@@juliustheillustrious7727 More like hard rock, but mainly Mesa was designed as a technical experiment in certain ways. Anyway, the point is that spec-wise Les Paul is pretty much what set the standard for a rock/metal guitar - it has 2 humbuckers (medium output, but perfectly hot enough with a proper amp), relatively thick frets, a somewhat thin set neck and a solid body construction. That is if we forget HOW MANY metal players have used Les Pauls.
@@Admiral_Bongo Yeah that seems about right. LesPauls are good for warm tones but for extreme metal. You want the precision of typical metal guitars such as Jackson or ESP.
@@wingempe289 nope. The "single coil" you see in Maiden and Yngwie guitars are single coil-sized humbuckers (Hot Rails and Fury). Playing an actual single coil under high gain is generally a terrible idea because of hum and noise.
@@LinhNguyen-im4uu I totally agree with you. When I first bought a Guitar I knew nothing. I bought a single coil strat and a distortion pedal and It's so noisy that I need to put my volume to 1.
They are used On every single Metallica, Megadeath , slayer, and Dream Theater album John pertucci once said "many people think I play guitar but really it's only a banjo that I made look like one" Kirk Hammett says "my solos may work on a guitar but they were created for and are best played on banjos" You may not know it but 74.37% of all metal music is recorded on banjos.
I wonder if Gibson was more realistic with their prices, if Les Pauls would regain popularity. Objectively speaking, they are great guitars. Sure, QC issues and some production issues aside, they're still good. I think the main issue to have with them is the price. Like if they were between 800-1300, I'm sure people would feel differently about them. If they stopped gloss finishing the necks, if they focused on ergonomics (heel contour, etc) they'd be contextually better. Do you have any thoughts on that?
Shaya Maddex actually you can usually get a lot of gain out of any amp if you just turn up the master volume and get some power amp gain. I can get a good metal tone out of my fender deluxe reverb with no pedals
SpectreSoundStudios definitely was a comment prior to watching, because when I got the notification, first thing I said was "duhhhh" 😂😂 love the channel tho!
I’ll add the fact of the 22 frets which means harmonics sounds in the correct place, big fat neck for resonance and sustain and of course their pickups, the humbuckers, make the “Les Paul” model a battle’s horse for Hard Rock / Metal genres.
+Alex Tesno _"I’d take the cheapest PRS over a top of the line Gibson."_ My PRS SE 245 Bernie Marsden, which I bought brand new for $400 (local Guitar Center had it heavily marked down for some reason) easily bests every sub-$2000 Gibson I have ever played, and bests many of the more higher-end Gibsons I've played. The flame on the top is stunning, and the bound body and neck is something you don't see on a Gibson unless you pony up the big bucks. It tuning stability is rock-solid. The stock pickups match anything coming out of the Gibson factory. The QC is stellar. And it doesn't have that ridiculous neck angle which breaks if you just look at a Gibson the wrong way. It wasn't that long ago when you could buy a Gibson Les Paul for $600 brand new, and get a great-playing guitar. Sure, it didn't have the flame maple top, the binding, or any of the other cosmetic niceties. But you got a solid workhorse, made in the United States, without having to take out a second mortgage. Now the same model, but with worse quality control, costs $1,000. It's a shame.
Moiauauauauaua I noticed that too lol. But I'm glad Glenn mentioned Dan, because Dan is one of my favorite guitarists and is super underrated if you ask me
Lot of respect for mentioning ESP there! I'm not an enormous fan of their LTD stuff, but the best Les Paul I've ever played is my ESP Eclipse, absolutely stunning guitars.
The tribute models are still good instruments for the price, but you can always tell when a real gibson les paul is used because they have to tune the G string after each song.
Fun fact, Leo Fender was actually best friends with Les Paul and talked about the solid body design, even to the point with Leo wanting to work with Les on his idea. Les ultimately decided against it, because he had a close working relationship with Epiphone at the time, with them letting him use the workshop after hours to hog out ideas. Leo then decided to bring out the Broadcaster, based loosely on Les Paul's idea. Epiphone then started going under and was purchased by Gibson, and with the success of the Broadcaster, execs at Gibson finally decided to bring in the "Broomstick" guy.
I just bought a Les Paul Tribute 2018, and I like it a lot, it needs a good set up, and the frets need to be tidied up, but it is pretty awesome to me. I don't know if it is just because I always wanted a Les Paul and my head is telling me it is better than it really is, but I really like it. It is one of their cheaper models too, so I won't feel bad about upgrading the heck out of it too.
I'm just curious how much time it took you to write up that script... both with AND without research time. I don't think people appreciate just how much time and research goes into a quick, informative video like this. Not to mention proof reading and grammar checks. Respect man!
glenn, i did this experiment the other day and it worked. i conected the drum mics into an amplified speaker monitor. the monitor has a 12¨speaker and a tweeter. has 3 input jacks for intrument or microphones and has an 8 band eq. i only used 3 mics, one for snare, i used a vintage AKG D200E for the snare and hi hats, STAGG KICK DRUM MIC for the bass drum, and my third mic an SM58 pointing directly to the monitor speaker. i sent a direct line from the monitor panel to my interface, and the sm58 signal to my interface as well. i also recorded the session with my cell phone. according to how the drums sounded on the monitor was the result of the recording. after mixing everything the result was great.
