Khaag's Les Paul guitar progress thread (Update: 05/29/07)

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:03 pm

Every one has their own opinion I guess...

I just don't really like the Strat. I have a Strat, and I would play a LP over it anyday.

Extreme_Jesus · Post by **Extreme_Jesus** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:31 pm

I'd have to agree with the strat sounding tinny, but then thats not a bad thing it all depends on what kind of sound you want, i mean if you were playing death metal you wouldnt want a telecaster

Im not that much of a fan of fender guitars really, although i do quite like the jaguar. Their Basses, on the other hand, are excellent

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:54 pm

Fender's guitars are inexpensive, and are good for most people who play who aren't completely into buying $600 guitars. However, at the expensive of less price, you get less goodness.

It's all a matter of preference. My little brother bought a Les Paul clone a while back for $600. And me (and Tim) HATE the sound. It sounds disgusting. But he loves the sound. It's also very heavy. I guess you're paying for a home gym membership when you buy it, since it wasn't good for much else.

Any guitar sounds good through an effects pedal though!

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:15 pm

You have to be careful when buying LP clones. I'm hoping mine will be one of the few good ones. Many are crap...

Extreme_Jesus · Post by **Extreme_Jesus** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:30 pm

for $600 he could have just gotten an Epiphone les paul which are very well made

Epiphone to Gibson is what squier is to fender although Epiphone used to be a manufactuer in its own right before it was bought and the epiphone stuff is a bit better than squier stuff, but then thats just my opinion

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:10 pm

I have a fender squier bass. Epiphone and Gibson are different companies. Squier is a kind of make, isn't it?

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:45 pm

khaag wrote:Every one has their own opinion I guess...

I just don't really like the Strat. I have a Strat, and I would play a LP over it anyday.

You definitely need to have your own opinion. I played a Les Paul today and absolutley would not give Gibson the grand their asking for it. The neck angle seemed strange and I absolutely hated the Tune-o-matic bridge. Just my opinion though. I respect that you like Les Pauls over Strats. I'd take a Strat over a Les Paul anyday.

Extreme_Jesus wrote:I'd have to agree with the strat sounding tinny, but then thats not a bad thing it all depends on what kind of sound you want, i mean if you were playing death metal you wouldnt want a telecaster

Im not that much of a fan of fender guitars really, although i do quite like the jaguar. Their Basses, on the other hand, are excellent

My Strat doesn't sound tinny. Granted, I have a humbucker pickup in the bridge but I can still get fat distorted sounds and warm clean sounds with the tone control at around 8. I wouldn't really call it death metal, but John 5 plays some crazy stuff on a Tele, btw.

Kurt_ wrote:I have a fender squier bass. Epiphone and Gibson are different companies. Squier is a kind of make, isn't it?

Yeah, but with the cheaper Squier brand you also get cheaper materials, cheaper construction, overall a less good guitar. However, that's not to say that their bad. I have a Squier Bullet which plays awesome and sounds awesome, and it only cost $99. No fret buzz or anything, and the pickup sounds really good. Of course, you can see obvious flaws in the construction.

Just my 2 cents.

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:53 pm

@iam7805: Is it just me, or does John 5 look scary-similar to Will Farrell? But yeah, he does do some crazy stuff on his tele.

It's nice to see that so many of us have a common interest in guitar!

It is a nice cherry topping on our already obvious common interests in electonics/computers/hacking. It's inspiring.

Post by **Triton** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:38 pm

i cant play at all but i love my dads Danelectro 56-u2. it sounds really good and it wasnt nearly as expensive as some of the guitars in this thread ( i think he paid like 375 for the guitar, case and a fender amp or something like that) ill get a pic of it sometime mebe, its not one of the listed color combos either, i think its a custom color which is cool

cowsgoquack101 · Post by **cowsgoquack101** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:08 pm

khaag wrote:@iam7805: Is it just me, or does John 5 look scary-similar to Will Farrell? But yeah, he does do some crazy stuff on his tele.

It's nice to see that so many of us have a common interest in guitar! It is a nice cherry topping on our already obvious common interests in electonics/computers/hacking. It's inspiring.

Quite!

I play the trombone and I can hold my own with an ocarina, but I want to learn how to play the guitar for songs like stariway to heaven. I love music!

Extreme_Jesus · Post by **Extreme_Jesus** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:23 am

Kurt_ wrote:I have a fender squier bass. Epiphone and Gibson are different companies. Squier is a kind of make, isn't it?

Epiphone is owned by Gibson, but it was its own company before it was bought out

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:42 am

khaag wrote:@iam7805: Is it just me, or does John 5 look scary-similar to Will Farrell? But yeah, he does do some crazy stuff on his tele.

It's nice to see that so many of us have a common interest in guitar! It is a nice cherry topping on our already obvious common interests in electonics/computers/hacking. It's inspiring.

I don't really see similarities, but eh. I'll let you call that one.

It's surprising how many guitarists there are on a video game hacking forum.

Anyways, getting back on topic... Is the neck on this guitar going to be a glue-on or bolt-on? (both are "seperate from the body") Personally I prefer a bolt-on (glue-on necks are one of the main reasons I don't like Les Pauls), but a glue-on would definitely give you better sustain.

By the way, there's one thing that you NEED on this guitar, and don't argue with me about it: Straplocks! I prefer the Schaller kind, but Dunlop makes good ones for about the same price. Besides, you'll only be out about $15.

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:47 am

Yes, the guitar is going to have a set neck (glue on). And yes, I will put strap locks on it.

Steve-o · Post by **Steve-o** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:34 am

Definently good idea with the strap locks, my Epiphone LP had its headstock broken clean off when a strap came loose and it hit the ground.

Extreme_Jesus · Post by **Extreme_Jesus** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:12 pm

Straplocks a must

ive got them on my thunderbird but they stick out quite a bit vos i dont want to drill the body