Why Do Guitar Players Like Les Pauls?

[@BenEller]

Why do guitar players like Les Pauls?! Let me know in the comments!

[@johnlexus1]

I think ppl wants to play what their guitar heroes played I think its that simple. Keep the good work, btw I have an r9, doesnt get better imho.

[@gurubhai_7]

It all started with Slash (for me!)

[@robbynaumann439]

The versatility man. Especially with coil splitting. One guitar to rule them all.

[@joshuahill4263]

**Sustain**

[@proteus2103]

From a fender fanboy, Pauls always have a little more beef/brootz when in drop d, for me anyway.

[@vethwynwetfeather]

Your comedy skills haven't gotten rusty. Excellent most excellent.

[@johnfrenette]

Vethwyn Wetfeather hilarious episode.

[@SaintFredrocks]

I always thought his mouth noises were both informative AND amusing.

[@sbeqstion]

@@NoName-gz2kk nah

[@CynHicks]

Ben - "They're light weight and...." Me - "WTF is he talking about? I've played lighter pianos!" Lol

[@imagemaker5150]

😆😆

[@chriskross2859]

Right

[@johnc3403]

correct

[@riviecc]

Im 60 .Sold mine and bought a SG . Now I can stand up straight again . I do miss the les paul and may get another one , but not to gig with . Mainly been playing my American elite tele (very versatile guitar) which is also a little on the heavy side but not not near as heavy as a unchambered les paul

[@Admiral_Bongo]

Damn, are you guys born 90 year old or with backs made out of paper? Those things are heavier than, say, an RG, but they're not damn tanks. No heavier than a Warlock, at least.

[@mattburch9873]

“Gibson makes some great pickups, which is why I’m using these Suhr’s” 😂😭

[@johnsavchak8202]

... funny...if I hadn't heard it before!

[@joogledlay1225]

I think he likes the pickups Gibson makes but likes the Shurs “more better”. Bua ha ha ha

[@powerswish]

I have Doug Aldrich pickups in my Les Paul. They just sound better to me than stock burstbuckers I had.

[@rowdyjohnson6026]

Both are possible, ya just have to keep apples with apples. As far as stock pups go, gibson makes some really nice pups that are superior to most stock pickups. That doesnt mean ya cant find pickups that are more specific to a particular players needs in the aftermarket.

[@howardjohny]

Those suhrs are badass

[@maomao180]

They also got a removable headstock for travel, just need to find a luthier to reattach it very convenient design.

[@kirkwilson6229]

The neck angle is a feature, not a flaw. It allows you to shift your shoulders back a bit. You're not supposed to drop them, step on them, or throw them around. The necks tend no to break unless they are abused.

[@jacquesd5781]

Ha ha ha, epic :)

[@leedemkiw.2894]

How many Les Paul headstocks have you yourself personally broken? Answer :- zero.

[@Luk4zguy97]

And if you forget to pack it right, the smart design of the Les Paul will remove the headstock in transit! Brilliant 👌

[@KCCheez]

@@leedemkiw.2894 One. Well, I didn’t break it myself but it was mine. That was one too many. In fairness I broke a B.C. Rich myself… both hurt.

[@TheToneLounge]

Correction sir, in French "les" is plural. So the correct translation would be " the Pauls". 🤓

[@meadish]

Ah, but would that not also require an 's' at the end of Paul, 'Les Pauls'?

[@TheToneLounge]

Mea Dish oui oui! Mon petit croissant! Les Pauls!

[@voornaam3191]

The less Paul, the better. Right?

[@nikitacalvus]

@Katy Smith no it wouldn't, The Tone Lounge is damn right. At least Mea Disg asked about it and didn't affirm anything ;) In French, proper names are invariable (aka they don't have a plural form).

[@ChrisCookPrime]

Thankfully we still have know it all’s on the webs!

[@texwiller7753]

Just because they are endorsed by some of the most famous players. We are just falling for the marketing. Beginner, here are my guitar buying tips after 30 solid years of playing: -It simply doesn't matter where or what country it was made in. -It is totally insignificant what brand your guitar is. -The only two things that only matter: 1) playabilty 2) how does it sound. You are not going to follow my advise.

[@joewatson406]

Im essence, I agree, although I do think that brand does matter. Not because I care what's written on the headstock, but because a proud brand offers a better warranty.

[@erdemyelmenoglu2493]

Agreed 100%. I’d take a well built comfortable guitar over a gibson lp any day of the week. They are chunky uncomfortable and prone to headstock damage. The only thing they’ve got going for them is the sound, which let’s be honest with ourselves, if mixed and mastered properşy in a track, any Humbucking guitar could sound “like a les paul”. And speaking of, I ain’t a huge fan of its trademark sound either sooo...

[@likeanuuk6612]

that last part got me

[@elmecos6874]

As a beginner i do follow it my dude

[@marvinstarr7550]

What you said is ABSOLUTELY true.

[@nevermind-he8ni]

The only thing a LP can't do is sound like a Strat. You need a real Strat for that. Same goes the other way. I own both. A custom shop 1957 reissue strat and a 1993 LP Standard. I'm a happy boy.

