Rick had the best argument. "I look way cooler with my Les Paul" haha
@ralph405 жыл бұрын
Rick should have added that his LP accessory kit included better hair chair products
@blue-tb2fd4 жыл бұрын
Ral Ph - hair chair? lol
@guitarplayer28464 жыл бұрын
Not surprisingly, most guitarists choose their guitar by how it looks.
@WhizzRichardThompson4 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Page looks right with a Les Paul. Ritchie Blackmore looks right with a Stratocaster.
@aquilarossa51914 жыл бұрын
@@WhizzRichardThompson Some of my favourite Ritchie stuff is him playing a 335. Wring That Neck for example. His best stuff was with Dio in Rainbow I think. Strat mostly. I play some of his stuff on a Les Paul. Never sounds quite right. Mexi Strat on its way today as a second guitar. Hopefully I can play it, because I played nothing but Gibson for decades now. I usually only have one guitar for some reason. But I am going to double up and a Strat should help me get all the tones. These people that have dozens of guitars? I dunno. I bet they do not play them all and maintain them equally. Keeping fresh strings on just one guitar is a pain in butt I think. I am not good enough to have a tech :D
@alec1873 жыл бұрын
If your a beginner, the biggest challenge is keeping yourself motivated and interested. So pick the guitar that makes you feel more confident and the one that aesthetically resonates with you. If you ever get past intermediate, trust me, you’ll end up buying both.
@jedisentinel1499 Жыл бұрын
Good point! It’s crucial that beginners have success.
@Drmidnight680 Жыл бұрын
@@jedisentinel1499 they won't learn on a strat, it's too difficult Strat for advanced players Less Pole for posers.
@Themanthatisi11 ай бұрын
I took lessons when i was around 12-14, but never put in the time and did not stick with it, at 55, decided I am ready to learn and went with a 59 LP as my first choice. When I was a kid, I learned initially on a 59 Guild hollow body which was my Dads. Even if I fail to stick with it again, the 59 LP will look amazing on the wall.... :)
@akshaysharma278610 ай бұрын
hey bud stop on but to me acoustic felt hard and strat felt super nice then I went for an ultra modern donne HUSi strat felt unpolished and difficult, And I know my friend I gave uke to he says uke is difficult with nylon strings, Few months in and trust me I love strat that thing is in tune after not playing it like 2 to 3 months without the whammy use ofcourse, BUT TODAY my go to everyday never in the case guitar is a lespaul not easy to play chunky neck les access to the higher notes very uncomfy with a strap super heavy but I still use it daily So difficulty is more if you dont like the sound of it rest all you ll get by.
@slowcreep69783 ай бұрын
This is great advice. If that ridiculous green monstrosity on the Music Shop's wall calls out to you, just buy it. If it's something that you would see in the corner of the room and feel compelled to play it, buy it. You could get all the recommendations ever about tone, scale length, form factor, intonation, etc.., but if you aren't a seasoned player, you haven't gotten a feel for those aspects just yet. You don't know what you want yet.
@WATERDOG3004 жыл бұрын
Mark Knopfler plays both a Strat and a Les Paul, usually for different songs requiring different tones. IE Sultans of Swing, he uses a Strat but he uses a Les Paul for Money For Nothing. Different tools for different jobs.
@God-yb2cg2 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's kinda obvious, but people watching this kind of video are usually people buying their first or second guitar and can't really afford to own every musical instrument available on the market and as such have to choose between one of the two.
@karstenspriestersbach6386Ай бұрын
Fully agree Again: it ist String tension what makes the biggest difference.
@sabamontanari4 жыл бұрын
For me, Les Paul is like a Harley Davidson. It looks beautiful, it's cool, it sounds amazing, but the owner will suffer a lot.
@evilbred9744 жыл бұрын
And they're owned mostly by dentists and accountants
@jimsimpson33344 жыл бұрын
Get both !
@cleorivas60984 жыл бұрын
Never “suffered” with me H-D. Not that costly if you know what you looking for and can job it yourself.
@ericportillo82774 жыл бұрын
And strat is like a motocross bike lol
@agustinmarinangeli3 жыл бұрын
I own a Cort Les Paul, and I can't believe how good it is. It stays in tune, and has a beautiful tone. Having said so, it's quite heavy (heavier than Gibsons), and it's a bit tricky to get to the higher frets. I'd like to own a Strat as well, to complement it.
@TheRealChrisLopez4 жыл бұрын
I like looking at Les Pauls, I love playing Strats.
@gabrielvelloso98344 жыл бұрын
Same bro
@ferox9653 жыл бұрын
For me, my Les Pauls (2003 Special and 2001 Standard) do everything I want them to. I love Strats when other people play them.
@tromboneboss75783 жыл бұрын
I’m actually the reverse! I LOVE the look of strats (especially in bright red or blue), but the sound of a Les Paul is unbeatable (I’m more of a hard rock guy)
@ferox9653 жыл бұрын
@@tromboneboss7578 One of the coolest finishes I've ever seen on a Strat is I think called the bowling ball...
@TheRealChrisLopez3 жыл бұрын
@@tromboneboss7578 That's the great thing about them as well, modularity, just pop in a pickguard with an HH setup and you're golden, have one just like that black with a cream pickguard zebra pickups mahogany body and an ebony fretboard, it's a monster.
@djclgrant73354 жыл бұрын
5:38 "all the time, every day" I used to like Rick Beato. Now I love him
@08Cruiser4 жыл бұрын
And the ensuing grin.......says it all. :)
@BigFatTiddies5 жыл бұрын
Ironic that the word "sustain" was cut off from editing lol
@mikepaulus47665 жыл бұрын
They should have said it on a Les Paul.
@zyzzyvacation5 жыл бұрын
Gareth Gobble Was that at 4:16 ? Seems like an accident
@luistijerina5 жыл бұрын
It's more of a myth than reality that heavier solid body guitars would sustain more. Plus, that spinal tap scene about the sustain.
@axe2grind911a5 жыл бұрын
@Lois Tijerina Not completely a myth. It's not necessarily just the heaviness, but more in the method of construction. In general, a bolt-on neck has less sustain than a glued neck which in turn has less sustain than a "neck-through" construction - where the neck continues as a single piece of wood all the way to the tail. The reason is simple: a single piece of wood transfers energy more completely throughout its length than 2 joined pieces - since energy is lost at the joint. And a bolted neck loses even more vibration due to the looser connection point. This is just basic physics.
@Glicksman14 жыл бұрын
@@axe2grind911a Yeah, that's all true - until it isn't. Certainty is the hobgoblin of incurious minds.