Just to add that Quorthon from Bathory used a Les Paul, and it started a bunch of black metal, Viking metal, folk metal, epic metal and whatnot. Which makes it one of the most metal guitars in existence.
Look up Venom, Coroner and Motörhead for the answer. If you also include bands with only one guitarist (basically a power trio instrumentally) you can also add Black Sabbath, Pantera, Stratovarius and Manowar to the list so I'd say it's very possible.
PanterA were essentially a metal "trio" with a standalone vocalist. Also, a lot of the metal that I am currently working on is all based on that 'power trio'. To me, it makes sense to have a three-piece band. ESP from a touring stand-point, granted you'll be playing in pubs/bars/taverns that're really cramped for stage space 95% of the time (IDK what your pubs are like in the U.S.A, but the pubs here in New Zealand have not that much stage space & a four-piece band looks like thar packed in like a tin of sardines, much less a five, or a six-piece band... yikes!). Also, in my opinion, "less is more" rings very true in music & I think I can do a lot more with a three-piece band than what I could do with the usual four or five-piece bands.
You can...Eric Griffin (a guitarist in Murderdolls) dose...there are legit photos of him using one on stage...The late Joey Jordison also uses a less Paul at some point (there is photo evidence), Mick Mars of Motly crude has his signature black les Paul (again there is photo evidence)...Martin sweet (guitarist of Crash Diet)...I could go on and on but you get the point
I just got a brand new Les Paul Studio Plus (Sweetwater exclusive), and I can tell you that the quality and build are top notch. I couldn’t be more happy with it. I own several instruments twice the cost, and this one stands right up there with the rest.
Asking if you can play metal on a Gibson Les Paul Standard is like asking if you can play ballads on an Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar. The Gibson Les Paul Standard is my favourite solid body electric guitar, as I love the high pitched cries that it makes when playing aggressive solos. I also love how it can go from playing aggressively in heavy metal to gently in ballads. Some of the tracks that the Gibson Les Paul Standard appears in include the following: 'Sexy Sadie' by The Beatles 'Yer Blues' by The Beatles 'Back in the U.S.S.R.' by The Beatles 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' by The Beatles 'Birthday' by The Beatles 'Martha My Dear' by The Beatles 'Savoy Truffle' by The Beatles 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' by The Beatles -'Let It Be' by The Beatles- (it's ironic, because the lead guitar solo in the album mix of 'Let It Be' is actually one of the guitar solos that caused me to fall in love with the Gibson Les Paul Standard in the first place, only to find that it was apparently done on an Epiphone Casino, not a Gibson Les Paul Standard) 'Something' by The Beatles 'Come Together' by The Beatles 'Polythene Pam' by The Beatles 'She Came in through the Bathroom Window' by The Beatles -'I Me Mine' by The Beatles- (it's ironic, because this is actually one of the guitar solos that caused me to fall in love with the Gibson Les Paul Standard in the first place, only to find that it was apparently done on an Epiphone Casino, not a Gibson Les Paul Standard) 'Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin 'Oh My Love' by John Lennon
Kyle Zamory yes you can, though you really need a good metal amp. I tried my les Paul with p90s in a evh 5150 stealth and sounded metal as fuck, but I own an orange tiny terror and as a combination it's more of rock set up. So I switched to bare knuckle war pigs (mine are called pig 90s cause are the p90 version of the war pigs) and I'm about to buy a 5150 lunchbox two as it sounds tighter and more precise than the orange, though I'm keeping it as it should be good for sludgy sounding things. Sorry for the long answer but from my experience someone can find something useful
You sure can... I get an awesome sound out of my p90 equipped guitar and my carlsbro glx 80. Only problem is the fact that my p90s are so damn noisy that hurts
One more comment, I do have a Epiphone Les Paul special 2. It is now my favorite guitar in my collection. I changed the: tuning machines, nut, added Seymour Duncan P-rails, two high end push pull pots, and painted it "House of Bluz" blue urethane from House of Kolor. Now it will hold it's own against the Chapman ML2, and do more. I do have a video on UA-cam showing it, but you will have to find it yourself. (don't want to "click bate" Glenn)
Agreed. I love playing metal on my 81 ibanez ar50. It feels a lot better than a les Paul, only cost me $700 and its unlikely the headstock will fall off any time soon.
Good video, I like the historical part, even if I already have books about the history of the instrument. But to see it in a video is really entertaining. Greetings from France, keep up the good work, Glenn & Co.
László Szerémi This would be a classic case of people listening through their eyes. Personally, I can't stand watching blues being played on a metal looking guitar, it messes with my perception and makes me think it sounds bad. But, if you look badass enough you could probably get away with playing metal using any guitar
I have a 2016 Les Paul and SG, they are both really nice, no QC issues at all. I also like that new V shape, just wish it was a regular production model instead of custom shop so the price would be more reasonable.
