10 Ways to get the BEST out of a Les Paul! - LOVE Your Les Paul Again!
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- Living with a Les Paul is not always easy! Here are my 10 tips to make your Les Paul experience even Better!
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Would you guys add anything else to this list to make a Les Paul more liveable and lovable? Any other guitars you'd like me to add to this series?
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I would trade it for something I truly love. Sorry man I will never love the les Paul. I can deal with sgs and juniors, but I can't deal with those hunking sized guitars, even if they are weight reduced. There are way too many options out there to deal with something I hate.
Hey Darell. God bless. Was the winner of the Ibanez already announced?
Besides looking amazing: is one for everybody. Gibson's, Epiphone's, etc. Some have different tuners, some have different pickups. They can have P-90s. They can have covers or none. Its your option. There is also a nice neck regardless if there are dots or bar inlays. There is also one in everybody's price range.
Also easy to change strings and you can find them from $300 to like $3000.
@@wriglarzzz and for me I can’t deal with a strat love a tele and a les Paul but strats just don’t do a thing for me
Only having 1 guitar helps "cope" with the down sides🤣
I resemble that remark 😆
I have 5 guitars but I sell them to buy only one. I dont need 5 because I always play only one 😂
@@MaciejakGitara only upside to multiple guitars is leaving them in different turnings, imo
@@Ben-wm9vz yes. Exactly
Like that ever happens 🤪🤪🤪
3:20 I couldn't stop staring at the Low E being out of the saddle >.
SAME hahaha
Ha me too, I wanted to fix it so bad.😆😉
Me too! Hilariously it was when he recommended taking it to a guitar tech to get it set up properly. Daryl-I’m not a tech but I’ll get a dramatic improvement in playability in about 30 seconds. 😉😆
I believe that a guitar chooses the player. The great thing is that there is a guitar for anyone.
Yep this sums it up for me. I've had many guitars f holes sg gibson and a squire. But late last year came in contact with an ibanez 421 series Indonesian made. With pickup split switch on it. I swear I can play anything from groovy jazz to hard core metal on it. Just love it to bits. Best guitar I've ever owned.
Shhhhh I told my wife there are 10 guitars for everyone! Keep it on the down low!
@@mwe1337 the 421 is a great guitar. Had one and had to sell it years ago. One of my favorites I ever played.
Great statement
That would be cool, but we know that's physically impossible. A player chooses their guitar, of course. Not the other way around.
Ways you get along:
1 Ask how it's doing.
2 Tell it your name.
3 Be good friends.
Agreed 👌
Friend Zone stay away
And love it and hug it and call it George? (Got to have watched the Loonie Tunes to get it. Lol)
No kissing on the first date
I'll never understand hating on LPs. They are just iconic and beautiful on every level.
If you really care about playability and if you use ears and not eyes you can not hate It.
I don't think people hate Les Pauls. It's just that Big G and Big F are not making any sigificant progress in terms of design and is kind of hard to spend 1.5 to 2k on a LP when you go to the sore and you try out the likes of PRS, Charvel and Ibanez current models at that price range. I went to GC this winter with the intention of buying my first legit LP and walked out with a PRS S2 because... well I tried them both/
@@unodeldim3610 Preaching to the choir, I def agree. Gibson is not worth the price, at all, and they are stuck in the past. But they still make beautiful guitars, and the Les Paul is a classic for a reason. I will always appreciate the instrument for what it is.
But for my money, I go Epi every time as far as LP's go. I also have a PRS singlecut, and an EC-1000. But the one important point your post is missing is the feel of the guitar. Someone who enjoys the specs of an LP is going to hate an Ibanez. PRS is going to be hit or miss depending on the specific model and the player. Each brand has it's own unique trademark specs. For example, my EC-1000 might look like an LP, with it's singlecut design, but it plays NOTHING like an LP. It has a tiny neck and a very flat fretboard with extra jumbo frets. Completely different instruments, and for someone who wants an LP, the LP is the only thing that will cut it.
@@unodeldim3610 but who cares about the charvel brand, people want the actual thing
I only own a LP copy it sounds and plays amazing but its just as hefty as an original. And I hate that aspect after owning it for some years now. Its not nice on the shoulder (even with a big strap) during rehearsels. And it certainly is one of the most uncomfortable shapes you can have on your lap when playing at home. So those aspects really are a big downside to some people I guess. And thats probably one of the more fringe things "to hate". Start talking about everything headstock related and you get to "not to argue about" territory.