@atarirob6 жыл бұрын
Strat VS Les Paul. Winner=Telecaster
@gorillafunk7256 жыл бұрын
Yup telecaster the unsung hero of electric Guitar
@Icepacalapse6 жыл бұрын
Danish Pete has one of the best Telecasters ever.
@opequenobren6 жыл бұрын
You spelled SG wrong
@Icepacalapse6 жыл бұрын
LOL.....nice. Love that anderton's blindfold test where he plays one chord on a SG and immediately goes into ac/dc because it just sounds that way.
@lynyrddeville5 жыл бұрын
Having been a humbucker player my whole life, I got a s Strat 3 years ago and those 2 an 4 pickup positions are super cool. Got my dream guitar this year,58 reissue Les Paul, very great iconic Jimmy Page type thick tones for days. Both guitars essential. But I picked up a pine Squier Telecaster on a whim. Really, everybody should START with the most honest and versatile of the 3, the Telecaster. A lot of classic tones on favorite records we assumed were Les Pauls, (can you say Stairway to Heaven) were done on the Tele, and if you want to hear the rock king Telecaster of doom, check out Dan's red Tele on that pedal show. Shockingly powerful.
@MarkSmith-js2pu5 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your channel Rick even though I don’t understand 99% of the content.
@justinevirtue17555 жыл бұрын
@Mark Smith Haha me too!
@kenreeve65494 жыл бұрын
@The Doobie Sisters & Sack Blabbath howdy boss can i join ? ;)
@LostMyMojo1004 жыл бұрын
That's cause he's blowing smoke....
@jamlive66504 жыл бұрын
When I think of Jeff Beck... I think a strat honestly
@johnnydark48024 жыл бұрын
Me too :D
@joeylodes4 жыл бұрын
Rock,Blues,Jam Live I prefer his Tele and Les Paul albums. But great either way
@noname.___4 жыл бұрын
I think les Paul or tele
@jamlive66504 жыл бұрын
Joey Lodes I do too. Blow By Blow was his best work IMO. That was done on a Les Paul
@joshuahaley43674 жыл бұрын
I think of Les Paul
@raywark11366 жыл бұрын
I own a Strat, Les Paul, SG, and ES-335. Like children, they are all unique and special, and I love them dearly.
@roland13136 жыл бұрын
each child has is own personality. each is special, and yes, each has its own quirks. They're your children, you love them all.
@tomfoolery20825 жыл бұрын
And if u had a tele ur life would b complete. Well at least mine is. Lol
@DomTremendous5 жыл бұрын
I would rather spend time with my guitars than my children.
@MrMrfreedom15 жыл бұрын
@@DomTremendous lmao!
@declanl21675 жыл бұрын
@@adamburger5761😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
@greglittle2223 жыл бұрын
"I'm not nearly as old as he is". That was uncalled for 😂😂
@perrization4 жыл бұрын
The issue with a custom les Paul is that nobody can afford them
@lo35724 жыл бұрын
You can usually find a used one for a price lower than a new standard
@ppmoscadebar4 жыл бұрын
Yes, lawyers and doctors.
@gel69884 жыл бұрын
I bought my 1989 LP Custom Alpine White brand new in 1990 for $750, no tax. It's worth a lot more now for sure, but back then Fenders were all the rage....
@lo35724 жыл бұрын
You can afford a car, you can afford a nice guitar instead
@ryang32254 жыл бұрын
Buy once cry once
@rogerfurer22735 жыл бұрын
3 essential guitars: Les Paul, Strat and Tele.
@checkpointcovid80215 жыл бұрын
Don't forget a 335 style, and a hollowbody. Or a singlecut semihollow guitar.
@rogerfurer22735 жыл бұрын
@@checkpointcovid8021 And an acoustic; 6 essential guitars! And a 12-string; 7 essential guitars!
@РустамХарцызов-х7я4 жыл бұрын
SG ?!?!
@twistededge83074 жыл бұрын
A taylor acoustic is nice too
@davidcantwell24894 жыл бұрын
I play a 1946 Recording King Arch top. It's All I've Ever Needed.
@isaiahmarquez97174 жыл бұрын
I guess being an infantryman has prepared me for playing a Les Paul. I’m used to carrying a lot of weight for a long time. 😆
@omithehomi85683 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service, you are very brave
@trollstjerne6 жыл бұрын
Great video! The only right thing to do is to get at least one of each.
@Guitarburt6 жыл бұрын
just ONE of each?
@Taldaran6 жыл бұрын
Or an HSH with a 5 way superswitch.
@stephenlennartz34665 жыл бұрын
Done.
@SirWinstonBeech5 жыл бұрын
My guitar teacher has 3 Teles but I’ve never heard him play one, other than mine when I first got it. On gigs he plays acoustic, Strat, or LP depending the band... he had been in 5 just since I’ve known him. In our band he plays whatever acoustic is nearby, or his GTR banjo. That is a killer Gibson clone from the 70s.
@HollowDesert2 жыл бұрын
Or get a regular strat and an HH strat.
@SaintierSet6 жыл бұрын
They're both great like I always tell my wife it's important to have both in the arsenal, she's not convinced.
@vanessajazp63416 жыл бұрын
I have one of each, and I definitely use them for specific musical voicing. Like whether to use an oboe or a clarinet, as I see it.
@t.sewell15136 жыл бұрын
And my wife would not blame her one bit.....lol
@Skinny_Karlos5 жыл бұрын
Saintier set Well she wouldn't wear heels in the garden or welleys to a club, ? I always use that one with women complaining about gear acquisition.
@tablaturebutler28235 жыл бұрын
Tell her you need as many guitars as she needs pairs of shoes. That should cool her off. You're welcome...
@jerrypeevey2 жыл бұрын
Hold her hand , walk her to the closet and point at her shoe collection... works every time ! Oh and don't say anything just go get your guitar.
@echelecopao4 жыл бұрын
Another important difference for me. Doing quick tuning changes (like going from standard to drop D) usually takes a bit longer to do on a tremolo bridge (like the strat). Because re-tuning one string affects the other strings more drastically.
@presmasterflash75555 жыл бұрын
Love how the word “sustain” was not sustained
@Zoso9815 жыл бұрын
To quote the late, great Mr. Zappa; "Shut up 'n play yer guitar"
@sigurdfyllingkarstad26946 жыл бұрын
I think you did a good job! But isn't Jeff Beck mostly know as a Strat guy?! At least today?
