You guys look exactly alike, you even have identical clothes - amazing! Good comparison and good solos. You have phrasing, which some people lack. Rock on you guys!
@@svkguha Me neither. If a Strat could sound like a Les Paul, we never would have had Eddie Van Halen taking the single coil out of a Strat and putting a humbucker in it’s place.
Unbelievable Video! Such a Pleasure hearing these two premium guitars working together. I think the real word in question is "Different" as opposed to "Better".
here's what I've found on my guitar journey: if you tend to favor cleaner sounds, the stratocaster is the way to go. If your playing leans towards a more dirty (high gain) sound, go with the les paul. both are great at what they do and neither really sounds like the other, it's personal taste. Personally, i use a stratocaster with a humbucker in the bridge and 2 single coils. i find the 5 way switch to be very versatile and this combination meets all my musical needs :) hope this helps.
Sam, your great playing of that LP in this clip was a major reason I bought one almost just like it a couple of days ago. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
vibrato6 I believe the best know version is by Freddie King who put it out in 1971. It was done originally by a band called Moloch in 1969. But in the blues world the best known version is Freddy's version. Many people have done it since.
Was just looking for a "Strat VS Les Paul" Video to hear the direct differences.. but now I'm going to hear the music of this video again and again. "It rocks, I lke it!" so..: Thanks!
wow, a Les Paul with a maple fretboard. I own both a Les Paul and a Strat but with the classic setup of a rosewood fretboard for the LP and maple for my Strat. I m a Strat guy first and foremost but I also love my LP. Both are great guitars, its a matter of personal prefrences between the two, you can't go wrong with either. BTW, I m about to add a new guitar to the clan, an SG standard in the coming months
Randy Durger It's a Les Paul Custom... As in Custom Shop... As in built by a pro luthier. Not gonna get in an argument about Gibson's QC either, as I have a 2013 LP Signature T that is of top notch quality, and many of my guitar-playing friends own LPs that are also flawless. You know what they say: "A few rotten apples spoil the whole bunch."
They're both amazing guitars. In my personal, totally subjective, uneducated opinion, the LP takes the cake in this instance. But, let's turn down the gain a little and then see which one comes out on top. I wonder what would have happened if SRV had an LP and Page played a Strat. The world as we know it would be turned upside down...But I'm sure it would still rock.
Since 1990 I've had an Epiphone Sheraton. I was so happy I purchased a LP and an ES 175 both Epiphones. I am thoroughly happy with them and they compliment my Fender American Standard Strat. Epi's were certainly worth the money.
well, the strat is brighter, has a bit more "bite". the les paul is smoother, richer, and a "fuller" sound. so it really boils down on your genre and/or preference.
probably one of the best videos ive ever seen of showing the diversities of both guitars. and i really freaking like that maple fretboard. absolutely beautiful guitar. thats a stage stealer
Sam, You may not look at this post much now it is 3yr old. This is a rocking vid. I have gone back to it over the last 2yrs. No choice to be made! Buy both guitars. All you na sayer's. Do what ever it takes to get the guitars. If you claim to be true guitarist. Or get a job @ a guitar store/shop.No B/S. Just do it. Keep Jammin! Enjoy Life!
Thumbs up dude!!!! I love them both, and you proved that they can work very nicely together. Great players make great music and your tone is killer..... thanks for posting this, I am gonna mp3-download this and put it on my droid!!
+Little Smakkie My friend Crazy Farting Louie once made a guitar that spit fireballs while water cannon dispensing shots of Jager and simultaneously playing both sides of a game of speed chess by itself while quintuple harmonizing its own harmonics. that, my friend, is the best guitar ever made by a bad ass guitarist. No offense to Les, he will always be the king
Great video and great concept. I really liked the run around the 1:00 mark. I just got a LP and posted a LP video on my channel. It caused me to play in ways I hadn't exploited on my other guitars but then the strat does the same as well. The killer LP tone on the rhythm pickup is hard to beat. On the other hand the bite of a strat (mine's a 73) in the bridge pickup is classic. As you know, you have to own them both. Great playing!!
From what I understand pretty much there was no easy to find left handed option. But another thing to think about it that the les paul design doesn't really work upside down as well as the stratocaster because it would restrict too many frets. In the end it could have been a matter of preference, doesn't really differ from how all of us are with having a preference for one brand over another.
Najlepszy test porównawczy jaki widziałem i słyszałem. No i gościu ładnie i inteligentnie wymiata. The best test I've ever seen, and ever heard. And the pal - plays very cool and smart. Thanks a lot!
