Will it do the job? I really love the look of the Les Paul and its playability. I'm still hesitating between a studio or a standard though.
Les Paul for metal?
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I've played a paul for years man, as far as im concerned, there isn't a fatter sounding guitar for rhythm stuff. I find it's a bit lacking on the doing solos side with the fat neck and no whammy, but im not really a solo guy anyway.
I made this with my Les Paul, I think it has a pretty "metal" tone.
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7537981
I made this with my Les Paul, I think it has a pretty "metal" tone.
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7537981
I recently shot out my ESP eclipse with my bandmate's Gibson Les Paul Standard Smartwood. Both running EMG 85s in the bridges. I don't have the clips anymore, I kinda forgot that I should post them on here (d'oh) The ESP was slightly brighter, but they were similar. The Gibson was very tight and punchy. I wouldn't hesitate on its usefulness if you like them, they're nice.
les pauls are really good for metal, they are made of mahogany so they have a really nice chunk chunk definition..
J.DavisNJ
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Absolutely they are good for metal! They are the thickest and heaviest sounding guitars out there in my experience. They are, however, not for everyone. Not everyone is into the shorter 24.75" scale. You need to compensate with thicket strings if you will be downtuning a significant amount. Some guys can't get used to the feel, but I LOVE it. With that said, they perform great with a kickass setup, custom cut nut (Gibson nuts suck, but then again I would replace the nut on most production guitars I buy).
In the end it all comes down to preference.
I would go with the standard if you have the $$$. It's a significant quality difference in my experience. Also, keep the passive pickups in there or find some great aftermarket passives. Let that Les Paul breathe!
-Joe
In the end it all comes down to preference.
I would go with the standard if you have the $$$. It's a significant quality difference in my experience. Also, keep the passive pickups in there or find some great aftermarket passives. Let that Les Paul breathe!
-Joe
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J.DavisNJ
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The neck is too thick
Again, preference. I dig the thinner neck on my strat, but my Les Paul (with the baseball bat 50's neck), is the most comfortable to me.
-Joe
slashvanyoung
Dopefish lives!
Absolutely they are good for metal! They are the thickest and heaviest sounding guitars out there in my experience. They are, however, not for everyone. Not everyone is into the shorter 24.75" scale. You need to compensate with thicket strings if you will be downtuning a significant amount. Some guys can't get used to the feel, but I LOVE it. With that said, they perform great with a kickass setup, custom cut nut (Gibson nuts suck, but then again I would replace the nut on most production guitars I buy).
In the end it all comes down to preference.
I would go with the standard if you have the $$$. It's a significant quality difference in my experience. Also, keep the passive pickups in there or find some great aftermarket passives. Let that Les Paul breathe!
-Joe
Aye!
And speaking about necks on a Paula... they're quite different!
I can live with a 50s neck, but I much much prefer the 60s slim taper. That's what I have on my LP Custom and its one of the most comfortable necks I've ever played and it's hardly - if at all - thicker than what you'll find on some Schecters etc.
J.DavisNJ
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Yeah dude, I've REALLLLY wanted to try out a 60's neck! I've been considering getting a '61 reissue SG or whatnot. I would probably like it a bit more than the 50's neck. I'm not against thin necks at all! I've had a bunch of Ibanez guitars over the years, but something about a nice slab of mahogany resonating with a thick neck makes me a happy guy!
-Joe
MarkG
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absolutely...
theres only one problem...all other axes are going to sound thin and puny once you get used to hearing the Les Paul\m/
theres only one problem...all other axes are going to sound thin and puny once you get used to hearing the Les Paul\m/
slashvanyoung
Dopefish lives!
Dew it Joe! Once you've played a 60s neck, it's hard to go back to baseball bats.
It's still a nice chunky neck but just less of an effort to be played.
Ain't that the truth?
Take any other mahogany bodied guitar, you can still tell the difference to a Paula - chambered or not.
J.DavisNJ
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Dew it Joe! Once you've played a 60s neck, it's hard to go back to baseball bats.
It's still a nice chunky neck but just less of an effort to be played.
Ain't that the truth?
Take any other mahogany bodied guitar, you can still tell the difference to a Paula - chambered or not.
True, I definitely need to get on that.
Perhaps I will look for a used Classic one of these days. I believe those have the 60's neck!
-Joe
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yes it does, actually pretty good.
i've played in a band for 7 years where the guitarplayers had les pauls. one gibson honey burst and one esp ldt les paul model. great sounding guitars
i've played in a band for 7 years where the guitarplayers had les pauls. one gibson honey burst and one esp ldt les paul model. great sounding guitars
A 60's neck is great on Les Pauls, as said before. They sound great, especially through a Dual Rectifier. One thing I struggle with a bit, however, is the lower string tension due to the shorter scale. I've played 25.5" scale guitars for so long that when I play a LP, I constantly have the tendency to over-bend notes. 