[@ashleyjohansson230]

Modern coil splitting sounds exactly like the real single coils now but cannot make 2 single coils sound like a humbucker.

[@LeopoldoRamirez]

@@ashleyjohansson230 you can come close if you have a good set of hotrails! Got my set as a gift from a friend of mine and I'm loving it. Crunch sounds real nice

[@likwidflame]

*Laughs in Telecaster*

[@TheNocturnalEvil]

@@likwidflame Laughs in Telecaster. So instead of "ha ha ha ha ha ha" you go "twang twang twang twang twang twang"...🤣

[@JG-ux7of]

@@ashleyjohansson230 yes you can it's the 2nd and 4th position. Coil splitting doesn't do it unless you have a high output pickup like a Seymour Duncan JB

[@togil1151]

About the chunky neck "problem": Since I play a shit ton of classical guitar lately, every neck of any electric feels like a toy to me now lol

[@Thepoweroftheriffcompelsme]

I had a few years of classical lessons when I first started playing. After that my first electric was an Ibanez. It was like playing an uncooked piece of spaghetti

[@matturner6890]

@@Thepoweroftheriffcompelsme and then you tune down to Drop Q and it feels like cooked spaghetti.

[@Thepoweroftheriffcompelsme]

Mat Turner I’m not talking about the strings... I mean the size of the neck itself 😂

[@WalkenDead]

I haven't played a lot of Classical, but I have had my hands on some and I can completely agree lol.

[@smokepeddler]

Size matters

[@virgilthemob1242]

The best Les Paul I ever played was an Ibanez AR. It was just like Gibson's version, but without most of the issues you mentioned and a killer tone to boot.

[@davidwonpu353]

After years of only playing dad guitars I’ve recently discovered shred machines so I loved this video of you going through the opposite Ben! I think the real answer here is just to have more guitars lol

[@nikk0k]

If you're hell bent on Shredding, Alex Skolnick (Testament, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Doug Alrdrich (Whitesnake), and Buckethead (and others!) shred like maniacs on Les Pauls!

[@powersv2]

Gary Holt

[@brownsparlour9813]

Gary holt uses esp

[@tiagoramalhais5493]

John Sykes, John Norum

[@DrDizzleFrizzle]

what's even more messed up is that Buckethead uses an over-sized Les Paul with a 27" scale length, as if it weren't hard enough.

[@paulhudgins]

Justin Derrico should be included on this list.

[@neverquit7190]

I've always played modern shredders, love my Jackson Soloist. Had to eventually buy a Les Paul just to see what all the hype is about. So I bought a Gibson Les Paul Modern. It is amazing, I can't put it down, so easy to play and sounds amazing, makes most of my guitars feel like toys. I'm kinda pissed that the Les Paul makes most all my other guitars suck and it took me this long to get one. But, I don't regret spending the money and if I had to sell my whole collection to get this one guitar, it would be worth it.

[@neverquit7190]

PS- My LP Modern stays in tune ridiculously well. I bought fancy poly-tuner and I never need the damn thing. Play my LP Modern all day, set it down, come back the next day, the dang thing never goes out of tune. Must be the locking tuners.

[@bestboy897]

never thought a video about les pauls could be so hilarious. Poor Corpsegrinder

[@weshinds9884]

Ben- "It's not the car, it's the driver." Me- "True, Michael Agelo Batio gave me the keys to the Lamborghini and I can't drive it."

[@gtrmusic69]

11:20 that's two octaves per string max. Yes, you get three e's but it's two octaves.

[@vent676]

Had to scroll 200 comments to find this.

[@klontjespap]

makes sense, considering the whole guitar range stretches but 4 octaves if you pull the high e from 22 to 24, and knowing the difference between the lowest and the highest string.

[@CarlosLauterbach]

Reason's to love Les Pauls: - Weights a lot - Bad neck access - Tuning stability sucks - only 22 frets - no tremolo Though Les Pauls are damn sexy

[@nick1512]

Pretty much sums it up but damn it sounds good

[@1m3agle]

I prefer no trem anyway. I like the feel of the neck on the lower frets and, as a rhythm player, 22 frets doesn't hurt me

[@5T3LTH]

was recording a track on the lp and the d string slipped out of tune at just the right moment to sound really cool. had to retune and punch in, but kept the weird slow dive bomb sound of the tuner slipping in the final mix.

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

Eh, it sounds heavier than just about any other guitar, so I like using it for anything after the 50's.

[@joeyjo-joshabadu9636]

22 frets was no problem for Clapton, Page and Beck. Not to mention Hendrix.

[@thisaintmuhname1579]

About 15 + years ago I had to unfortunately spend a month in my county jail. Not proud of it at all. But the point of this story is I had two guys in a cell beside me. One guys name was les and the other guys name was.......can you guess? It was Paul. When I brought up how uncanny it was for them to be put in the same cell together they had no idea what I was talking about. It bummed me out how no one else enjoyed the humor in their names

[@mahdiyussuf9804]

loool

[@stoutlager6325]

Jokes about people's names don't tend to fly too well in the clink. The cleverness was likely lost in the atmosphere there.