Mrcloc most of my pals started their journey with a Les Paul and ended up with Stratocasters . LP is a legendary piece of work but there is no guitar in the world that can top the Stratocaster . It is the pinnacle .
yeah thats definitely the song going down, you should cite is asbeing what u are rocking out to, it deserves the recognition, u deserve more recognition as well
Love it. What a great demonstration. Kinda got the feeling that the Strat required you to work and think a little harder - it's ok I understand. Had my Les Paul stolen at a gig when I was 18, been a Fender man ever since! Bravo to you sir.
dude(s) you look like twins LoL LoL;-0 This is one cool as(s) video. Really enjoyed it. You rocked both the strat and LP. It was awesome. Great Playing. Enjoy Life! Keep Jammin!
You are right about the sounds from the diff guitars. That's why I have so many & have barely sold any of mine. Even 2 identical strat or guitar models sound slightly diff. My strats I play clean or with little dist, my LPs, Wash Idols & semi hollows I play usually with mid to mod and sometimes a lot of dist, and my Ibanez's, Kramers usually heavy dist. I just love guitars. Best sounding guitar I ever played was a Kramer Hollow Finish (sp?) then Eric Johnson strat, then my 40th anni LP 57 LP GT
the sound on that lp is dang warm !!!! for me it won hands on and to be honest i am a strat owner (not a fender) and a strat lover i would say a strat can compete if it has a humbuker cause theres just to much treble on a normal single coil strat
Well, The lp has a maple neck. The strat has some unnatural noise canceling pickups (looks like). Though I am occasionally wrong, I don't think you are capturing the essence of these two instruments here. Too much gain. Heavy, muddy middle. How can you tell the difference between a potato and an american strat in 480p anyway?
yeah i agree. Although I actually thought both sounded alright, I couldn't really feel much difference... call me tone deaf if u like but to me, that's the case.
@MrIkesimba You make a good point allot of these guys play a gibson es-335 which is also a great blues guitar, but none of the play just one guitar, several of these guys played most their carrier on fender, but your right the did have variety which added to the range of tones these guitarists put out. If any one wants to see that I'm strat correct just google any of these guys posted and you'll see a variety of guitars they play but they almost all have a by their side.
I briefly owned the most beautiful custom Warmoth parts Strat I have ever seen. Blood red bird's eye maple body. After having it professionally set up and switching the pickups to a Super Distortion and two Hot Rails, I finally realized I am just not a Strat guy. I now own one of the cheapest Les Pauls (2012 Studio Faded Cherry) you can buy, and am wildly happy with it. Wouldn't even trade it for a PRS, tone-wise.
Even though I prefer the LP your soloing on the Strat is cutting through mix better with that sweet treble for solos is where it's at, but pinch harmonics ring out better with a good humbucker. What music store are you at?
I have never owned a Strat myself but I think their design is brilliant, and their sound as well. I'm saving up for my first Strat as I can't give up my Wildkat. It's gonna be an HSS though
This is a great video but my favorite Strat vs LP also with an SG is from Rivera Amps featuring Luis Maldonado. He does cleans too and that brings out the difference in sound more.
Oh man doesn't matter I loved it. Nothing like watching the mastery of the guitar. Amazing talent and both guitars sound awsome. I love the Les Paul just the look alone does it for me but they sound great. Thanks buddy excellent video
Good video dude! Does a good job at showing the tonal differences. I own both a Les Paul and a Strat, I say they each have their own place because the tones are so different and both sound incredible.
The Les Paul has a thicker sound, while the Statocaster sounds more sharp.
Both guitars are iconic, and there's a reason for that
That's not a showdown that's a marriage, they both sound awesome together.
That's a good point, but if it was a showdown the Les Paul would kill the Strat.
and then one of them files for divorce, and tries to get the amps and half the pedals, because it's used to a certain sound.
Huh, right as always snake.
I agree! Every guitarist needs both!
Listening to this 14 years later and still excellent
Same with me :)
You guys look exactly alike, you even have identical clothes - amazing! Good comparison and good solos. You have phrasing, which some people lack. Rock on you guys!
It's the same person lol
Nuh-uh!
***** you're shitting me.
i know i know i was really stoned and yeh ahah
***** Haha! At least we both have a sense of humor. Peace.
Eric Clapton Says:
"You can make a Strat sound like a Les Paul, but you can never make a Les Paul sound like a Statocaster."
I've never heard a strat sound like a Les Paul
@@svkguha ua-cam.com/video/DFISurEKf5E/v-deo.html
That’s why a strat is better
@@svkguha Me neither. If a Strat could sound like a Les Paul, we never would have had Eddie Van Halen taking the single coil out of a Strat and putting a humbucker in it’s place.
