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hello

i would like to have a les paul double cut (dc)

it's an old model

 

about the sound

is it different from a les paul ?

 

Um, yes and no. There is less wood to interact with the strings vibrating, so there may be a noticeable difference, but IMO no more than from one LP that may be chambered or lighter than a heavier one? I really like DC's a lot, whatever they have, I take and miss nothing another guitar "MAY" have to give.

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i can't play with a standard les paul

 

i have an epiphone pro fx and it's hard to play or after the 17th fret so i'd prefer a dc

 

but i read that too

http://fr.audiofanzine.com/guitare-lp/gibson/Les-Paul-Standard-DC/avis/

 

translate the 2d review

 

i don't know what chambered is

 

but my dream is a dc in HSH +floyd rose :))

 

and i can't have that with the new model

 

there is the axcess model but it's expensive and rare and maybe the dc is better than the axcess

 

it has 24 frets too :)))

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The pickups, wood choice, and just about everything is the same as a single cut so I would imagine the tone would be very similar. The only significant differences would be less mass because of the second cutaway, master volume and tone controls and many of them also have a wraparound tailpiece. It probably has some unique qualities but I'm sure it still would sound very close to a "typical les paul sound" if there s such a thing.

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the man said that the dc = les sustain (look at the video : gary moore live montreux, the prophet)

 

the guitar is not equilibrated?

 

and others things like bad tuning

 

i would like that all the les paul's = like an axcess model

 

i don't understand why i would buy a guitar so expensive if i can't play after the 17th fret

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I played a couple DCs over the years. A green Studio from the first year out I liked the best and used it often, as it had a compensated bridge and 50 neck profile. IMHO it sounded close, but just not the same feel or tone. Pretty LP the new ones though. The access wasn't really of issue with me.

 

I mean past the 17 fret at the neck heal requires a hand adjustment in either imho.

 

I mean is it me or does that top cut really make that much difference in access?

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i have a sg new century with 490r and 498t (not sure for the bridge pickup)

 

this is my favorite guitare: i can play jazz, blues, rock, a little bit of funk

hard rock heavy metal

 

bends are so easy to do !!

 

strings are not hard to play even if the guitar has 10-46

 

the sound in neck is warm ! so bluesy

 

at little bit dark / the les paul standard that i've heard in the videos

 

the bridge pickup has a lot of harmonics but it's not a JB but no problem for me

it's dynamic

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my guitar has grover tuners (not like in this photo)

PRs makes a lot of double cut too

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i have a sg new century with 490r and 498t (not sure for the bridge pickup)

 

this is my favorite guitare: i can play jazz, blues, rock, a little bit of funk

hard rock heavy metal

 

bends are so easy to do !!

 

strings are not hard to play even if the guitar has 10-46

 

the sound in neck is warm ! so bluesy

 

at little bit dark / the les paul standard that i've heard in the videos

 

the bridge pickup has a lot of harmonics but it's not a JB but no problem for me

it's dynamic

e8a3487462e0f6808aafaa46523c6d7156ec230f_200x554_Q75.jpeg

 

my guitar has grover tuners (not like in this photo)

PRs makes a lot of double cut too

 

Can't beat them, the all mahogany with those pick-ups works well.

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I think the main thing that affects tone on guitars with more or less "access" is where the neck meets, how long it is.

 

If the neck itself has a heel and meets the body at the 14th fret, it is a much more "solid" guitar than one that has a heel further down. It's really a longer vs shorter neck.

 

The neck, literally, is half the equation when it comes to how the guitar vibrates.

 

As for access, it's a matter of taste there as well. I like 335's and SG's for the extra access, but even still, I don't personally play there enough, or play there enough to where I NEED the skill to pull off things that it affects how I will use it.

 

But tone, sound and feel of the guitar, that's the one I choose.

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