RicardoQ Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Hello! I'm new in this forum! I would like to know if the 50's tribute humbucker is comparable to the les paul studio ebony... I've played a les paul studio ebony and i loved it, but its kinda expensive... 1100€ and the 50's tribute humbucker is 700€.Its for my first electric guitar. I would like a les paul. for now my options are: --> Prs se custom 24 24th anniversary. --> Epiphone les paul custom silverburst. --> Gibson les paul studio ebony. --> Gibson les paul studio 50's tribute humbucker. --> Gibson les paul studio 50's/60's tribute (but im not sure about the p90's) I play mostly Rock, alternative rock, Metal (not much), blues. (Metallica, Muse, Guns n' Roses, Slash, etc) Yeah, i need your help! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0Z Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hello! I'm new in this forum! I would like to know if the 50's tribute humbucker is comparable to the les paul studio ebony... I've played a les paul studio ebony and i loved it, but its kinda expensive... 1100€ and the 50's tribute humbucker is 700€.Its for my first electric guitar. I would like a les paul. for now my options are: --> Prs se custom 24 24th anniversary. --> Epiphone les paul custom silverburst. --> Gibson les paul studio ebony. --> Gibson les paul studio 50's tribute humbucker. --> Gibson les paul studio 50's/60's tribute (but im not sure about the p90's) I play mostly Rock, alternative rock, Metal (not much), blues. (Metallica, Muse, Guns n' Roses, Slash, etc) Yeah, i need your help! Thanks! Pickup performance is pretty subjective depending on what you like, or expect. So your own evaluation is probably best. To hear demos of various guitars with various amplification and effects, youtube is a good place to start. I wanted to compare 57, 58 and 59 VOS LPs, and there was a pretty wide assortment of demos, including in the case of the 57 and 59 VOS comaprisons to the original guitars. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I would like to know if the 50's tribute humbucker is comparable to the les paul studio ebony... I've played a les paul studio ebony and i loved it, but its kinda expensive... 1100€ and the 50's tribute humbucker is 700€. They're basically the same guitar, Ricardo with the following differences which are a case of personal choice/aesthetics: -Tribute HB has a faded nitro finish versus the full glossy nitro finish of the regular studio -Same 490R/498T pickups but they're uncovered on the tribute -Regular studio comes with a Gibson case You may find that you like a faded finish better because it feels smoother on the back of the neck and the more 'open' grain may give a bit more bite to the sound. There's no doubt that the full gloss finish is more attractive, though (especially the fireburst one.) Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThunderz Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Sorry dude I can't even vote on this poll- I could tell you which guitar I would pick, but there's no way in hell I could tell you which guitar you will be happiest with. I would NOT recommend basing your opinion on youtube videos- while it can't hurt to look at 'em and get some kind of feel for the differences in these guitars, youtube is a terrible place where tone goes to die. In order to make the information in a video small enough to be able to stream without waiting forever to buffer the folks at youtube have to compress the hell out of EVERYTHING, thus converting the sound quality to a level less favorable than an mp3 @ 128 kbps. Plus there's so many variables in play- mic placement, different amps, different mics, camera mics, offboard mics/mixers... just not an ideal place to get a very good understanding of the tonal differences in guitars (or anything for that matter!). It seems the best thing you could do is WAIT, go down to your local guitar shop every weekend for a few months, and PLAY the HELL out of any and all guitars that catch your interest. What little advice I can give you is this though- Get a Gibson! If you can afford, DO IT! If you decide on getting a high-end Epiphone you'll end up kicking yourself in the a$$ for NOT just going ahead and getting the real deal. Also, as for the pickups- I'm not sure as a first-time guitar owner you'll be thrilled with the p-90s; when they're plugged in and not playing they can make a TON of noise (I.E. 60-cycle Hum) especially if you play with any distortion/overdrive. I know that when I first started playing and got my first guitar I HATED anything but humbuckers. My first guitar incidentally had a set of Seymour Duncan's in it when I got it and it smoked ALL of my friend's guitars. Humbuckers have a much fuller, well-rounded sound, very well-suited for just about ANY style of music, whereas p-90s are more of a specialty type of sound in some ways, awesome for rock, punk, blues and jazz, but not necessarily EVERY rock, or jazz song. Probably safe bet that they're good for every punk or blues song, though. (To my ears anyways). The p-90s are not very good for metal or hardcore also. If you're only going to have one guitar for a while it's probably a safer bet to go with something with humbuckers. All that being said I only have one guitar that has a single humbucker on it. I play p-90s almost exclusively now. So get down to your guitar store and PLAY! I'm sure you'll find your dream guitar, as long as you take your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0Z Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I would NOT recommend basing your opinion on youtube videos- while it can't hurt to look at 'em and get some kind of feel for the differences in these guitars, youtube is a terrible place where tone goes to die. Some of it is garbage but there are a lot of vids where people have used VMuTube, which gives decent results. The vid is already compressed and saved in .avi before you upload it, so the quality is basically the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThunderz Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Some of it is garbage but there are a lot of vids where people have used VMuTube, which gives decent results. The vid is already compressed and saved in .avi before you upload it, so the quality is basically the same. Did not know that- ya learn something new everyday. Is there any way to tell which ones have been compressed to hell and which haven't without sifting through and listening to all of 'em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0Z Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Did not know that- ya learn something new everyday. Is there any way to tell which ones have been compressed to hell and which haven't without sifting through and listening to all of 'em? No, I wish. I listened to as many as I could find. I found the crappy ones were helpful too though. Made me use my ears to identify and ingnore the extraneous and ambient sound and really oncentrate on the guitar tone. lol Edit ***** PS I just recommended youtube as a good place to start so you have some familiarity and perhaps narrow the choices down. Before a person buys I agree with your advice on checking them out. I have heard guitar tone vary from guitars that are the same year, make and model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyGibson Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Definitely go play them. You need to see and hold them to decide which one to get. Based on the bands you listed, probably best to go with a humbucker guitar. That's where you'll get that good, deep, cruchy rock sound; or smooth blues tones. P90's are fine too, but fit a more specific sound and sometimes can be a little harsh. I've had two P90's guitars over the years and sold them. And now have an LP and a Sheraton as my electrics. Maybe you want to consider a semi-hollow, since your moving over from acoustics? They can play it all. If I could only have one guitar, it would be a semi-hollow. Probably an ES-335, but it would need to be a fat neck with block in-lays and Vintage Sunburst with '57 classics. But I'm not ready to down-size yet. Good luck and have fun looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoQ Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Definitely go play them. You need to see and hold them to decide which one to get. Based on the bands you listed, probably best to go with a humbucker guitar. That's where you'll get that good, deep, cruchy rock sound; or smooth blues tones. P90's are fine too, but fit a more specific sound and sometimes can be a little harsh. I've had two P90's guitars over the years and sold them. And now have an LP and a Sheraton as my electrics. Maybe you want to consider a semi-hollow, since your moving over from acoustics? They can play it all. If I could only have one guitar, it would be a semi-hollow. Probably an ES-335, but it would need to be a fat neck with block in-lays and Vintage Sunburst with '57 classics. But I'm not ready to down-size yet. Good luck and have fun looking. Not semi hollow... i had a electric guitar from a friend, he borrowed it to me =D but i now gave it to him. thats why im buying the gibson lp studio 50's hb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyGibson Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Sounds like a good choice. Post some pictures when you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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