Silenus Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hi, I have the possibility to finally buy a Les Paul 50s or 60s Tribute but can't play 'm and need to decide wich one. Both are Ebony so no color issue 'cause I'm gonna go for a kinda Neil Young's Old Black kinda thing Can you guys (or girls) give me some advice. Here's how it is: The 50s is secondhanded and needs to be send to me (only 50$ cheaper then the 60's). Pro is it has Orange drops and it's more rare (?) but haven't played a 50's neck yet (don 't have small hands so shouldn't be a prob) The 60s is new and on order and will be send too. Pro is it has a slim 60s neck (I know that one and it's fine for me). The lack of Orange drops ain't that bad 'cause I can solder some in. Is it so that the 50's have a more lighly colored neck? (I rather like 'm darker) Thanks for any advice Greets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kineman Karma Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hi, I have the possibility to finally buy a Les Paul 50s or 60s Tribute but can't play 'm and need to decide wich one. Both are Ebony so no color issue 'cause I'm gonna go for a kinda Neil Young's Old Black kinda thing Can you guys (or girls) give me some advice. Here's how it is: The 50s is secondhanded and needs to be send to me (only 50$ cheaper then the 60's). Pro is it has Orange drops and it's more rare (?) but haven't played a 50's neck yet (don 't have small hands so shouldn't be a prob) The 60s is new and on order and will be send too. Pro is it has a slim 60s neck (I know that one and it's fine for me). The lack of Orange drops ain't that bad 'cause I can solder some in. Is it so that the 50's have a more lighly colored neck? (I rather like 'm darker) Thanks for any advice Greets I haven't played a 50's, but I recently purchased a 60's and I love it. I can't comment on the difference between the orange caps in the 50's and the blue caps in the 60's but I can definately say that the blue caps sound great allowing that nice P-90 bite and growl under overdrive. I also scored a 60's ebony for my friend and that was beautiful. Good luck with your decision, sounds like you won't have a problem with either neck profile. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenus Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 So soundwise they're about the same. It's just the neck issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kineman Karma Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 So soundwise they're about the same. It's just the neck issue? because I have smaller hands I am happy with the 60's Tribute..both are great guitars though. I am having a dilema with my next purchase being between a trad and trad pro purely just for neck profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmills Optional Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Not having played a '60s I'm afraid I can't do a compare and contrast. But I do have a couple of '50s Tribs (one Ebony and one Gold Top) and love them both. Both sound great and play well. I do have large hands, so I actually prefer the '50s neck profile, which is very comfortable for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namvet Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I actually prefer the 50s neck. I have small hands with stubby fingers so it's kind of a trade off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Got a pair of (50's & 60's) Tribute "Twins!" The necks really aren't That different, IMHO. The '50's is a bit "fatter," but not a lot... at least on mine. Tonally, the '50's has a bit more mid-range bite, but the '60's sounds great, also...just a bit "rounder," in tone. Certainly not different enough, that some slight amp EQ won't handle. Love 'em both! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackflag Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I like the 60's neck better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenus Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks for all the advices. Gonna check if the guy of the secondhanded one can drop the price a bit and gonna check the store if they still deliver the 60s one. Be back on it if a choice is made (Ma, do I dislike these guitar related choices) P.S.: out of the neck issue: Wich of the 2 has tonewise the most growl (dirty sound)? Maybe that'll pull te trigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namvet Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks for all the advices. Gonna check if the guy of the secondhanded one can drop the price a bit and gonna check the store if they still deliver the 60s one. Be back on it if a choice is made (Ma, do I dislike these guitar related choices) P.S.: out of the neck issue: Wich of the 2 has tonewise the most growl (dirty sound)? Maybe that'll pull te trigger Humbley suggest you play each. Choose the one that feels and sounds the best to you, though you may not find both qualities to your liking in the same guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotem Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I haven't played a 50's, but I recently purchased a 60's and I love it. I can't comment on the difference between the orange caps in the 50's and the blue caps in the 60's but I can definately say that the blue caps sound great allowing that nice P-90 bite and growl under overdrive. I also scored a 60's ebony for my friend and that was beautiful. Good luck with your decision, sounds like you won't have a problem with either neck profile. Cheers. hi man i noticed that you have two sg and one les paul and wondered what do you like better? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kineman Karma Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 hi man i noticed that you have two sg and one les paul and wondered what do you like better? thanks! G'day Mate, Well as of last week I now have 2x SG's and 2x Les Pauls. Well to answer your question accurately, I love all four of them. So yeah both models. I find that I have moments where I will use my SG for a few gig's, then when I want a change I go to my Les paul and visa versa.. My normal gig rigg of guitars for any show I do anyway is an SG a Les Paul & a Stratocaster. That is my favourite line up of axes that cover all of my material. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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