[@spanishflyevh9606]

My podmates were Neil and Bob.

[@rhm3408]

Reminds me of a boss of mine, named "Sherlock", was stopped by police while speeding. His passenger in the car? OFC his name was "Holmes" - needless to say, the policeman thought they were screwing with him ^^

[@JG-ux7of]

What I love about the Les Paul's is you can get warm jazzy tones from the neck and the chimey jangley bright tones from the bridge and everything in between. It also feels substantial with its weight, you feel like you have a grown mans guitar in your hands. The flatter radius, wider neck and 24.75" scale makes it easy to play anywhere from 1st to 16th fret. They sound like howling beasts with overdrive, the Standards and Classics are like works of art but the Studios and Tributes give you the same tones for a much cheaper price but the Faded stripped down models are among my favorites. I sold my Standard several years ago to buy a PRS but I kept my 2014 LPJ, it's not really a Jr. Its a 2 humbucker 2 volume 2 tone TOM bridge and stop bar. It has a satin nitrocellulose finish and the thing resonates like a mutha!!! I left it stock besides the neck pickup. The pickups in these models were very bright. I put a 57 Classic in the neck and left the 60s inspired AlnicoV open coiled Zebra in the bridge. I also own a 2014 Gibson SGJ and a 2019 Les Paul Special DC Tribute.

[@nlong4028]

I cried with laughter at "theyre lightweight and ergonomic....no theyre not!"

[@bill74ish]

Funny thing is a LP fits me standing up better then a Strat style

[@BigMacAttack83]

Uncle Ben I love your videos, not only are they funny, but they have helped me get over some bad habits I picked up when first teaching myself to play the guitar.

[@Onemanband410899]

Note to self: Never try to eat while watching Ben's videos. Almost spewed my lunch onto my screen several times. 😂 Your sense of humor is GOLD, man!

[@angusmacangus3181]

Guitar players like Les Pauls because it doesn't do blue grass.

[@jeepmanxj]

Know a lot of bluegrass players that play p90 loaded Les Paul's.

[@bennettgreg]

“I love the Gibson Les Paul sound, so I got one and changed out all the electronics and I just love it.”

[@PC160]

Better is better.

[@erenbecomesdovecrying6016]

Glad someone else noticed. This is the dumbest video ever made, I've never seen someone talk so much and know so little.

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

@@erenbecomesdovecrying6016 lmao changing pickups doesn't make it sound much different. The sound lies in how thick the les paul is, along with the humbuckers of course. He just changed the humbuckers out for better humbuckers. It clearly sounds like a les paul, it just doesn't have the cheap end gibson pickups that they make nowadays. The pots also are just so that he can change between a les paul sound, and more of a heavy strat sound. Even with the single coil ability, it sounds like a clean les paul. You're essentially saying it isn't a les paul because he made some mods (which only make it sound more like a les paul). Whereas the original les paul had p90s and a different bridge, every version since has been getting it wrong by your flawed logic. This video was honestly pretty good. If you had any experience or knowledge of guitars, you wouldn't be writing such an ill informed and objectively false comment. Sorry to get all keyboard warrior up in here, but I just couldn't resist.

[@erenbecomesdovecrying6016]

@@llla_german_ewoklll6413 wow what a stupid fucking comment. Swapping the pickups makes little difference? Okay buddy, I'll get all my tone tips from you. Wood has zero effect on electric guitar tone, go look it up. Zero, absolute zero. He could swap the stock gibson set into any guitar and it would sound the exact same. The tone goes where the pickups go.

[@jmo1366]

@@erenbecomesdovecrying6016 wood affects sound.. I dont have to "look it up".. Any mfer w a 5 yr old set of ears, who's owned a small amount of guitars can hear it. If you cant.. I'm sorry lol

[@tomseadon9965]

I’ve had my Paul for 13 years now, a 2006. Ebony Fretboard, Burstbucker Pro P/U’s, schaller strap locks, added a pick guard, action and intonation set to near perfection, remember, nobodies perfect, but she’s just such a Joy to play! She’s definitely my favorite guitar I own. I have several, but this one covers lots of bases as far as versatility. She can weep, or she can scream with incredible Zeal. I won’t bother mentioning the raw power, because we’re all aware of this. If you’re a player, then this Guitar needs to be in your inventory! Along with a Stratocaster, a 335, a Tele, a Destroyer, and a nice Taylor Acoustic.

[@Teleleco_do_ifood]

4:05 Happened the same to me. I was a very metal guitar type of guy, had ibanez, LTD, jackson... I hated the "dad rock guitars". Then one day before a gig one of the strings in my Ibanez broke and I had to use an Epiphone Les Paul from the vocal (a very simple one). Damn, I can remember that feeling of your ground breaking and everything you believed and based your life was shattered. My life was a lie! That sounded so much better, sustain, clarity, punch. Everything. And was not even a top tier Les Paul, was a 'shitty' Korean Epiphone Studio. A very pivotal moment. Today I do have a mix of les paul, strato superstrato 6 and 7 strings. Always keep your mind open

[@rolandlemus203]

I love mine, it is just a different way to express yourself playing guitar, on any style, and the tone and feel is unique. Aside from all the BS people complain about them, its always nice to have one in your musical guitar arsenal. Cannot say enough about the LP models. The rest of the lines they offer, meh not so much, but there is a reason why so many guitar players love them.

