Gibson Slash Les Paul vs 50's Standard - What's The Difference?!

[@billyc6678]

I have (4) of Slash’s guitars, including the November Burst and I absolutely love it. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@muxy27]

I have a November Burst Slash LP. I was torn between a 50s and a Slash… they sounded the same to me. The clincher was …… no hole for the pickguard and the black back. As simple as that. 👍🏻.

[@johndaugherty4127]

I have the 11:00 Epiphone Slash Victoria and it is the best Les Paul I have ever played. I can only imagine what Gibson can do with one. Great demo as usual.

[@jamespamplin3369]

Well, I have the Slash November Burst, and I love it so much, I watched this video just to see more of it. That’s how glorious it is.

[@cgeraghty1000]

Same!

[@davidmarks5400]

I don't own one,but the Slash Les Paul sounds better to me than the standard 50's. The Duncan Slash pickups sound great -the perfect Les Paul sound. I've seen all the Slash models,but that November burst is the ONE! It seems to be getting in my head,but I don't have 3k handy. I would have to sell some of my other guitars. If I get obsessed over it,I'll find a way by hook or by crook. I don't suppose you'd be able to help encourage me,please talk me out of it.

[@jamespamplin3369]

@@davidmarks5400 keep your eye out for a second hand one. I got one that was a year old, hardly ever been played, mint condition, for £1900.00.

[@davidmarks5400]

@@jamespamplin3369 Right. As soon as I posted my comment,I thought about reverb and saw one for about$2,200 U.S.,but I have to control myself and wait until I sell a few of my other guitars and not spend other money unnecessarily. I saw a nice anaconda burst that looked good too,but the November burst is the ONE.

[@Dr.Jekyll]

Haha. Brown is such a bad boy, hard rock, metal color. Love that brown. Not.

[@Lukeclayson]

I have the Jessica Les Paul and it’s incredible, I also have a Traditional from 2016 that feels quite different but both very very good guitars.

[@LostSoulNo301281]

I have the Vermillion Burst and a 2018 Traditional, and they both sound amazing. The Traditional has a slimmer neck, but still plays great.

[@PunchLine-Studio]

Nothing and I do mean nothing can or ever will beat a Gibson Les Paul. The best guitarists in the world know this and deep down… if you play guitar. You know it too. It’s the sound in your head and in everyone’s ears❤

[@jonhall9909]

Then why the hell did Hendrix and Vaughan use Fender Strats

[@PunchLine-Studio]

@@jonhall9909 that’s a completely different sound that can only come from fender period and that’s comparing apples to oranges

[@rickycompton2610]

I have to agree nothing , Sounds like a Gibson Les Paul Standard or Custom, Through a Marshall JCM 800 2204 through a 4x12 loaded with Greenback 25 or V30s It just Screams Rock and Rock, And yes Fender had a Sound but it will never touch that Deep Girthy Punch!!!!

[@PunchLine-Studio]

Amen 🤟🏼

[@jonesy.316]

have you ever played an evh wolfgang😂 sounds similar or better than a les paul and actually feels good to play

[@pierozucca172]

Fantastic vidéo Degan !!!!! 2 incredible guitars !!!!!!!!!

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

Its been said that Slash's November Rain LP was Joe Perry's before Slash had it.

[@slashssnakepit4444]

Yeah true story mate. I think he gave it back at some point, maybe a birthday thing but I could be making that last part up.

[@tushar8998]

@@slashssnakepit4444 He gave it to JP on his 50th birthday. It was a 59.

[@slashssnakepit4444]

@@tushar8998 I thought I remembered something along those lines right enough. Thanks for confirming mate

[@slashssnakepit4444]

@@tushar8998 it’s crazy that those 59s were just getting passed around the second hand sections of guitar stores and pawn shops back then. I could sell my house and still struggle to afford one now.