@vanessajazp63416 жыл бұрын
Yep. Like most artists, he's used both, but Beck's arsenal is almost entirely Strat's
@vanessajazp63416 жыл бұрын
Blow by Blow remains an iconic guitar album for the ages! I first heard it in the early 80's and that changed everything for me.
@christopherecatalano6 жыл бұрын
I came across a recent interview where he said it was the Tele that gave him the tone he was after...said the Strat sounded like a bunch of steel wires (well, they kind of all have that characteristic)...even though for years the Strat it was. I am now more of a Strat, but the most used electric I have owned is an 86 J Tele...tons of weird mojo and body chamber resonance where the electronics are buried, so I feel it has more character. I would love to own an LP. Maybe $$$. Just got the American Pro Strat and I love it. What about the Epiphones?
@vanessajazp63416 жыл бұрын
I got an Epiphone LP with EMG's (81/85). The EMG's take it a bit outside the realm of your typical LP, so it's hard to to make a genuine comparison for me. However, my Strat also has EMG's, so I have a GREAT comparison that way. Obviously each style pickup and configuration results in unique tonal character that gives me an almost unlimited palate of options.
@sigurdfyllingkarstad26946 жыл бұрын
I just fixed all the problems and bough myself an Ibanez RG and RGT 😀 MIJ Of course! But I really don't see how anyone could possibly live life as a guitarist and not have both single coils and humbuckers. I mean, I just love both!
@fenham4 жыл бұрын
Never mind playability or even player ability, nothing beats the aesthetics of a black Les Paul 😁
@dubbomarcus3 жыл бұрын
No.....a sunburst Les Paul does.
@ygslyn67322 жыл бұрын
Personally all my band mates think in weird because I fucking love the SG body style, and my dream guitar by looks would be an SG in metallic gold with a three ply black batwing pick guard
@TikkerLoS5 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why you'd talk about the tone difference rather than just playing notes back to back and audibly giving the difference
@bigrig43854 жыл бұрын
You can find strat vs Les Paul comparisons through the same rig all over KZbin. Are you really that upset that they didn't plug in? Also, there's so many different kinds of Stratocaster and Les Paul models out there, they'd be comparing a single Stratocaster vs a single Les Paul. There's be no value unless those were the two specific models you were trying to choose between.
@j.dragon6514 жыл бұрын
Depends on who is playing it also. Tone comes from within.
@guitarplayer28464 жыл бұрын
My Strat was my #1 for 5 years. When I could afford a Burst, that's all she wrote. I love the tone of the double humbuckers, the sustain, the 50s rounded neck, and the weight of an LP.
@schaddalton4 жыл бұрын
@@bigrig4385 Not too mention that even in mass produced guitars of the same model there will be differences because the woods won't always be identical and countless other factors. That's one of the coolest things about instruments like guitars and drums, no matter how precisely-made two of them may be made, there will always be subtle differences that make them completely unique.
@axe2grind911a4 жыл бұрын
@@j.dragon651 "Tone comes from within" is a popular myth, but definitely not true. Technically, "tone" is simply the raw sound (wave form) produced by strings, instrument, electronics, and amp. STYLE is what comes from within and characterizes tone, along with technique.
@careywaldie67355 жыл бұрын
I just can't get away from how the strat hugs me when I play.
@scottbowling584 жыл бұрын
********** ARE YOU GUY'S SOME KIND OF "TEAM" NOW??..........MAYBE WE SHOULD START CALLING YOU "THE RICK-N-RHETT SHOW" ?? **************
@pensaaquicomigo4 жыл бұрын
What a dream team then! You're both fantastic, either together or not. Thanks, Rick for bringing Rhett along, supporting his channel and thus teaming up efforts in this incredible altruistic crusade of yours!!!
@aaronsmith26114 жыл бұрын
It's impressive how often Rick and Rhett get together. If I'm not mistaken, Rhett lives near Chicago and Rick is in Atlanta.
@AManCalledBiggles3 жыл бұрын
Maybe they could start a guitar manufacturing company - Rick-n-Rhett-er, sound familiar? ;)
@RetroMusicDan6 жыл бұрын
Some of the editing in this one took me back to when my dvds would skip
@jayp69906 жыл бұрын
Like the strat, don't like the volume knob right up against the bridge.
@alexk40205 жыл бұрын
I know. This is the one reason right here why I refuse to use strat styles. You can argue about tone and playability all you want, but if one guitar is designed so that every time I play it I inadvertently turn myself down, then it is pretty useless.
@xmillion17045 жыл бұрын
But it’s great for volume swells.
@getulioprates5 жыл бұрын
@@xmillion1704 For sure. I like this feature. It doesn'r bother me.
@fragtagninja16335 жыл бұрын
@@alexk4020, it sounds like you should git gud.
@alexk40205 жыл бұрын
@@fragtagninja1633 Don't you mean, "git gud, scrub" ?
@lo35724 жыл бұрын
IMO, the Les Paul Custom is the best sounding guitar from Hard Rock to Metal
@ChockHolocaust2 жыл бұрын
The major difference in playability is the scale length because it alters the tension of the strings; a shorter scale length requires less movement to perform bends up to high tones and this, combined with the flatter fretboard of the Les Paul makes it a much better choice if you like doing bends all over the place.
@Willie_McBride Жыл бұрын
But if you’re a guy like Slash, who has hands as big as snow shovels… covering the scale length on the feet board isn’t really a concern, lol.
@andrewgrossman60662 жыл бұрын
I think the biggest reason the Les Paul has tuning issues on the G & B strings is because of the 3 x 3 paddle shape and string spread on their headstock. That's a wide string break after the nut and the strings pinch in the nut causing slippage and your tuning issues. That's why guitars like PRS with a straighter string pull over the nut doesn't have the same problems.
@joeking4332 жыл бұрын
Do wider nut slots help? I would think that a slot the same exact width of the string would make it more likely to catch.
@andrewgrossman60662 жыл бұрын
@@joeking433 yes and no, too wide and the string rattles in the slot and you get weird chimey sounds
@andrewgrossman60662 жыл бұрын
@@joeking433 if you're going to widen them, you do it past the face of the nut on the backside, and angle the slots slightly toward the tuning machines
@joeking4332 жыл бұрын
@@andrewgrossman6066 The string rattles on a Gibson headstock? I would think that since the string is pulling hard against the side of the slot that you wouldn't have that problem. I can see it on a Fender since it's a straight pull, though.
