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Choose my next guitar...
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:25 pm
I'm finally getting into the intermediate stages of guitar playing and am playing with different groups here and there for fun. I currently have a Mexi Strat that I absolutely love, but I want to upgrade. Budget is $600-800. I'm considering the following two, but I'm also open to suggestions. They will be playing through a Peavy Delta Blues 1x15. TIA 
2016 Les Paul '50s Tribute T
Fender Modern Player Telecaster
2016 Les Paul '50s Tribute T
Fender Modern Player Telecaster
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Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:50 pm to notslim99
What kind of music are you usually playing with these groups? The choice between a Tele and a LP seems pretty drastic in terms of sound unless you're already working with a lot of extra equipment.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:05 pm to HempHead
Mostly rock covers and different little songs/riffs that we make up. I like the idea of the LP because of the low end of my 1x15 amp, but the Tele is more familiar in my hand.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:47 pm to notslim99
I like for my guitars to each fill a niche without a lot of overlap. I feel like the Strat can do just about anything that the Tele can do. But the LP can do things the Strat can't. So I'd lean towards the LP.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:30 pm to notslim99
Don't buy something new. You can get so much more bang for your buck if you buy used, or vintage.
You have just named two entirely different instruments. You need to decide which you prefer. A tele or a LP. There is no wrong answer to this question; it depends entirely on preference. Once you have decided what you really want then let's start comparing different years, makes, and models within that archetype.
You have just named two entirely different instruments. You need to decide which you prefer. A tele or a LP. There is no wrong answer to this question; it depends entirely on preference. Once you have decided what you really want then let's start comparing different years, makes, and models within that archetype.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:03 am to Meursault
D'Angelico
Posted on 1/13/17 at 3:40 am to notslim99
Tele all day.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 6:23 am to notslim99
Gibson every time
Posted on 1/13/17 at 7:20 am to notslim99
That will be two vastly different necks for you and the LP has a shorter scale length (24.75") vs Fender (25.50" I think). You must play both to make sure. If you jive with the Les Paul and it's comparable to you then roll with that. I have two and they are my favorite guitars. My no.1 feels like an extension of myself. I was a Fender player for about 15 years, but when I bought my first LP it was all over. I play it considerably better. It is not as versatile as a Tele or especially a Strat, but man it will give you a big fat smoking hot tone. If you are heavy handed with your picking hand and do a lot of palm muting then you will get some great chunk from the LP. The Tele youre looking at would be more versatile then most due to the humbucker in the bridge, but if I were in your shoes I would stick to the traditional format of single coils so that it gives you that iconic tele sound. That's just me.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 7:43 am to notslim99
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I'm considering the following two, but I'm also open to suggestions
if you're not snobby about the name on the Headstock, you may want to look into the Epiphone Tribute Plus.
It's every bit as good of a Les Paul (actually probably better) than these lower end Gibson Studios.
They're much more like a true Gibson than your typical Epiphone.
Come stock from the factory with:
Solid Mahogany body
Solid Maple cap (not veneer)
Gibson 1957 PAF pickups in both Bridge and Neck positions
Grover Locking Tuners
Coil Tapping
Gibson electronics throughout
Strap locks
A hard shell case instead of a gig bag
the bold items are upgrades over what the Gibson you linked offers.
and the Epiphone will be right around the same price as this Gibson. Might be slightly cheaper, but they're with $50 or so of each other.
Epiphone - Les Paul 1960's Tribute Plus
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 7:44 am
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:00 am to Nutriaitch
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It's every bit as good of a Les Paul (actually probably better) than these lower end Gibson Studios.
