strat sound on the les paul?

[plankton]

are there like any ways to get a sound close to the strat?
like a choppy bright twangy sound..
yea, so i was wondering,
does gettin a heavier gauge of stings help?
can i just lift the saddle/bridge higher to get the twang string sound?
do seymour duncans help?

 

[gjtaylor]

push-pull coil tap can help switching a humbucker into single coil pickups.
it can be setup.

 

[decibels]

a gibson nighthawk will help, good luck in finding them though

 

[Dime]

with all the ways to get the sound you can never experience the genuine strat sound.

best way.get a real strat.doesnt have to be fender.but it doesnt mean you're a cheapo.

 

[Godspeed64]

a gibson nighthawk will help, good luck in finding them though

There was one at blackwood guitars..

You can't get the strat sound obviously..
It's all about construction.. The way the strat is constructed gives it that sound; the perfect contours for an all-rounded sound..
Even then, you have to look at wood.. I doubt LPs are usually made of Alder/Ash/etc., maybe more of Mahogany.. Different wood leads to different tonal characteristics..

Pups don't really matter lah.. Even with single coils from a strat slapped into a Gibson-of-the-Week SG Standard (the one with single coils) won't give you a strat kinda sound.. Look at the Fender Showmaster; even with hums it still sounds straty! It just amplifies the characteristics of your guitar's wood and construction..

 

[leecs]

It can be done. BUt note that it wont be 100%

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VP0o2T_dNFU

 

[Whitestrat]

get a real strat.doesnt have to be fender.

um... a real Strat IS a Fender... The rest cannot be called strats... Copyrights lah...

 

[wasabe19]

um... a real Strat IS a Fender... The rest cannot be called strats... Copyrights lah...

hahaha very right you are!

 

[TidesOfBlood]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wjgRfQOOR70

this might help. $150 last i saw at Yamaha.

 

[plankton]

alright, thanks for the help ppl..think the knock eq attack shld do trick, gona go hunt it down.
many thanks

 

[zax]

best way.get a real strat.doesnt have to be fender..

yeah now i've heard everything