When Clapton said that, he was junked up on smack.
This shows just how much tone comes from your hands.
Some of the funnest rips I have heard from anyone...actually sounds like compositioned music - rather than mindless, numbing shredding.
It is the song Going Down
@@DavidS-pw5gd By who
Ryan Boudreaux it’s a classic blues song! Currently it’s by the guy playing it!!!!
Ryan Boudreaux originally by the one and only Freddie King
@@DavidS-pw5gd Thanks
Unbelievable Video! Such a Pleasure hearing these two premium guitars working together. I think the real word in question is "Different" as opposed to "Better".
les paul = darker tone
strat = brighter tone
+ashlarxxx - Holly shit!! You've finally cracked the code :O
Sam that was some awesome playing and not in terms of notes per second or such; but the musicality of your playing. Every note emotes. THAT IS MUSIC.
here's what I've found on my guitar journey: if you tend to favor cleaner sounds, the stratocaster is the way to go. If your playing leans towards a more dirty (high gain) sound, go with the les paul. both are great at what they do and neither really sounds like the other, it's personal taste. Personally, i use a stratocaster with a humbucker in the bridge and 2 single coils. i find the 5 way switch to be very versatile and this combination meets all my musical needs :) hope this helps.
Sam, your great playing of that LP in this clip was a major reason I bought one almost just like it a couple of days ago. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
les paul is best...I have been playing it from 3 yrs...jzt love it...
The name of this music is "Going Down" by the G3 (Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai). It was the first G3 if im not mistaken
The song was written by Don Nix and it is best known version is by the Jeff Beck Group all other versions copy Jeff's vibe-You should check that out
vibrato6 I didnt know that. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
vibrato6 I believe the best know version is by Freddie King who put it out in 1971. It was done originally by a band called Moloch in 1969. But in the blues world the best known version is Freddy's version. Many people have done it since.
Yeah Freddie kings version kicks ass,I don't normally like that piercing treble sound but this tune just works with that tone. check it out
hahaha, yeah right, its G3's song, hahaha
Was just looking for a "Strat VS Les Paul" Video to hear the direct differences.. but now I'm going to hear the music of this video again and again. "It rocks, I lke it!" so..: Thanks!
I remember watching this video years ago while trying to decide which one to buy. I own both now and I think that says a lot. Thank you!
wow, a Les Paul with a maple fretboard. I own both a Les Paul and a Strat but with the classic setup of a rosewood fretboard for the LP and maple for my Strat. I m a Strat guy first and foremost but I also love my LP. Both are great guitars, its a matter of personal prefrences between the two, you can't go wrong with either. BTW, I m about to add a new guitar to the clan, an SG standard in the coming months
That's because that's probably a LP that was made by a pro luthier rather than Gibsons joke of a production process
Randy Durger It's a Les Paul Custom... As in Custom Shop... As in built by a pro luthier. Not gonna get in an argument about Gibson's QC either, as I have a 2013 LP Signature T that is of top notch quality, and many of my guitar-playing friends own LPs that are also flawless. You know what they say: "A few rotten apples spoil the whole bunch."
Never said mine was custom shop. Learn to read, dip-shit.
You also spelled Zakk Wylde wrong.
You seem a little upset. Perhaps you should drink some water so you don't have a heat stroke.
They're both amazing guitars. In my personal, totally subjective, uneducated opinion, the LP takes the cake in this instance. But, let's turn down the gain a little and then see which one comes out on top. I wonder what would have happened if SRV had an LP and Page played a Strat. The world as we know it would be turned upside down...But I'm sure it would still rock.
both sound great ....awesome playing..brilliant idea for a video
Awesome! Twins that can really play. One of the best guitar vids on the tube. Thanks!!
Both are awesome, but actually LP has more warm sound, which i like.
No Les paul VS Strat,
Yes; Les paul And Strat
Since 1990 I've had an Epiphone Sheraton. I was so happy I purchased a LP and an ES 175 both Epiphones. I am thoroughly happy with them and they compliment my Fender American Standard Strat. Epi's were certainly worth the money.
NEVER get tired of this!
well, the strat is brighter, has a bit more "bite". the les paul is smoother, richer, and a "fuller" sound.
so it really boils down on your genre and/or preference.
