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Many a fine guitarist has used the Fender strat over the years, and I am no one to argue with the likes of Jeff Beck. BUT, I hate the feel of them, and am not keen on the sound. Gibson Les Paul every time for me, and SG's are nice too.


Think I just like that very fat, bottom heavy sound the Les Paul has, and find Fenders a bit tinny. Oh, and Slash uses Gibsons!


Discuss.

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Ian Hunter has favoured SGs.

And in the Mott The Hoople song One Of The Boys, the lines

'I borrowed a gipsy Gibson just to show them, but now I'm a rock 'n' roll star I don't want to know them.

If they want a Slade, they better go out and grow one, I'm one of the boys...'

And so on and so forth.

Tough one!!!


I'm a Les paul fan, they totallly rock


http://http//www.aofsound.fi/WebRoot/aofsound/Shops/aofsound/Products/Gib_00020/gib_lp_stand_fad_tb.jpg


However, i love Jaguars too, this is on my wishlist:


http://http//www.dagexpress.com/incEngine/sites/dagexpress/products/Fender/229117.jpg

It's not such a simple question.


Of course if you're playing rock music with plenty of distortion, Gibson is the one to go for. The lack of a humbucker from the standard strats and teles means that they were never a natural choice for rock.


But if I was playing funk or soul or something, I'd go for the brighter, "twangier" sounding strat every time. Or for country (god forbid) the sharp, "cutting" tone of a telecaster would be ideal.


Of course this whole debate is a moot point when the best guitars are made right here in the UK:

http://www.gordonsmithguitars.com/products/category.php?id=1

In the interest of debate. Would any ladies like to comment on which of these guitars would make you more inclined to sleep with the player? Assuming it was the same person playing the same song the same way.


A- http://mos.musicradar.com/images/Guitarist/Issue%20309/gibson/gibson-les-paul-2008-460-80.jpg


or


B - http://www1.mipa-award.de/2008/winner/e-guitar_fender_american_standard_stratocaster.jpg


I?ve used a Les Paul and a Strat because let?s face it they are the guitars that we picture when people mention Gibson or Fender.

http://www.coconutgrovemusic.com/instrumentsGibson/74lpdeluxe-6.jpg


Beautiful.



Aaaaanyway, I want to hear from some Fender players.


Agree Jeremy, that it very much depends on what music you're playing, and I suppose the fact I'm a rock boy who grew up idolising Slash, or Zakk Wylde (Les Pauls), or Tony Iommi (SG), means I was always going to be a Gibson kind of guy.


I also loved Randy Rhodes, but was never going to play one of these


http://www.capitasnowboarding.com/files/u3/RANDY-RHOADS_jpg.gif

"Give me any guitar and I'll make it sound like me." - Keith Richards.


Personally I'd be happy with a Gibson Junior or Gibson Melody Maker let along a Les Paul (black one please) on the other hand I'd like a Telecaster and a Stratcaster too and a Dan Armstrong and a perspex see-through Dan Electro. I've no real preference because I'm crap at playing guitar but I could hang them on my wall and just admire them.

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