Just curious. If the band has two guitar players, one of them is not all that talented and the other is very talented, do you track only the talented guitar player and let the second one only track his lead parts (if he has them) or track both of them and let the band deal with the finished product? I'm not professional at all at this subject but I'm really curious about it
Not a professional, but from my personal experience, that would just entirely depend on the goal you're going for with the recording. If you plan on playing a lot of live shows, then you would probably track both guitarists and deal with the finished product. Why? Because the crowd would just think you guys suck because you can't play as good as it sounds on the recording (Within reason, of course.) So tracking both guitarists would give a more accurate representation as to what the crowd would expect to hear. If you don't plan on having a lot of live shows, then I guess it really doesn't matter all too much because there will be no audience to tell the difference of which guitarist recorded it. But then I guess that brings the question as to why you would have multiple guitarists in the first place, or even just writing parts too difficult for the less talented player to play cleanly, seeing as one of them is incapable of pulling his own weight. I think the best solution here is to tell the less talented player to get to work and practice.
Glenn adressed this question before. He usually tracks the stronger rhythm player because its more consistent. A good rhythm guitarist can double themselves easier. Metallica and megadeth both do this. Lamb of god usually lets the guitarist who wrote the song track. Sorry for the long answer. Great question
Good vid, i love my Gibson and epiphone les Paul’s , but my super strats, 78 strat with EMG’s, 88 strat with Seymour Duncan, and stock Jackson dinky are way better to me
NO disrspect , your a very bright and smart man , tons of knowledge , my issue and why I dont usually finish your videos is because theres a bit to much chatting , no disrespect
Perhaps I’m an optimist but I recently bought a new Es-275 (August 2018) and it arrived in absolutely perfect shape plus sounded great! Now I’ve bought Gibson’s in the past and I agree they had serious QC issues (especially considering the price). Maybe this a sign that they’ve learned their lesson? Hopefully, but probably not, maybe I just got lucky finally lol.
Have you ever thought doing a podcast? Your "rants" are worth listening and i think you can give advice about home and studio production from either hobbyists or business stand point
I got an Epiphone Les Paul Custom a few months back. I love it a lot, silky smooth chunky sound, and it has coil split and out of phase. I just wish that Epiphone wasn't in danger as well since they're owned by Gibson. I guess I could look into ESP in the future.
gumshon he said in i don't remember what interview that his new esp was giving him inspiration in the studio so he did record with it(he probably also used his gibson tho)
Awesome video man!! I've never been a fan of the neck feel of the Les Paul but my buddy loves his. We play thrash metal so I say they will definitely play metal but I think I will stick with my ESP's and Ibanez's. Even though I'm not a fan I've always had respect for Gibson... it's just a shame for an icon like GIBSON to go down so hard. Oh how the mighty have fallen... :(
You forgot to mention Kirk Hammett playing excellent metal on Peter Green's 1959 Les Paul, which also belonged to Gary Moore before Kirk bought it. That guitar sounds fucking phenomenal!
Glen, What's your opinion on covers versus originals? This seems to be a big issue in my band. Also my band does a huge variety of cover from beeges and talking heads to tool and alive in chains. Is this a good or bad thing?
I have Gibsons that are relatively young... 3-10 years old... and another that is 38 years old. I really havn't had much in terms of quality issues, and the minor issues were handled by a super cool local luthier and Gibson picked up the check. I have ZERO to complain about.
Better QC, better on your wallet, better hardware options, better headstock break angle (cause we all know how people bitched when Gibson fixed that problem), shall I go on?
I typically dont care for les pauls (to where i will never own one - i actually have a 70s Ibanez Copy that i love) but there really is no denying that Les Pauls tend to stand out nicely in any mix, and is particularly killer on a metal track! Always a fun watch, Glenn! Glad to see someone like you making a regular gig out of something they love! (It shows!). Hope it continues to get better and better for ya! Cheers!!
Yeah, at this point improvements in the production processes has improved guitar quality by leaps and bounds for the fraction of the price. I helped a friend pick out their first electric guitar a few months back and he was on a tight budget and in the end we settled a Kramer Pacer Classic and for the low price of 300 euro you get amazing guitar. 10~15 years ago that would just get you some expensive firewood with strings.
He’s got 2 ‘59s, his own Thunder guitar and “Greenie”, the guitar Peter Green played in Fleetwood Mac and then sold to Gary Moore to play in Thin Lizzy and his solo career. This guitar has a relic signature replica from the Gibson custom shop and has a reversed neck pickup, wired out of phase and a heavily repaired headstock. Kirk paid around $4 million for it.
@@seanlanders4180 I don't know that's why I came here. A lot of musicians I listen to are using emg pickups of fishman fluence so I am trying to a bit of research before I buy a new guitar. I have a Mexican tele with single coil pickups I feel like I am not getting enough clarity to play metal.
@@radicalgambino2959 yeah single coils are definitely tough for anything other than screaming leads. Humbuckers are where its at for all the chunky rhythm tone and also work great for high-gain lead tones. I've never personally used the fishman fluences but they are way high on my radar. EMGs are great, too. I have them in two of my guitars and love the hell out of them for all of my 80s stuff, just be aware that they have a lot of built in compression so they really aren't ideal for anything other than high gain (in my opinion).
If this dude cut his hair he would be Peter Griffin.
I can't unsee this
Holy hell, that’s true! How funny would it be if he could do the voice😂.
No he wouldn’t
LOL
He's Metal Griffin
Les Paul was like, "Gibson, you like my log after all. You know you do."
"Log, Log, It's Better Than Bad, It's Good"
"Everyone wants a log! You're gonna love it, log!"
"Yes sir, I like it"
Gibson, together we're gonna make a lot of money with me and my big log.