[@Slash1066]

Correct

[@Darth.Shredder]

If you want a great variation of the typical '50's neck carve and prefer something a little less "baseball bat-ish" I highly recommend a later model Les Paul Traditional. I have a 2017 that has a "rounded profile" that is in between a '50's and '60's. Very comfortable. That year is unique and also has rolled fingerboard edges.

[@AD4M1873]

Gotta say, the flame on the 50’s standard looks way nicer than the flame on the slash

[@wolfshade6318]

I am a happy owner of a Standard 50's TB but I decided to change the pickups to Seymour Duncan Slash 2.0 and I think it was a bullseye. Brilliant sounding paddle, even more meat, very versatile. Apart from my Standard Adam Jones Signature this 50's is my favorite instrument. I recommend and greet you :)

[@kierenmoore3236]

Think I prefer the regular/50s Burstbuckers. A bit more clarity, and closer to what those classic albums were recorded with … ?

[@cedricmh8022]

Oui et un peu moins de medium mais un peu plus de basses sur la 50's, plus sympa pour les palm mute qui s'écrasent moins que sur la Slash en saturation👍

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@cedricmh8022 Ummm … Oui?

[@macgibbon]

If you want a more 60s style Slash Les Paul, look for the 2013 limited edition models. I have a 2013 Rosso Corsa, and it is the nuts. Slim taper neck, Seymour Duncan pickups. If you're choosing between these, get the 50s and get a set of Seymour Duncans. As an aside, that 50s won the freaking wood lottery. That back looked mental.

[@guitarrise4523]

I have the Goldtop Victoria and it RIps like no other Les Paul I have ever owned. Absolutely love it.

[@soofitnsexy]

is that identical to november? just the finish?? thanks

[@jperryfan]

A lot of the late 59 parts came out in 1960 Les Paul's. Love the Slash Alnico's I put them in my SG. Perfect for me!

[@liorauf]

Great video! 🤘

[@NoahStoopid]

Love both of them!

[@amyn227]

Great effort on mimic playin as slash lol. outta church solo lmao. great video! also good to note that izzy riffs for the song is insane 8:23

[@x7stringinJSCx]

Seems like the big differences are having "Slash" written on it and the Pickups. Everything else is the same. You could even swap the pickups in the 50s for Seymour Duncan Slash signatures and it be even better than the Gibson made pickups they made for his core line. Both have great paint jobs too. Great video.

[@thelolguy007]

There used to be a real difference as the Slash Signature used to come with his signature Seymour Duncan pickups but Gibson cheaped out on this latest version by keeping the pickups in house.

[@stephenwhite7931]

Recheck that November Rain video. That guitar had covered PuPs and a pick guard.

[@MrMinddoctor]

ha ha, I just checked, you are spot on. the paint job looks very different too, it's almost faded to just a little bit of black around the "horn" area, like a couple of black blobs. it also doesn't have the black back, doesn't look anything like this one... still, doesn't matter I guess, it comes with a free top hat and partially burnt Red Apple Cigarette; if you get the deluxe model there is a little baggy of dust from outside that very church, just so that you can throw it up in the air when you hit the solo...

[@cypher9000]

Man! Haven't seen you for a long time. Thought you were not working for PMTV anymore. Glad to see you again.

[@iamarandompirate]

He does videos pretty regularly! You’ll have to make sure you’re subscribed to PMT so you don’t miss him 🎉😊

[@mindcontrolledmachines9110]

I wouldn’t be disappointed with a standard 50s, but having a November Slash LP - it’s the brutal guitar I’ve ever owned on the full beans. Absolutely rips. However, rolled off to 7/8 ish it’s super sweet tone on both pups through a plexi.

[@johnoakleymusic]

I had both (albeit the goldtop Victoria model) and sold my slash. Just never used it as didn’t sound as good. Thinner and harsher. Beautiful finish. My 50s Les Paul isn’t as gorgeous but it plays and sounds better.

[@kierenmoore3236]

I was just saying, I think I prefer the regular/50s Burstbuckers. A bit more clarity, and closer to what those classic albums were recorded with … ?