That's a very good recommendation. Ive played some really bad Epi's before, but I have also played some fantastic ones. If these are loaded with 57 classics then this guitar will sound really good, period. Those buckers smoke. Grover tuners and a case and that's a hell of a deal.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:16 am to notslim99
PRS custom 24 can do what both of these guitars can do. It is right in your price range as well. Go and play one for a while before making your decision. I have a cheap cheap PRS that I bought on a whim. Probably the best guitar I own.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:24 am to dnm3305
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That's a very good recommendation. Ive played some really bad Epi's before, but I have also played some fantastic ones. If these are loaded with 57 classics then this guitar will sound really good, period. Those buckers smoke. Grover tuners and a case and that's a hell of a deal.
yeah, the lower and mid-range Epi's are nothing special.
but when you get into the Tribute plus and Elite range, they more than hold their own against entry level Gibsons. And for around the same price range.
those entry level Gibson save you money by using cheaper parts and woods, but are still crafted and built in the US.
the high end Epi's give you the higher quality parts and woods, but save you money with a cheaper labor force building them. but they are still built to the exact same specs as the Gibsons.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:04 am to notslim99
FYI - the 2017 Les Paul Tributes don't have that black wood of the side on the guitar, it's natural wood. Looks much better.
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 9:06 am
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:11 am to notslim99
Highly recommend Burny Les Pauls over anything Gibson makes these days. I don't know how anybody can recommend Gibson products anymore in good conscience. I wouldn't give a plug nickel for their stuff.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:36 am to RockAndRollDetective
quote:
I don't know how anybody can recommend Gibson products anymore in good conscience. I wouldn't give a plug nickel for their stuff.
Have you played a Gibson Les Paul Standard recently? They are phenomenal.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:44 am to notslim99
I'm a Fender fanboi. Most are well outside of your current price range, but these are my personal favorites:
1972 Telecaster Deluxe in Daphne Blue with a black pickguard. Can't find an exact picture, because this one has the updated headstock and not the fat 72 one. Dual humbuckers(!)
You can actually get a reproduction '72 Tele Deluxe for $800.
1959 Jazzmaster in tobacco sunburst with a tortoise shell pickguard. I love how the soapbar pickups stand out so much on that color combo.
1962 Strat in tobacco sunburst with a white pickguard. Best year and best color combo for the GOAT guitar.
And I'm partial to the fat '65 era headstocks, so I will also throw in a 1968 strat in cream white with white pickguard. If it's good enough for Hendrix, it's good enough for anyone.
1972 Telecaster Deluxe in Daphne Blue with a black pickguard. Can't find an exact picture, because this one has the updated headstock and not the fat 72 one. Dual humbuckers(!)
You can actually get a reproduction '72 Tele Deluxe for $800.
1959 Jazzmaster in tobacco sunburst with a tortoise shell pickguard. I love how the soapbar pickups stand out so much on that color combo.
1962 Strat in tobacco sunburst with a white pickguard. Best year and best color combo for the GOAT guitar.
And I'm partial to the fat '65 era headstocks, so I will also throw in a 1968 strat in cream white with white pickguard. If it's good enough for Hendrix, it's good enough for anyone.
This post was edited on 1/13/17 at 9:52 am
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:49 am to randybobandy
quote:maybe an SE version, but you're not finding an original custom 24 for $600 - $800, not even used.
PRS custom 24 can do what both of these guitars can do. It is right in your price range as well.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:10 am to Damone
quote:
And I'm partial to the fat '65 era headstocks, so I will also throw in a 1968 strat in cream white with white pickguard. If it's good enough for Hendrix, it's good enough for anyone.
Fender calls it Olympic White.
that's the same color scheme as my 2012 American Standard (i don't have the Big CBS era headstock, thank god) and the main reason i bought that guitar.
but Fender does offer a mexican made replica of Jimi's Woodstock guitar.
the Bridge pickup is at the opposite angle from normal (like if you were playing an opposite handed guitar upside down), it has the big head stock thats inverted (again like you were playing an opposite handed guitar upside down).
but the body is not inverted like playing an upside down guitar, so controls and Trim bar are all on the bottom when playing rather than on top.
american vintage '65 pickups if i remember right.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:50 pm to notslim99
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Budget is $600-800.
quote:
les paul
Wtf
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