Helium Road most beautiful log ever seen
Les paul was a pioneer in many fields, and yes people always listen with their eyes, sad but true.
Joey Farley
*insert sad but true meme from Metallica*
Joey Farley0
Pizza Sub cyxudw
Pizza Sub Too bad it was played on an Explorer analogue from ESP lol
SAD BUT TRUUUUUUWAA
If someone asked me "Can you play metal on a Les Paul?" I would respond "Can you play metal on a Mesa Boogie?"
Have you ever listened to Metallica? Of course a Mesa Boogie can METAL!!!
@@metalhead532 Dude, that's the point of his comment.
Well, wasn't the mesa boogie designed with Metal in mind? Because it is not so much the case with LesPaul
@@juliustheillustrious7727 More like hard rock, but mainly Mesa was designed as a technical experiment in certain ways. Anyway, the point is that spec-wise Les Paul is pretty much what set the standard for a rock/metal guitar - it has 2 humbuckers (medium output, but perfectly hot enough with a proper amp), relatively thick frets, a somewhat thin set neck and a solid body construction.
That is if we forget HOW MANY metal players have used Les Pauls.
@@Admiral_Bongo Yeah that seems about right. LesPauls are good for warm tones but for extreme metal. You want the precision of typical metal guitars such as Jackson or ESP.
You can't play metal on a Les Paul, because if you play metal, you're not making enough money to afford one.
Good point!
Travis Lausch lol tell that James Hettfield
jan de man Except Hetfield uses the cheaper and superior ESP.
Funky Monkey1886 If they are supirior idk, give me a gibson over an ESP anyday. But the point was you can make money playing metal
I'll take a Gibson over ESPs any day. You couldn't even pay me to have an ESP.
If guitar have humbuckers-you can play metal. Easy
Yngwie uses single coils.
Not necessary humbuckers. Even single coil can do. Try checkout 'Iron Maiden', they used single coil fender.
@@wingempe289 nope. The "single coil" you see in Maiden and Yngwie guitars are single coil-sized humbuckers (Hot Rails and Fury). Playing an actual single coil under high gain is generally a terrible idea because of hum and noise.
@@LinhNguyen-im4uu I totally agree with you. When I first bought a Guitar I knew nothing. I bought a single coil strat and a distortion pedal and It's so noisy that I need to put my volume to 1.
P90s
Can you play metal on a les paul ?
**2018**
Will it Autotune?
"Oct 2019" gibson is back :)
@spicekai4486 your comment was 3 weeks ago
Glenn gives Gibson a compliment AND Christian smiling! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON! Somethings gone horribly wrong, I'm scared.
Gibson once had it together. Now, if you buy anything that's not Custom Shop, there's a good chance it completely sucks.
Can a Banjo with modded EMGs play metal?!
AstraVex Ask Rob Scallon :D
Yes, and I will have to get a video of my wife doing it at some point. Banjo & EMG 85, wah through a 68 Plexi: It's quite entertaining.
They are used On every single Metallica, Megadeath , slayer, and Dream Theater album John pertucci once said "many people think I play guitar but really it's only a banjo that I made look like one" Kirk Hammett says "my solos may work on a guitar but they were created for and are best played on banjos"
You may not know it but 74.37% of all metal music is recorded on banjos.
Anything with an EMG in it plays metal ;)
Don't even need an emg in a banjo to play metal, check out taake myr xD
"Can you play metal on a les paul?"
yes, I can - zakk wylde
Yeah but he sticks EMG 81/85s in them. You can stick EMGs in a strat and play super high gain high distortion metal with it.
@@theabsolute23 and those 81/85s were originally designed for jazz
Can you play Metal on the Les Paul? Does Glenn Fricker hate bass players, mic cuppers and Line 6 Spiders?
I wonder if Gibson was more realistic with their prices, if Les Pauls would regain popularity.
Objectively speaking, they are great guitars. Sure, QC issues and some production issues aside, they're still good. I think the main issue to have with them is the price. Like if they were between 800-1300, I'm sure people would feel differently about them. If they stopped gloss finishing the necks, if they focused on ergonomics (heel contour, etc) they'd be contextually better.
Do you have any thoughts on that?
it may be more difficult, but i think this series would be more interesting with amplifiers. such as, "Can you play METAL on an AC30?"
a short no is a answer to that question , BUT you could always use overdrives/distrotion
yes!
you'd be suprised what channel jumping and a high output guitar can do to with an AC30
Queen's "Hammer to Fall" is basically the most metal you can get with an AC30 I'm afraid.
Shaya Maddex actually you can usually get a lot of gain out of any amp if you just turn up the master volume and get some power amp gain. I can get a good metal tone out of my fender deluxe reverb with no pedals
"they took a second look at les paul's log"
Maybe we should ask James Hetfield, Randy Rhoads, Kirk Hammett, Matt Heafy, Jeff Hanneman, and Zakk Wylde if you can play metal with an LP
Interestingly enough, we mentioned a bunch of those guys
SpectreSoundStudios definitely was a comment prior to watching, because when I got the notification, first thing I said was "duhhhh" 😂😂 love the channel tho!
degrande707 🤷¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth as well.
Don't forget Carcass' Bill Steer, he uses a LP Custom nowadays after using ESP (LP model) and Ibanez Sabre guitars
When I read the title I heard Matt Pike laughing hysterically
next video can you play metal with distortion
"Can you play heavy metal on a guitar?"