@andrewgrossman60662 жыл бұрын
@@joeking433 if the nut slot is too big, yes it can create a rattle on any guitar
@Eventual4206 жыл бұрын
The 5 fingers of tone. •Gibson ES-335 •Gibson Les Paul •Fender Stratocaster •Fender Telecaster •Rickenbacker 12 String
@samuelherman48595 жыл бұрын
@@cocajazz better add to the list the Explorer, Kelly's and V gibson guitar
@UmVtCg5 жыл бұрын
Drop the Rickenbacker, add a Gretsch
@rolux48535 жыл бұрын
Coca_Jazz lol you think a „Metal Guitar‘s“ Tone is more relevant in music than a Tele?
@noname.___4 жыл бұрын
Danelectro
@JP-qb8qx4 жыл бұрын
Where are the Gianinis?
@tuncvidinli5 жыл бұрын
Les Paul, cool to have one Strat must have one But that’s me
@08Cruiser4 жыл бұрын
Ditto.
@hristo_panov6 жыл бұрын
I am Les Paul player and I really wanted not so dark tone, tremolo and longer scale. That's why I bought PRS and I'm the happiest person on the planet :)
@tkdunn5 жыл бұрын
Paul Reed Smith set out to build a great compromise between the two - mission accomplished! 🤓
@WhoWouldWantThisName5 жыл бұрын
They are great guitars but while they seem to do a decent job of covering the LP sound, so far I haven't heard one capture the Fender sounds at all. Maybe I just haven't heard it used that way yet.
@blue-tb2fd5 жыл бұрын
WhoWouldWantThisName - not many have single coils, that's why
@WhoWouldWantThisName5 жыл бұрын
@@blue-tb2fd Come to think of it, I can't remember seeing one with single coils, not even P90s. Well maybe PRS just loves his humbuckers.
@blue-tb2fd5 жыл бұрын
I think I've seen a few semi-hollow ones with P90s but yeah most of them have humbuckers
@aashutoshkulakarni96144 жыл бұрын
When I went to get my first electric guitar I wanted a Jackson or an Ltd cause I was really into Megadeth and Metallica. But I ended up getting a squire strat with a humbucker in the bridge instead cause the others were too expensive. Turned out to be a great decision cause it's a solid guitar, plays heavy stuff reasonably well with the humbucker and is definitely more versatile than a double humbucker guitar since I can now play all the grunge songs, which is my new obsession.
@curtwolk24193 жыл бұрын
I did the same in '87
@andrewgrossman60662 жыл бұрын
Two humbuckers with coil cuts. Problem solved!
@usuallyclueless44772 жыл бұрын
Same i bought a HSS strat knockoff and its decent.
@luismangiaterra10312 жыл бұрын
I got my bullet squire new for$80 and it's sss pick ups. With this $80 guitar I learned it doesn't get more versatile than this. What this means is that I have the ability to duplicate humbucker guitars that cost thousands of dollars because it's directly in the cross hairs of the cheap single coils on this guitar. Without effort the easiest to duplicate is the les paul. Here's how it's done. Adjust your amp to higher volume Adjust the pre- gain higher. Change your picking still to a shorter and harder technique. If I were to record d my $80 squire and then have really good guitarist play the same thing on a les Paul and record that Then we have you listen to it, I bet you won't be able to tell which is which. This because the les paul is in my cross hair . My $80 guitar is versatile enough to do it, and then some.
@andrewgrossman60662 жыл бұрын
@@luismangiaterra1031 an $80 strat can sound good, but it still sounds like a strat. I can do a blind test and pick out humbuckers over single coils all day long. They don't sound the same at all.
@AlvinHunt4 жыл бұрын
A player once told me, 99% of all music was recorded on six guitars: Les Paul, Strat, Tele, 335, Rickenbacker & Gretsch. I couldn't argue with him.
@KLucero224 жыл бұрын
99% of all music with an electric guitar, probably. But definitely not 99% of ALL music
@gerardotejada25312 жыл бұрын
Gretsch and Rickenbacker make a 1% of that 99% AND after Eddie Van Halen both Fender and Gibsons were on the brink of bankrupcy, Ynwie Malmsteem and Slash saved them. But even today people like Mike Stern, Scofield, George Benson and Pat Metheny use Ibanez or Yamaha guitars.
@cooltheengines5 жыл бұрын
This is like comparing asparagus to cotton candy. Personally I love both!
@chucksiegfried74404 жыл бұрын
But not at the same time!
@calystavelvet55264 жыл бұрын
I hate asparagus
@kendavis80466 жыл бұрын
I'm still a crappy guitar player, but having played both years ago, the biggest disadvantage to a Les Paul (when I am pushing 60) is the weight. Four sets in a bar with that anchor around my neck? The sound good, but Fenders are so much lighter. All that said, since all I play now is a Martin acoustic and let the younger folks handle the electrics, no longer an issue.
@TheLookingGlassAU6 жыл бұрын
heheh i was going to say - if you want to defend yourself against attack - pick a les paul
@Larry8215 жыл бұрын
I've a 72 gold top LP, which I bought new. At 20 years old I was practicing with my band and my new guitar and I actually collapsed. The guitar strap must have pinched a nerve in my neck. I think I was out for 20-30 seconds.
@WhoWouldWantThisName5 жыл бұрын
Angus Young says that he plays an SG because he's so small and the LP is just too big and heavy for his taste. He loved the sound and wanted to start out with one but the weight was the biggest discouragement. The SG was a little smaller and significantly lighter, and otherwise still captures a similar tone.
@SirWinstonBeech5 жыл бұрын
I rarely play standing so the weight isn’t a big problem. Standing is actually better in terms of being able to get my left wrist in the right position, but harder to see what I’m doing. I should probably practice blindfolded.
@klokmedia6 жыл бұрын
Could you do a sequel where you play them a little instead of just talking about them?
@blue-tb2fd5 жыл бұрын
You're on KZbin. There's plenty of videos for that. Use your brain next time?
@serenityk2tu7495 жыл бұрын
@@blue-tb2fd lmao you roasted him
@donstewart3684 жыл бұрын
Ive been playing 7.25 radius for too long. I cant quit now.
@scowell5 жыл бұрын
I see Jeff Beck as a Strat guy. Leo designed the Strat to be more ergonomic. New Strats can have RWRP center pickup, so the quack positions are humbucking... always request this feature! The quack positions are not out-of-phase, btw. You can turn the extra Strat tone control into a blend knob... if you can blend the bridge pickup in at any time, this gives you the 'all three' sound as well as the neck-bridge sound... super versatile then, it sounds like a Tele with neck-bridge. LP's are fragile at the headstock... falls over one time, it breaks... LP's are way expensive and fragile. HSS Strat is the best guitar out there for me... love the vibrato tailpiece, a Bigsby on an LP is a poor replacement.
