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Les Paul Bass
- Thread starter Mythoughts
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wow not a single reply in almost a month....well I've been looking for an epiphone les paul bass for awhile now and I've found one that i'll be looking at in a few days...hopefully it turns out to be something i want...we'll see.
why? well so far it's cuz i like the way they look...still yet to find out if I like the way they play.
why? well so far it's cuz i like the way they look...still yet to find out if I like the way they play.
This - 2011 Gibson Les Paul Standard Oversized
And this - 1999 Epiphone Standard Limited Edition
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Thanks
The Epiphone is a bit easier to play due to its smaller size and lighter weight, but the Gibson definitely has a deeper darker tone with the oversized chambered body.
The Gibson was bought here on TB
Saw a 3 piece band at a local pub awhile back, bass player was playing an Epi LP bass through a small GK amp. Nice solid, punchy sound, I was impressed.
My Epi's are Thunderbirds. Well built, sound and play awesome. I don't get along with the LP's ergonomics myself but do with the T-birds (where some don't, go figure).
My Epi's are Thunderbirds. Well built, sound and play awesome. I don't get along with the LP's ergonomics myself but do with the T-birds (where some don't, go figure).
I owned one of these for a couple of years back in the early 80s. It was my first Gibson bass as well as my first short-scale bass.
Exceptionally well-built, but somewhat of a polarizing instrument that one was. I wouldn't mind grabbing another one at some point in the game.
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Exceptionally well-built, but somewhat of a polarizing instrument that one was. I wouldn't mind grabbing another one at some point in the game.
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You’re the reason I found out about it! And it was a sweet deal on CL and went smoothly considering it wasn’t a local CL transaction.
Yes it was a no brainer price. I've had good luck finding stuff on the local Craigslist here but they're getting fewer and farther between.
I had one of these, as well as a few other Les Paul basses over the years. Each had their own unique tone, but nothing to write home about. They were all kind of dull sounding. The biggest turn off for me was the ergonomics. Maybe it's because I've grown up in the Leo-designed camp and I'm used to that basic shape, but the LP bodies just feel awkward to me.
Sound. Quite dark but not muddy. Not all that usable to me at the time, but I was still very young back then and likely didn't know how to get the most out of it, coming from various FSOs that I previously owned/played.
I'm reasonably certain that I'd be able to find my way around one of those much better nowadays.
I grew up in that camp myself and could see why other players would be unhappy with these basses. They were quite heavy for their size, and definitely balanced very different than Fenders, or most other basses for that fact. Because the body is so small but yet so dense and heavy, one does feel every last gram of it.
There was one back in the 90's that I was on the fence about. Loved the sound, hated the maroon paint job. Finally decided to buy it and someone had gotten to it before me. Whaddaya do?
