Do You Need to try a Gibson LES PAUL - How I learned to Love the Les Paul

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One of the benefits of not playing a Strat for a couple of weeks (nearly) was that I was able to bond with the Les Paul a bit more....I think I could recommend this as a method to get more used to the feeling of playing a Les Paul, if, like me you left it quite late to try one....

only if you wanted, you could buy me a coffee!

only if you wanted, you could buy me a coffee!

[jeffainsley]

Now we're talking. You just can't beat the tone of a great LP.

[ChristopherOrth]

Most guitarists will use a lot of words to describe why they do or don't like any given guitar, but really it all simply boils down to, "this doesn't feel like my current guitars and I am not used to it" which = bad, or "this feels like my current guitars so I like it". Same applies for amps and pedals. Guitarists are far less discerning than we would like to lead others to believe.

[jakollee]

This is one of your intro tracks that call to my mind words such as "stately, " "gravitas, " and "epic" - something about the beat, the bass, etc. Really enjoyable!

[Fugettaboutit]

You should think about top-wrapping your tailpiece or raising it, as that string angle behind the bridge is quite steep.

[jerrymckenzie]

It doesn't matter which guitar you play - you seem to be able to get YOUR sound!

[blackbearbear]

It a learning experience my teacher introduced it to me before he pass away he had TB ill away love him and miss him he was a Beautiful person

[revolead]

John, you always sound great regardless of the guitar.

I started on a Les Paul/SG-like Epiphone from the 70s (my dad gave me his old electric) with a flat radius and two humbuckers. Strats were weird to me for years, especially not picking on the middle pickup, and it took me a long time to find one I loved enough to buy.

Now, I own 3 Strats, one of them a K-Line (thanks to you), 5 Les Pauls, and 2 Super Strats. None of them have anything in common, either in neck profiles, fretboard radii, or pickup styles. But I get along with all of them. I do have to adjust my playing a bit, but I like that each they force me to try different techniques, tones, and approaches to playing. I honestly won't buy a guitar that is too similar to one I already own for that reason.

[RonBaker]

Prefer the Les Paul over the strat for anything that requires a little ass. Have a tele now and just traded my 2017 Mexican Strat toward a 2018 Les Paul Studio. Between the tele and the les paul I have my bases covered pretty well for the average Joe.

[southpaw]

Love to see the LP getting some love, always nice to change things up i reckon…

[alinchitown]

There are 3 guitars every guitar player should own a Paul, a Strat, and a Tele, with those 3 in your arsenal your good to go. BTW nice chops.

[isaiahmarquez]

I love Les Paul’s. Initially, they didn’t love me. Took me awhile to really get good with it’s lack of ergonomics. But it’s worth it.
I have 2 Gibson Les Paul Customs (‘57 reissue, Axcess w/FR), 2 PRS (Custom 24, McCarty 594), and 1 Fender American Standard Stratocaster. All great guitars. Some overlap. Some are for specific purposes. You can’t have just one!

[robertyboberty]

Took me a while to get used to them too, but once you've done it you've done it. I enjoy playing in the cutaway now, it feels like you're reaching for the notes

[TangoDownOIF]

Man that was some super melodic, dynamic, and amazing playing. Bravo sir!

[bayougtr]

Obvious. I expected a video like this; Soft spoken narration, breathy tone and adult contemporary playing.

[mortonwilson]

Lovely playing up front! I bought my 1968 LP Custom from a friend in 1974 and it was my only guitar all thru my band days. I 1982 Roland gave me a Made in Japan (by Ibanez, I think - it came with the 300 Guitar Synth, which I demoed for them in NZ) . I pretty much used it all thru the 80's in the studio. I love both, have picked up a Mex Strat since and recently the Epi 59 Gibson 'partnership' which is lovely, and the Epi Cantrell 'Wino' Custom which I'm going to mod a bit with Monty's pick-ups.

[christopherjbutler]

I have played primarily a strat for most of the serious part of my musician life, and got my first LP a very luck of the draw excellently done Firefly knockoff a couple years ago and finally I get what it brings to the table and it is also great

[MrTPF]

Wow on the playing! Some of the nicest tones and progressins I've ever heard.

[thenumberbobo]

Always the best tones from you and Paul from studio rats. So consistently perfect.

[chrisgmurray]

I love your playing for how it feels and from the source and intention that I infer you expressing as you go. I enjoy it because it (hate to use the term but it's the correct one), resonates with me, rather than being just a technical contrivance to study.

[richfiryn]

I'm going back and forth between my Gibson Les Paul Standard 50's and my Sire T7 FM. Love both of them equally.