The Truth About Who a Les Paul (is Really) For!

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[RobertBakerGuitar]

So what is your favorite thing about a Les Paul?

[judewessel]

I think it’s a very rare breed of guitar player that find one tone, one style of guitar. And that’s it. All they need. Most of us enjoy the variety that you get when you play electric guitar

[Kreln]

*As the Les Paul is a signature model designed for jazz guitarist Lester William Polsfus, a.k.a. Les Paul, back in the 50's, and he basically wanted an archtop jazz guitar, but made solid to avoid feedback, and a bit smaller to be more ergonomic, I would say that it was designed for jazz. The fact that it also works well for other styles simply attests to its versatility...*

[jonathananthony]

Recently sold off my guitar collection, except for a Gibson Les Paul and a Fender American Pro II Strat. Those 2 really cover all my needs. Can't imagine needing anything else now.

[erictustison]

Who is the Les Paul for? People sitting down.

[smelltheglove]

To be fair, the modern has coil split. You can always wire up coil spilt as well. The Les Paul only having humbuckers can be seen as both a plus and a negative I guess. I see them as THE humbucker guitar, so it’s a plus in my book.

[ethanhitchcock]

My favorite thing about the Les Paul is the TONE, I love the way they look of course, the carved top, the neck angle, the whole vibe really, yet as they say " One woman, many guitars ! ", so a Les Paul is just one of my loves... Thanks Robert !

[Nightwinflyer]

I just love guitars of all types, each one has its own feel. They each have a different story to tell!

[iggycygnus]

2020 Standard 50s Goldtop owner. Problem with Les Pauls are that they are heavy to carry, delicate to a fault, expensive to buy, and difficult to play—Fender strats make for a very suitable guitar for beginners. Les Pauls can be desirable guitars, but it’s too much of a fight to own one as it is to play them. Sometimes I pick up my Les Paul and I win the fight and it’s a good day for a sound check. Other times I put the instrument away frustrated, wondering why I didn’t sound as good as the day before. With my strats I had a much more consistent playing experience.

[BrianSGuitars]

Favorite about my Les Paul's is the tone. Also love the look. I also love the ease of play. The con is they can be rather heavy.

[jamess]

SG guy here, and you can totally do that move much more easily with the Solid Guitar.

[MikeWilliams-lyyv]

The thing I love about a Les Paul is it's versatility. You can play rock from Zeppelin to Stray Cats, but it also has a great sound for blues, and traditional jazz.

[jimmyjoe]

My Les Paul is one of two guitars that I slaved away to acquire. It never fails to bring a smile to my face when I play it. So good

[iankinzel]

What I love about a Les Paul is the bond I have with mine, and how it helps me express myself with rich clean tones.

[festushaggen]

I have a '92 Gibson Les Paul that I bought new 30 years ago and recently restored. My favorite electric of all time. I love the feel, the weight and the deep sound. Yeah, the G string has always had tuning problems but after the restoration, I added a String Butler and it’s been a game changer. It rarely goes out of tune now. A good thing got better. 👍🏻

[heavyrelic]

I‘ve played Strats for over 20 years, constantly changing parts and modifying stuff, changed amps and pedals again and again.
Last year, I sold almost all my stuff.
Bought two Les Pauls and a Silver Jubilee. On the board there’s only an EP boost, Delay, Reverb and a Tuner. That’s it. Mission completed 😌

[Jeffyn]

Years ago, I had a Luthier friend tell me the problem with tuning on a Gibson was mostly with the way the nut was cut. With all my Gibson style guitars I will have a Gibson trained Luthier set the nut on it as soon as I get it. You only need to pay to have it set once, and I have had little to no issues with tuning.

[malkasianmuses]

Interesting comments, i traded my LP for a telecaster as I found it way more versatile! I felt like i was missing the rhythmic funk sound out of an LP.

[sbeard]

For me its all my ICONs played them, they are just cool. Tom Keifer, Slash, Joe Perry, Jimmy Page, Gary Rossington...

[ernieslespaul]

I’ve been stringing my Les Pauls the way you showed us for a year now and it’s been an incredible upgrade