Meshuggah Combustion
I’ll add the fact of the 22 frets which means harmonics sounds in the correct place, big fat neck for resonance and sustain and of course their pickups, the humbuckers, make the “Les Paul” model a battle’s horse for Hard Rock / Metal genres.
"Dan from Disturbed"
*shows a PRS singlecut*
And honestly, I'd probably rather play that than a Les Paul.
Travis Lausch I’d take the cheapest PRS over a top of the line Gibson.
+Alex Tesno _"I’d take the cheapest PRS over a top of the line Gibson."_ My PRS SE 245 Bernie Marsden, which I bought brand new for $400 (local Guitar Center had it heavily marked down for some reason) easily bests every sub-$2000 Gibson I have ever played, and bests many of the more higher-end Gibsons I've played. The flame on the top is stunning, and the bound body and neck is something you don't see on a Gibson unless you pony up the big bucks. It tuning stability is rock-solid. The stock pickups match anything coming out of the Gibson factory. The QC is stellar. And it doesn't have that ridiculous neck angle which breaks if you just look at a Gibson the wrong way.
It wasn't that long ago when you could buy a Gibson Les Paul for $600 brand new, and get a great-playing guitar. Sure, it didn't have the flame maple top, the binding, or any of the other cosmetic niceties. But you got a solid workhorse, made in the United States, without having to take out a second mortgage. Now the same model, but with worse quality control, costs $1,000. It's a shame.
Moiauauauauaua I noticed that too lol. But I'm glad Glenn mentioned Dan, because Dan is one of my favorite guitarists and is super underrated if you ask me
Dan also had his own Schecter signature models for most of his career...
Christian looks very happy playing his beautiful Les Paul.
But can you play country on a 9 string fanfret?
Alpharius if that 9 string has a coil split it can play anything
Betcha can.
Gretsch 9 string country djent
Ask Ryan “Fluff”
Lot of respect for mentioning ESP there! I'm not an enormous fan of their LTD stuff, but the best Les Paul I've ever played is my ESP Eclipse, absolutely stunning guitars.
Arent ltds just more affordable esps
The tribute models are still good instruments for the price, but you can always tell when a real gibson les paul is used because they have to tune the G string after each song.
Fun fact, Leo Fender was actually best friends with Les Paul and talked about the solid body design, even to the point with Leo wanting to work with Les on his idea. Les ultimately decided against it, because he had a close working relationship with Epiphone at the time, with them letting him use the workshop after hours to hog out ideas. Leo then decided to bring out the Broadcaster, based loosely on Les Paul's idea. Epiphone then started going under and was purchased by Gibson, and with the success of the Broadcaster, execs at Gibson finally decided to bring in the "Broomstick" guy.
Feel free to do more history clips.
we're planning on it!
That would be awesome
I just bought a Les Paul Tribute 2018, and I like it a lot, it needs a good set up, and the frets need to be tidied up, but it is pretty awesome to me. I don't know if it is just because I always wanted a Les Paul and my head is telling me it is better than it really is, but I really like it. It is one of their cheaper models too, so I won't feel bad about upgrading the heck out of it too.
try a Danelectro guitar next ;)
Do it!!
Yes! There was a seven strong Danelectro at a local shop here for a while. I never tried it out, but I was intrigued.
I think Danelectro guitars are just so damn ugly it makes them one of the coolest guitar brand ever!
@@rk28984 i like their unique look!
got much more out of this video than i was expecting based on the title. liked the history a lot keep them coming!
Will do!
Yessss I've been waiting for this video for ages. The Les Paul is such a versatile guitar and I'm so glad it's tone has held up through time.
Metal on a Jazzmaster/Jaguar?
[Krush] slipknot
true, but i meant one with an alder body and single coils
iron maiden, kurt cobain they used fender
@@wingempe289 yah except Kurt Cobain didn't play metal
Baroness.
I'm just curious how much time it took you to write up that script... both with AND without research time. I don't think people appreciate just how much time and research goes into a quick, informative video like this. Not to mention proof reading and grammar checks. Respect man!
Again, Fleury and those drum tones, holy shit!
GurktheBrutal ❤️
Adam Jones. Enough said
Zack Wyld perhaps
Gary moore. Enough said
ye
And add a talk box, you get one of the sickest guitar solos, JAMBI!
Animal drive
glenn, i did this experiment the other day and it worked. i conected the drum mics into an amplified speaker monitor. the monitor has a 12¨speaker and a tweeter. has 3 input jacks for intrument or microphones and has an 8 band eq. i only used 3 mics, one for snare, i used a vintage AKG D200E for the snare and hi hats, STAGG KICK DRUM MIC for the bass drum, and my third mic an SM58 pointing directly to the monitor speaker. i sent a direct line from the monitor panel to my interface, and the sm58 signal to my interface as well. i also recorded the session with my cell phone. according to how the drums sounded on the monitor was the result of the recording. after mixing everything the result was great.
''Can you play METAL on a LES PAUL?''
Jon Nödtveidt says *YES.*
Glenn, your recordings just keep getting better!
If a guitar has hum buckers, it can play metal, simple as that
NovaNexus even with hot single coils it’s possible tbh
Yup, even single coils are possible. Yngwie Malmsteen for one certainly had one hell of a tone with single coils.
