Les Paul Tone & Looks Without Having to Mortgage A House…

[MasterKtulu]

Les Paul Tone & Looks Without Having to Mortgage A House…

I’m looking for a Les Paul clone that will pull off that classic chunky tone and also look like a late 50’s/early 60’s Les Paul without having to mortgage a house just for the “Gibson” logo on the headstock… I don’t care about the brand name or where in the world it was made. I also don’t care about the electronics, as I plan to redo it all plus adding some SD 59s or Seths. What I want is a well made set-neck guitar that has great playability, sustain & tone for around 1000$ (More or less)… Anyone out there have good or bad experiences with some Les Paul type guitars you want to share or suggest a guitar that you own/played?

 

[NightRider]

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maybe an Epiphone... its made by Gibson

 

[rowdy27]

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http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-...s-Epiphone-Les-Paul-Custom-W0QQAdIdZ130246035

 

[Lu_B]

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MIJ Tokai would get my vote. Mines got a set of PG's in but 59's or Sets are and equally good combo.

 

[Wattage]

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ESP LTD EC 401VF or the EC-256's

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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^ Do those have the really skinny bodies like some of the Eclipses?

 

[Empty Pockets]

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LTD Eclipse will get you close...

Tokai / Burny / Orville / Greco will get you closer...

but i would just save money and get a awesome, older, played-in and well-loved Gibson Les Paul that you intend to hold onto for a long, long time.

 

[rainsong86]

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Tokai / Burny / Orville / Greco will get you closer...

yeah this orville looks like a 68 custom

http://cgi.ebay.com/ORVILLE-Gibson-Black-Les-Paul-Custom-Guitar_W0QQitemZ230344377775QQihZ013QQcategoryZ33040QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[orpheo]

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Re: Les Paul Tone & Looks Without Having to Mortgage A House…

warmoth les pauls, absolutely!

 

[pinto79]

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The Edwards guitars look nice. I haven't handled one tho...

 

[LukeGilmour]

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http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/...io-Faded-Maple-Top-Electric-Guitar?sku=513825


what about this?

 

[Luke Duke]

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You have to decide what's important to you.....looks, or sound. A good Studio with a rosewood board will get you there tonally...however it doesn't have "the look" and it seems more people than not are hung up on "the look". As a result they'll go with an Epi Standard rather a Studio.

I think the Tokais are EXCELLENT alternatives, certainly worthy of consideration.

Luke

 

[ImmortalSix]

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Uh, Michael Kelly Patriot.

 

[Zerberus]

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Used Gibson Les paul Studio or if you have patience and get lucky maybe even a Standard.

Looks are for people with too much money, and most copies are just the hard way to learn that there really is a difference

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

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used gibson les paul studio or if you have patience and get lucky maybe even a standard.

Looks are for people with too much money, and most copies are just the hard way to learn that there really is a difference :d

+1

 

[phil_104]

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+2. A gibson studio can be had for under a grand, easily. If you are patient, you can even find a nice white one with the gold hardware, in good condition. On stage, noobs will think it's a custom, and it will sound and play like a gibson, caus it will be one.

I have very little experience in clones, but I don't see why you wouldn't go for the original.

 

[MasterKtulu]

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http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...tar?sku=513825


what about this?

I didn't know they made Gibson Les Paul Studio's that looked that great or that were so affordable. Thanks, I might get a Gibson after all!

You have to decide what's important to you.....looks, or sound. A good Studio with a rosewood board will get you there tonally...however it doesn't have "the look" and it seems more people than not are hung up on "the look". As a result they'll go with an Epi Standard rather a Studio.

Naturally, the sound of a guitar is more important to me than looks, and from what I can tell, only the bindings are missing from the Studio's and I don't mind that at all.

Used Gibson Les paul Studio or if you have patience and get lucky maybe even a Standard.

I think that's exactly what I'll do... I think seeing a bunch of 3000-5000$ priced Gibson's online got me a bit angry at the Gibson brand. There's no reason not to hope to get a used Standard at a reasonable price.


Thanks to everyone who posted!

 

[some_dude]

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Looks are for people with too much money, and most copies are just the hard way to learn that there really is a difference

+1.

Upgrading an Epiphone was an expensive lesson in learning why you're better off buynig a Gibson.

 

[some_dude]

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I think that's exactly what I'll do... I think seeing a bunch of 3000-5000$ priced Gibson's online got me a bit angry at the Gibson brand. There's no reason not to hope to get a used Standard at a reasonable price.

People tend to get hung up on the expensive guitars and forget that Gibson actually produces a whole bunch of somewhat more reasonably priced guitars.

 

[Zerberus]

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BTW do the faded studios have maple tops or ar they all mahogany? Under 1k new sounds pretty sweet..