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Is there anybody here???
« on: September 18, 2006, 05:17:32 PM »
That uses a Les Paul? ?/?

This comes from my previous thread (Replacement Pickups). Is everyone in love with the Strat or are there any Les Paul People in here?
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2006, 06:57:48 PM »
ya i play a les paul..watsup!
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2006, 08:25:56 PM »
For a while, what is now called the SG was the Les Paul.  Just so happened that Mr. Les Paul himself didn't like the shape of the body and didn't want his name on that style of guitar.  From Wikipedia:

"For various reasons (declining sales due to the high price, and strong competition from the popular, double cutaway design of the Fender Stratocaster), the Les Paul Model received a complete make-over in 1960. The model became thinner, and received two pointy cut-aways. This was done without Paul's knowledge, and when he saw the guitar, he asked Gibson to remove his name from the instrument. In 1963, the name of this model changed from "Les Paul Model" to "Gibson SG" (which stood simply for "Solid Guitar".)"

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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2006, 11:03:01 PM »
This is not exactly true.
While Lester may have not liked the new double cut shape, he was also going through a divorce at the time and had his name removed from the new Solid Guitar for personal, financial, and contractual reasons.
From the website everythingsg.com:
"In 1963, due to issues related to Les' divorce from Mary Ford and subsequent contract negotiations, Les' name was dropped and the new name “SG” emerged."

I own a Les Paul ('82 Standard) and have owned others ('92 Classic Premium Plus, '93 Deluxe, and '97 Studio Lite) and still love the Les Paul more than any other guitar.
It's my main studio guitar.
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2006, 11:04:16 PM »
...well no accounting for taste...I used to own an sg lespaul custom....cream w/3 pattent applied for pickups...and let me tell you....it was the 2nd best guitar I have ever owned!
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2006, 10:17:25 AM »
Uriah,

I know I am setting myself up for this one... but...  ::)what is your favorite guitar?
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2006, 03:05:46 PM »
i love my lp goldtop with p-90's.....but it's not my fav. i love all my guitars for different things. my tele can do stuff my ibanez can't, just like the ibanez can do stuff the strat can't, and on and on............never lock yourself into one instrument, why have limits??
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2006, 04:06:07 PM »
Quote from: trackman on September 19, 2006, 10:17:25 AM
Uriah,

I know I am setting myself up for this one... but...  ::)what is your favorite guitar?

I owned a Gibson L5s ...A fabulous guitar!...Also an Ibanez Birdland (lawsuit model)....I would like an L5 hollowbody though!
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2006, 05:11:36 PM »
Quote from: trackman on September 19, 2006, 10:17:25 AM
Uriah,

I know I am setting myself up for this one... but...  ::)what is your favorite guitar?
  Lp's are nice (overpriced) and have there place, but........there is really nothing like a good STRAT for a variety of tones and single coil chunk.The 57 reissue is my favoite 8)
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2006, 05:42:35 PM »
...I HAVE A SQUIRE STRAT THAT I PUT FLAT WOUND JAZZ STRINGS ON AND I LOVE IT....$100.00 AT A PAWN SHOP AND IF MY 3 YEAR OLD BREAKS IT...I CAN JUST GO GET ANOTHER...AND IT SOUNDS GREAT....IT IS THE ONE THAT I PLAY ON MY VIDEOS!
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2006, 05:57:50 PM »
Quote from: imnotShirley on September 19, 2006, 05:11:36 PM
  Lp's are nice (overpriced) and have there place, but........there is really nothing like a good STRAT for a variety of tones and single coil chunk.The 57 reissue is my favoite 8)

but the strat is seriously lacking balls when you play with gain, i don't care what pickups you have in it.......
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2006, 06:04:20 PM »
i had a less paul the whole time i had it i was trying to get a strat sound out of it . so i sold it and bought a 57 reissue strat and i been in love every since  recently put in noisless pick- ups i actually hear bell tones
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Re: Is there anybody here???
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2006, 05:50:25 PM »
Quote from: gtrdave on September 18, 2006, 11:03:01 PM
This is not exactly true.
While Lester may have not liked the new double cut shape, he was also going through a divorce at the time and had his name removed from the new Solid Guitar for personal, financial, and contractual reasons.
From the website everythingsg.com:
"In 1963, due to issues related to Les' divorce from Mary Ford and subsequent contract negotiations, Les' name was dropped and the new name “SG” emerged."

I own a Les Paul ('82 Standard) and have owned others ('92 Classic Premium Plus, '93 Deluxe, and '97 Studio Lite) and still love the Les Paul more than any other guitar.
It's my main studio guitar.

Good point; I've heard this as well.  There's also a Les Paul bass, but it doesn't get the same love from bass players as we have for the guitar.
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