Best Gibson Les Paul Sound Ever? | Challenge | Thomann
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Round 3: The Gibson Les Paul. After Kris and Guillaume had their battles on the best Tele and Strat sounds they are going for the ultimate Les Paul sound this time. What do you like in a Les Paul?
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro Playing
0:26 Introduction
2:13 Guillaume's Les Paul
3:30 Kris | Playing Clean
5:18 Kris' Les Paul
7:31 Guillaume | Playing Clean
9:24 Kris | Playing Crunch
13:04 Guillaume | Playing Crunch
16:02 Kris | Playing Crazy Round
18:33 Guillaume | Playing Crazy Round
20:00 Conclusion
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The Les Paul with the cranked Marshall is just a magically combination!!
WELL THAT WAS ANOTHER DAMN GOOD INTRO. GOOD VIDEO GUYS!
Beautiful playing
Oh my god
This time I can’t decide, really.
I heard amazing different tones and I liked them all.
Can’t wait for the next video!
Keep on like that guys, it’s always interesting and funny to see you
As an actual bass player after 25yrs of guitar ,although I love Julia and her videos, I would really like to see a “competition “ like yours in the bass area.
Cheers and take care
Diego
Kris said something that totally resonated with me, my Gretsch with the mini buckers sounds kind of like a beefed up Tele, probably why it is my favorite! (G5236 125th anniversary gold top Pro Jet) My Tele is my #2. Sweet tones from both of you! 😊👍 (Edit: oops! 125th)
Kris,
Big fan of the Les Paul. The sound was fantastic You guys really blew up the room. It has to be great to have all the toys..love the dirty sounds. Awesome show
killer episode... talk about les paul and marshalls always is interesting hehe
Whenever a Les Paul is plugged into a Plexi, stars align to form an arrangement of epic sonic pleasure and the gods of good tone are summoned to give their sonic blessings. god damn.
Wow, so that explains it!! haha thanks man //G
The most fun episode evah!
As usual you both sounded great! Each guitar had it's own sound, neither better than the other. This is why we own multiple guitars!
17, in fact.
I can’t determine a winner in the first two rounds, I think it’s a matter of opinion. I personally liked Guillome’s tone better, but again, they were super different sounds. Now, on the third round… oh, man! Guillome’s tone was the quintessential Les Paul tone, but boy does it sound good! It was quite something to admire! 😄
P.S: I can’t wait for the Tosin Abasi Guitars tone challenge! That will be a spectacle to behold! Hahaha 😜
I loved every minute of this vid. There was no winner, both were awesome. (nice EJ quote Guillaume😉)
Thanks Matt, glad you enjoyed it 😁//G
You both sound great men \m/ regards from Hungary
G FTW … guitar-cable-amp.
Best advice I never took was from Paul G from The Quireboys he said I just use the amp cranked up. I asked but what about clean sounds? He said “just use your volume knob!”
It would be nice to see for both of you the DbMeter ... Especially with the cranked Marshall.
its weird most youtube channels that predominantly use Fender swear they arent really 'Les Paul' guys, yet whenever I see them use a LP they seem to have an absolute blast.
All guitars are beautiful ❤️ Our favourites just happen to be a tele and a strat respectively, but we truly love playing everything! //G
I still prefer clarity of the burst , hmmm .... Whats next ? 335? super strats guitars ? 🤔 Great video 🙂🤙
The only thing missing was a back and forth over a backing track.
Normally I dont like fuzz, but holy cow Kris' tone really got "that" tone. But, c'mon, nothing beats a LP into a cranked Marshall, G, you the man!.
This time it's really hard to decide.
I mean sure Marshall is Marshall, nothing more to say about that. But both sounds were amazing!
So you both get a thumbs up from me 👍😊🎸
I think both approaches were legit. Hope well see a superstrat challenge and a surf guitar contest.
I don’t know about you, to me the dude on the left had some pretty valid points. 😂
Umm, you mean you?
@@davidrees1840 I was just kidding. 🤷♂️
@@KrisBarocsi me too -I've watched many of your videos and enjoy the way you guys poke fun at each other.
I reported your account for LIES sir! 😂
😂😂😂
I'm going to have to go with another Kris win! With that said, Kris, I need to know what your les Paul's neck wiring is so I can do it on mine!
Kris' playing is always amazing,
but this time Guillaume won!! 🎸
Hey guys ! Nice tones :) Are the Raw vintage Alnico V or II ? Thanks
Hey Rene, I honestly don't know. Raw Vintage only writes "custom Raw Vintage Alnico Magnet". Whatever that means. haha! //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Yep, that’s what I’ve read. On the forums, some say Alnico 2, some V… they sound great anyway ! Cheers
Can you put the DB meter where we can see it
Guys, you surprise me today, very !!! All sounds are so rich, everyone chose a different territory and we could see and hear a wide range. That was tasty!
