Gibson Les Paul

StefStoep

1) What is the best (Tone, sustain, weight, etc.) Gibson Les Paul to buy?
2) Does the "swiss cheese" / Chambered bodies lose tone & sustain?
3) Are the "Reissue" models solid bodies?

Cheers

MikeM

1. The one that sounds best to YOU. It's subjective, what works for me might not work for you.
2. Good wood is good wood. If you specifically want chambered, try and find a nice one cause either one can be a gem/dud. If you have a problem with heavy guitars either make sure you get a light one (R9, lightest backs that Gibson use) or go chambered.
3. Solid 1 piece body, long tenon neck (Cheapest model to have one).

singemonkey

A lot of different Les Pauls sound good. But different construction (and different pickups) will mean they'll sound different. There is no answer to your question, unfortunately.

I like a solid backed Les Paul. And I think that the lighter they are, the more resonant they'll tend to be. But great guitar tone has been achieved on all sorts of Les Pauls.

Yes. Most of the reissue models are solid.

Rescator

this is the best "LP" ever made ?
http://www.andersonguitars.com/product_information/models/bulldog_family/bulldog_over.cfm

singemonkey

Rescator wrote: this is the best "LP" ever made ?
http://www.andersonguitars.com/product_information/models/bulldog_family/bulldog_over.cfm

Erm... why?

Reinhard

If you want to go Gibson, the best bang for buck would be to get a '57 Reissue goldtop used/unused off ebay.
Pickups are subjective like Mike said, but if you get a nice resonant piece of wood you can tweak the pickups if need be.
The reissue models have a long neck tenon which is supposed to be a better joint. Guys have raved about the cloud 9 chambered les pauls, I wouldn't mind trying one.

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singemonkey wrote:
Rescator wrote: this is the best "LP" ever made ?
http://www.andersonguitars.com/product_information/models/bulldog_family/bulldog_over.cfm

Erm... why?

+1... I'm intrigued?!

Rescator

singemonkey wrote:
Rescator wrote: this is the best "LP" ever made ?
http://www.andersonguitars.com/product_information/models/bulldog_family/bulldog_over.cfm

Erm... why?

Why ? ??? You must be kidding ? ?

MikeM

Rescator wrote:
singemonkey wrote:
Rescator wrote: this is the best "LP" ever made ?
http://www.andersonguitars.com/product_information/models/bulldog_family/bulldog_over.cfm

Erm... why?
Why ??? You must be kidding ?! ?

Pretty cool PRS-style guitar that.

Rescator

No, this is not PRS style at all . Bulldog is boutique guitar made by Tom Anderson Guitar Works .
Surprisingly , the price is not that higher than other mass produced , as PRS par example ....

You might want to check what people says about TAG quality .
Or you can check this link :
http://www.worldguitars.co.uk/news/79-tom-anderson-bulldog-review

MikeM

Rescator wrote: No, this is not PRS style at all . Bulldog is boutique guitar made by Tom Anderson Guitar Works .
Surprisingly , the price is not that higher than other mass produced ones.

Well it's definitely not a Les-Paul style either ?

Rescator

I agree , this is Tom Anderson style .
If you want LP you buy LP .
But , since I can make any existing LP tone/sound on my Bulldog , I thought it might be the best LP ever made :?

singemonkey

By my definition it is a Les Paul style guitar.

However, there are many manufacturers making extremely high quality LPs. What makes this one best? Why's it better than a 1959 Gibson Les Paul? Why's it better than a Navigator Les Paul? Why's it better than a Gil Sharon Les Paul. Why's it better than a Derrig Les Paul?

So no. I wasn't kidding. Why's it the best?

Rescator

Bulldog is the best at least for me and say for those guys who wrote for that prestige guitar magazine .
I'm afraid you might try to find the answers you like it by your self .

Gearhead

ceterum censeo Cartaghinem delendam esse ???

singemonkey

Gearhead wrote: ceterum censeo Cartaghinem delendam esse ???

Or how about:

Semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit.

Here's my wild claim. Now you go find the evidence to support it...

But I do agree with you on the ???

guidothepimmp

:roflmao:

Bob-Dubery

Anderson make fine instruments and the Bulldog looks to be no exception

BUT

Bolt on neck? Sorry, that rules it right out of LP territory for me.

singemonkey

Rescator wrote:
But , since I can make any existing LP tone/sound on my Bulldog , I thought it might be the best LP ever made :?

Ok. I admit I missed that one. That's fair enough.

Many will disagree with you. It doesn't mean we're insatiable brand fanboys, mind you. There are a lot of different styles of LP, and a lot of them do one thing really well while not so much another. That's one of the things that's cool about them.

Still versatility is a virtue, so if that's what you're after, it makes sense.