Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
25-03-2008, 12:22
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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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25-03-2008, 13:47
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
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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25-03-2008, 19:54
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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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25-03-2008, 20:27
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
My old guitarist had a Les Paul Custom and it was worth a fortune!!!!! 53 Model i think or a 58  Not sure as i know damn all about guitars, being a Drummer. 
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25-03-2008, 21:35
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
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Not sure as i know damn all about guitars, being a Drummer. |
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25-03-2008, 21:54
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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 Not sure as i know damn all about guitars, being a Drummer. |
Cue the Drummer jokes...  
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25-03-2008, 22:00
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25-03-2008, 23:51
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
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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 Not sure as i know damn all about guitars, being a Drummer. |
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.
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26-03-2008, 10:27
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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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26-03-2008, 10:28
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26-03-2008, 11:23
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
My Dad's just got a propah one, I've yet to see it though
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26-03-2008, 11:29
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
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
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26-03-2008, 11:53
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
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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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26-03-2008, 11:58
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
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Go for it but personally i'd rather have the real deal over a copy
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Agreed.
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26-03-2008, 12:44
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Re: Anyone Here Ever Used A Gibson les Paul Or A Copy?
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
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