I'm sure this has been asked
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What makes a Les Paul sound like it does, is its thick body, set neck, mahogany wood, maple cap, 24 3/4" scale and fixed bridge. Once you start changing any element you stray from the sound. I suggest you make the guitar you want and enjoy how it ends up sounding, but if you want an LP sound, buy one or make an LP copy.
What makes a Les Paul sound like it does, is its thick body, set neck, mahogany wood, maple cap, 24 3/4" scale and fixed bridge. Once you start changing any element you stray from the sound. I suggest you make the guitar you want and enjoy how it ends up sounding, but if you want an LP sound, buy one or make an LP copy.
Edgecrusher
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The sound of a LP is a combination of things... Maple cap... set neck.. scale length... thick body.... But more importantly is that what one person thinks of as "Les Paul tone" isn't necessarily anothers and what piece is important and which is inconsequential will depend on YOUR interpretation of LP tone.
I can say this for 100% certain. I have strat style guitars with short LP scale necks and they still sound like strat style guitars....
The sound of a LP is a combination of things... Maple cap... set neck.. scale length... thick body.... But more importantly is that what one person thinks of as "Les Paul tone" isn't necessarily anothers and what piece is important and which is inconsequential will depend on YOUR interpretation of LP tone.
I can say this for 100% certain. I have strat style guitars with short LP scale necks and they still sound like strat style guitars....
Oinkus
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Just for the record I can do pretty fair Les Paul sounds on both my Custom HM Strat and my Jackson RR5 FR , I would say at least 85% to 95% similar and they are entirely different in every aspect besides Tom Anderson pups and Floyds. The whole multiple type guitar thing takes some time and money and it will never be a 100% of multiple guitars with current technology.
Just for the record I can do pretty fair Les Paul sounds on both my Custom HM Strat and my Jackson RR5 FR , I would say at least 85% to 95% similar and they are entirely different in every aspect besides Tom Anderson pups and Floyds. The whole multiple type guitar thing takes some time and money and it will never be a 100% of multiple guitars with current technology.
