(05-24-2025 12:28 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  For those who don't play, Stratocasters and Les Pauls are very different looking and sounding electric guitars. Strats lend themselves well to funk, country and blues. They lack midrange which gives them a thinner and funkier sound. Les Pauls are much heavier guitars and have a lot of midrange so they have a fatter and very chunky sound.

Stratocaster sound: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn (though SRV used special stacked single coils and fat strings)

Les Paul sound: Slash, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Alex Lifeson

AC/DC is a good example of a humbucker/Les Paul sound, though Angus actually uses an SG. That is similar to a Les Paul only a thinner piece of wood. But that chunky thick sound is typical of Pauls and humbuckers.

You left out the greatest of them all, the Telecaster. Jimmy Page recorded the first Led Zep record with a Telecaster. But yes he played the LP on stage. Keith Richards plays a worn out Telecaster although people at the recording of Honky Tonk Woman said he played an SG at the recording. Telecasters have been played in more genres than any other guitar. Country, rock, funk and metal. A truly incredible and simple instrument that has stood the test of time.

(05-24-2025 12:40 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-24-2025 12:34 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  I owned an SG once upon a time. Great guitar in its own right.

I've wanted one for years. Eventually I'll get one.

I've always wanted a Fender Jaguar as well. Lord willing I will finally get one next year. They have a shorter scale length like Pauls so they are easier for me to play.

Power chords are easy on them.

(05-24-2025 08:11 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Geez my grandson is 9. I just thought I was old.

Ha, my oldest granddaughter (the one with the 2 year old) is 32.

My other grandkids are 29, 22 and 17.

If I live a little longer, I will possibly have a small army of great grandkids, lol.

(05-24-2025 09:26 PM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  

(05-24-2025 12:28 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  For those who don't play, Stratocasters and Les Pauls are very different looking and sounding electric guitars. Strats lend themselves well to funk, country and blues. They lack midrange which gives them a thinner and funkier sound. Les Pauls are much heavier guitars and have a lot of midrange so they have a fatter and very chunky sound.

Stratocaster sound: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn (though SRV used special stacked single coils and fat strings)

Les Paul sound: Slash, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Alex Lifeson

AC/DC is a good example of a humbucker/Les Paul sound, though Angus actually uses an SG. That is similar to a Les Paul only a thinner piece of wood. But that chunky thick sound is typical of Pauls and humbuckers.

You left out the greatest of them all, the Telecaster. Jimmy Page recorded the first Led Zep record with a Telecaster. But yes he played the LP on stage. Keith Richards plays a worn out Telecaster although people at the recording of Honky Tonk Woman said he played an SG at the recording. Telecasters have been played in more genres than any other guitar. Country, rock, funk and metal. A truly incredible and simple instrument that has stood the test of time.

Telelcasters and Starts are more like cousins imo. They are even more country and twangy though, unless if course you slap a humbucker in the bridge position.

Once upon a time I played in a band with a guy (I don't remember his name, it was about a hundred years ago I guess) who played a Fender Mustang. I'd never seen one before, nor seen one since. I was a little fascinated by it.

Anyone familiar with that guitar?

Man we're derailing stink's thread. ;

(05-25-2025 07:37 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-24-2025 08:11 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Geez my grandson is 9. I just thought I was old.

Ha, my oldest granddaughter (the one with the 2 year old) is 32.

My other grandkids are 29, 22 and 17.

If I live a little longer, I will possibly have a small army of great grandkids, lol.

"Estas viejo, Triple"-You're old Triple.