This is A Les Paul "sounds" distinctly different from a Strat. Tone The first most apparent difference between the two guitars lies in the tone that each produces. Amp Compatibility Weight Feel 4. Pickups. Tone. Some of the comparisons that can be made between the Strat and the Les Paul involve differences in. But to the guitar aficionado the differences are many.They both are hunks of wood with six strings, that plug into an amplifier to make music. To the un-trained eye these two guitars have quite a lot in common. Nothing else would do. If you played rock and roll, you were either a Strat guy or a Les Paul player.
Back in the day, when I first started playing guitar, the picture was much clearer. But quite often, the world revolves around two opposing forces, day verse night, high tide verses low tide, summer verses winter all with varying degrees of in-betweeness. Politics has its independents, cars have Toyota and Honda fans, anglers have fly fishermen, and guitarists have Ibanez, PRS, Yamaha and more. It is, of course, not all black and white, and there are always off-shoots in any discipline. Stratocaster players verses Les Paul supporters.
In the guitar world, you often have two opposing legions. In the fishing world you have those who prefer inshore fishing, and those who are fans of off shore angling. In automotive circles you have Ford people, and you have Chevy people. In the political world you have republicans, and you have democrats.
Back in the day, when I first started playing guitar, the picture was much clearer. But quite often, the world revolves around two opposing forces, day verse night, high tide verses low tide, summer verses winter all with varying degrees of in-betweeness. Politics has its independents, cars have Toyota and Honda fans, anglers have fly fishermen, and guitarists have Ibanez, PRS, Yamaha and more. It is, of course, not all black and white, and there are always off-shoots in any discipline. Stratocaster players verses Les Paul supporters.
In the guitar world, you often have two opposing legions. In the fishing world you have those who prefer inshore fishing, and those who are fans of off shore angling. In automotive circles you have Ford people, and you have Chevy people. In the political world you have republicans, and you have democrats.