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  • #16
    Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

    Originally posted by GuitarStv View Post
    Telecaster
    - Looks like a failed high school shop project.
    Quote of the thread.
    Oh no.....


    Oh Yeah!

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    • #17
      Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

      LP. No contest.

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      • #18
        Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

        Apples and oranges. I’ve owned both. Les Pauls always sound like Les Pauls. Which is fine, but I think I like the longer scale length of Fenders since you get more harmonics and snap.

        Currently all my guitars are 25.5” scales with humbuckers (full size or otherwise).

        One thing I did to my ‘81 LP Standard at the time was rewire it for two volumes, master tone, and a 6-position Varitone. That allowed me to notch the mids and get more Strat like tones.


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        • #19
          Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

          I don't think I could possibly choose. I do like Les Pauls more, and probably would gravitate toward them as they are a bit more forgiving to play. But a good tele with that early broadcaster style pickup in is hard to beat too.

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          • #20
            Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

            I don't really Love LP's but I can't stand Teles.... So I vote LP.
            They sound good and they look good.

            I'd take an explorer or a V any day over an LP.
            Go buy my book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/198405564X

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            • #21
              Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

              Les Paul Jr. I just love the feel. I like telecasters, but the Jr just has 'it' for me.

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              • #22
                Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                Tele
                “I can play the hell out of a riff. The rest of it’s all bulls**t anyway,” Gary Holt

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                • #23
                  Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                  I wonder how the voting would shift if it were limited to a Tele vs. a Les Paul Jr. seeing they are both single-coil slabs? That would be a bit more difficult for me but I think I am still leaning towards Gibson.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                    Strat vs Tele

                    Martin vs Taylor

                    Green vs Blue or red or any other color for that matter
                    Turquoise vs Teal
                    EHD
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                    Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
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                    • #25
                      Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                      i love 'em all.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                        I'd stare at a busted L.P before I'd play the best Tele.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                          I’ve owned only one Tele, and I swapped it for my first LP. I prefer the feel of the Fender scale length. I think it plays more comfortably for me, but a good Lester covers a lot of ground. Both have their charms, but this choice is an easy one for me.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                            I'll go Les Paul on this one. I love Teles but much like Aldo Raines in Inglorious Basterds, you can't hide that Tele accent no matter how much you want it to.

                            I also really dislike the middle position in a Tele. On a Les Paul I rarely use it but it's alright.

                            I used to own a Fender Tele that was amazingly stable and solid but sounded like dog****. I now own a Squier that does all the tones I wanted out of that Fender for 1/4 of the price. It's pretty crazy.
                            Last edited by Diego; 12-15-2019, 06:12 AM.
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                            • #29
                              Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                              I have owned one tele, and although visually it was gorgeous I never bonded with it. I sold it last summer.
                              My LP Standard otoh, is an amazing guitar that God willing, I’ll never sell.

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                              • #30
                                Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)

                                I ain't like the boxy neck, the short scale, the 3 and 3 tuners, the jazzy neck pup, nasal middle, mixed with a bright bridge, nothing goes well together for me on the LP. I'm like how is this supposed to be a rawk guitar? It feels horrible. Love Fender guitars. The Tele has such a great rawk sound.
                                The things that you wanted
                                I bought them for you

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