1. String butler
2. Babicz bridge
3. Lighter strings - hell yes (I have extra jumbos)
4. Push pull pots are awesome
5. I grease the nut slots.
Finally! I got my Les Paul set up perfect! It only took me six years. I do love it now instead of resenting it.
Guitar is not made to be hated. They're perfect at their own way :)
A tip for people who want to wrap the strings over the tailpiece... Keep the ball ends from old strings and slip the new strings through them before running them through the tailpiece. They act like a spacer and will keep the unsightly first part of the strings mostly inside the tailpiece so they wrap over nicer. Looks better too. Or, just use the tailpiece normally, and raise it. If you aren't sure about over-wrapping, keep in mind, it will cause marks/damage to the top of your tailpiece after a short while, so if you don't want to ruin your tailpiece, just raise it instead.
Les Paul are the best looking guitar ever made. Thats the only reason why my first electric guitar was a Les Paul, and I still love it :D
Good points for any player. We all fall in and out of love with gear.
I’ve got 3 guitars I’ve had for 50 years. Of all my guitars most I’ve had for at least 30. I don’t buy something if I don’t love it.
I think our ears get used to something as well. Thats why new guitars/amps always sound killer, it is a new sonic pallet and our ears are in new territory. Then when we get used to the new stuff we rediscover the old gear and it sounds cherry all over again. And the vicious cycle of life in the woodshed begins again.
I’ve been a Les Paul guy for 50 years. Bought my first strat 5 years ago. Love both for different reasons.
The best of both worlds !
I'm a Strat guy for 40 years. Bought my 1st Les Paul 10 years ago. A studio. Did a bunch of work and changes to it mostly mechanical - pups, pots, locking bridge and tuners, nut. Now it's pretty damn right for me.
I love the intro where he chucks the guitar on the roof of the shed and then falls on his face as he runs back towards the house. Effin priceless. That alone earned a sub! :-)
I did all 10 of your suggestions on my LP and now I love it again. The tone is now incredible. Thanks so very much.
1. Ask the great fusion guitarists why they do not use Les Pauls (forget Robben Ford) 2. Take the neck off, make it a bolt-on, 3. with a reshaped body for easier upper fret access 4. Make a big cavity on its back then cover it to make it light 5. Chop the headstock off and reshape it to get straight string runnings from nut to tuners 6. Put the jack hole on the top, 7. Mount a 2 edge advanced trem system, 8. File a belly cut, 9. Mount a real single coil to the neck, 10. Put the pup selector to a convenient location. Bonus: Trade it for a good guitar 10.
I had 10's on my LP, but wasn't really excited about how they felt. So I changed to 9.5s, and now, it plays like it has 9s, but sounds like it has 10s. I'm now pretty happy overall with the guitar.
Same
Same. In fact, all my guitars have 9.5's except for my Telecaster which has 10s.
I actually found a set of 10.5's and fell in love with that gage. To me, it was perfect.
Thank you for the positive video Darrell
Really enjoyed it
I played fenders for years and just recently got me a Les Paul standard gold top 50s edition. I can’t put that thing down. I love the Gibson scale length over the fender all day long now. I can’t believe I’ve never played a Les Paul before.
Good vid, my friend. I was clueless for years and your suggestions are all totally solid and agree with what i've learned about my les pauls.
And for that humbucker level think also at 6:14, you can get more brightness when you lower pickup and raise those screws on the pickup. That is good for neck pickup if it's a little muddy. And for 9:17 top wrap think, put another ball through the string so that the spiky part stays in the tail-bridge hole.
Wow, that was an interesting list, Darrell, including a few things I'd never heard/thought of. Thanks for another very informative video! 👍👍👍
Thanks for the suggestions.
Top wrapping was the most significant modification I made to mine and I’m in love with it.
As always great content. Very user friendly information. Thanks for sharing these tips.
Mark Agnesi enters the chat
😂😂😂👍
Mark Agnesi sucks
@@ReyCarmesi666 Not half he doesn't?!.
He could suck the chrome off trailer towballs, de-chrome a set
of 6x Gotoh tuning pegs, the shine right off a LP Junior's compensated lightning-bolt bridge, and any last semblance of chromy gleam from an Oldsmobile's bumper-bars & hood decorations also - all reduced to bare metal in a flash. All these & more; all are most easily removed by Mark Agony-esi's paranormal face-suction forces which are just off the Newton-meters charts!