@JohnShalamskas3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the Epiphone Axcess Alex Lifeson Les Paul? It has a Floyd Rose trem, 6 piezo pickups in the saddles, coil split on the humbuckers, Axcess cut on the neck-body joint, belly cut.
@vladdrakul78516 жыл бұрын
I am the owner of the most advanced Strat model with the far more modern Rose model whammy bar and the Humbucker pick up leaving me missing nothing I want and solving the problems that existed with a whammy bar that could not bend up AND down while staying in tune. And with the Humbucker in the 1st position I have the extra power for screaming leads plus the mellower bluesy jazzy options as well. The perfect guitar FOR ME! I also use a Yamaha double jumbo sized 12 string acoustic from 1971 and a fender jazz bass! Beauties all 3 of them!! Interestingly because of my love for Led Zeppelin my first electric was a black Les Paul copy. It was a very meh copy and after I got into Hendrix I switched and never looked back!
@Soldano9995 жыл бұрын
So basically you own a Jem...
@quicktastic6 жыл бұрын
"Even though I'm not nearly as old as he is". Ha. Savage. lol.
@amandahuginkiss40635 жыл бұрын
quicktastic I know! I was like, Rick owns this channel, he could cut that out.
@jennycraigadventures33144 жыл бұрын
Amanda Huginkiss LOL, he got even by showing all those outtakes where Rhett kept screwing up the same line.
@deltavistastudio1245 жыл бұрын
Love the Gibson tone for soloing, I miss my '57 Special - Cherry Sunburst. Another tuning issue with the Les Paul comes because the head-stock configuration requires the string to 'bend' at an angle when it travels from the nut in order to be threaded into the tuning post. Fender's head-stock is designed to remedy this.
@carlosluna2057 Жыл бұрын
Big draw of Les Pauls for me is that you get essentially two channels built into the guitar through a distorted amp. You can have the neck pickup volume real low and it'll give you a clean sound, while you can set the bridge pickup to 10 for balls out rock. This is how Jimmy Page would use it for dynamic songs like Over the hills and far away and Ramble on. You can also use both pickups in the middle position and mix in a blend of the bridge and neck pickups at different volume and tone settings, it's much more versatile than a strat imho, especially if you have a split coil switch. 😉🤘
@thejonathandoan3 жыл бұрын
I think for new guitarists (myself included) the most important factor is how if feels when you hold it, whether sitting or standing. I picked the guitar I wanted most, not the one that fit me best (a Jackson Dinky). One of the problems with it is neck dive (the headstock is heavy and it wants to fall), so it is hard to keep level. Plus the body shape makes a big difference too. When I first held a Strat, I liked it much better than the Dinky or the Les Paul Special I own. Now I just need to purchase a Strat!
@danielblauw29785 жыл бұрын
I have a mahogany Stratocaster with a humbucker love that guitar
@lelov13925 жыл бұрын
Very strange looking les Paul...didn’t realise that it comes in one piece! That headstock for some reason is firmly attached to the neck!🤣😂😂
@Rick-uu5yo6 жыл бұрын
"About to take heat but I'm old and don't care. I have both and many more. I got the Strat because there are Strat tones I wanted that can not be got with an LP. The harsh reality was stated by Rhett; Strats and Strat copies are really easy to make so many players start with them and never look back. I get this. When you take an honest look at the work that goes into each, the Strat was designed and built as a cheap, mass-produced starter guitar and the Les Paul was not. The Les Paul was never cheap; it was a premium USA made guitar; multiple wood parts, carved top, inlays, bindings, internally routed electrics, higher quality switches, pots, tuners. But the Strat makes tones I like. Today's price wars are stupid; "high-end" Strats play and sound great but their basic manufacturing is still cheap and they don't sound so much better than the cheaper ones. I know, same argument used for the modded Chibsons. All true. There are many great posts already; one that caught my attention was along the lines of build-your-own Strat; I agree strongly. There is nothing truly "special" about my American made Strat. I'm very tempted to build my own from parts; high end stuff but to make something unique and better than anything the Fender Shops put out. Also, though I really love my Fender and Gibsons dearly, my Music Man Majesty kicks their butts; lighter, just as fast, more tone options..... I also think relic-ing is really stupid. Deliberately beating up a guitar to give it fabricated mojo. Dumb.
@Cleveland_Chris5 жыл бұрын
Brevity, bro.
@ResoBridge5 жыл бұрын
The Stratocaster with 'tremolo' listed on the 1957 price list for $274.50 ($2,502.18 adjusted for inflation). The Gibson Les Paul with flame top $375 in 1959. So the Strat was perhaps a little less, but it was never a cheap starter guitar.
@bluewater37835 жыл бұрын
@@Cleveland_Chris I enjoyed every word he wrote...
@pleasegrowabrain5 жыл бұрын
Fernandez Retro Rocket Elite. Better than either a Les Paul or a Strat, comes standard with locking tuners, great tremolo, and the Sustainer system. Best value for money axe in existence.
@ResoBridge5 жыл бұрын
@@jefffeldstein I have no idea if 40% discount on RRP on guitars was common in the 1950's, but I think $165 in 1957 is still a considerable;e sum compared to the average wage back then, not 165 of today's dollars.
@jeffwickermusic1343 жыл бұрын
You two guys are a perfect video duo for all us guitar gear heads. I enjoy your videos very much! Thank you so much! 😎👍
@dakotanichols85333 жыл бұрын
"When you think of that you think of J- *cuts to Jimmy Page absolutley shredding* I died
@DDischner6 жыл бұрын
Making music is akin to painting a portrait... We are fortunate to have a wide range of sounds in our sonic palette. Strat vs Les Paul, is like saying something like... red vs blue. With that said, Strats rule...!!!
@Marius-vw9hp6 жыл бұрын
Im an SG type myself :)
@Phreestyle15 жыл бұрын
I've got a Gibson Super 400 and a Telecaster Thinline. Hollow body guitars rule. My main guitars, however, are Martin acoustics. A good video. Thanks for sharing.
@RobertWGreaves4 жыл бұрын
My Les Paul has a strap that is 2 1/2 inches wide. Easy on the shoulder.
@artvandelay44854 жыл бұрын
Even though a Les paul is so beautiful, I never liked them.
@lesboothe72916 жыл бұрын
1 of each please, end of debate.
@tombarnes32406 жыл бұрын
les boothe exactly but don’t forget to throw a Tele in there too
@lesboothe72916 жыл бұрын
Tele and a hollow or semi hollow body electric and you're all set.