[@ding210]

Hey Unc, The guitar sound that hooked me was Paul Kossof of Free playing All Right Now. I had no idea what it looked like since this was the dark ages before KZbin. Soon as I could I snagged me a LP and have been a happy camper ever since.

[@CarnivoreIntelligence]

Oh! Awesome! The days of LP 😊👍

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Epic comment...

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

If it sounds like this it could be a pool noodle and I’d still play it 👏👏 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e17ElWuaiLd0gLc

[@Dr-Grayson]

Need only look as far as Carcass' Bill Steer to see the versatility of that beast, large part of the reason the tone on Heartwork is so damn FAT is because of that beast. It's not my favorite design but boy has it gotten around

[@jerrykhoff9023]

Great point about a cool guitar used to record a great album. Personally I prefer my Peavy Vandenberg superstrat style guitar over the Les Paul types, mainly due to the scale. I am 6'4" and my hands always seem out of place on a Les Paul...I have a mini hum on the neck and a super distortion on the bridge and I can get some pretty cool tones mixing those up. I am sure most Les Paul purists are rolling their eyes at me, but if you know how to play, you can create the sound

[@Thebarbariantruckershow]

Love that carcass album

[@drew5400]

Heartwork was all amp mixing, would have been the same with any humbucker equipped guitar...

[@drew5400]

@Kash Kustomer with all the overdrive in that tone, you wouldn't hear a difference, with that setup they used on heartwork a tiny low end bump is not audible.. But go buy that $3000 piece of wood if it makes you feel so pro

[@JsnHgl]

Entertaining as hell and informative. Good stuff Ben!

[@ferox965]

They feel right in my hands. I like the scale, the placement of vol/tone and toggle knobs, the heft and overall thickness of tone...and on a superficial level, they look great onstage.

[@autodidacticprofessor869]

Yeah. I used to play Strats and Teles and felt "weird" when I held a guitar with a angled neck and raised bridge. Now, after years of playing a Les Paul, Fenders feel cheap and weird to me.

[@GuitarExpress]

A good one will impress you every single day you play it

[@jonlohrenz5446]

I love the “funny because it’s not funny” type of humor.

[@slamrahovart9024]

Been working on my one man album a lot during this quarantine, and the same thing happened to me. All my rhythm tracks have now gone from my late 90's ESP M1 to buddy's 300k Les Paul studio. The mid-range punch adds so much while mixed with the almost scooped sound of my shredder. I can't see recording guitars another way.

[@JohnMcGFrance]

Had mine since early 90’s and have never considered ditching it. Others have one and gone but my T-burst, flame top piece of wonderfullness remains. It looks great and sounds gorgeous.

[@johnneal4049]

The nineties has a really good Les Paul's made. That was right after the norlin era. And the beginning of the good Wood era

[@metalbill]

When I string mine, I run the strings backwards through the tailpiece and up and over it toward the headstock. this straightens out the breakover angle behind the bridge and in essense, lengthens the strings and helps with staying in tune and helps with making the strings amazingly slinky for some huge bends! Just ask Zakk Wylde!

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

5 W(h)att W(h)orld is great.... but Ben Eller... you is the best!

[@kennethm.380]

Ben always puts on a good show. Whether he’s playing, playing around, or ‘plaining something. By the way, I just started playing a Epiphone LP 100. The sound is without equals. Considering selling off my Fenders and Ibanez. I doubt I will be playing them much anymore.

[@jinxie1080]

I'll just thank Robert Fripp and John McLaughlin for being such animals on the instrument, and Wata creating such incredible soundscapes with one that I can't imagine playing anything else

[@bluesbubba7429]

I met Les Paul back in 1999 at the Iridium Club with his trio in NY. Hubert Sumlin came up and played with him. I talked with Les for a while after the show as well as taking pictures with him. I own two Les Pauls now. He's an inspiration.

[@barryengle12666]

Okay.. this is 100% spot on from where I sit. Nailed it, and now I will go pick up one of my Les Pauls and plug her right on in.

[@Slormer]

The bridge was a big draw for me. The tune-o-matic takes a palm-mute like a champ. Plus, being able to adjust everything is crucial if your setup isn't perfect 'out of the box', which seems to be a thing with these. Consistently inconsistent. Individual string height adjustment is all it's missing. Basically the modder's dream guitar, like a Hot Rod, err.. Hot Paul? Les Rod?

[@theplayers3507]

Yeah those stupid fender bridges with the stupid screws sticking up all pointy and hard chews my hand up until I conceded defeat, tap out, and put a strip of Gorilla Tape across the entire affair (true story). (Man that tape is good)

[@jeffm.2857]

James Patrick Page in a dragon suit with a low slung Les Paul. He plays the guitar like it's an extension of himself.