Lars Ulrich?
probably one of the best videos ive ever seen of showing the diversities of both guitars. and i really freaking like that maple fretboard. absolutely beautiful guitar. thats a stage stealer
Great!!! Comparison prob the best i've seen, and This dude is one hell of a guitarist! Awesome stuff man!!
i preffer gibsons, but hey man, you are awesome!, any guitar would sound fantastic in your hands
There is no competition: Les Paul is by far the best.
Sam, You may not look at this post much now it is 3yr old. This is a rocking vid. I have gone back to it over the last 2yrs.
No choice to be made! Buy both guitars. All you na sayer's. Do what ever it takes to get the guitars. If you claim to be true guitarist. Or get a job @ a guitar store/shop.No B/S. Just do it.
Keep Jammin! Enjoy Life!
Thumbs up dude!!!!
I love them both, and you proved that they can work very nicely together.
Great players make great music and your tone is killer.....
thanks for posting this, I am gonna mp3-download this and put it on my droid!!
Les, the best guitar ever made by a bad ass guitarrist.
+Little Smakkie My friend Crazy Farting Louie once made a guitar that spit fireballs while water cannon dispensing shots of Jager and simultaneously playing both sides of a game of speed chess by itself while quintuple harmonizing its own harmonics.
that, my friend, is the best guitar ever made by a bad ass guitarist. No offense to Les, he will always be the king
i play both
Badass hair and even more badass playing
3:40 Always go to the bridge for that extra bit. Awesome Video.
strat win !!!!!!
Yep!
AftershockPS3 strat wins second place :)
I like Tele's
Me 3
+Chris Ayres Naw man. BC Rich Mockingbird ST and Jackson KV-II are the best
I agree! It all depends on the individual, but you can get great tones out of both, but in my experience, the Strats are a bit more fussy!
Love that maple neck Les Paul. Have not seen one other than here. Rock On!
Keep Jammin! Enjoy Life!
LES PAUL
Strat is king!! Sorry Les!!
Freaking good! loved ur phrasing and feel.....Great playing forgot to check the comparison....keep rocking dude!!!!!
Used to be a Strat snob, recently been needing a Les Paul for that beautiful tone!
1st Les Paul. 2nd place Les Paul. 3rd Place Les Paul, and lastly, Strat.
Lol!!! Hilarious. Strat wins everyday to me. Gibsons are junk these days. Quality control is a joke.
+Randy Durger apparently they are going back to basics with their lines in 2016 and upping the quality control
+Alex Rooney I've heard that before... lol
1 place :Strat
2 place:Strat
3 place:Strat
6.placeGibson
They both sound AWESOME!!!! The best of both worlds collaborating!!!
They both sound amazing.
Great video and great concept. I really liked the run around the 1:00 mark. I just got a LP and posted a LP video on my channel. It caused me to play in ways I hadn't exploited on my other guitars but then the strat does the same as well. The killer LP tone on the rhythm pickup is hard to beat. On the other hand the bite of a strat (mine's a 73) in the bridge pickup is classic. As you know, you have to own them both. Great playing!!
Nice playing, bro!!! You're not making my decision any easier, though. You make both gits sound great.
Great video! I like it so much: a fine guitar player with two legends. Fantastic!!!
Proves a point, exactly, there's room for both in this world. Nice job!
Great playing. Great video.
Absolutely SICK playing BTW :)
From what I understand pretty much there was no easy to find left handed option. But another thing to think about it that the les paul design doesn't really work upside down as well as the stratocaster because it would restrict too many frets. In the end it could have been a matter of preference, doesn't really differ from how all of us are with having a preference for one brand over another.
Najlepszy test porównawczy jaki widziałem i słyszałem.
No i gościu ładnie i inteligentnie wymiata.
The best test I've ever seen, and ever heard. And the pal - plays very cool and smart. Thanks a lot!
Fucking great solo (duet) jam you did there. Gave me something to think about
Great video...but it really only served to make deciding between a Paul and a Strat for my project that much more difficult. Tanks fir Nuttin'!
Always loved the Les Paul, but now having played them and honed my tone I'm a Fender guy all the way!
Mrcloc most of my pals started their journey with a Les Paul and ended up with Stratocasters . LP is a legendary piece of work but there is no guitar in the world that can top the Stratocaster . It is the pinnacle .
I think this just made my night.
Awesome duet! I've got a Les Paul, and I'm still considering a Stratocaster
Awesome! I really wanna see your live Someday! ( and Good morning from South Korea🌞)
Thanks for doing this...Damn fine playing.
Love it dude awesome playing love them both they work so well together those two iconic instruments
Superb Playing, Very Melodic, And Yea Both Guitars have their own quality. Excellent video.
