Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)
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Sirion
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Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)
Or would one of muttznmongrelz teles be acceptable?
Or would one of muttznmongrelz teles be acceptable?
mistermikev
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Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)
I could not, in good conscious, vote on this because the correct answer is "yes - you should get a les paul AND a tele". That is the only acceptable answer. I assume this was a trick question... what did I win for getting the answer right?
I could not, in good conscious, vote on this because the correct answer is "yes - you should get a les paul AND a tele". That is the only acceptable answer. I assume this was a trick question... what did I win for getting the answer right?
Jack_TriPpEr
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I voted LP mainly because the longer 25.5" scale of a Tele is a strain/encumherment o me when needing to do quick-and-tight power chord position shifts in the lower fret, lower strings.
I also prefer the tone of an LP's mahogany body wood vs the Ash or Alder of a Tele.
I'd also rather have the possibility for more tonal options that an LP's two humbuckers provide for (since they can be split, paralleled, etc) vs the 1 or more singlecoils of a Tele.
I do NOT like the typical weight of an LP but i baked in an assumption that i could handpick an LP that weighed less than average.
I voted LP mainly because the longer 25.5" scale of a Tele is a strain/encumherment o me when needing to do quick-and-tight power chord position shifts in the lower fret, lower strings.
I also prefer the tone of an LP's mahogany body wood vs the Ash or Alder of a Tele.
I'd also rather have the possibility for more tonal options that an LP's two humbuckers provide for (since they can be split, paralleled, etc) vs the 1 or more singlecoils of a Tele.
I do NOT like the typical weight of an LP but i baked in an assumption that i could handpick an LP that weighed less than average.
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Jack_TriPpEr
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PF Darkside, we now have a fiesty challenger for the honor of being named "Quote Of The Thread". haha
PF Darkside, we now have a fiesty challenger for the honor of being named "Quote Of The Thread". haha
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Laughing Kookaburra
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No modding? LP for sure, because my favorite music to play, by far, is rawk!
That said, I actually find a Tele more comfortable to play, and it does everything else that I play quite well.
I have both.
No modding? LP for sure, because my favorite music to play, by far, is rawk!
That said, I actually find a Tele more comfortable to play, and it does everything else that I play quite well.
I have both.
v8stang289
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Les Paul all the way. I wanted one from the moment I first saw one. I also find the balance and the shorter scale to be the more comfortable to me. Mine is my go-to guitar and does everything I need it to do. Plus I just cannot stand the way Tele's look...
Les Paul all the way. I wanted one from the moment I first saw one. I also find the balance and the shorter scale to be the more comfortable to me. Mine is my go-to guitar and does everything I need it to do. Plus I just cannot stand the way Tele's look...
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Jack_TriPpEr
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James Curleigh called and said "Play Authentic". Haha, j.k.
James Curleigh called and said "Play Authentic". Haha, j.k.
v8stang289
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Can you get it with a set neck? Maybe a carved maple top? Tune o'matic bridge? Shaped a little more LP like?
Wait.... lol. :scratchch
At what point does it stop being a Tele and start becoming something else?
Can you get it with a set neck? Maybe a carved maple top? Tune o'matic bridge? Shaped a little more LP like?
Wait.... lol. :scratchch
At what point does it stop being a Tele and start becoming something else?
Chistopher
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Some of these posts got me thinking of how when they first came out, the only difference between a Les Paul and a Tele was the feel and the master/dedicated controls. The best vintage Teles sounded like LPs and the best vintage LPs sounded like Teles.
Some of these posts got me thinking of how when they first came out, the only difference between a Les Paul and a Tele was the feel and the master/dedicated controls. The best vintage Teles sounded like LPs and the best vintage LPs sounded like Teles.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)
Exactly. Too much grey and no black and white. So, there is no "Tele" perse. And the main difference between a Tele and a LP is the appearance.
Exactly. Too much grey and no black and white. So, there is no "Tele" perse. And the main difference between a Tele and a LP is the appearance.
Re: Tele or Les Paul? (No Rob Option)
If you truly believe that, then I have to ask you...have you ever seen a Tele or a LP (let alone played them)?
How do you expect anyone to ever take you seriously (and I know that you have given some excellent advice/suggestions on this forum before) if you make such an inaccurate all inclusive or exclusive statement?
If you truly believe that, then I have to ask you...have you ever seen a Tele or a LP (let alone played them)?
How do you expect anyone to ever take you seriously (and I know that you have given some excellent advice/suggestions on this forum before) if you make such an inaccurate all inclusive or exclusive statement?
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