Author Topic: convince me to get a les paul (Read 13610 times)

willo · « **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2005, 08:28:01 PM »

Quote from: indysmith

Could you get one of those made for £700 though!?

Can you get a Gibson LP for £700?

The only ones are the studios and they arent quite the real deal. Whichever you go with, chances are you'll probably end up replacing the pickups anyway...a custom would be a good option, probably cost just over a grand.

But if you get a studio + new pickups = £850
Custom (perfect job) = £1000+

id think heavily about getting the custom. Then you could specify how you want the neck etc to be.

indysmith · « **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2005, 08:36:35 PM »

No i was replying to Chrisola saying to get a LP custom made with PGM specs and a nice heal

willo · « **Reply #17 on:** November 19, 2005, 08:53:34 PM »

Quote from: indysmith

No i was replying to Chrisola saying to get a LP custom made with PGM specs and a nice heal

okey dokey, sorry for the mix up! :D

chrisola · « **Reply #18 on:** November 19, 2005, 11:25:33 PM »

could you save an extra £200-300 in the 8weeks or so it takes for a custom axe to be built?

Id seriously drop Bob @ Legra a line and get a quote on a custom job, and ask Laz & Feline aswell while your at it.

Theres a big difference between a PGM and a LP, you remind me of me a few months back, i had a grand to spend, i went for the LP instead of either a PGM or a Jem, thinking, 'well i always wanted a LP again,and i dont like the way the volume controls are on a strat style guitar' (too close to pickup, and i have a weird picking style, LPs are ok for this, as is the PGM..).

It was a bad move! i thought the neck thing would be ok, but it wasnt, it was a nightmare to play down the 'dusty' end, not to mention wanting to change the pickups and having to deal with the dodgy QC issues....

you need to have a think about what music you play, if its shredding type of stuff id re-consider getting an LP, in my experience dealing with the guitar takes alot away from the enjoyment of playing, and it limited me...

Just my thoughts on this, having done it already this year... custom guitars arent as far away as you think, and the ability to put a deposit now and pay the balance when its ready makes them even more affordable... and youd get something you can keep as its made EXACTLY how you want :)

Whichever way you go, your gonna get a good axe i think, but which one its gonna be is the $1million questio..

oh yeah, mine cost me less than an LP classic, includng the case, bkps, a hell of alot better axe quality wise + peice of mind knowing its exactly what i want 8)

The amazing Phil · « **Reply #19 on:** November 20, 2005, 03:07:16 PM »

If you do end up having something made a scarfed joint could be quite helpful with getting to the dusty end. Check out the Neil Schon model on the Gibson Custom website. Also, the Yamaha SG2000 might be worth a look if you want that kind of girth in your tone but want high fret access too. You could even look at carved top super strat style guitars, I know Jackson do one and I'm sure Ibanez must too.

bucketshred · « **Reply #20 on:** November 20, 2005, 05:27:37 PM »

But none of them has the coolness of an actual Les Paul, sounds like snobbery I know.

I'm pretty much sold on getting a Tokai, they seem like the best VFM and according to the website, I can get them in any colour I want...

I will be BKp'd

Decisions....

Andy!

carlaz · « **Reply #21 on:** November 21, 2005, 09:45:15 AM »

Quote from: Skybone

Nah, flog the shred-axe and buy something with a tree trunk for a neck. ;)

Amen! :)

I love LPs (and LP styled-guitars). And like Ratrod said, just watching Jimmy Page or Slash play generates stupendous LP-lust.

My only guitar (besides a Charvette on the other side of the atlantic) is a Gibson LP Std, c. 1990 manufacture, bought second-hand about 12 years ago, I've always been very happy with it. I would certainly "try before you buy" though: Gibson's lack of quality control is as legendary as their ability to turn out a decent axe; I strummed away at cruddy and tasty Gibsons from a wide variety of eras (and prices) when looking for mine. And you do pay more for the word Gibson on the headstock; so its worth considering an Epiphone (or, these days, an Orville I guess!) and changing out the electronics.

I have no intention of ever selling my LP, though I certainly hope to load it with some BKPs before very much longer :)

tewboss · « **Reply #22 on:** November 21, 2005, 05:53:28 PM »

I was going down the Tokai route, although I'd originally planned getting a LP Studio. I changed my mind about the Tokai when I realised I didn't want all the fancy binding stuff of the custom. I decided to order a Gordon Smith, but its got a six month waiting list unless you buy from a shop. The Gordon Smith has build quality better than a Tokai (which are better than the LP Studios by miles), and it meant I get something unique. If you do buy a Tokai, make sure you buy a Japanese one. There are some Tokai's which cost the same as a proper LP standard except you get a bookmatched AAAA maple cap which you would only get on a custom shop Gibson.

_tom_ · « **Reply #23 on:** November 21, 2005, 07:56:35 PM »

Hahah my mates getting a mailorder Gibson LP Studio "coz its cheaper than a shop", I think he will be sorely disappointed if he doesnt try it :lol: He wont even consider Tokai or Orville :?

Floyd Pepper · « **Reply #24 on:** November 21, 2005, 10:42:35 PM »

I had a Gorson Smith GS-2 and didn't rate it. I brought it myself for Christmas a couple of years back. Same Christmas I got my son a Gibson SG Special. The Gibson was a way better guitar. It felt better, rang better acousticly, sounded better through an amp.

I'd got the GS 2nd hand. New it was the same price as the SG. I sold the GS and brought an Epiphone Sheraton.

I played a GS 12 string Les Paul copy years ago in a shop. It was a fantastic guitar. Problem was I was a student at the time so couldn't stump up the cash.

Floyd Pepper · « **Reply #25 on:** November 21, 2005, 10:47:24 PM »

...and speak of Les Pauls. For my 21st my Dad got me a Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite. It was black and boy was I gutted. I wanted a sun burst Standard like Jimmy Page. Problem was he didn't ask me what I wanted he just went out an got me a guitar. :(

17 years later the LP's still pritty much unplayed. It feal like a very well made guitar. You play a chord and you can hear the individual strings. It sustains forever but I've just never got on with it.

I've never been able to decide if deep down I don't like Les Pauls or if it's because it doesn't look like Jimmy Page's.

carlaz · « **Reply #26 on:** November 22, 2005, 12:17:35 AM »

I have to admit I consciously decided not to get a "pretty" Les Paul since I was pretty sure the plain black one I got would cost less and play as well. Yeah, it's a shame mine doesn't look as cool as Pagey's, but nobody's filming me! Besides, if I were that rich, I could always get a prettier guitar :)

bucketshred · « **Reply #27 on:** November 22, 2005, 02:44:36 PM »

I admit that I'd want a pretty Les Paul just like Pagey's, but an all black studio would be nice too!

I think I'll go down the Tokai route if I'm not too keen on the PGM, but (and this sounds really snobby) a Gibbo is a Gibbo!

Andy!

willo · « **Reply #28 on:** November 22, 2005, 02:51:11 PM »

Quote from: bucketshred

I admit that I'd want a pretty Les Paul just like Pagey's, but an all black studio would be nice too!

I think I'll go down the Tokai route if I'm not too keen on the PGM, but (and this sounds really snobby) a Gibbo is a Gibbo!

Andy!

you could always buy a gibson decal and stick it on...or get a luthier to do the inlay

The perfect crime!

Bainzy · « **Reply #29 on:** November 22, 2005, 06:45:32 PM »

I'd love a Gibson Les Paul, but the quality issues and Gibson's unethical business practices just totally put me off, so I guess I'll have to search for a custom guitar builder that can make me a '59 copy and I'll fit some BKP's in it.