I play metal with p90s. You can pretty much use anything if you have a gate.
Gojira uses single coils sometimes >.>
What about piezo ;(
Just to add that Quorthon from Bathory used a Les Paul, and it started a bunch of black metal, Viking metal, folk metal, epic metal and whatnot. Which makes it one of the most metal guitars in existence.
Duh... Can you play metal with power trio? Or is it only symphonic orchestra?
Zantrop64 Revocation used to be a trio. Metal as hell too
Look up Venom, Coroner and Motörhead for the answer. If you also include bands with only one guitarist (basically a power trio instrumentally) you can also add Black Sabbath, Pantera, Stratovarius and Manowar to the list so I'd say it's very possible.
Dyscarnate are a power trio, and they are an outstanding metal band.
Symphonic orchestra only, sorry. U can't make metal music without a harp and a bassoon.
PanterA were essentially a metal "trio" with a standalone vocalist.
Also, a lot of the metal that I am currently working on is all based on that 'power trio'.
To me, it makes sense to have a three-piece band. ESP from a touring stand-point, granted you'll be playing in pubs/bars/taverns that're really cramped for stage space 95% of the time (IDK what your pubs are like in the U.S.A, but the pubs here in New Zealand have not that much stage space & a four-piece band looks like thar packed in like a tin of sardines, much less a five, or a six-piece band... yikes!).
Also, in my opinion, "less is more" rings very true in music & I think I can do a lot more with a three-piece band than what I could do with the usual four or five-piece bands.
Would you ever consider an episode from a subscribers studio? Showing how you would work around the limitations of their gear/space?
Of course you can!
Very informative history lesson on the les Paul really enjoy those portions of your videos thanks for the all the hard work
The best guitar tone I've ever heard on your channel, truly awesome!
You can...Eric Griffin (a guitarist in Murderdolls) dose...there are legit photos of him using one on stage...The late Joey Jordison also uses a less Paul at some point (there is photo evidence), Mick Mars of Motly crude has his signature black les Paul (again there is photo evidence)...Martin sweet (guitarist of Crash Diet)...I could go on and on but you get the point
If you can play metal on a shovel, you can play it on a gibson ok
I just got a brand new Les Paul Studio Plus (Sweetwater exclusive), and I can tell you that the quality and build are top notch. I couldn’t be more happy with it. I own several instruments twice the cost, and this one stands right up there with the rest.
What about a Gretsch?
Mr. Moseby that would be interesting to see and hear
Mr. Moseby Soundgarden. Metal a la Black Sabbath throw back groove
Asking if you can play metal on a Gibson Les Paul Standard is like asking if you can play ballads on an Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar. The Gibson Les Paul Standard is my favourite solid body electric guitar, as I love the high pitched cries that it makes when playing aggressive solos. I also love how it can go from playing aggressively in heavy metal to gently in ballads. Some of the tracks that the Gibson Les Paul Standard appears in include the following:
'Sexy Sadie' by The Beatles
'Yer Blues' by The Beatles
'Back in the U.S.S.R.' by The Beatles
'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' by The Beatles
'Birthday' by The Beatles
'Martha My Dear' by The Beatles
'Savoy Truffle' by The Beatles
'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' by The Beatles
-'Let It Be' by The Beatles- (it's ironic, because the lead guitar solo in the album mix of 'Let It Be' is actually one of the guitar solos that caused me to fall in love with the Gibson Les Paul Standard in the first place, only to find that it was apparently done on an Epiphone Casino, not a Gibson Les Paul Standard)
'Something' by The Beatles
'Come Together' by The Beatles
'Polythene Pam' by The Beatles
'She Came in through the Bathroom Window' by The Beatles
-'I Me Mine' by The Beatles- (it's ironic, because this is actually one of the guitar solos that caused me to fall in love with the Gibson Les Paul Standard in the first place, only to find that it was apparently done on an Epiphone Casino, not a Gibson Les Paul Standard)
'Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin
'Oh My Love' by John Lennon
You should do "Can You Play Metal With P90s" next!
Kyle Zamory yes you can, though you really need a good metal amp. I tried my les Paul with p90s in a evh 5150 stealth and sounded metal as fuck, but I own an orange tiny terror and as a combination it's more of rock set up. So I switched to bare knuckle war pigs (mine are called pig 90s cause are the p90 version of the war pigs) and I'm about to buy a 5150 lunchbox two as it sounds tighter and more precise than the orange, though I'm keeping it as it should be good for sludgy sounding things.
Sorry for the long answer but from my experience someone can find something useful
P90s make everything sound better
Black Sabbath lol
You sure can... I get an awesome sound out of my p90 equipped guitar and my carlsbro glx 80. Only problem is the fact that my p90s are so damn noisy that hurts
One more comment, I do have a Epiphone Les Paul special 2. It is now my favorite guitar in my collection. I changed the: tuning machines, nut, added Seymour Duncan P-rails, two high end push pull pots, and painted it "House of Bluz" blue urethane from House of Kolor. Now it will hold it's own against the Chapman ML2, and do more. I do have a video on UA-cam showing it, but you will have to find it yourself. (don't want to "click bate" Glenn)
Holy Moly, that guy playing the Les Paul, has some long noodle like fingers, no wonder he is so good!
