I'm getting ready to do some recording in a few weeks and I'm wondering what you guys think would work out better. I mostly play Les Pauls and SGs, and I'm torn between recording the rhythm tracks with the LP and having an SG on leads, or having the SG do rhythm and the LP do leads.
LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
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ericmeyer4
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
Take them both and see what the song needs
Take them both and see what the song needs
P.A.Foholic
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
Yeah, just track the rhythms with both and track the solos with both. Then you'll hear what suits the song better. You can always blend the sounds too. There's nothing to stop you from experimenting
Yeah, just track the rhythms with both and track the solos with both. Then you'll hear what suits the song better. You can always blend the sounds too. There's nothing to stop you from experimenting
Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
Well of course I'll use both. But there's going to be so many things to learn and worry about that I want to go in with a plan. I'll be doing everything myself and trying to get EZDrummer to do what I want it to do, so the less factors to noodle around on going, the more I can focus on other things.
Well of course I'll use both. But there's going to be so many things to learn and worry about that I want to go in with a plan. I'll be doing everything myself and trying to get EZDrummer to do what I want it to do, so the less factors to noodle around on going, the more I can focus on other things.
ratherdashing
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
How bleeping hard is it to do two takes with different guitars?
If you don't want to worry about things like this, just do the entire session with one guitar. You wouldn't be the first.
How bleeping hard is it to do two takes with different guitars?
If you don't want to worry about things like this, just do the entire session with one guitar. You wouldn't be the first.
STRATDELUXER97
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
SG has easier high register access for leads over the LP,but I'm a Fender guy,so what do I know? ;o) I do own a LP and an SG though..
SG has easier high register access for leads over the LP,but I'm a Fender guy,so what do I know? ;o) I do own a LP and an SG though..
Empty Pockets
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
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TwofacePimp
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
This is a very personal thing, but I've found that SG's have slightly thinner notes that blend together more when you play a chord, and LP's have fatter individual notes that stand out more on their own. On the surface this will look like one is better for rhythm and one for lead, but it's really about which one YOU like better.
This is a very personal thing, but I've found that SG's have slightly thinner notes that blend together more when you play a chord, and LP's have fatter individual notes that stand out more on their own. On the surface this will look like one is better for rhythm and one for lead, but it's really about which one YOU like better.
tubecrunch
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
I recorded about 30 songs over the course of three years. After the project was complete, the song writer picked his 10 favorites. I tried to guess which guitar I used on each track. I could tell the difference between strat, tele, and lp, but it wasn't nearly as obvious as I thought. But now that I've made this about me, go ahead and use both, learn from the experience.
I recorded about 30 songs over the course of three years. After the project was complete, the song writer picked his 10 favorites. I tried to guess which guitar I used on each track. I could tell the difference between strat, tele, and lp, but it wasn't nearly as obvious as I thought. But now that I've made this about me, go ahead and use both, learn from the experience.
Edgecrusher
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
Any plan you make will go right out the window when you get there and start learning. The best plan you can make is have all your parts down completely and your gear is all up and running like it should be. That way you can spend your time just doing tracks and worrying about music not repairs. If your dead set on choosing a guitar just bring one pick your favorite that your the most comfortable on and bring it. At the end of it no one will come up to you and say "You shoulda played that solo with a Les Paul"
Any plan you make will go right out the window when you get there and start learning. The best plan you can make is have all your parts down completely and your gear is all up and running like it should be. That way you can spend your time just doing tracks and worrying about music not repairs. If your dead set on choosing a guitar just bring one pick your favorite that your the most comfortable on and bring it. At the end of it no one will come up to you and say "You shoulda played that solo with a Les Paul"
Dr. Vegetable
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tonello
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
They're both really good for both. I prefer the SG for leads when stock, as it's a little bit warmer than the LP, so it isn't so bright (I don't really care for a bright lead sound, sue me), and the LP for Rhythm is a little more bright so the Rhythm tracks jump out more. However, I put Duncan Distortions into all my guitars, and now they all sound alike, I just use different tunings on each one.
They're both really good for both. I prefer the SG for leads when stock, as it's a little bit warmer than the LP, so it isn't so bright (I don't really care for a bright lead sound, sue me), and the LP for Rhythm is a little more bright so the Rhythm tracks jump out more. However, I put Duncan Distortions into all my guitars, and now they all sound alike, I just use different tunings on each one.
blueman335
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Re: LP for Rhythm and SG for leads, or the other way around?
I have both and use them interchangeably, they're both very good at rhythm and lead. LP's have a little more low-end and sustain; nice to have but you don't always have to have it. Clapton used both during his Cream years, and a 335 (as did some other Brits then), and there was nothing lacking in his SG tones.
I have both and use them interchangeably, they're both very good at rhythm and lead. LP's have a little more low-end and sustain; nice to have but you don't always have to have it. Clapton used both during his Cream years, and a 335 (as did some other Brits then), and there was nothing lacking in his SG tones.
