Gutch220 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Do the new Les Paul Traditionals have a chambered body like the new Standards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Swiss Cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Nope , Swiss chees relief ... Look down three threads ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutch220 Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 I like the holes much better than the chambered bodies anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daveinspain Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hey Axe... got one of those pics of a chambered LP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Troels Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Nope ' date=' Swiss chees relief ... Look down three threads ...[/quote'] Nope... from 2007 all LPs outside CS are chambered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Gutch220 thats one hell of an avatar you got there... one of my favorite movvies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Do you think someone could actually tell the difference in a blindfolded test between chambered or holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Do you think someone could actually tell the difference in a blindfolded test between chambered or holes? Probably not when amplified, but maybe unplugged. I have one of each and the chambered top seems to vibrate more due to the airspace underneath it. The notes louder when the guitar is not plugged in. I could tell you the difference between mine if I was blindfolded and you were playing them across the room unplugged. It doesn't seem to transfer to the amps though - not to my (perhaps weak) ears anyway. Mine sound different amplified, but I believe it's due to pup difference (BB Pros vs SD Pearly Gates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I doont think so... In fact I've seen tests where they gave different guys a chambered lester and a swiss cheese lester, and most said "the chambered sounded bad and felt wrong", of course they didnt tell the boys which one was chambered and which one S.C. (different colors). At the end the swiss chees one ended up being "the chambered that sucked in every way posibble" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Hey Thunder... I not sure if I understood what you said.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Nope... from 2007 all LPs outside CS are chambered. You're wrong. Traditionals are not chambered. That's the whole point to this guitar. It's a traditional, weight-relieved Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Another thing... If I take my finger and tap around the body of my chambered classic it sounds solid... There is no hollow sound anywhere around the guitar.... weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Do you think someone could actually tell the difference in a blindfolded test between chambered or holes? Damn right you can . If you know anything about guitars . Not trying to be nasty but there is one hell of a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Ok, Axe... interesting. Which do you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Cheese . for sure . The chambered is a fine instrument . just feels funny to an old Paul guy . Balsa like... Kinda airy < --- make sence ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Sure.... It's what you are used to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Understood . Say there is someone who has never played an older model Paul . The Chambered may feel just right . For me though (i'm old) they just feel "different " and sound just a tick more shallow . But ... they do have a very "woody" tone and are very bassy . To me at least . To each his own . Let your ears and hands mke the decision for you ... Peace . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 This chambered is better/not better....come on guys. Better then what?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I have to say... I really like a lot more the way a chambered looks like when passing x-ray scanners at the airport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 You're wrong. Traditionals are not chambered. That's the whole point to this guitar. It's a traditional' date=' weight-relieved Les Paul.[/quote'] That's right - it's got the holes... sorry. I btw have recentliy bought a chambered Studio - and it's an excellent guitar. It sounds fantastic and I have litterally played tons of Les Pauls over 45 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I've played a few balsa Les Pauls and they sounded great. Felt odd as hell without the weight I'm accustomed to, but played and sounded fine. I couldn't put my finger on any substantial difference in the tone, but I'm sure it's there. With a body composition that varies that widely, it cannot be transparent. Better/worse is not really what I'm after, so how does it play and sound? There's the defining point. I'm curious what the resale market will be several years down the road, will anybody even care about the difference? I dunno... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash94 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Ya, I tend to like the extra two pounds or so from it not being chambered. It just sounds solid and ballsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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