Agreed. I love playing metal on my 81 ibanez ar50. It feels a lot better than a les Paul, only cost me $700 and its unlikely the headstock will fall off any time soon.
Yes. Rob Barrett from Cannibal Corpse. Enough said.
MetalDeth777 Fuck yeah.
Cannibal Corpse - is that Moody’s credit rating for Gibson, Inc?
MetalDeth777 EXACTLY who I was thinking of! Along with a slew of others...
He plays a Dean Cadillac.
Ungvárszki Szabolcs He plays Deans right now, but he played a Gibson Les Paul Standard in the mid 90s.
Good video, I like the historical part, even if I already have books about the history of the instrument. But to see it in a video is really entertaining. Greetings from France, keep up the good work, Glenn & Co.
Now what about playing non-metal music on metal-looking guitars?
We already have Guitar World doing that
László Szerémi This would be a classic case of people listening through their eyes. Personally, I can't stand watching blues being played on a metal looking guitar, it messes with my perception and makes me think it sounds bad. But, if you look badass enough you could probably get away with playing metal using any guitar
Can one play jazz on a lap steel?
Ibanez, especially on single-coil mode if tapped, does this job well.
Well, I can play Jazz on my flying V.
I have a 2016 Les Paul and SG, they are both really nice, no QC issues at all. I also like that new V shape, just wish it was a regular production model instead of custom shop so the price would be more reasonable.
Just curious. If the band has two guitar players, one of them is not all that talented and the other is very talented, do you track only the talented guitar player and let the second one only track his lead parts (if he has them) or track both of them and let the band deal with the finished product? I'm not professional at all at this subject but I'm really curious about it
Not a professional, but from my personal experience, that would just entirely depend on the goal you're going for with the recording. If you plan on playing a lot of live shows, then you would probably track both guitarists and deal with the finished product. Why? Because the crowd would just think you guys suck because you can't play as good as it sounds on the recording (Within reason, of course.) So tracking both guitarists would give a more accurate representation as to what the crowd would expect to hear.
If you don't plan on having a lot of live shows, then I guess it really doesn't matter all too much because there will be no audience to tell the difference of which guitarist recorded it.
But then I guess that brings the question as to why you would have multiple guitarists in the first place, or even just writing parts too difficult for the less talented player to play cleanly, seeing as one of them is incapable of pulling his own weight.
I think the best solution here is to tell the less talented player to get to work and practice.
Glenn adressed this question before. He usually tracks the stronger rhythm player because its more consistent. A good rhythm guitarist can double themselves easier. Metallica and megadeth both do this. Lamb of god usually lets the guitarist who wrote the song track. Sorry for the long answer. Great question
Erick Mazur metallica did that except on load reload and st anger, but megadeth do track both guitarrists as im aware
Maybe that's something you could do: Do a comparison test of a lesser-known Les Paul-esque guitar (like the Epiphone one) to the Gibson Les Paul.
Good vid, i love my Gibson and epiphone les Paul’s , but my super strats, 78 strat with EMG’s, 88 strat with Seymour Duncan, and stock Jackson dinky are way better to me
NO disrspect , your a very bright and smart man , tons of knowledge , my issue and why I dont usually finish your videos is because theres a bit to much chatting , no disrespect
Can you play Metal with P90 pickups?
Perhaps I’m an optimist but I recently bought a new Es-275 (August 2018) and it arrived in absolutely perfect shape plus sounded great! Now I’ve bought Gibson’s in the past and I agree they had serious QC issues (especially considering the price). Maybe this a sign that they’ve learned their lesson?
Hopefully, but probably not, maybe I just got lucky finally lol.
I'm a huge fan of Les Pauls. I own two Gibson LP's and they're awesome.
Have you ever thought doing a podcast? Your "rants" are worth listening and i think you can give advice about home and studio production from either hobbyists or business stand point
Can you play metal on an SG?
it's basically a double cut les paul.
It even looks more evil and sharp. So, definitely!
+ghost reaper JJ Downing?
Caleb England ??? Metal was invented on an SG by Tony Iommi. lol
Michael Poulsen
JJ Downing?
I got an Epiphone Les Paul Custom a few months back. I love it a lot, silky smooth chunky sound, and it has coil split and out of phase.
I just wish that Epiphone wasn't in danger as well since they're owned by Gibson.
I guess I could look into ESP in the future.
You can play metal on anything, if you have the MXR Fullbore Metal
Gaster 72 aaah the fullbore metal, the only pedal that makes the metal zone look good
The Fullbore metal is awesome. I bought it yesterday, and it is amazing. And also, the Metal Zone is a good pedal.
**whoosh**
Props on the Dingwall bass, love seeing local companies being used.
Ummm...Bill from Mastodon ended his Gibson endorsement last October.
degrande707 Yes, he did.
good on you, fun fact man. The point was that they DID play their music live and probably recorded it with Gibsons.
Also Dan Donegan uses Schecter and has been for quite awhile. He was with Washburn too before.
Kevin Siegel true but he still plays a lp shaped guitar
gumshon he said in i don't remember what interview that his new esp was giving him inspiration in the studio so he did record with it(he probably also used his gibson tho)
Hells yeah! That's why I got mine. The most versatile guitar out there..