C for centrifuge is his middle-name sure as sh*t! Amazing amounts of
such insane torque generated when he sucks even is the primary causality of whirlpools & maelstroms that could sink the Bismarck all-hands down with it - turbo in fjords from Norway to New Zealand!.. FFS?!. he sucks alright!
Agnesi is pretty much the same as an average unemployed elementary school teacher - he's got no class! Cheers, respect & be nice to ya missus.
Didyabringyabongalong Station, Central QLD, Australia.
@@matthewtayloryowieresearch1912 don't hold back Matt tell us how you feel.
Great series, DB! Great info. Your video about Stratocasters really helped me lock in some newer tones. GG’s!
This is one of your best vids yet. I just went through a major change in my LP Custom Elegant. I put a set of Pearly Gates in and this changed everything!
Amongst other things, it changed the electronix into a working set by removing the faulty soldering that was on it.
And now, when running it through a Slash signature WahWah ... well i found my signature sound. This has made me play that thing so much more!
Especially in the middle position I like rolling off the tone for the neck, roling off the volume for the bridge, and blend it. Really good for ambient tones.
Excellent insights Darrell
would you consider doing an entire video about using all the various Les Paul Volume and Tone knob controls? 🎸🤟😎
Thanks for the tips Darrell
I have four brands of guitars, but my Gibson Les Paul is by far my favorite. I have my setup almost the same as you described and it is perfect! I raised my tailpiece, and it seemed to add to the sustain and eased the bending! Thanks for your video! Great job!😊
Beautiful examples of the Les Paul Darrell! I would be happy with any!
As usual, very good video Darrell, thank you! :)
When I learned to use the volume and tone on my Les Pauls, it completely changed my guitar playing. There are just so many incredible tones at your fingertips. Straight into a dirty amp and almost everything imaginable is right there built into the guitar with the knobs and switch. Damn, I love a Les Paul. Or any 2 volume, 2 tone guitar, really.
Thanks for the les Paul tips great stuff will try these.
I noticed on my own that you may have to reverse a bridge string adjuster to get perfect intonation on one of the strings or more. I love your over the tailpiece stringing advice. I hate the angle of some of my strings and the angle promotes buzz. Thanks Darrell.
If you hate a LP, become a guitar tech and make adjustments. You will be rewarded with an axe with a ton of balls.
I simply cannot echo this statement enough!!! Learning to set up a guitar yourself can make almost any guitar play and sound FANTASTIC. Small adjustments make a huge difference!
Mmm ballssssss aarrrrgghh...
I love wrenching on my guitars. And you are right, take some time to learn and you will be rewarded.
Thank you Darrell. I learned something about the saddle and tail piece. Have been getting buzzing from my saddle and just had no idea why. Was totally putting me off from playing my guitar .
Great video - thanks for the tips. Now I'm gonna go adjust some things and love my Les Paul :)
Great tips there, thanks
Amazing tips, thanks a lot Dude!
I have a basic Gibson Les Paul special with p90s, maple neck. So amazing. It’s like my strat Gibson equal. Not flashy, functional and sounds amazing/feels great.
I actually went down in gauge on my 339 and it’s the exact feel and sound I was looking for. I liked the guitar before, but it’s my dream guitar now.
Excellent Video Sir!
My Les Paul will get back into playing rotation thanks to your helpful tips! \m/
I'm guilty of leaving my Les Paul sit for months at a time and have thought of selling it. I went into the video thinking I would be able to guess a bunch of the suggestions, but most of them were great surprises. Lots of great ideas. Thanks for making the video.
So true. I’m looking for my perfect Les Paul .. great points
I changed the way I have been tuning my guitars, especially electrics. After filing nut slots, lubricating nut and saddle, changing break angle, I also tune using more than open strings. I tune open, 3 up, and 5 up. Making sure all three are as close to the notes as I can get them. That often means a compromise. But when I play I don’t get the “off” sound with some chords. The fret placement is a compromise anyway, I have learned. I am so much happier especially with first position chords where some strings are fretted and some are open.
Man i love the content you're putting out recently
Well done Sir.
as a lp lover.... I enjoyd the video for few tips I didn't know. thank you
I got a Czech Republic Epiphone Les Paul that plays fantastic. It was not in proper shape when I got it, but I changed alot of the components and did a setup. Now its probably my favourite guitar I have.
