Why the Gibson Les Paul Is Better Than the Fender Stratocaster

[adamlovesgin 0]

If anyone needed an extra opinion...

 

Why the Gibson Les Paul is Better than the Fender Stratocaster...

 

https://adamharkusblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/why-the-gibson-les-paul-is-better-than-the-fender-stratocaster/

 

And in the Strat's defence + final conclusions....

 

https://adamharkusblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/why-the-fender-stratocaster-is-better-than-the-gibson-les-paul/

[kidblast 1,329]

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.

[capmaster 79]

To me it mainly depends on the song.

[Sailjunkie 1]

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).

[merciful-evans 889]

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.

[adamlovesgin 0]

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.....

[10K-DB 7]

To me it mainly depends on the song.

+1

[Zentar 13]

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.

[Adam M 1]

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.

[10K-DB 7]

What about the Mosrite? those are pretty cool

[Pinch 361]

Apples and oranges indeed. But I enjoyed reading that!

[Lunatic 5]

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

[adamlovesgin 0]

Thanks for reading!

[Black Dog 574]

(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.

[Black Dog 574]

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.

[Zentar 13]

Get both.

I own a 22 for squirrel hunting, a shotgun for Dove hunting and a centerfire rifle for Deer hunting.

[GuildPlayer 2]

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.

[Pinch 361]

I'll say this for Strats: you can't break a Strat. They're like baseball bats.

[adamlovesgin 0]

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.

[Karloff 504]

Because les Paul's are better at sounding like les Paul's than strats are.

[bluesguitar65 97]

OMG..., apple and oranges, Tesla vs Hell Cat, Blond vs Brunettes, Waxed vs Bushy, Mac vs PC, Big feet vs Small feet, Hamburgers vs Hotdogs, its one of those beating a dead horse, middle school comment threads again??? Jeez... does a good mechanic use a wrench to screw in a screw or use a screwdriver? Use the proper tool for what the job needs. If the song calls for strat sound use a strat. If calls for a les paul use a les paul. Jeez

[bluesguitar65 97]

As I said in the Articles.

 

Strats are blue collar tools.

[jvi 93]

wonder how Hendrix would have done without a strat, great Im sure but a Lot of what he did NEEDED a strat. I prefer guitars of all makes myself...

[jvi 93]

I'll say this for Strats: you can't break a Strat. They're like baseball bats.

Jimi and Pete broke a few....

[Sgt. Pepper 805]

Bud is better than Miller, oh wait they are both awful and are devoid of flavor. 

This will be debated till guitarist stop strumming. Its old. I know this is a Gibson form. Wonder what they are saying on the Fender forum? How many players here own Fender's? I've owned Gibson's and Fender's and Martin's and Guild's ect ect. Opinions man opinions. 

Edited December 18, 2019 by Sgt. Pepper