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Why the Gibson Les Paul is Better than the Fender Stratocaster...
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Why the Gibson Les Paul Is Better Than the Fender Stratocaster
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Posted 01 August 2016 - 07:13 AM
I'm a Gibson guy, (mostly play Pauls/SGs etc) but I also love my fenders..
yer openin a can of works here !
there's no right or wrong answer.
it's really up to each player, what works right for them.
yer openin a can of works here !
there's no right or wrong answer.it's really up to each player, what works right for them.
/Ray
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Posted 01 August 2016 - 01:20 PM
To me it mainly depends on the song.
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(The Fates lead the willing and drag those who are unwilling.)
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Posted 02 August 2016 - 01:58 PM
Apples and Oranges...Love my Les Pauls (I have 3), but I also love my Stratocasters (I have 3 of those as well). Different sounds...look at many of the masters though...they go back and forth...Beck, early Clapton, EJ, Joe Walsh, Joe B., etc. (although I don't ever recall seeing Jimmy Page playing a Strat).
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Posted 03 August 2016 - 01:53 AM
Entirely subjective again.
Myself, I love the sound of Fender (classic single coils) guitars more than any other guitar. I used a Strat exclusively (for electric gigs) for 20 years.
A Les Paul? It handles better.
Myself, I love the sound of Fender (classic single coils) guitars more than any other guitar. I used a Strat exclusively (for electric gigs) for 20 years.
A Les Paul? It handles better.
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Posted 03 August 2016 - 05:24 AM
Yeah it's totally subject, just my opinion.
It's just my experiences of both, but hopefully it will help someone with a buying decision somewhere along the line.....
It's just my experiences of both, but hopefully it will help someone with a buying decision somewhere along the line.....
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Posted 03 August 2016 - 12:01 PM
capmaster, on 01 August 2016 - 01:20 PM, said:
To me it mainly depends on the song.
+1
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Posted 08 August 2016 - 12:12 PM
But sometimesa Rickenbacker or Gretch is better. Go listen to old Duane Eddy stuff on a Gretch. Really beautiful sounds.
Even if yourehard core Les Paul there are different LPs. There is no such thing as "the" LP.
Even if yourehard core Les Paul there are different LPs. There is no such thing as "the" LP.
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 10:38 AM
When I was younger I loved Fender guitars particularly strats and then I bought a Fender Jaguar. I think I probably ignored Gibson because I thought the price was way out of my range as a teenager and maybe had the opinion at the time that they were 'old man guitars'
now in my 30s I feel completely different and it's all about Gibson for me. There is always of course room for a strat and a telecaster in my collection.
now in my 30s I feel completely different and it's all about Gibson for me. There is always of course room for a strat and a telecaster in my collection.
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Posted 01 September 2016 - 03:50 PM
What about the Mosrite? those are pretty cool
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Posted 17 September 2016 - 06:21 AM
Apples and oranges indeed. But I enjoyed reading that!
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Posted 05 October 2016 - 07:36 PM
Zentar, on 08 August 2016 - 12:12 PM, said:
There is no such thing as "the" LP.
Yes there is - a NON WEIGHT RELIEVED LES PAUL. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH just kidding
Great articles - I like both brands for different reasons. Strat's more intuitive physically
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Posted 05 November 2016 - 06:28 AM
Sailjunkie, on 02 August 2016 - 01:58 PM, said:
(although I don't ever recall seeing Jimmy Page playing a Strat).
Page played Telecasters early on then used a Strat for the entire presence album and used a Strat for In The Evening on the Knebworth tour. But when i think of Page I see LPs.
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Posted 05 November 2016 - 06:30 AM
To me, a Strat is like a mustang convertible with a 289 and skinny tires.
A LP is like a Chevelle SS with a big block.
A LP is like a Chevelle SS with a big block.
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Posted 07 January 2017 - 06:22 PM
Sailjunkie, on 02 August 2016 - 01:58 PM, said:
Apples and Oranges...Love my Les Pauls (I have 3), but I also love my Stratocasters (I have 3 of those as well). Different sounds...look at many of the masters though...they go back and forth...Beck, early Clapton, EJ, Joe Walsh, Joe B., etc. (although I don't ever recall seeing Jimmy Page playing a Strat).
I have seen Page with a Strat.
http://www2.fender.c...e-1970s-part-i/
Scroll down a bit and there is a pic.
I have owned both as many here have. Nothing wrong with a Strat.
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Posted 30 January 2017 - 02:55 PM
Get both.
I own a 22 for squirrel hunting, a shotgun for Dove hunting and a centerfire rifle for Deer hunting.
I own a 22 for squirrel hunting, a shotgun for Dove hunting and a centerfire rifle for Deer hunting.
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Posted 09 February 2017 - 08:53 PM
I personally enjoy a set neck of any profile. However, I had a buddy with an American Strat that I ENVIED for the longest time. I still love that fine playing piece of wood. Even if fender sunbursts look corny.
JG
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Posted 03 March 2017 - 07:55 AM
I'll say this for Strats: you can't break a Strat. They're like baseball bats.
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Posted 06 March 2017 - 07:32 AM
Pinch, on 03 March 2017 - 07:55 AM, said:
I'll say this for Strats: you can't break a Strat. They're like baseball bats.
As I said in the Articles.
Strats are blue collar tools.