Awesome video man!! I've never been a fan of the neck feel of the Les Paul but my buddy loves his. We play thrash metal so I say they will definitely play metal but I think I will stick with my ESP's and Ibanez's. Even though I'm not a fan I've always had respect for Gibson... it's just a shame for an icon like GIBSON to go down so hard. Oh how the mighty have fallen... :(
You forgot to mention Kirk Hammett playing excellent metal on Peter Green's 1959 Les Paul, which also belonged to Gary Moore before Kirk bought it.
That guitar sounds fucking phenomenal!
I have a pair of Iommi pickups in my Les Paul Studio... such a dark, thick oozy sound...
Brett W. McCoy i really want some of those pups on a red gibson guitar.
Glen,
What's your opinion on covers versus originals? This seems to be a big issue in my band. Also my band does a huge variety of cover from beeges and talking heads to tool and alive in chains. Is this a good or bad thing?
Really, of course you can! Can you drive in mud in a truck?
I have Gibsons that are relatively young... 3-10 years old... and another that is 38 years old. I really havn't had much in terms of quality issues, and the minor issues were handled by a super cool local luthier and Gibson picked up the check. I have ZERO to complain about.
Of course you can play metal on a Les Paul. Mick Mars did it. Randy Rhoads did it. Buckethead does it. Zakk Wylde does it.
I have a 1993 Les Paul Classic-Plus. Serialnumber 43. That thing is absolutely amazing...
Well it sounds fine but just like you said Glenn price simply counts as fact that there are better ones out there any way thumbs up :).
Can you back up "better" please?
Better QC, better on your wallet, better hardware options, better headstock break angle (cause we all know how people bitched when Gibson fixed that problem), shall I go on?
By all means. It sounds like you're passionate about it.
Not to mention pickups.
The question should be: Can i get a modern metal sound with classic alnico low output humbuckers that comes with the classic gibson les paul?
Love your t-shirt "High Gain Low Tolerance" 🤘🤘
I typically dont care for les pauls (to where i will never own one - i actually have a 70s Ibanez Copy that i love) but there really is no denying that Les Pauls tend to stand out nicely in any mix, and is particularly killer on a metal track!
Always a fun watch, Glenn! Glad to see someone like you making a regular gig out of something they love! (It shows!). Hope it continues to get better and better for ya! Cheers!!
Real talk, schecter got metal-ready les pauls with emgs
Imo, Best guitar model ever, and best if it's a original Gibson Les Paul.
This video deserves more views. The info is solid. Thanks.
I actually never comment, but great video as always Glenn. Keep rocking!
Thinking I should copy and frame this comment for my wall, (real wall) I really should collect more rare artifacts.
Yeah, at this point improvements in the production processes has improved guitar quality by leaps and bounds for the fraction of the price. I helped a friend pick out their first electric guitar a few months back and he was on a tight budget and in the end we settled a Kramer Pacer Classic and for the low price of 300 euro you get amazing guitar. 10~15 years ago that would just get you some expensive firewood with strings.
Do it on a harp
Adam Jones man! swears by his LP custom with JB's and he has one of the most refined, iconic metal riffing tones imo.
U forgot Kirk Hammett
He's more associated with the esp m tho
He’s got 2 ‘59s, his own Thunder guitar and “Greenie”, the guitar Peter Green played in Fleetwood Mac and then sold to Gary Moore to play in Thin Lizzy and his solo career. This guitar has a relic signature replica from the Gibson custom shop and has a reversed neck pickup, wired out of phase and a heavily repaired headstock. Kirk paid around $4 million for it.
Also Mick Mars
Any humbucker will do metal just fine, even vintage paf
But SpectreSoundStudios can you play METAL on a GUITAR?
Very happy that this vid ended with good reaserch and honest answers!
"Here's a bunch of famous heavy metal guitarists playing Les Paul guitars"
"Okay, so, let's see if a Les Paul can play metal"
...ok
I was more interested in if it can play modern metal.
@@radicalgambino2959 of course it can. Heavy neck, humbuckers, neck-thru-body construction. What else you need?
@@seanlanders4180 I don't know that's why I came here. A lot of musicians I listen to are using emg pickups of fishman fluence so I am trying to a bit of research before I buy a new guitar. I have a Mexican tele with single coil pickups I feel like I am not getting enough clarity to play metal.
@@radicalgambino2959 yeah single coils are definitely tough for anything other than screaming leads. Humbuckers are where its at for all the chunky rhythm tone and also work great for high-gain lead tones. I've never personally used the fishman fluences but they are way high on my radar. EMGs are great, too. I have them in two of my guitars and love the hell out of them for all of my 80s stuff, just be aware that they have a lot of built in compression so they really aren't ideal for anything other than high gain (in my opinion).
@@radicalgambino2959 The only downside would be the lack of a floyd rose, but besides that it plays metal like a devil
My first guitar was an Epiphone Les Paul and I've been shredding on that thing for almost 20yrs. Definitely a metal worthy guitar.
Hey man same had lp100 to 2013 lpj is the best metal guitar
UK Viewers: Just tell yourself thats Frankie Boyle on drums for extra heavyness :D
I only play Les Pauls. It's something about how they feel to play. Love them
I don’t know. Sounds terrible. I think Les Pauls are only made for Russian Polka or perhaps Marching Waltzes.
Can’t get over how amazing the drummer is
I've got your answer: Iron Maiden