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Asking a guitarist why he/she likes Les Pauls is like asking a fish what water is. There is no clear answer or awareness on the conscience level, even though we can't live without it, lol.

[@younggrasshopper3531]

Well he explained it cuts out a lot of the feedback effect which is nice

[@blakedavis2447]

As a guy with only a strat it’s a wonder I’m still alive , thank god my uncle has a es 335 or I’d be dead

[@curtisprice9806]

Bullshit....Ben Eller and I can both tell you why ....well, Ben just did and ...why did people tap the like for this comment? It sounded like a deep insight I guess, so blindly not thinking they hit it lol! Think people!!!

[@RonTimmonsM1]

I never liked them, I play a Jackson or ibanez... But now I own one and like it mainly because if the scale length... Even though I have big hands 😂

[@luismangiaterra1031]

ULI was here

[@MrJacobThrall]

Hadn't played much for years; picked up my battered old acoustic and fell back in love with it, but my electric was past it. Went guitar shopping and really expected to get a Tele. Maybe a Strat. Something to be my one guitar to do a bit of everything, not the beginning of a collection. Played for hours and hours - all sorts of stuff - pretty much decided on a 70s Tele Custom (one single, one 'bucker)...asked the guy if there was anything else I should try...he pointed out a second hand Les Paul "Faded". Played it, put the Tele back, bought the Les Paul. It was like Gibson had checked out my hands and how I play, and built a guitar for me. I'm not a great player, but everything I can play, it lets me play at my absolute best. And it looks proper tasty. It's gorgeous, and it feels like it helps me to play. It's easy to make great sounds with it. That's why I love it.

[@redcloudshaman2509]

I had never touched one. I was playing a Jackson RR style and showed up for practice one day last winter, and the band wanted to tune down. I asked the studio staff for an extra guitar that I could tune down easily and he put a LP in my hands. After that night, I was virtually hooked. I picked up one finally this year. A LP Custom Pro, and was seriously blown away by the tone. At first the frets seemed a bit crowded (my fingers are long) as compared to the Jackson / Strat, but I got used to it rather quickly. Now I LOVE the LP. The Tone is so Gat-damned sweet! Plus the LP can be used as a weapon when and *if necessary.

[@UserNameWasCensored]

I've watched so many BE videos but this was the first time I noticed that he's shredding with a pick AND plucking with his middle and ring finger at the same time (e.g. 9:46). Really impressive (unless I'm wrong... in that case, I need to go see an optometrist).

[@jfdavid5363]

Being a Metal fan since ever. Grew up in the 80’s so Gibsons were not cool at that time and i sticked to this in mind. Probably the first LP that made me told myself that the tone was cool, was Cinderella. Growing up, i still thought LP were too expensive until i got old enough to make enough money to decide to buy one. Then those Gibson image problems started to pop-out. « Play authentic » gate cooled me off. So I’m currently building one stained and poly on body and used your tru oil tutorial for the neck. 😏

[@metalzonemt-2]

Jeff Hanneman played Les Paul in the 80's.

[@markcheetah4960]

@@metalzonemt-2 I remember that! Also Slash, Joe Perry, and probably hundreds of other guys I can't think of right now. But yeah, it seemed kinda odd how Hanneman was using a Les Paul instead of a BC Rich or something, given the band's image.

[@metalzonemt-2]

@@markcheetah4960 Yes, lot of rock-guys used LP's, but Hanneman was one of the few metal guys. He did modify it little bit with some chains and "blood drops". So it was raining blood before Reign in Blood. And it just bumped to my mind that Adrian Smith also used Les Paul occasionally.

[@timcotter8178]

I think Slash is a big reason why Les Paul's are so sought after.

[@jfo3000]

Jimmy Page

[@BigMateo24]

@@jfo3000 Eric Clapton when he was with the Bluesbreakers

[@spartan_xbox7169]

The reason I got one entirely

[@toemasmeems]

The greatest overrated guitarist of all time

[@Guitarmon8]

Slash is what got me hooked to the power of the LP.

[@greghall7640]

I do love les pauls once in a while. I've had many and just can't love them. Give me a good strat any day of the week. I have a les paul copy and a Gibson Midtown for when I want that Gibson tone. Great pickups and wiring make all the difference. Great video Ben.

[@michaelvasquez5768]

When he said "Light weight and ergonomic" I instantly subscribed and liked

[@felinekaiju4517]

I was drawn to the Les Paul since my middle teen years. Had one for years. I'm thinking about getting an Orville, I've been without one for too long.

[@hunter00143]

I like Les Pauls because the thicc tone and also K-ON!

[@irongammagod6250]

Geeta

[@christiandad9369]

Thats kinda cringa ngl

[@challenger4157]

Yes . K-On.. that's it!!

[@KimionTM]

I started playing just because of that

[@pakxenon]

My brutha from anotha mutha

[@7InTheCityOfEvil7]

"In 19-huaah..." is how I'm gonna refer to obscure dates in history now

[@BenEller]

works every time!