[@northernamplification8894]

I have a brand new Gibson Appetite burst, which I assume is identical to the November Burst aesthetics aside. Amazing guitar but the pickups are a bit muddy and the neck is definitely on the skinnier side for a 50s profile. Have a set of Bare Knuckles on the way which I'll expect will make it pretty close to 10/10

[@CorNigrum]

It's a nice guitar, even if you're not particularly a Slash fan. The burst looks great, and the pickups sound less anemic and more raunchy and alive... interesting alternative to the typical alnice-5.

[@jonahmis]

Whats the rig?? That tone is freakin great!! 🤘🏼

[@LostSoulNo301281]

You're extremely brave using a strap on the NB without the locking component.

[@boblove2912]

The Magic of the Slash les Paul tone is Slash himself. Apart from that its all sales bullshit.

[@american_psycho1147]

What I really want to know is what amp was used during the demos? Sounds fantastic

[@explorervango880]

I have a few Les Pauls. The Slash is nice, but so is the faded 50s that was discounted a year or so ago. The faded 50s doesn’t have zebra pickups but looks like an AFD guitar otherwise and doesn’t disappoint when plugged in. No Les Paul is bad. My favorite is the HP heritage cherry with replacement locking tuners.

[@explorervango880]

I need to change this statement. I just got a 57 style Heritage Custom Shop H-150 or whatever they call their “Les Paul.” I need no other Les Paul except maybe another one of these in a 56 style with P90s. I’ll keep the HP.

[@anthonypianacci8900]

So great! Can you precise what’s the technical difference between previous slash model and the « new » Jessica? Have you also compared the Gibson slash pickup and the Seymour slash? Does it make sense to replace the factory one with aph-2s our slash 2.0?

[@TheGuitarKing101]

I think the 50s standard is great for Slash stuff and for other stuff too. If you are a diehard Slash fan like me, go with the november burst. I have an Epiphone Slash Anaconda Burst, and it packs a punch for Slash stuff. My next pick is either the Vermillion or the November

[@saaggo]

Great video dude!!! I want to buy all of them hahahaha! Maybe could you do a comparison video between Jessica and the Amber burst? cheers from Paris

[@birdmanbl]

Epic brother what amp is yielding those tones

[@PMTVUK]

Blackstar St James 6L6 🤘

[@birdmanbl]

@@PMTVUK huge bro thanks

[@michaelholmes5150]

Either pickup sounds pretty close. The difference is the pickup covers missing which yields slightly less treble and pick attack is a bit more pronounced. Oddly I had the SD Slash zebra set and I had no Slash tone at all.

[@ferencv.9197]

But Slash using the SD Slash signiture pickups in all his LP guitars. His technitian said in an RIG interview.

[@OdinAllFather77]

Some day will get my hands on that November burst. Abrazo Mexicano. 🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻

[@markn4526]

I've only played 2 examples of the Slash Signature LP and both were really, really nice. A small sample size...I know. I've played well over a couple dozen 50's Standard LP's and I remember each one being mediocre. The nut material and nut finishing on all of them, including the Slash, sucked though. To me, the Slash Signature LP's are almost like a bridge between the Gibson USA LP's and the Gibson Custom Shop LP's...strongly emphasizing the word, "almost".

[@completelytrashed346]

can u do a video on some of the top tier ibanez guitars for crushing metal plz?

[@CaliPsych]

I also have a November Burst Slash LP purchased new and just wanted to pass along this bit of information in the event that for whatever reason you haven't yet thought of it or been told about it elsewhere: you might want to purchase a steel-toed pair of Doc Martin's to go with it coz God forbid you somehow drop this on your unprotected foot. I'm surprised I've never actually heard of anyone breaking a toe thusly. CaliPsych...a.k.a.: Mr Dave

[@VanjaSpirin]

There is some shady secret connected with Slash pickups. Slash himself said that for the live purposes he uses a bit overwound pickups, but there is no place when their specs are listed. Why is that a secret? EVH pickups are, after decades of irritating hiding, finally with known specs: 14k alnico 2 for a bridge position.