If you don't mind, can I suggest another subject: 2 people, 2 different guitars and 2 different SOLID state amps. Everyone will show his own conception for the clean and dirty channel, how to get it. What we have: boss nextone, orange crush 60 and others.
What do you think?
My Gibson is a Cobain Jaguar... Sounds like a sax with the tone dialed down and I wouldn't trade it for a Gibson. I had to do some minor mods at the bridge to stop the annoying posts from doing their walking thing with Teflon tape to use the tremolo.
That said, I can hit a LP tone all day and the only other mod I have planned to do to it is make a component change on the rhythm circuit because I want a little more clarity and treble out of it. I'm perfectly fine with guitar forever, but i still like single coil fuzz more.
Maybe a video with using gibson sg or 335. That would be great.
Thanks, those models are both on the list !🤘//G
My idea of Best lp sound is woody , deep, thick but hollow.
I dunno how to describe "hollow" here.
Not sure if the comparison of alnico n ceramic pick up is similar.
My LP goes straight into the Marshall, the only pedal is the Korg Pitchblack Tuner.
Do SG next :)
Is thé gold top relic original ? Relic art from France 🤔
Pete Townsend gravitated towards the 70s Les Paul Deluxe, into a Superfuzz and a bunch of high powered amps so make of that what you will.
You can’t beat a Les Paul into a Marshall. I run my LP standard with an Antiquity pup in the neck and a Gibson Burstbucker Pro in the bridge into a series of overdrives then into a Marshall SV20H reverse jumpered (plugged into the normal channel) set to the edge of breakup. I push the front end of the amp with the pedal(s) as needed. Makes for a pretty versatile gain structure. Oh, and I put a reverb pedal in the loop for some room ambience. Fun series, guys. Guillaume wins this one on sheer brute force!
Guillaume you legend 🤘🏽balls to the wall guitar playing
Haha thank you so much Brian!!!/G
335?
it’s thomann and you’re not using harley bentons?
This was fun. No loser here as the LP is fun clean or obnoxious!
Both are very good contemporary representations of the Gibson Les Paul Standard🔥🎸
But if you want to capture that elusive vintage tone, you have to find a luthier that builds with pre-industrial era old growth Honduran Mahogany & Brazilian Rosewood with horsehide glue. I know it sounds like fairy dust, but it is truly THE lost ingredient.
I set out to bust this idea as a myth and came away a true believer. In fact, with a little research, I was able to obtain such a guitar through a hobbyist luthier in Arizona who had taken back one of his vintage LP replicas with all of the vintage characteristics - but without the hardware & electronics - for a mere $1200. After adding CreamTone replica hardware and Wizz Paul Kossoff pickups, I spent a grand total of $2300.
But did it make a difference?
Well, I have around thirty electric guitars including Gibson Les Paul Standards & ESs, Fender CS, American, Japan & MIM Strats & Teles, Washburn N4s, Ibanez, Kramer, Jackson, PRS, Squier, Epiphone & more. All sound fine and many have been modded for my personal preferences for Live and/or the studio. I've been doing this since the Eighties and I've never played a guitar that actually roars like this replica. It literally defies convention. I can't explain this, but it actually sounds noticeably louder - yes, I said louder - than any other guitar!!
Most important, it definitely possesses that throaty, 'coming down with a cold', ES hollowbody-like tone that the OGs have - and I was able to do it without breaking the bank.
For sound comparison, look up these guitars on yootoob. The Green/Montrose/Moore burst, Bernie Marsden's The Beast, Keith Richard's burst, Gibhon's Pearly Gates and Paul Kossoff's burst all have this in common. ua-cam.com/video/P_yBCZ-pzxY/v-deo.html
Well I call bullshit. Put same electronics into any other les paul and I'm willing to bet money you wouldn't be able to tell them apart in a blind A/B test, let alone in any musical context or mix.
Ilmiras Churmatulinas Well, all I can say is, if you can get a hold of an original '58-'60 or one built with comparable wood and construction, you'll likely change your opinion.
you'll actually hear it without any electronics. One test is to hold and hang the guitar by the neck at the 12th fret then knock on the body. It will resonate like a bell and you'll feel it through your grip.
Another test is to hold the guitar upright, rest the strap button on a wood floor and strum the guitar. It will resonate like a stand-up bass and you'll feel it in the floor
Here's Phil Harris playing Paul Kossoff's Les Paul. This is the tone ua-cam.com/video/JH77loYnim4/v-deo.html
Kris won that by a mile - sounds very dynamic and not muffled like the Goldtop...
For me Kris handsdown won the clean tones. But the overdriven tones would be a tie, two different but fantastic tones in their own right.
This being said Kris I’ve been following your Les Paul videos, because I’ve also been chasing the “Tele on steroids sound” and I feel happier now with my Les Paul tone than I ever have before. I hate muddy tone and that is the Les Paul’s biggest weakness.
