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Old 12-28-2011, 09:56 AM
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Default Guitar Duel - Les Paul vs Strat - who wins??

Here is a cool video made by a really great guitarist..Sam Coulson trading licks with himself..

I'm biased but I pick the Strat on this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibonH3lA66U
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Old 12-28-2011, 10:03 AM
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cool video...but it's comparing apples and oranges, really, if we think of it as a competition.
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Old 12-28-2011, 10:16 AM
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I'm biased but I pick the Strat on this one!
You picked the Strat? Frankly, I'm shocked!
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Old 12-28-2011, 10:20 AM
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I know...I'm biased!
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This is a perfect example of why you should have at least one of each.
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I am going to disagree here and say that with all of that distortion, they really do not sound that different from one another. In my opinion, the more fuzz there is, the less the distinction. Play 'em clean and the tonal differences are clear. Just my opinion here...
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Old 12-28-2011, 11:56 AM
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This is a perfect example of why you should have at least one of each.
I like your idea!
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Old 12-29-2011, 12:50 PM
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I am going to disagree here and say that with all of that distortion, they really do not sound that different from one another. In my opinion, the more fuzz there is, the less the distinction. Play 'em clean and the tonal differences are clear
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With all of the gain cranked into the amp, there's a minimal difference in tone. The Strat is slightly brighter, but not enough to write home about. The only major difference I heard between the two was that the Strat leads had a few tremolo tricks thrown in that couldn't be duplicated on the Les Paul
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Old 12-29-2011, 01:02 PM
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This is a perfect example of why you should have at least one of each.
exactly! that makes you a double winner!!!! i wouldn't part with either my strat nor my les paul!!!
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Old 12-29-2011, 01:40 PM
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I'll take either one. Slightly more treble on the Strat, but I think they both did well in this demo. It would be interesting to hear the clean sound form the two. I have always enjoyed Gibsons, but would accept a Strat...
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