[@markdakel9253]

To me, the Slash LP models have a better feel and playability. The neck feels more comfortable. But of course, it’s all subjective to what you like

[@slashtrio]

Maybe, I have had 3 50s standards since 2019 and the November burst. It was an identical guitar but just different pups and slightly different top. Played the same as the 50s. I actually preferred my wildwood 50s over the slash and sold the November.

[@ericbutler856]

I have the slash Victoria and I had the 50s I felt like my 50s was muddy and it was also noisy like poor grounding almost like 60 cycle hum

[@elekliane6000]

Can u talk about the kramer nightswan in the next vid plzz ??

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

what amp you playing through?

[@ArranRogerson-jd6ej]

how to get the guitar tone dagen was using ??

[@bryann5624]

Why haven’t review slash 2.0 Seymour Duncan’s

[@x7stringinJSCx]

i second this.

[@slashtrio]

I have them and I think they are great. I prefer them to the first slash SDs.

[@primeDecomposition]

I got a Slash LP (November Burst), expecting to try it and move it on for something else. I liked the particular top so much (VERY unique, not the typical pin strip flames) and the tones as a contrast to the sounds of my other LP’s so much I kept it. Very raunchy like this guy says. I just couldn’t get on with the neck (have smallish hands) so I committed the cardinal sin and sanded it down to a thickness in between 50’s and 60’s profiles and refinished it in a couple coats of Truoil. Plays amazing and has become my #1 rock guitar.

[@Popskull_666]

Amp and settings?

[@jamiesmith1151]

Why did Gibson stop using the Seymour Duncan slash set and make there own because the old er models come with slash set

[@des565]

The Slash model has his name on it and cost more because of that.

[@strugglingguitarist]

You should have worn a black top hat, it would have made the copyright goons lose their minds, good job Dagan!

[@jamiesmith1151]

I bought my Gibson and Les Paul standard in 2018 and that didn't come with the holes on the body 😊

[@duckydrummer6331]

Slash’s sounded a little thicker.

[@bobslashpokemon765]

That guitar in the November rain video was joe perry's anyway 😂so isn't it a joe perry signature

[@dismalswamp72]

Why don't they come with the proper pickups? The Duncans. Another 200 notes to sort the sound out. Bizarre.

[@samright4661]

Slash likes his guitars like he likes his women. thick as a brick and loud with a growl 😂

[@STRIT_gastrit]

1

[@monmixer]

I would buy the 50's. Not the Slash. I'm not paying money to advertise for some one. They could pay me. lol

[@rockallstar01]

Thank you for not ALWAYS playing the guitar after every sentence. I actually watched most of this video. 😄🎸

[@iankeel7914]

My guess is ! About, £3,000.00 , am I right ? You, pay for the name, four time over for their acctual value, 2 times for the name "Gibson" and two for the name "Slash". Why would you change it ? Becuase, Slashes most famous guitar wasn't made by Gibson,,,Oh,Oh,, Ooh, sweet child, of publicity claiming value",,,,, oh that doesn't really scan,,, make it " Sweet child O' mine".

[@Elcatmano]

3k for a 50s standard with a Slash sticker on is a bit much IMO and that's coming from a Slash fan. If it had the same neck carve, the Seymour Duncan APH-2 pickups and TonePros bridge it would make more sense.

[@thevsander]

This slash model does not even resemble to the one he used in the nov.rain clip. Not the shape of the burst and not even the color...

[@Dr.Jekyll]

Slash has to be one of the most overrated guitarists.