Big thumbs up! Great stuff. I like the Lester's bridge pup best plus you played much more freely on it as well.
yeah thats definitely the song going down, you should cite is asbeing what u are rocking out to, it deserves the recognition, u deserve more recognition as well
Fantastic playing !!! How good was that !!! I like both Guitars :) Thumbs up !! guru.
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Added to favorites!
This was sick man, glad i have both, but really nice playing
both sounded awesome
Love it. What a great demonstration. Kinda got the feeling that the Strat required you to work and think a little harder - it's ok I understand. Had my Les Paul stolen at a gig when I was 18, been a Fender man ever since! Bravo to you sir.
I have both, and love both very much. It´s very difficult to decide which is the best.
This was creative and cool! Good job.
Great way to do comparison!
dude(s) you look like twins LoL LoL;-0 This is one cool as(s) video. Really enjoyed it. You rocked both the strat and LP. It was awesome. Great Playing.
Enjoy Life! Keep Jammin!
You are right about the sounds from the diff guitars. That's why I have so many & have barely sold any of mine. Even 2 identical strat or guitar models sound slightly diff. My strats I play clean or with little dist, my LPs, Wash Idols & semi hollows I play usually with mid to mod and sometimes a lot of dist, and my Ibanez's, Kramers usually heavy dist. I just love guitars. Best sounding guitar I ever played was a Kramer Hollow Finish (sp?) then Eric Johnson strat, then my 40th anni LP 57 LP GT
Both awesome,but I like the Strat for its feel.You can just ad double coils and keep the singles,so versatile .
the sound on that lp is dang warm !!!! for me it won hands on and to be honest i am a strat owner (not a fender) and a strat lover i would say a strat can compete if it has a humbuker cause theres just to much treble on a normal single coil strat
LP, strat and tele,I gotta have them all.They each do something different.
Well, The lp has a maple neck. The strat has some unnatural noise canceling pickups (looks like). Though I am occasionally wrong, I don't think you are capturing the essence of these two instruments here. Too much gain. Heavy, muddy middle. How can you tell the difference between a potato and an american strat in 480p anyway?
yeah i agree. Although I actually thought both sounded alright, I couldn't really feel much difference... call me tone deaf if u like but to me, that's the case.
love this video watched it gazillion times...kiled it, beutiful music, outstanding playing
@MrIkesimba You make a good point allot of these guys play a gibson es-335 which is also a great blues guitar, but none of the play just one guitar, several of these guys played most their carrier on fender, but your right the did have variety which added to the range of tones these guitarists put out. If any one wants to see that I'm strat correct just google any of these guys posted and you'll see a variety of guitars they play but they almost all have a by their side.
I briefly owned the most beautiful custom Warmoth parts Strat I have ever seen. Blood red bird's eye maple body. After having it professionally set up and switching the pickups to a Super Distortion and two Hot Rails, I finally realized I am just not a Strat guy. I now own one of the cheapest Les Pauls (2012 Studio Faded Cherry) you can buy, and am wildly happy with it. Wouldn't even trade it for a PRS, tone-wise.
Excellent playing!
this is the best guitar-related video i've seen in a while
Even though I prefer the LP your soloing on the Strat is cutting through mix better with that sweet treble for solos is where it's at, but pinch harmonics ring out better with a good humbucker. What music store are you at?
I have never owned a Strat myself but I think their design is brilliant, and their sound as well. I'm saving up for my first Strat as I can't give up my Wildkat. It's gonna be an HSS though
This is a great video but my favorite Strat vs LP also with an SG is from Rivera Amps featuring Luis Maldonado. He does cleans too and that brings out the difference in sound more.
Nice tone,clean picking,awesome player
Both sound great! I find strats to be the most versatile of the two. I prefer my strats with a humbucker (HSS) at the bridge.
ï just love the look of a Les Paul... so smooth :D
That was really, really cool. Cheers.
Jeff Beck! I always manage to squeeze this into my set list. Awesome stuff dude!
The two of you play very well.
I love the sustain of the LP but I like the tone of the strat better all together
Oh man doesn't matter I loved it. Nothing like watching the mastery of the guitar. Amazing talent and both guitars sound awsome. I love the Les Paul just the look alone does it for me but they sound great. Thanks buddy excellent video
They both sound great, but it's almost as if you hear the metal frets more on the Strat, making more raw sounding.
Good video dude! Does a good job at showing the tonal differences. I own both a Les Paul and a Strat, I say they each have their own place because the tones are so different and both sound incredible.
That's Great Buddy . ! I love it . I have Strat But you made me love Gibson .
Perfect Sound and Tone . !
congratulations .. ! ^_^