@Guitarburt6 жыл бұрын
That's why I have a Mac AND a PC. ...end of debate there too.
@MrMOGHammer6 жыл бұрын
MAC, PC, iOS devices, Android devices here. MAC is usually installed as HAckintosh on my PC usually though. Cannot afford a real mac which has the same components than my current PC, at double the price my PC costs. What the fuck do Apple charge for?
@DavidSchilter4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned scale length but you didn't mention the two obvious consequences of the strat having a longer scale: the string tension is noticeably higher (to achieve the same pitch with the same string gauge) and the frets are further apart. All other things being equal, both of these effects make playing the strat a little harder, at least for newbs like me with little fingers.
@HollowDesert2 жыл бұрын
Lol true but the only guitars Ive ever owned had a strat scale length. Gibsons feel like baby guitars to me even with my polish sausage fingers.
@kennethm.38011 ай бұрын
@@HollowDesertYour comments Reminds me of a golfer that says the course is too easy. I ask Have you ever parred it? He responds, No. Case closed.
@micheltitiana-clave33966 жыл бұрын
till the end I was thinking “how can they forget to talk about the length scale ? “ to me it’s a big difference you feel in the playing especially when bending on a LP string tension is lower so it’s easier to bend a whole step and more
@SergioQuinn4 жыл бұрын
Michel Titiana-Clavė what? They did at 13:10
@Boofranger12154 жыл бұрын
Honestly cant think of Jeff Beck without thinking of that beautiful Tele he gave to Jimmy Page
@lul58274 жыл бұрын
I thought P90 was a gun
@SinzuSage6 жыл бұрын
I'm a strat guy. I love the les Paul's necks and great sustain. A Les Paul's weighs more than a fully loaded M16 which is 8lbs 3oz. So I'm going to get an SG instead.
@romanlegion42826 жыл бұрын
Corey Kilemal With that said a 240 bravo is heavier,but what would you rather have?A Les Paul all the way.
@aavila12066 жыл бұрын
Gibson SG & Fender Telecaster>>>
@jasonbone51216 жыл бұрын
Since the SG is double cut, should have been Strat/SG and LP/Tele.
@Gwynbleidd666 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, yes! Please do make a video on these.
@SimpleManGuitars19736 жыл бұрын
LOL! Teles destroy SG's. I'm a Strat guy all the way but Teles are arguably the most versatile and useful guitars ever made.
@MysterD5156 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys, learned s few more things about these guitars.
@StevenEveral6 жыл бұрын
Tele for the utility, but an SG for the stage presence.
@Tluangtea4 жыл бұрын
9:30 they do make a difference in how the guitar feels which makes a difference in how you play the guitar; i think that is the ultimate answer to tonewood 😂
@Gregorydrobny3 жыл бұрын
Not mentioned: defying all logic, Mark Knopfler has managed to come up with the most beautiful and identifiable tone using each one of them.
@randybobandyscheeseburgerp43873 жыл бұрын
His tele tone is great on walk of life too. Underrated guitarist.
@Gregorydrobny3 жыл бұрын
@@randybobandyscheeseburgerp4387 indeed. I don't know why his name isn't mentioned more often in regards to tone, as it is brilliant.
@freddykabulaschnitza24753 жыл бұрын
It's all in finges and the touch, and where you play particular notes too.
@DrDanielFox27 күн бұрын
Great video. It’s a classic!!
@nathan430826 жыл бұрын
I am more of an Epiphone Casino Elitist guy. I have a Strat+, but haven’t played it since I got the Epi. Never had a Les Paul, although I’ve tried them at stores. Goddamn heavy to carry.
@danielschaeffer12946 жыл бұрын
If an Epiphone was good enough for John Lee Hooker ...
@nathan430826 жыл бұрын
And John, Paul and George
@crimfan6 жыл бұрын
I had one of the IBJL Casinos. It was great in many ways and had some incredible tones but I could never deal with the lower horn on the guitar, which totally blocked off upper neck access.
@nathan430826 жыл бұрын
I rarely play up that high, so don’t find it a problem. I am generally not that big into solos.
@crimfan6 жыл бұрын
Yeah I know people who aren't, too, but I do like frets 9 through 17 quite a bit. I don't go past that generally, but the lower bout was in the way even for those. I loved the thick neck on the guitar, though, and the satin finish was super comfortable. I live in NY and showed that guitar to the luthier who turned out to have been hired to help measure Lennon's original guitar! He said "yep, looks pretty much like it... they did a good job on the replica."
@rdickinsondickinson6 жыл бұрын
I’m a Stratoholic
@RSPDiver6 жыл бұрын
Probably the first video of your’s that I actually understand most of what you’re talking about!
@jennycraigadventures33144 жыл бұрын
RSPDiver Yeah, I was waiting for some advanced music theory thrown in to remind me how stupid I am when it comes to music.
@Sams9113 ай бұрын
and now, Rhett is a Les Paul man.. he's got 5 or 6... and he won't even give PRS a try because he's so loyal..
@isabelfuentesnar13 жыл бұрын
Every day... I´m taking the les paul to rehersals today... but I have a strat I look at it.... no problem with it, hard as a rock, stay in tune, no heavy, don´t mind it could fall on the floor........ and finally I take the strat.....
@Sirriffsalot4 жыл бұрын
07:35 I think he called the strat a les paul
@dekofschipper84124 жыл бұрын
wishful thinking .... 8)
@UnaWarlock3 жыл бұрын
Haha he did
@priyonjoni6 жыл бұрын
The tuning stability of a Les Paul’s tail piece is negated by the headstock angle break angle from but to tuning machine, notoriously on the G string.
@Ubu9876 жыл бұрын
Wound G is better sounding for chords, but you have to push it much further to bend it when playing bluesy lines.
@HarrisonCountyStudio6 жыл бұрын
I have a 1950’s Les Paul Jr with wound strings. I love them. They feel awesome.
@TheHumbuckerboy6 жыл бұрын
The cut of the nut can also be a factor.
@TheHumbuckerboy6 жыл бұрын
The precise actual cut of the groove for each string in terms of depth and width and angle ( and also the smoothness of the groove) is the most important consideration concerning the nut. The string gauge will determine the aforementioned dimensions of the individual grooves.
@TheHumbuckerboy6 жыл бұрын
Gibson haven't got much of clue concerning the changes that are needed to improve the old design. They bring out new versions where they have added features such as tedious pickup switching options and tweaks to the types of pickups etc whereas they should be lessening the angle of the headstock etc for starters.
@thinman86214 жыл бұрын
I'm not a musician but hearing about what you the musician hears makes me a better music listener. Thanks
@MrEazyE3574 жыл бұрын
Same.
