Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

I really want one of these guitars and i want to know what they are like and what you thought of it :)

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I've played both, if you can afford a real Les Paul then go for it. There are some good copies around, I had a Vintage 100 http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.html which was very nice but like all Les Paul's it was very heavy (the reason I sold it).

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As DW says they're pretty heavy and they have a relatively wide neck compared with most popular fender type guitars (strat, jazzmaster, jag etc) so if you're used to playing one of these it can take a wee while to adjust. Being hardtail guitars and having body mounted humbucking pickups they also tend to have a richer, more resonant tone.

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My old guitarist had a Les Paul Custom and it was worth a fortune!!!!! 53 Model i think or a 58 :confused: Not sure as i know damn all about guitars, being a Drummer. :D

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Must resist the temptation, must resist the temptation... :D

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Cue the Drummer jokes... :erm: ;)

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my fave drummer

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If it was a 53 then it would have been a gold top with the P90 pickups and old style bridge. They were actually pretty crap guitars by todays standards but as you say: worth a fortune, anything between £20-50K. Anything after 54 could have been one of several different models.

Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

Go for it but personally i'd rather have the real deal over a copy

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Get one of these Callumpy: http://www.fenderhellokitty.com/

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My Dad's just got a propah one, I've yet to see it though

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Best bet is to get yourself to a shop that sells both, hook them up to an amp and have a play.

This will tell you a) which sound you prefer, and b) which feels 'right' for you.

I'd go for the LP every day of the week, but that's just personal taste you understand :)

Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

How d'you know which way the stage is listing? Look at which side the drool is coming out of the drummer's mouth?

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Agreed.

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If you don't want to or can't shell out over/close to a grand for a new or used guitar in good nick these copies would be my picks

Epiphone Les Paul Custom £335 at GAK

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/...aul-custom/863

And at a slightly higher price point but a really stunning guitar (probably the best LP style guitar you can buy for under a grand). The ESP (LTD) EC1000 at £699

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/ec-1000/13107

Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

As would we all if we had the wherewithal (unless it was the Gibson SG I attempted to play a few years ago, who's neck was banana shaped due to its lack of a truss rod).

Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

as the owner of over 20 different guitars, the epiphone les paul custom plus range are about as near to the gibson ones as you'll get apart from some of the Tokai range.

have a looksie at some of my guitars if you want
http://scottirat.awesomewebspace.com...es/Page383.htm

Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

Im liking the LPs :D

Ive found some really cheap ones on ebay, copies of course for about £110, i forgot to post im left handed :erm:

Anyway, thanks for all the posts :) Ill consider getting one

Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

You sir have far too many guitars... :erm:

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A drummer, tired of being ridiculed by his peers, decides to learn how to play some "real" musical instruments. He goes to a music shop, walks in, approaches the assistant, and says "I'll take that red trumpet over there and that accordion."
The shop assistant looks at him strangely, and replies "OK, you can have the fire extinguisher but the radiator's got to stay"....

Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
 

Im just realising how racist guitar companies are to left handed people, Dean, gibson, the whole lot of them! Its like the Dean Razorbacks have loads of designs, only one of those designs is avaliable for left handed people :(

Same for the Les Paul too!

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You can NEVER have too many guitars :D

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You may find that they do them, but that they aren't advertised.

I agree though that the market for left hookers is fairly limited.

Some guitars can be specced as left-handed if you go directly to the manufacturer (or through a good dealer). Be prepared to pay lots more for it though :(

I don't think it's racist, it's just all to do with economies of scale (if you'll pardon the pun). They just don't sell as many lefties therefore they're dearer to produce.

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It's why I learned right-handed instead of my natural left-handed. When I started playing 20 odd years ago it was even worse, reasonably priced left-handed guitars where not to be found.

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NEVVVVVER!!!!!!!

Would love a Gretsch 6120

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A wee bit late - but I have to disagree on the last part - I ordered a specific colour etc lefty Les Paul for my daughter as a pressie - it took a very short time - a month? to arrive, and a cost a wee bit extra - £20 and arrived gleaming and as promised. I can't speak for other makes though.:)

Hmmmm - an edit.......... in the mean time she'd already learned to play right-handedly and.............. we um ended up selling it almost um almost unplayed :D Oh well!

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Well said. :D

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Seriously. My guitar playing sucks big time, I don't get any time to practice, and I never get to play with anybody else. I can't afford lessons, I don't have the time to commit to a band, and I know I'm never gonna be a rock star.


But you know what.....?


If I could I would spend EVERY PENNY I HAVE on guitars.

I think they're a thing of beauty, and some of them are works of art.

For me it's just as much about the look, feel, and soul, of a guitar as it is about the way that it sounds.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's Ass, but thee'd better damn well covet their Gibson :)

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There's at least one (US) retailer that specialises in left-handed guitars:

http://www.southpawguitars.com/