Should I buy a Gibson Les Paul Classic?

[Demilich]

So I was up at a guitar store today checking things out. I've pretty much decided I want a Les Paul, but I can't afford a Custom. This classic tobacco sunburst is $1660CAD or something, 2 humbuckers, very nice, etc. I love the thing, compared it to the Standard and even a Custom and liked the tone of this one much better.


So... should I do it? You have less than 72 hours to decide! I must go back by Saturday morning!

 

[Evil?]

Yes. They rule hard.

 

[Demilich]

Yeah, I play an Epiphone Les Paul Studio (MFJ's old guitar) and even that rules pretty hard. I'm totally sold on Gibson for now, 'til I've convinced myself I can afford to have a custom one built by some guy who runs a shop in some small town somewhere.

 

[Evil?]

It would rule if he was a guitar crafting hermit who did nothing but craft magical guitars.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Beer and Gibson

 

[Sanctums]

No doubt, its an awesome guitar. But I can't justify spending over $1000 on a guitar unless its custom, then the price goes way up. But to each his own I guess.

 

[Demilich]

I need this for now... custom is a couple years off for me. I've only been playing about 2 years, and this is my 3rd guitar. First one was shit, and met a horrible end. I should post pictures of it. Both halves, maybe.

I think I'm gonna do it. But I'm gonna be playing it on a really cheap amp.

 

[Erik]

i personally would never spend that much on a guitar, i'd rather get some $300-400 stuff and then change pickups maybe if i don't like the tone - $300 guitar + $150 upgrade = BAM would have cost $900 new

be aware that 1) you will be getting a really fucken nice guitar but 2) you will also be spending a lot of money for status/brand name/finish/whatever

 

[Erik]

also 3rd guitar in 2 years, shit son you be trippin

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Les Paul is teh metal guitar.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

also 3rd guitar in 2 years, shit son you be trippin

I have 4 guitars in 2 years, but two of them are total shite.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

or you can be awesome like me, find a used 80's Charvel neckthru, good pickups, ROARIN METAL GUITAR in a store for under 500 bucks canadian with hard cases and crap included when it would have sold new back in the 80s for $1000 at that time, not taking into account inflation.

 

[Demilich]

also 3rd guitar in 2 years, shit son you be trippin

first one was total shit $99 new and not worth that. 2nd one sounds great but is pretty worn, is missing knobs, tuning pegs, etc.

I figure I might as well buy myself a dream guitar while I'm still living at home, its not like I'm more likely to be able to blow this much when I have rent and food to worry about.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

stick with epiphone. get the pickups switched out.

 

[dill_the_devil]

I'm still on my second guitar, been playing for 7 years now. I take decent care of my Maverick.

 

[Demilich]

stick with epiphone. get the pickups switched out.

de vood eesn't de same, ees eet?

 

[Sanctums]

You guys know that there is ALOT more that goes into a guitars tone than pickups. The neck and body are simply the same shape on an Epiphone.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

de vood eesn't de same, ees eet?

so.... my Epiphone V with an EMG 81 pickup is awesomely wicked!

 

[Erik]

You guys know that there is ALOT more that goes into a guitars tone than pickups. The neck and body are simply the same shape on an Epiphone.

ya but who really cares about wood when youre playing with thick fucken distortion

 

[Erik]

i'm thinking of getting seymour duncan distortion/jazz pups in my peavey rotor (which has a nice big mahogany body)