best guitar model to play electric blues
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how about a godin radiator? i like the look of the guitar. hehe. plays pretty comfy too.
blues with a harmonica!
i agree with the les pauls and strats have different sounds and generally are used for different style of blues.
just realised play blue in mando/hokkien sounds very very wrong hehe. 8O
blues with a harmonica!
i agree with the les pauls and strats have different sounds and generally are used for different style of blues.
just realised play blue in mando/hokkien sounds very very wrong hehe. 8O
yellowStrat
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wooit...
isn't godin radiator can be used as ur mirror too.... yeah... kinda like the look and sound, but effing ex...
also there are a limited number of the model as well in sg...
isn't godin radiator can be used as ur mirror too.... yeah... kinda like the look and sound, but effing ex...
also there are a limited number of the model as well in sg...
jeremyrozario
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wah you all doubt me ar.... :lol: :lol: :lol: i challenger ya'll to a strat-les paul tone duel, loser must smash guitar(i got no guitar now) :lol: :lol:
i bet if i blindfold test most of ya'll prob can't tell the diff between a les paul and a strat
anw the point i'm trying to get across is that its more about the playability than the tone
the les paul has a chunkier thickly laquered neck and a heavier body
the strat has a faster neck, a longer scale and a lighter body
i bet if i blindfold test most of ya'll prob can't tell the diff between a les paul and a strat
anw the point i'm trying to get across is that its more about the playability than the tone
the les paul has a chunkier thickly laquered neck and a heavier body
the strat has a faster neck, a longer scale and a lighter body
splitting the humbucker to get a single coil tone doesn't equal getting a strat tone..you're forgetting the body, the bridge especially and many other factors that make a strat and tele twang, and a LP don't..so to get a LP to sound like a strat and vice versa, you gotta have some serious fingers..personally i think it's impossible unless serious modifications (in which case it would be pointless) Jeremy you should think up better blindfold tests because the two guitars sound worlds apart..that's why bro ed so cocky ah haha..
Taylorboy87
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By using a CS3 compressor lor you can get a strat sound twang from a les paul.
killinghall
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I've got both a Les Paul and a Strat; both play like hell when it comes to the blues.
Touchwise, I prefer the Les Paul.
Touchwise, I prefer the Les Paul.
Crawldaddy
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Hmm.
Play-wise I like my SG, but it lacks the transparency required for the more... "soft" emotional kind of blues. It excels in that kind of screaming in-yer-face kind of blues rock.
But my telecaster is a different matter altogether.. that twang gives it a certain rawness, but the playing action leaves something to be desired... time for a set-up by a pro :?
Play-wise I like my SG, but it lacks the transparency required for the more... "soft" emotional kind of blues. It excels in that kind of screaming in-yer-face kind of blues rock.
But my telecaster is a different matter altogether.. that twang gives it a certain rawness, but the playing action leaves something to be desired... time for a set-up by a pro :?
edder
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jeremyrozario said:
most importantly can a dual humbucker guitar like a les paul do a convincing 2 and 4 position strat sound?
also do you play your blues with a metalzone? cos the metalzone will make any guitar sounds the same.
i get what your point about playability... but to claim that they're the same? I'll join the blindfold sessions... but please no metalzone. :wink:
killinghall
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Ah, the old gaffer!!!!
jeremyrozario said:
Since you never said you are a standing comedian by making such a claim, I'll join the blindfold.
But let's make the stake higher (anyway, you don't have a guitar to be bet). We bet the our own left hand's ring finger :twisted: . Loser's finger must be smashed.
And I agree with Edder, no Metal Zone... additionally, no EMG or any active pickups.
killinghall
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The tone between the Strat and Les Paul is very different.
For the uninitiated, there's no difference.
For the uninitiated, there's no difference.
I am glad there are so many geniuses here, and very retentive geniuses at that. Yes a LP can sound like a strat. Thanks for stating the obvious with respect to differences in construction, wood, electronics. etc etc. All of that notwithstanding, with the right settings, touch and playing, yes they can sound alike. Remember, not every strat sounds the same and not every LP sounds the same. But in the universe of strats and LPs, there is overlap, which can be enhanced by settings on guitar, effects and amp. So of course a strat and LP sound different in general. But that doesn't mean you can't make one sound like the other.
Sorry for the rant on such a silly topic, but in any event, I still prefer my strat and Tele for blues. (and by the way, with my strat I can get a pretty good Santana tone - add that to the equation).
Sorry for the rant on such a silly topic, but in any event, I still prefer my strat and Tele for blues. (and by the way, with my strat I can get a pretty good Santana tone - add that to the equation).
snuffleupagus
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I think you surely can tell which is a strat or a LP when you play blues in a clean setting or maybe a little bit of OD.
I think its quite obvious
I think its quite obvious