@AmonRa10814 жыл бұрын
That's so true. I'm a novice player at best but watching these vids make me appreciate the artform so much more.
@xjohn19704 жыл бұрын
like the Gibson Les Paul much more than Strat I have both. I have 2 Les Paul's and 2 Strat's and a Super Strat from Schecter that's really cool with EMG"s. and I have no issues jamming on a Les Paul for hours sometimes as much as 6 hours of practice at a time. If you play Guitar you should have a strong back.
@johnnylikestobatman5 жыл бұрын
I think minds are made up way before people search for comparisons.. The fans of SRV, Clapton, Eric Johnson and Hendrix will mostly gravitate towards the strat. Same goes to fans of Slash, Joe Perry and Jimmy Page would Prolly save more money to get the GLP.
@haythamkenway18174 жыл бұрын
What if you dig both?
@johnnylikestobatman4 жыл бұрын
@@haythamkenway1817 that's the case for many guitar owners who own both brands but to equally love them both 100 percent? Maybe. I wouldnt know ✌
@RC32Smiths016 жыл бұрын
Strat v. LP The most iconic battle in history! Also I'm gonna have to go with a Strat on that one. Sounds cool to always play on, my heroes used them, and I love Blues and Jazz! Not that you can't play Rock with them, but Blues is where home is for me!
@lylegleason68446 жыл бұрын
Having played both guitars, I think the Strat is more playable, with it's molded shape and overall lightness compared to the Les Paul. I personally feel the Strat neck is easier to play on, than an LP. That being said, I like the sounds I can get from the LP. So, the perfect guitar would be a maple Strat neck and body with Les Paul pickups and electronics. I think that would be a super guitar!!!
@ferox9655 жыл бұрын
I found the Les Paul more playable. I've never had the tuning issues on mine (2001 Gibson Les Paul Standard). I play every genre and I've never had a problem.
@Silvertip19583 жыл бұрын
I own both, the strat is in my hands 90% of the time. The strat just fits my hands better, stays in tune better and fools me into thinking that I’m better than I really am.
@jonasdaasbjerg19404 жыл бұрын
Then there is Steve Lukather's guitars. They are a combination of both.
@cyberprimate6 жыл бұрын
With .011 or higher Les Pauls stay in tune. They were designed at a time when guitarists played thick cables not the light strings of today.
@agustinmarinangeli6 жыл бұрын
I use .010 in my Les Paul and almost never had a problem with tuning. I mean, sometimes it happens, but never happened during a gig. But it's true that LP tend to stay in tune worse than a Strat.
@zachariahwade84825 жыл бұрын
cyberprimate I have 9’s on my LP’s and they stay in tune forever. Nothing to do with string gauge and everything to do with the setup
@TheLakeJake36 жыл бұрын
Once you've picked the style of guitar you like go buy one from PRS!!!!!
@felixfranzen73184 жыл бұрын
Great vid as always! However there's no way a maple board is brighter than a rosewood one. It's a myth. I would even go so far as to say there's no audible difference between bodywoods such as alder, mahogany and ash. Could be a super slight diff unplugged, but not when plugged in to an amp. You guys should do a blindtest. Maple vs rosewood board on the same guitar.
@theccarbiter4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the tonewood myth is ridiculous with electric guitars
@JohnShalamskas4 жыл бұрын
Search youtube for "warmoth tone wood guide" for the best comparison of tone versus wood type I have seen. There is definitely a difference in EQ curve and pick attack between the various tone woods on otherwise identical guitar bodies and necks. It's not huge, but it is definitely noticeable in an A/B comparison when playing through a clean amp. If you play with overdrive/dirt, the subtle differences will be masked. That's why I don't bother listening to Chappers demo guitars, he always cranks up the dirt and makes Custom Shop guitars sound the same as a Squire Bullet.
@freddykabulaschnitza24753 жыл бұрын
@@JohnShalamskas how can you be certain that the slight tone difference are not in the subtle variations in the pick-ups or the playing? How do you describe the sound differences relating to different wood types?
@freddykabulaschnitza24753 жыл бұрын
@@theccarbiter agreed, your obviously a man of science.
@JohnShalamskas3 жыл бұрын
@@freddykabulaschnitza2475 If you ever bothered to watch the Warmoth video, you would not have posted this irrelevant question.
@jacolux3 жыл бұрын
To me PRS makes the guitars that are the best of those two worlds. Gibsons are heavy and doesn’t have tremolo. And I don’t like to have a middle pickup like Fenders have. Both are great brands but I love what PRS does.
@magicdaveable5 жыл бұрын
I have a Mexican HSS Strat. I spent several hours polishing the frets and reshaping the neck. It took a LOT of sanding to shape the neck into a playable profile. I lobg ago sold my Les Pauls. I hardly ever play my Strat. My main axe is a 2002 hardtail Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette. I bought it new. It gives me all of the Humbucker tone and Strat type tones anyone could ever need. The quality of build of the Silhouette is miles beyond anything Fender makes as well as the build quality of the Les Paul. I have some other guitars that are built by me so they are unique.
@zscion96114 жыл бұрын
David Bennett How old is your Mexican strat? I can say that I bought an HSS strat this month and it came perfectly, almost all string were perfectly intonated, no sharp frets and super polished, literally the only thing that was “wrong” were that the strings were too low (which was easily fixed) and the strings it came with were not good ones. Apart from that it was about the best bang for your buck you can get. Super high quality for a Mexican strat compared to the cost of american ones
@luiggibardaro6 жыл бұрын
Great vídeo I Havre a HSS Strat and i can be as versatile as I want
@mayorofthenonsense Жыл бұрын
Obviously there’s certain styles you can really only play properly on a Strat or Strat copy etc, because of the lower drive and the separation it creates, but if I had to choose I’d still take the Les Paul. That aggressive, full, rounded tone from the Humbuckers is something I could not live without. I’ve loved them since I was a kid, even just the basic design and styling is so attractive. It’s refined, mature, capable, and very powerful.
@benmiller98546 жыл бұрын
I went backwards. I started with a stratocaster and ended up falling in love with the mustang.
@d.l.loonabide99813 жыл бұрын
Shh! Don't let everyone know.