[@StreetArtistsOfTheWorld]

Started on Fender... no idea why, but I now own no Fenders and two LPs and a copy of an LP. Those things are contagious!

[@toddm.8722]

Uncle Ben, your sense of humour is on point with your amazing sense and shredibility. You may be my favorite step dad of all!

[@billwelshsf]

F it, I just like the way they look. And lets face it, Nothing Else Matters! Yeaaaahhh!

[@lablondejames200]

"It's everything you need, and nothing you don't." - Uncle Ben 2020

[@chrisl3377]

I’ve wanted one for awhile but can’t get over the price. I have a few LTD Eclipses though and they’re probably as close as I’ll get.

[@svarthelikoptern]

Buy once, cry once

[@thesmellycatjazz]

Used market is your best friend. I've seen $600-800 Studio. Used Faded and Tributes can drop down to affordable prices. If you don't mind a headstock repair, you can get one cheaper. My 2017 Honeyburst Tribute was $450

[@tiagoramalhais5493]

I have an ltd eclipse and 3 Gibson Les paul, comparing the ltd with my Gibson studio faded hp, the ltd is better finished, both play great, the Gibson sounds better especially clean, the ltd is great for metal.

[@JamesContos85]

If I'm being honest, the epiphone line of les Paul's are improving every year. I got a $800-ish epiphone 6 string with coil tapping and splitting. The thing sounds and plays amazing. Needs a little setup to get it where you want it, and pickups can always be swapped to something you like better.... But between the epiphone les Paul's and Gibson les Paul's I've played, the difference is so small, it's worth spending the money on a brand new epiphone instead of a used Gibson. I also have the Matt Heafy epiphone les Paul Custom 7 string, with emg pickups standard.... Sounds great. Plays great. Looks great... Less than $1000

[@benmorris118]

You can get studios pretty cheap. I like my one and I feel like it was worth the price. Not sure I could say that about standards and customs. Sounds nice, neck is good, it's not exciting, but it gets the job done admirably. Pretty versatile, you can get jazzy sounds, bright spanky sounds, crunchy rock stuff, doom metal idiocy, it's all there

[@gort7562]

Subbed as soon as you started talking about the weight lmao. Good shit dude.

[@ThomasMusic2010]

Great video. I watched it in order to help me set up my Les Paul Kit Guitar and it gave me many good ideas.

[@josephfish6593]

The first time I laid eyes on a Les Paul was in the hands of Slash. His no hair whipping no hip shaking style was exactly what I was looking for and that tone dynamite. I did a Slash Les Paul demo yesterday and thought it would be easy to learn of few classic Slash licks. Bzzzzz wrong!

[@bamber119]

Slap a small amount of wahwah into it along with a pentatonic scale.....hey you can sound like slash..........only thing is you still won't play like slash lol.

[@worshiptutorials]

Of all the guitars I have, a Gibson Les Paul isn’t one of them, and now I’m questioning my life choices.

[@eskimofireman]

played one once, fairly dull

[@jorge0358]

I played a Les Paul once, and I didn’t really feel anything. I then tried a ESP Eclipse with Seymour Duncan’s, and then I found something I liked.

[@johnneal4049]

You got to have at least one Les Paul dude. But I would get a 60s neck

[@worshiptutorials]

I think the answer for me personally is PRS Singlecut

[@curtisprice9806]

Can't stand all the bitches whining....Les Pauls have the greatest sound ever! ....and strats, teles, etc. Lol! Seriously, Why the f@ ck every great guitarist has played and recorded with one! Duh!

[@craigluscombe3310]

Am I the only one who heard him say “ Les Balls” at least 3 times, lol excellent vid! 🤘😂🤘

[@emilyadams3228]

Is that what you call Les Pauls if you hate them? Ex.: I play a Strat, not a Les Balls. (Les Bollocks in England)

[@lala-everyonescrazyaunt]

Being more of a rhythm guitarist I love my SG, but I have always wanted a Les Paul just because. 😀 One of my buddies always said he loved his Les because when a bar brawl breaks out you can hit someone over the head with it, and it will still be in tune when you get back to playing. 😅

[@GearGasms]

I have the 2016 STD which has the split coils, compound radius neck and wait for it, asymmetrical neck carve. It really is a unicorn among Les Pauls and I love it. Burstbucker pros for the win!

[@chesterswingjr9796]

Having started with Kramer’s, Jackson’s, and Ibanez, I don’t care for the fat neck, or heavy weight. It’s an icon of a guitar though, just not for me.

[@dallasbiggz7007]

Finally someone admits to the Emperor's new clothes! My 1st guitar was a Paul. I'd never buy another. Way too many better alternatives. SG being the closest sibling with all the plusses and none of the drawbacks (weight, ergonomic). Personally, it's gotta fit and feel good as well as sound good.

[@donebread6641]

I use Ibanez RG and a 92 LP studio. Love them both.

