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 728]

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 60]

To me it mainly depends on the song.

[Sailjunkie 0]

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 357]

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 6]

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 6]

What about the Mosrite? those are pretty cool

[Pinch 200]

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 318]

(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 318]

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 200]

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 262]

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 4]

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 4]

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

Jimi and Pete broke a few....