lolo_guitar Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnappi Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 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 ? They released a double cut this year, can still be found, the 2014 and here is the 2015 model http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2015/Les-Paul-Special-Double-Cutaway.aspx It sounds like a Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 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 :))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I've played a few of them, one of my co-workers had a thing for them. They don't really sound much different at all the only think that I would miss is the separate volume and tone controls (volume more than tone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
665 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Try an SG with humbuckers. You might be surprised how much it sounds like a LP, and they are easy to play high up on the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 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 my guitar has grover tuners (not like in this photo) PRs makes a lot of double cut too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 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 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 but my guitar has no floyd rose to be the perfect guitar like this hard to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolo_guitar Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 yes les paul : 16th fret strat: 17th fret and it will be easier to play on the last frets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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