[@chesterswingjr9796]

Done Bread - I have 2 RG’s, 2 Kramer’s, and a Jackson (soon adding another one) and love them all. I just like the slim necks better.

[@mike5177]

Same

[@dallasbiggz7007]

I'm curious if Ben made a video on the 10 reasons he Loves First-Act guitars, how many ppl would agree just to go along with the Sheep-herd....😋

[@dusty3913]

If LPs are good enough for Page, Tufnel, Gibbons, Slash, Lifeson, Schon, Rhoads, Frampton, Sykes, etc... then they SAF are good enough for me!

[@Cring0r]

this video ended up costing me $4,000 thanks uncle Ben!! :D

[@m.a.r.c.u.s8563]

Nice pfp

[@destinyreturns4885]

I think your little digs and comments are fantastic. You're a very entertaining guy. Thanks for all you do....Peace...

[@leskobrandon691]

It's been my guitar of choice since I bought a 73 deluxe off my cool neighbor in 79. There's just something magical that happens when you're holding one. Have had a couple of Standards since and I'm pretty much sold on those these days.

[@pjm329]

Sustain. "You can go have a bite and you'll still be hearing that one". And, since I bought a good set of nut slot files, none of my Pauls have tuning issues.

[@billhewlett1214]

Watching Pete Townsend play won’t get fooled again from the kid’s are alright did it for me

[@JimmyRadloff]

I dig this cat's humor and he has a lot of guitar wisdom for a fella his age.

[@geoffallard7718]

Interesting video again dude. This was also the funniest one I've seen so far, great humor throughout hahaha.

[@josth9514]

For me, it’s truly and iconic and beautiful guitar, much like a Fender Stratocaster. My LP Traditional features a 50s neck and 57 humbuckers, and what makes it unique is its massive sound, especially in the metal genre-it sounds like no other.

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

No one is asking the real questions, like why aren't farts treated like involuntary sneezes?

[@sundaynightdrunk]

Sneezes don't stink.

[@warrenrogers6361]

Adam Austin how can one achieve such wisdom?!

[@micahchambers5096]

QueeferSutherland your name makes this 1000x better 😂

[@mykneeshurt8393]

I just had my third back surgery.. I won't be owning one of these guitars, ever. and I only play sitting down.

[@CarnivoreIntelligence]

Get well soon!

[@YeshuaDavidson]

Buy a headless guitar it really helps . Get well soon bro

[@jmangi6221]

I had three back surgeries also,and I play sitting down too. I have a large guitar collection and only have two les pauls. For some reason i hardly ever pick them up. Yes theyre heavy,dont stay in tune,and just downright uncomfortable. I find myself picking up a strat or tele first,maybe my SG. I need to get a 335 style semi hollowbody guitar. Much lighter and more comfortable to play sitting down.😉

[@mykneeshurt8393]

@@jmangi6221 my guild semi hollow is HEAVY....

[@guitarprepnplus1]

Plate in neck... Not happening.

[@jimjim7008]

Feel and playability. 498T is my favorite pickup for gain/distortion. The tone on neck pickup is pure joy to the ears.

[@pauljosephbuggle3722]

I am a banjo player but I love your videos. You have deep experience lightened up with a quirky original delivery.

[@morganstorey6380]

Because there's nothing in the world like them. They're built like tanks, beautiful beyond words and the tone and sustain that gets the heavy lifting done.

[@mojoi_iv_v7_i975]

This is one area Ben didn't comment on. Unfortunately they are NOT built like tanks. If your 'Paul gets knocked off it's stand there's a pretty good chance your head stock is going to snap right off due to the design. Fender Strats and Tele's on the other hand ARE build like thanks. They are made to be abused. You can probably throw a Tele down a flight of stairs, tune it up and go play a gig with it. Still love 'Pauls, just say'n....

[@marshwiggle9676]

Mojo I_IV_V7_I yeah it’s rare to see a strat with a damaged headstock and even if it was bolt on a new one - I know they say “ but mah sustain “ ... my strat sustains for days

[@OmnipotentO]

I want him to say "more better" 12:25 Yesss there it is

[@IAmattadams]

McCarty actually designed the Les Paul before Les Paul ever saw it. That's how they got him from Epiphone, by putting his name on it. For the record, I LOVED the G-Force tuners but then I can read an instruction manual so...

[@oliroem]

I love my Epi LP Custom Black. I got it in my metal phase after learning the blues/rock on a strat. And then I realized its not just great for heavy licks and power chords, it also is a great bluesy companion!

[@wicksp335]

Lot of chuckles in this video, thanks! I love LPs too.

[@jtm2763]

Great video Ben! Hilarious!! And the 1K+ comments in several days are almost as entertaining! I started in the 80's with a couple of Ibanez, then a Schecter...all good guitars. But two years ago finally tried a LP and loved it, so much that I just bought another from Wildwood. I swear when you open the case you can hear angels sing😇! They're like beautiful women, maybe a little high maintenance but you can't but them down and stop caressing them. And there's a little more.... motivational responsibility to play well based on their legacy. (Only my opinion, not trying to convert anyone....)