[@chocolatecookie8571]

Slash has become a sell-off. He is not the old Slash anymore that used to have 1 signature amp and 1 signature guitar. Now he has like multiple signature amps, signature guitars, signature pickups, even signature strings and picks. What's next, Slash signature underwear? He lost my respect. I much more prefer his old setup of his first signature amp (Silver Jubilee), his old guitars, the normal Alnico II pickups and Monster Rock cables. I remember his interview with Jim Marshall in the nineties when his signature amp came out in the Marshall magazine. He was much more down to earth.

[@121music4life]

Pickups sound exactly the same

[@johnoakleymusic]

@@121music4life trust me they’re not. Side by side comparison you’d hear it. Brittle is the best way to describe the slash ones

[@121music4life]

@@johnoakleymusic it’s all snake oil sales mate. In a live band setting you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference that’s for sure

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@121music4life No, they do sound rather different. Slash p/ups are hotter/harsher than the regular Burstbuckers.

[@soofitnsexy]

not even close

[@LeopoldShitzalot]

Na I'll stay with Epiphone..you can keep Gibson

[@jamcogaming1631]

It’s night and day once you play a Gibson les Paul in my opinion never going back to squires or Epiphone now I’ve got a 60s standard. Though Epiphone originals like the casino still sound just as good as the Gibson alternatives.

[@LeopoldShitzalot]

@@jamcogaming1631 your wrong and no one wants gibson anymore it's all epiphone since JC Curliegh Restored Epiphone back to premium in 2019/2020 no way in hell would I trade or sell my Epiphones for any Gibson im playing the true legend and the brand and Man that started all Les Paul and Epiphone..you keep your Gibson I'll keep my high end Epiphones..

[@justindaly2037]

@@LeopoldShitzalotnot sure what you are referring to w/ Epiphone being the “brand that started it all”… the Les Paul… Epiphone had nothing to do with.

[@rkh7169]

@@LeopoldShitzalotyou can just say you can’t afford one. Gibsons are 10000x better than any crap Epiphone puts out. There is a reason they cost more.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Ignore the Epiphone bots. They troll the same revisionist history on every video.

[@michaelblaney4461]

No difference , its all marketing😮

[@DimKAt21]

Overpriced crap

[@LeopoldShitzalot]

Exactly

[@jordanpratt3821]

Is it really crap though?? I mean it might not be your thing, but I know you know it's not crap.

[@rooster4906]

I don't know, I didn't notice any difference, and it would be best to do it blindly, because when people hear Slash, they immediately think that it must be better and sound better, it should be, but is it always like that, today I watched Slash say that vintage guitars don't sound good always good and it's the same with the others, it's true that Gibson is currently taking advantage of this whole hype around it and how they raised the prices skyrocketingly, I'm not a guitarist but I love rock n roll and guitars, I have a friend who has a terrible collection of old guitars Gibson 335, Tele, Stratocaster, Gibson GoldTop Deluxe are all old guitars more than 50 years old, he also has a Gretch White Falcon and some others and he can never get enough because he loves it and has his own Blues band, it always amazes me how and why people who play and know how to play don't at least buy a good vintage guitar, either Gibson, Fender or some other brand, ok, I know they are expensive but man you love it, you still play if you have or plan to have a band, you need equipment and tools, I said I don't play, I know a few chords and I intend to buy a Gibson LP standard up to €3000 and a solid amplifier up to €1000 if only I had it because I love it and I can make a little noise, and even better, he would be happy to lend it to friends if he needs it for a gig, because these things do not lose their value, I know they are expensive but I think that every guitarist should make an effort to earn and buy what he likes, in the end it can always be inherited by a daughter, son or grandson, so guys, grit your teeth, try a little harder to earn money for a good guitar, I'm sure you won't to be sorry, as a child I started and wanted to play, but you couldn't buy a single quality instrument here, there simply weren't any, so I quickly gave up and switched to motorbikes, and they are my first love, I bought a Harley 1200 Roadster a few years ago and arranged it to look like a bobber, it looks sickly good and now it's time for the guitar, Gibson LP Standard !!!

[@joeygarcia6647]

Yeah ill take my AAA flames without slashes ugly logo on the neck/head