GIBSON vs PRS - Who Makes The BEST Affordable Guitar?

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Today I check out the most affordable Gibson Les Paul and compare it up against the PRS SE Starla!
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DarrellBraunGuitar

Hey Darrell. Wanted to say I appreciate videos like this quite a lot. I'm a fairly new sales employee for a major music retailer, and there wasn't much training provided to me about gear and such, so I find myself having to self-educate about it constantly. I find learning from your videos to be helpful for my own knowledge, and when I'm tasked with helping customers find what suits them, I often think about things I've learned from you. I'd even go as far as to say what I've learned from you has put money in my pocket! Thanks for doing these and please keep it up! 🙂

RyansResolve

PRS is killing it with the SE, I just preordered the McCarty SE and I cannot wait.

itsalwayssomething

I think a fairer comparison would have been something from PRS's S2 line. They're priced about the same as the Tribute, American made, etc. That said, in this case, PRS's import line went against an American Gibson and held its own. Just another reminder that Gibson is mostly a name and look these days.

aldersmoke

I still remember going to my local guitar and lutherie (Flatland in Fargo, ND) and decided to try out a PRS guitar. I usually avoided them as I had been poor as a kid. I had been makin better money so thought since I coud afford a mid price guitar, I should at leasst give it a shot.

The first one I ever picked up and played was a sky blue SE Starla and played it for about 10 seconds and was just BLOWN AWAY. I looked at the price tag and was just shocked, because it sounded like a REALLY NICE guitar. I asked one of the owners if the tag was mixed up or i had been reading it wrong, he laughed and said that it was right. Then went on about how they are one of the only guitar companies that isnt sheepish about where its import guitars are made and such. and i put a deposit on it instantly and its been tied with my gretsch electromatic jet bt for my favorite guitars I have ever owned.

computergeeq

Strongly prefer the Starla here. Mostly for ergonomics, but I also preferred the tones. It's brighter, but it's easier to tame a bright guitar than to brighten up a warm guitar.

mileswatkinson

Although I have never played a Les Paul Tribute, or do I own a Les Paul, I have an SE Starla and love it a lot! Also a quick side note, I own an SE Tremonti as well, and it is pretty awesome as well!

tommyswitzer

I thought I was going to enjoy the PRS tones more but I liked the warmer, deeper tones of the Les Paul without a doubt, who knew? LOL!

sealedgravy

I cant say one sounded better than the other as both sound great. The PRS gets my vote because of the price but needs to have more colour options in my opinion.

dragan

The Les Paul Tribute has more of a classic tone and the PRS Starla SE sounds more modern. They both sound amazing in their own way. The PRS McCarty 594 SE would've been a closer comparison. Great video as usual.

ejmm

I can tell you right now that I’ll take the PRS any day! Fantastic comfortable playing guitars!

rdds

The PRS SE Singlecut McCarty 594 would be a closer comparison, but the PRS would stand out even more.

stringsandapick

That high gain chugging was sick! Please bring back the old intro Darrell, just for a guest appearance, I miss it so much.

stevefielding

Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference in sound between the two, both had great tones. Thanks for this comparison review, Darrel.

jamesreardon

I got a 2011 PRS SE-One for Christmas that year and it came set-up perfectly right out of the box. I’ve never played a new guitar set-up that well. My cousin stole-it from my storage after I moved here.

I got a 2012 Les Paul Standard 60’s neck a year later … the action & intonation were off & it wouldn’t hold-tune. I sold it at a loss.

hailmaryrecordings

I've had the Gibson LP Tribute and own the PRS SE 24/08.
I kept the the PRS SE 24/08 and sold the LP. The PRS had been such a work horse and with the 24/08 controls to go from humbucker to single coil and from clean to dirty really works much better for what I play. From jazz to blues, to hard rock and to metal.
Plus it weighs less and love the looks. Again for most people IMHO it comes down to preference.

petebrown

I own and like guitars from both companies. Here, I thought the Gibson sounded better in every sound sample. Yes, the PRS has more high frequency energy ("cut"), but to my ear, it was slightly fizzy and harsh compared to the Gibson.

YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic

I love the Tribute. I have several LPs, from standards to custom shops, but the Tribute is nice and light, and the satin finish feels great. If you can find one used, it's an incredible value. However, over the Tribute, I prefer the PRS S2 Vela for a little bit more.

RByrne

I've owned both a Les Paul Tribute and S2 Starla, and hands down, the S2 cleaned house. The LP's frets started to disappear like chalk, and a tuner gear shook loose within a month of having it. The strap buttons on the LP were also tiny, especially compared to the discs on the S2.

The S2 Starla was also much more articulate with high end definition, and could handle high gain without sounding muddy. As a prominently single coil guy, I liked the S2 more.

themerrillmiller

I own a Starla myself and love it, but that Les Paul sounded a lot warmer and just had a bit more low end response which I really liked. The Starla, though, is super versatile with the split coils, and as with most PRSs you get killer clarity. You hear every note come through with that Starla and I love that too. I don't think one is any better than the other... Very similar but when it comes down to it I think they're just 2 different tools for different kinds of players. But honestly if the LP tone was more of your thing you could always drop the same PUPs in the Starla and likely get there

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GIBSON vs PRS - Who Makes The BEST *Affordable* Guitar?