[@TheFreeBass]

"My Les is so wonderful that I completely changed all the guts" Gee, too bad ya can't do those kind of mods to a lighter/ comfier guitar

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

Never owned a Gibson had no interest in owning one, didnt like the look basically until someone gave me a les paul studio and it was the playability for me, it had better neck than my jackson soloist previouse, it was a shred monster, but i thought it was a blues machine? The design is almost perfect, less things to adjust means less can go wrong, I let a fender/ibanez guy try it and the first thing he said "woah this is a fast neck, i need to get one" not expecting that from a chunky Gibson.

[@mspalding100]

Hey Ben, Thank you so much for all you do! I really enjoy listening to your channel. What is thought about PRS guitars? Lately, they have been on my mind.

[@thomassmith7608]

The recent hype comes from the newer Gibson PAF humbucking pick-ups. The Gibson Custom Shop, four-wire, wax-potted PAF's, for my tastes, are the best humbucking pick-ups ever. I love the setup of a BurstBucker 2 for the rhythm (front) pickup and a BurstBucker 3 for the lead (bridge) pickup. That creates a signal balance so that the middle position on the selector switch does not get all muddy-sounding. I added an Electric City "Holy Grail" vintage-style harness with coil-tap switching (not coil-cut) on the tone controls. Since "I don't play no jazz" (because I can't) ;) , I don't mind the hotness of the Burstbucker 2 and the BurstBucker 3. A nice Les Paul played through a high-gain Marshall, a Mesa Boogie, an Orange Rockerverb, or a Soldano SLO-100 is a magical thing. A Les Paul over against a Tele or a Strat creates a nice sense of two distinct guitar sounds within a band (ala Cheap Trick).

[@clintonblake1436]

Thank you so much. This clears up a lot for me about Les Pauls. I have always wanted one but still don't have one. When I saw Rick Beato's video "Is Gibson Done?" at about frame 31:09 I became leery and disappointed with Les Pauls. I'm still discouraged by the issue with the head stock cracking mentioned in that video. Question: do 335's have the same problems?

[@samvimes5124]

I like a bit of blazz, but I prefer reggunk.

[@jonp3890]

Sam Vimes I grok this.

[@thepublicimage660]

I'm an old fart. Les Pauls just looked so cool. Ace, Gary Moore, Robbo, Gorham, Rhoads, Schon and they sound good. The only thing that stops the shedders going to the Paul is the neck. If you love the Pauls of today, you'll cream your pants playing a LP for the 80's and back. Lp's are serious guitars, they separate the men from the boys straight up. This is a nobody saying this.I I say this with all due respect, you are the man on guitar, but your last comment about blue grass, I know it's kinda tounge and cheek, by two words bro, Lindsay Buckingham, he picks blue grass but kills it rock style.

[@ro307805]

Most people don't know how to tune a les Paul. You have to tune the string, then do a big bend, then retune. Done. Will stay in tune until all strings go out eventually together in relative tune.

[@Teleleco_do_ifood]

This is not how people tune any guitar?

[@MichaelScullyMJS]

I've been tuning my Les Paul like that since 2005 and it stays in tune pretty well! Still getting one of those doodads.

[@paulmildner6093]

I keep rewatching this high and I can't quite put my finger on why it cracks me up

[@conorlauren]

Les Pauls each have their own character due to their mass and construction. I've played some Les Pauls that I hated. I've played some that were okay and some that were fantastic. Strats generally seemeed the same. The only difference was the tremolo unit. You get a Les PAul that just feels right and it is a lust relationship. She wants you to play her and you want to oblige. My mom called my Les Paul my Mistress. 25 years later I still have her.

[@bolt4694]

"You still have her?" Your mom, or your guitar?

[@kevinschmitt4050]

If Gibson applied the Corpsegrinder neck to the Les Paul maybe the heads would stop falling off.

[@theblindsniper]

It didn't take much convincing for me to realize that the Les Paul had some magic to it: Al Di, Jimmy Page, Gary Moore, Peter Frampton, heck, even Shawn Lane ended up playing one. There's just something that's oh so right about it despite how many people wanna tell you there's so many things wrong.

[@ltkjunk]

Not sure how I ended up here - I'm not a guitarist but ended up subscribing, enjoyed the presentation! I have heard of the legend of these guitars and now I know why! My nephew had one for a short time and said it was anointed or something like that. Then he just gave it away - never did hear the full story behind that...

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

I've never been an LP fan. I am however a huge Musicman fan. My JPXI sounds great playing anything. This video has made me rethink the LP. I have small hands and as I get older playing guitar since I was 4, I can feel the arthritis coming and thinking of smaller scales.

[@marceloyoshida5507]

Carefull; test it out if you can. I always played Ibanez guitars; I saved a lot of money to buy a Gibson Les Paul Standard and it was terrible - heavy, thick neck (I have small hands as well), can't access the upper frets easily in the higher notes. I started coming back to my Ibanez RG. They have the Les Paul modern that has some more comfort and playability features, if you can test it, I think that's worth a try.