Never have I considered people not loving Les Pauls haha. Since I discovered rock n roll through gnr and zeppelin I thought it was the coolest thing since whipped cream, and I’ve kept that sentiment to this day. Still have my Epi that I bought almost 15 years ago and still love it. One day when I somehow have 2.5 grand laying around I’ll cave for a Gibson. It was my first dream guitar and it’s remained in that caliber ever since!
Along with setting your pickups, don't be afraid to experiment with the height of the pole screws to make further adjustments to your tone.
I have an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top Pro in cherry burst. Broke the headstock off, glued it back together with Titebond and it plays better than It did and never goes out of tune. It is beautiful. sounds amazing. And I would never sell it. Love the Les Paul.
Sage words of advice!
That graphite pencil trick works. I do it with all my guitars when I maintenance/string change them. I have a guitar with a Bigsby on it (which are notorious for slipping out of tune) and that thing is always in tune.
Picked my 2004 standard out of a choice of 5, didn’t think it could better. Practiced setups on cheaper ones until I got good, then went to town on the LP. And wow, thing turned out so good I simply stopped playing my Gretsch 6120 hotrod, tele thinline deluxe and my jazz master, no matter what I did no setup could match the Gibson, eventually sold the lonely things.
These are great! Going to try 11s with a setup.
Love the Les Paul sound and looks amazing. Comfort and build can be hit or miss for me.
I use 7 or 8's and the clarity and note separation is phenomenal,
holds tune after the strings break in some and I couldn't be happier.....
I been playing Stratocasters from back in the 80's got a Gibson LP standard in 2017 love the rap over the bridge with the strings.
I had a LP studio gem series for a long time, if i ever find it I'm buying it back. When they are dialed in, they are SO sweet.
All great points
I learn so much from your videos. This one is excellent! Thank you from a proud Gibson Les Paul Standard owner! Edit: When I first got it, it did not sound as amazing. I got some Stringjoy Signature 10/48's and replaced the stock strings. Now it is one of the two best sounding guitars I own (PRS Paul's Guitar is the other). Just passing it on in case anyone wonders about those strings on a Les Paul.
I love my 1987 custom, black beauty. It sings amazingly. Good video with some tips on the upkeep. :)
Ha! You make me feel guilty over my les Paul! It's a 1960 old heavy beast! After 4 hrs my shoulder feels it!. I also have a high end 1984 stratocaster. Most of the time I use my mexican special edition modded twice the cost. I use 10s on all of them. You reassured me I will never let go of my les paul. Great video! ☺️
I'm a drummer first or was but more a keys man now. I'm on my second LP a 1960 Tribute Plus in Black Cherry with Gibson pickups& wiring love it. I've learned you need to let these things out of the case to breathe more or out of tune they go as they've a mind of their own!
Hey to Darrell
Thanks for the vid ( and all of the others that you do )
My 2 cents
I've owned a few Les Pauls over the years.
A proper set up is crucial.
Either learn to do it yourself ( which I did ) or take it to a tech you trust.
Next is strings.
Different manufacturers have different characteristics - sound and feel.
I prefer Ernie Balls
I buy Ernie Ball separates and do a custom set
.10 .14 .18w .26w .36w .48w
I play blues , R&B and rock
And the key to that is the 18 wound on the G
I've had several Les Pauls and still have two of them. One is a fantastic Guitar that always works well and the other has been a "Problem Child" since the day it came from the store.
I'm still working on it to iron out it's problems. I've installed Locking Tuners, a new Bone Nut, and dressed the Frets. Still hoping to get it sorted out and have some more parts I'm going to throw at it. If nothing else, it's been a learning experience.
I got a schecter solo 2. Its still really heavy. I had a settup done and fret ends dressing and it made a huge difference in how nice it was to play
You’re string gauge recommendation vs scale length was well considered and not something many would think of. Good job!
Lol….I run 8’s on all of mine.
good advice thanks man
If the weight issue resonates with any viewer, I would highly recommend Epiphone's 2014 Les Paul Florentine. I absolutely adore mine. Sounds and feels exactly like a Paul, at about 2/3 the weight. They made an ES Les Paul that is even lighter still, but the neck dive can be strong. Plus, the Florentine model retains all of the back panel access for easy pickup and pot replacement.
Great advice, love it. Bone nut well slotted as well.
Such a first world problem 'learning to live with a $4000 guitar'
it's not gibson, it's the les paul model
The dark satin finished model is an epiphone 1959 standard issue @ US$799. But these tips apply to many single cut designs of all price ranges.