That’s so cool to hear Gerhard! Glad to know that you’ve found a happy place with your lester. 💪
Surprise surprise, this one just must go to Guill. Crancked plexi + Les Paul just fits everything. And with the OD-1, oh my oh my ...
Love you Guill. Sorry Kris.
Aaaaaw thanks Stan my dude 🤗 love you too //G
Can I call yall RED and Friend I did not get the other Gents name he is very very good also good job ! I like clear tone I allways use open chords to judge tone
I like a dry signal into the Amp. And then let it happen.
Kris won rounds 1 & 2 and G round 3, Kris your clean sound is my favorite.
Next one: who has the best metal sound 🤷🏻♂️
A LP thru a plexi can't be beat . That's my personal rig 👍
The les Paul with the OD1 in a cranked Marshall is the winner.
Draw!
Guillaume won! ;-)
Kris' tone was just a Tele sound on steroids. Guillaume's tone was like a LesPaul should sound.
I think Guillaume wons. I think Kris wons in the 1st round but Guillaume in the 2nd and 3rd.
Can u do a Marshall Battle? You both choose a Marshall and a Guitar which you like and we will find out the best sound. Thx
Uhh a Marshall battle sound awesome! //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses thx
Guillaume clearly wins. Les Paul into a Marshall. What else does the world need?
Haha thanks man. I do think the world would be a far better place if everyone had access to a Les Paul into a cranked Marshall at all times! //G
Always depends on what you want. There's no better or worse, just what somebody prefers.
I use my modded Traditional through a JHS Sweet Tea v3 for rock, Catalinbread Katzenkonig for fuzzy stuff, and EVH 5150 iii 50w Stealth blue and red for heavier sounds. I don't play much clean, but can do it on just the green, or rolling the volume off with the JHS etc.
It isn't my main guitar as it is too heavy - no weight relief!
Rounds 1 & 2 go to Kris, round 3 definitely to Guillaume
I can live with that. :) //Kris
Gary Moore's tone is the best LP tone ever.. ✨
Hard to disagree! //G
Guillaume!
Sorry G. , Kris won this 2 to 1. I loved G"s clean tone better, but after that, Kris didn't depend soley on the cranked Marshall for his sound. Sure, a cranked Marshall with an LP is The Sound, you went to the well once too often. The fuzz just killed for the insane tone and the crunch was too mush for G in the crunch round. Great vid, thx
Thanks for the comment Curtis! Yeah the only problem with a cranked Marshall is, well... that it's cranked. haha! Where could you ever use it that way, unless you attenuated the hell out of it. :D //Kris
Do you guys agree on what socks to wear? ^^
Haha! Never! Not even the shirts. And then sometimes we arrive having the same Thomann shirt on. That's annoying. haha! //Kris
I clicked on this video because I was hoping to see a comparison of P90, classic ‘57 type or PAF’s or whatever different pickups in a standard Les Paul. No offense, truly so, but I don’t really care which one of you plays more comfortably on a LP. 🤣😉✌️
And that, friends, is how to be rude and insignificant.
@@guitarman3968 😵💫Well, it was rude and insignificant of you to title your video in a misleading way.. I was "light" about your waste of my time, and you retort in just the way that says "I'm Super GuitarMan, the biggest asshole in the room!" 😂😂
@@shipsahoy1793 lol - what? I never made this video. Omg....some people. 😂 😂 😂
@@guitarman3968 🫨Yeah! Wow! Sorry!
This video is so old, that I apparently had confused it with something else!🤯
Now that I see who the guilty parties are, you were in the wrong place or the wrong time. I'm going to wager that you weren't even responding to my comment!😁 The way UA-cam is set up is jacked to begin with lol
@@shipsahoy1793 hey, man - thanks for acknowledging. That was classy and respected. Rock on and play loud.
Wha...?
Huh...?
Whatchoosay...?
More mud from Muddy McMuddy. Clear? Ha!
Ok.. gibson were great guitar, but today brand like esp- fujigen offers great single cut models which sound better than gibson...
Hahahha. You have no shoes indoors. So eastern european 🤩🤩🤩
I must be the only one that prefers a Les Paul into a Fender, Bonamassa style. Into a Marshall, it's just too classic rock 70s to me, too predictable.
Mein gott, was habt ihr denn dem guillaume da für eine gurke verömmelt ??? Habt ihr die auf dem rummelplatz geschossen ???
WEG damit weeeeeg damit ! 🙊🙉🙈
Gratuliere Kris 👍
Ich würde die goldene Gurke verdammt gerne behalten, wenn ich ehrlich sein darf. Haha! Aber ja, ich würde meine Paula nie gegen eine andere tauschen. 🙌
//Kris
Aging is just stupid. It doesn’t ad any sound benefits. Aging is earned through playing. Unless you’re a poser and want people to think it’s old original...😑😑😑
For me Guillaume won it easily. Sounded more alive, not as sterile and modern as Kris' sound.
Maybe only on the crazy setting, the rest its definitely Kris