which is better?


natethegreat2186
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05/30/2002 11:08 pm
which do u think is better - Les Paul or Strats. lets talk about y we like or love one or the other. let me know what u think.
Peace Out and God Bless
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05/31/2002 4:06 am
well, i dont own one of either, but i have tried them out tons in the shops. My view is that Les Pauls sound better, but i really dont like their shape, Strats sound pretty good, and are much better looking.
Who would call their kid Bruce anyway???
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05/31/2002 5:02 am
that's why Van Halen put a humbucker in a strat body...
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05/31/2002 8:13 am
There is no guitar in the world with the posibilites of the strat..
i have one and when i'll be rich i'll buy some more of them :)
Even "specialized" strats have great versality and the standart american - well it can sound like anything you want..

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05/31/2002 10:45 am
they're too different to compare faily...
Starts are versatile, and because their bolt on neck, they have more of a "twang" to thier sound, they're also pretty comfy too... they can sound bright and chirpy, they can also give a lovely hank marvin-esque sound...

Les pauls, great sustain, more tone due to thier glue in necks (i think anyway), they usually have 2 humbuckers, so really good for rock and blues, and also their shorter scale lengths the strings are looser and so they're good for bends..

Personally i like starts better for thier more versatile sounds, their longer scale lengths...
saying all of that, I'm actually biulding a guitar at the minute, that resembles a les paul more than a strat... except it's got a long scale length (slightly longer than a strat's scale length)...
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05/31/2002 1:38 pm
me, personally, i always like to have both up there on stage with me. because of the great difference between both of them in sound and in action and feel, i would love to always have both there.
i play many different styles of music- rock, blues, alternative, ect. but no matter what kind of music i play i love the les paul. its the feel, shape, sound, tone. now don't get me wrong, strats are great guitars. But in my oppion les pauls rock the house.
i do find that strats are better for playing really fast licks.
Peace Out and God Bless
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05/31/2002 8:10 pm
I havent been playing very long and dont know very much. But from what ive seen, heard, and know personally overall the Les Paul is a better guitar. Although the Strat is an exceptional guitar the Les Paul just has something that puts it over the edge. Strats are better for somethings but overall Les Paul.
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05/31/2002 9:31 pm
They are both equally great guitars. They each excel at their own unique sound. Listen do anything David Gilmour does or any of the guitar solos from The Alan Parsons Project and you'll see why the strat shines...then listen to Thin Lizzy, the solo in Aqualung, or the guitar player in Indigenous to see why the Paul shines... I love 'em both!!!
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