hoross Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I Wanted to buy a new lp for 2015 I heard much good things from the les Paul less+ unfortunately cant try it,But I hesitate with the lp traditional which would u chose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I personally like the Les Paul Less + better than the Les Paul Traditional Pro. I'm a fan of naked pickups, the finish is gorgeous, and the weight relief is a BIG plus. On top of that, the cost is much more agreeable. The only thing I don't care for is the automatic tuning thing. I'm scared of those things. Prefer to keep my guitar in tune the old fashioned way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlum Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 The Less Plus also has a slimmed down body. I don't know if I'd like that. It would remind me of those ESP LTD Deluxe 1000s. Not a good memory for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'm not positive which, but I lean toward the Less. Its certainly easier to play upstairs because the heel is as thin as the body. I think its a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 I have a LP TP II and I've played the Less Plus. The weight relief is really noticeable, but the GForce tuners don't really float my boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoross Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 But soundwise is it better then an lp traditional ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 But soundwise is it better then an lp traditional ? They have the same 57 classic/plus pickups (last time I looked). The Trad pro has burstbuckers I think. Gibson's header description of the Less says "Superb playing comfort without sacrifice". Interpret that as you will Lots of people, maybe even most people, believe that the bulk of body wood makes a difference; and the trad has more body. Personally I am not convinced this is the case. What I can say is that all guitars, even those of the same model & batch run sound a little different to each other. I would base my choice of sound principally (90%) on the pick-ups. I would not spend this sort of money without trying the guitars out. If you really cant try them out, check out as many youtube demos as you can and concentrate on the clean sounds for best comparison. Remember though that all the demos are likely to use different amps with different EQ settings. Thats why you need to listen to a lot to get any reasonable idea. People here with trads will likely advise you to go trad. The same goes for those owning Less's, they will think the Less is better. So they sort of cancel each other out. They made their choice based on what they wanted, so they are all right. But this is now your choice. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoross Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Thank's mercial-evans But the 2014/15 pick-ups of the traditional are 59 classics they should be heavier I care more about the pick-ups sound bro,But love the weight of the less plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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