Hahaha, true! But I got my Epiphone Les Paul Standard for $300 😁
@@DarrellBraunGuitar wow 300? Looks way more premium than that
Yeah, I got it used. Looked like the guy never even played it 😊
The only Les Paul style guitar I have is a PRS Tremonti SE and I love it the way it is. I think I use 10's on it and 9's on my Tele and Strat. Great video Darrell!!!
I recently got an Epiphone Les Paul ES. Semi hollow. More of an ES-335, than a Les Paul. My guitar shop was really impressed with the sound. It weighs alot less than a solid body. It is my new goto guitar. Like your vidoes, good stuff. Thanks
salamat!
i'm loving my Les Pauls, an Aria Pro II and an unbranded vintage Japanese SG.
Great Video
I like that cool guitar LP. It's amazing a one of the best model of the guitar history.
Love the new editing if fire! 🔥
My favorite Gibson is an Ibanez Artcore...
I top wrap and put a string butler on my LP and I like it a lot more since having done so.
What a great video. I guess I'm in the case of ignorance is bliss. My first and only electric was a Les Paul. So it's kinda all I know. But I wasn't aware of many of these tips.
For several years now I've used wide neoprene straps... they're actually bouncy... but they make for a much more comfortable carry on your shoulder.
I have that same color Epi les paul. Standard top pro. However, I put 500k demarzio picups in the bridge and the neck with a top choice selector switch and BAM" MARVELOUS choice sound..
good ideas. thank you.
I don't know. I just started playing a year ago. Bought a Leo Jaymz because I seriously wanted the American flag. I didn't know what I was getting into. At this time I have changed all the hardware except the tuners. Nut, saddle, bridge. Changed out the pickups for A2 Buckers, and bumped up the pots to 500k, and I am super satisfied. If it wasn't for your channel I would never have considered modifications on that level. Now I play everyday and have a guitarsonal of my own. I'd just like to say, Thanks for sharing. So far the journey is pretty Sweet.
Also, I trust your judgement on purchases as well. Bought the firefly with the malted maple finish lol, I changed out the pickups for a cheap set of trons, and I absolutely love it! So as something you can add, you can always modify 👌
I agree completely. I do every one of those. All are key. Pickup height, breakover angle certainly. Thanks Darrell
Top wrapping was a game changer for me. Made the guitar feel so much more alive somehow.
Turn the bridge saddles so that the flat edge faces up the neck. This is an instant improvement regarding tuning stability.
I have an ‘87 custom lite.. I can’t say I ever hated it…but I can certainly understand why someone would…oh and for tuning issues with “older” LP don’t overlook your bridge..they can collapse in the middle and cause all types of problems… replaced mine with a tone pros and it brought it back to life in a way I never thought possible!!
For years i wanted to sell my LP, but after playing, and enjoying immensely my new Strat and Tele, i can much more appreciate the unique tones out of Les Pauls. Now i really love all my guits. So my advice, buy a single coils guit along with your LP, and you'll understand the subtleties in sounds.
Nice! 6 - 10 will really help me
Gibson has drastically improved in the last few years in my opinion... I NEVER played a les paul that I liked even though I loved the classic iconic look, but recently I picked up a 60's standard and fell in love with it! It just played perfect, stayed in tune & looked amazing, so of course I bought it.... maybe its because the plek all their guitars now makes them better? Maybe it's because I've been playing for so many years now that I've become a better guitarist? As far as the weight goes it's heavy especially doing 4 45min sets almost every Saturday night, but then I see the pics of what it looks like onstage and that makes it worth a little bit of neck and shoulder pain🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
You have restored my faith in Canadians with your wisdom sir!
The Alex lifeson (sp?). Epiphone
has a belly cut, fabulous addition, Gibson tuning issues on my SG and TV Special are non existent with a light touch. I play a Rev star with its belly cut, it’s heavy, I did get a bass strap! But the belly cut fosters an interest in the $900
new Epiphone that has a Floyd, but the single coil sounds are same volume. Talk about versatile!
I’ve never had an interest in one until now. My SG only has the headstock issue, nothing like a Les Paul
Hey! Darrell, great video. Now could you please do the same video with a cheap Squier. Please 🙏
I have 5 LPs. Love them all.
Replacing the original tuners on my Les Paul Studio from 1992 with the Grover 135N set was a huge improvement.
By the way, I never hated my Les Paul.