:52 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:
shane wrote:
Ranting Thespian wrote:Well, squire, the don't last long, physicly. The necks bend easily, and, well, everything about them is made bad. Epiphone bodies are built better. Not as good as Gibson, but Epis will withstand nicely.
this is true, but id still never buy an epi.
Not even a Casino (which I am getting)? What about any Eilite lines? What about an Eilite Casino? Those are high and good quality.

i dont really need a hollowbody electric... i think thats a hollowhody right?

charliemike · Unread post by **charliemike** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 10:02 am

If you go buy a new Fender (even the American ones) you're doing yourself a disservice.

Go find a high end guitar shop and get a vintage Strat instead. Even if it's a bit more money (though I'm not totally sure), it's worth it as the guitar is superior in every way.

If I was serious about an electric because I played live, there's no way I'd even consider a modern Gibson/Epiphone/Fender. I'd go vintage and perhaps replace the pickups.

incubusdmb5 · Unread post by **incubusdmb5** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 10:29 am

hey ranting aslo check out the Epiphone Elitist Sheraton

lyrics101 · Unread post by **lyrics101** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 3:13 pm

I hate, hate Fender.

Whether or not the Les Paul's pickups are plated depends entirely on how much money you're willing to drop.

And my Gibson needs to take a rough beating before it even begins to go out of tune.

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:11 pm

charliemike wrote:there's no way I'd even consider a modern Gibson/Epiphone/Fender

My Studio is a '01. It sounds and plays great. I have never had a problem with it. Everyone who plays it loves it. Also, I really like the new Standards with the new necks. I prefer my Studio to the Standard, but the new Standards with the new necks and a few more things is very nice.

Macht · Unread post by **Macht** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:12 pm

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ShawnRT · Unread post by **ShawnRT** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:58 am

Wow, some interesting 'facts' here

I'm a mod on the Les Paul Forum, check it out:

http://www.lespaulforum.org

I've owned a lot of Les Pauls. They are great guitars for getting the Les Paul sound. Guitars are tools just like a hammer or a screwdriver. Arbitrarily claiming that 'screwdrivers suck and hammers rule' is shortchanging yourself as a musician. Get as many cool and unique instruments as you can in order to create as many cool and unique tones as possible. Artists don't paint with just one color, why should you limit yourself as a musician?

Just MHO, of course

jeffro · Unread post by **jeffro** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:59 am

^^^^^^^^^^^^LISTEN TO HIM!!

thejoe · Unread post by **thejoe** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:14 pm

there ya go

it doesnt really matter how high quality the body is or if has gold plated flux capacitors

the tone matterss

phatnev · Unread post by **phatnev** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:36 pm

Teles, ES-XXX, Les Pauls, and Strats are totally different sounding guitars, none are "better then the other" its all preference just like the never ending Taylor vs Martin or Dave vs JM. People should learn to respect each others opinions a bit more, and uhhh maybe make a better argument then "Fenders suck" because I dont see those wasteful posts doing anything positive, just MO of course.

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