@dreee133 жыл бұрын
same shoot i've been eyeing with the Mustang
@Subparanon4 жыл бұрын
I own an American deluxe Strat and an Epiphone LP Studio and each brings something special. What I love about my strat is how comfortable it is to play. The body is scalloped and rounded, and fits like a glove which allows for hours of comfortable playing. It also does bright bell like tones and quack giving it a unique voice. The strat bridge is also so easy to adjust action and intonation with each string getting it's own setup independently. I'm less crazy about the volume knob position which makes palm muting less comfortable, but on the other hand it's easier to hook a pinky around the volume and use it like a volume pedal while strumming. What I love about my LP is the sustain and the pickups have so much output you can get a really screaming guitar sound easily. The headstock also tends not to bind the B and E strings as much when tuning compared to the little trees on the strat. I'm less crazy about the LP body shape and the way the squared edge of the body digs into my arm when I play seated. It's lacking the ergonomics of the strat. I don't think you have to pick one or the other, it's like picking a socket or a wrench, both turn bolts, but each has advantages.
@duskoparipovic71105 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about looking cool, Rick. You look cool even on piano :)
@kasey0066 жыл бұрын
My 72 Tele custom with both humbucker and slant single coil laugh at both of the strat and LP 😜
@kasey0066 жыл бұрын
Tony, we’ve all had gear sold wish we could have kept I imagine. I’ve parsed down to simple set up of my 72 Tele, which I don’t play as often, use new G&L ASAT instead, along with Quilter MicroPro Mach II, 6 pedal board, for acoustics- a Recording King dread and a Washburn Woodstock acoustic electric. If I can’t get what is needed from any of those, I’m not playing it. 😁
@kasey0066 жыл бұрын
Tony, Recording King used to be an OEM Gibson Guitars built for Montgomery Wards in the 1930’s, name went dormant now brand picked up and cheaply made in China. A few of the new offshore all solid guitars that were build maybe 8-10 years ago were decent, but mostly cheap beginner models now. I have one of those newer all solid RD-126, addy top, mahogany back and sides, herringbone binding and nice abalone headstock inlay.
@brucelee23094 жыл бұрын
Essential guitar collection: Strat Tele Les Paul And a 335 for everything else
@buellosaurusrex5 жыл бұрын
Rhett, how could you miss the opportunity to pitch the belly and arm cuts? Strat is way more comfortable to play while standing.
@216trixie3 жыл бұрын
Really good point.
@freddiebowers11252 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else always get nervous when two people are standing with guitars. It always feels like the guy on the right side is gonna whack the one on the left lol
@LONGTALL6862 жыл бұрын
Face It, Ones A Thunderbird, The Other Is A Stingray
@robbiegrier15145 жыл бұрын
TELE & SG GANG
@darbybyebee28515 жыл бұрын
Boy that Rhett sure does pull off that condescending music store associate persona
@scott75215 жыл бұрын
Yup, dude has a future at Guitar Center
@MarkERupright4 жыл бұрын
When I was guitar shopping I was unsure between single coil and humbuckers. I ended up with dual humbuckers + coil tap so I could play single coil configurations, as well.
@MarkERupright4 жыл бұрын
@@JerseyMiller It's a Charvel (Pro Mod San Dimas Type 1). Yeah, that's how it works. I'm still a noob, and I've spent most of my time with the humbuckers. It does have a pretty stratty single coil at the neck, and the two different single coil pair configurations have some rich cleans.
@MarkERupright4 жыл бұрын
@@JerseyMiller I got mine in October to celebrate a big weight loss. My wife actually bought it in the spring. I'm an absolute beginner, so I was looking at $250 and under. The shop guy recommended the used Charvel ($600) because of the split coil feature. When I heard the price, I started looking at others. She went off with the guy and bought it. Lucky me!
@danielmackay80992 жыл бұрын
You guys should be playing these guitars while taking about them
@annekedebruyn77974 жыл бұрын
Based on this video, I should get a Gretsch single cut? Tone is in between a Les Paul and Strat but you can still dive bomb it while looking cool.
@stevemollis54164 жыл бұрын
Stray Cat rock-a-billy.....amazing guitars Gretsch makes for that tone
@JohnShalamskas4 жыл бұрын
Gretsch guitars have a fantastic clean tone and can do pretty will with high gain too. I have a 5420T hollow body with Bigsby-style trem, it sounds heavenly. The song "Wicked Game" has a Gretsch playing rhythm and a strat for the big bends.
@davekimball36106 жыл бұрын
Ironic that you used that early Jeff Beck footage with a Les Paul as certainly he uses a Strat far more in the latter years.
@michaelcarey93596 жыл бұрын
Let alone that Page played mostly a Telecaster on LZ I.
@axe2grind911a5 жыл бұрын
2 oversights: On scale length, you guys left out the fact that the shorter scale length on a LP makes it easier to bend notes, since they are less tight than on a strat. Many players such as EVH have their strats tuned to Eb to loosen the strings for easier bending (and darker tone). On the Gibson tuning issue, that has more to do with the angled (non-parallel) break in the G string at the nut. The angle creates a binding point so that when the string is stretched, it has greater friction to overcome when it returns to its normal state, causing it to bind at the nut and remain a bit sharp. There are workarounds to this problem including the "String Butler".
@robertwellington26164 жыл бұрын
axe2grind911a yep. the answer for stiff bending was never mentioned as the yrs passed by and my hands were struggling. After I moved not one repair guy had an answer. Lighter gauge strings oh no you don’t want that or tune down. Figured it out myself. Thx to Billy Gibbons. Fixed it myself.
@axe2grind911a4 жыл бұрын
What did you figure out as the solution? What did Billy G have to do with it? You know, there are also string brands that use more flexible steel alloy though I can't remember the brand name. I didn't like them because they also require a greater degree of stretch (distance wise) to achieve the same pitch change as normal strings, so they also mess with your technique.
@F-15_Crew_Chief4 жыл бұрын
@@robertwellington2616 BB King asked Billy Gibbons why he was using such heavy strings. Ever since then, Billy's been using lighter gauge. He currently plays sevens. I can't go below nines. I'm too heavy-handed and push the thing out of tune. I'm currently running S.I.T. S946 Rock-n-roll Nickel Wound Electric Guitar String s. They are light gauge on the top end and heavier on the bottom. Still getting used to the lighter gauge. I've always played heavy, hard strings, trying to run with the big dogs like SRV. It's really nice being able to do a little more lead work and not killing my tendons or my fingertips.
@zaxmaxlax4 жыл бұрын
The scale lenght has absolute no effect on keeping a guitar on tune. It's like saying a violin is worse than a viola because it has a shorter scale. I don't know why they keep saying this. Gibson's have a tunning problem because of the headstock tilt.
@axe2grind911a3 жыл бұрын
@@zaxmaxlax Headstock tilt PLUS string angle break from nut to tuner. Combined these create binding.