Guitars

Started by St. Anger October 7th, 2008 6:01 PM
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I borrowed my friends Les Paul remake and I really liked playing it

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Age 30
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Seen January 21st, 2013
Posted March 13th, 2011
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Definitely Les Pauls. I've never played a Fender before, but Les Pauls is so much better than Synapse. Ultimately, I'd tell you to stick with acoustic... but you seem to have your heart set on getting one of those, so yeah.

EDIT: Just realized I basically said the exact same thing as ^. :<
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Seen October 15th, 2008
Posted October 15th, 2008
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Dude! Definitely the Les Paul!
I dont really own one but i've tried playing it a couple of times coz my friend has one, its like phenomenal :D
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Age 31
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Seen October 8th, 2017
Posted October 8th, 2017
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Erm...are you talking Epiphone Les Paul, or Gibson Les Paul? If you're just starting off, to be honest, I wouldn't go with any of those. Like you said, they're all a bit pricey, and no something I would pick up unless you're absolutely 100% sure that you'll be sticking with the instrument for a while.

But if you are, I'd go with a Fender Stratocaster. I used to have one (Bought used for somewhere around $300 about 2 years ago from a guitar center), and I loved it. It wasn't too light, and played perfectly. Then again. I've never actually owned (or even played, for that matter ._.) a Les Paul, so I'm not really sure how to compare the two =/
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Age 32
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Seen November 28th, 2012
Posted October 25th, 2008
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Go Fender. Admittedly, the Les Paul is an amazing guitar, but I personally prefer the look and feel of the Fender.

Don't go Synapse. I can't stand them.

But these are just my opinions. If I were you, I'd do some research on them so that you can choose your personal favorite. Maybe go to a store and test them out?

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Seen December 30th, 2022
Posted December 26th, 2022
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16.4 Years
If you're looking for a really nice rock-sound, and classically heavy guitar, get a Les Paul. A Fender Stratocaster is a sexy beast of a guitar, and it plays really nicely, and it's much lighter. It'd be my choice, but my dad's already got a Les Paul so I could play that thing anytime. XD

Never heard of a Synapse, though. o.o;
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Seen July 19th, 2009
Posted May 25th, 2009
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Erm...are you talking Epiphone Les Paul, or Gibson Les Paul? If you're just starting off, to be honest, I wouldn't go with any of those. Like you said, they're all a bit pricey, and no something I would pick up unless you're absolutely 100% sure that you'll be sticking with the instrument for a while.

But if you are, I'd go with a Fender Stratocaster. I used to have one (Bought used for somewhere around $300 about 2 years ago from a guitar center), and I loved it. It wasn't too light, and played perfectly. Then again. I've never actually owned (or even played, for that matter ._.) a Les Paul, so I'm not really sure how to compare the two =/
I'm talking about the Gibson Les Paul.
Age 32
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Seen November 24th, 2014
Posted October 12th, 2012
317 posts
18.1 Years
Well, I'm asking the more guitar-pro people, since they'll know what these guitars are.
Well, the first thing to ask here is what kind of music you will be playing, toss in some more info about you and i might help you decide wisely on here :]-
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Age 31
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Seen July 7th, 2018
Posted February 2nd, 2016
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18.9 Years
Gibson Les Paul. I own an Epiphone and it's the bomb. I've played fender, but personally... I like Les Paul a lot better.

I'm a blues/prog rock musician though. If you're looking for harder rock, maybe the Strat will pull it off better than a Les.
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Age 33
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Seen January 17th, 2023
Posted July 27th, 2013
1,637 posts
17.6 Years
This is a tough one, I have a Gibson SG but I am going to upgrade soon and after playing a lot of guitars, but mostly the Strat and the Les Paul, I have decided that I am going to get a Les Paul, though I do want to get a bass. Les Paul is my choice, never played a Synapse and I never wanted to so I can't really give you my opinion, though if it's between the Strat and the Les Paul I wouldn't fret(see what I did there?), either one is a solid choice. If it will help, look up some of your favorite guitarists and see what they play.