PRS, SG, or Les Paul??

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I have been craving the humbucker tone lately. I currently have a Strat, a Gretsch 6120 Setzer and a Guild Starfire III. I feel like I am missing something, and that's a nasty humbucker guitar!

I play through an original 60s black face twin. My main source of dirt is a vintage TS-808 Tube Screamer.

I really want something fuller sounding than my current guitars. So, what do you recommend? A PRS, an SG or a Les Paul? Are they all gonna sound about the same?? Or, is one raunchier than the other? BTW - I'm talking american standard gibsons here. No Epiphones or Specials.
 
you want something nasty? sg with p-90s. single coils baby!
 
travelin travis said:
you want something nasty? sg with p-90s. single coils baby!
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Interesting idea. I had an old 60s Gibson ES-something with P-90s a long time ago. It was an amazing slide guitar. You think the P-90s are gonna be more raucous than the humbuckers?
 
blkdog7 said:
Interesting idea. I had an old 60s Gibson ES-something with P-90s a long time ago. It was an amazing slide guitar. You think the P-90s are gonna be more raucous than the humbuckers?
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no, i don't think. i know! if you want raucous and nasty, i'd go for single coils. i'm not saying that humbuckers don't do nasty but i think p90s do it better. i've been going to music shops every chance i get and comparing humbucker and p90 loaded gibsons. the p90s do the rock n roll thing for me. go check some guitars out.
 
I agree with Travelin that the P90's are the ticket to nasty and rock n roll. I recommend that while in the guitar shop, check out the Gibson SG3 if after you try out the P90's equipped guitars and still want the humbucking sound.
 
Another one to try is the Gibson Les Paul Faded Double Cut. I can say, as an owner of one, that it's quire a versatile guitar that can handle country, rockabilly, surf and hard rock/heavy metal. I've tried the Gibson SG Classic, as well, and its tone is a bit beefier and darker than the Les Paul FDC, so this would give you something to go on, if it would come down to deciding between the SG Classic and Les Paul FDC. If I ever had the chance, I'd buy an SG Classic to play rhythms behind my Les Paul FDC.

Matt
 
Man I love the feel and sound of the LP DoubleCut. As was stated earlier, a very versatile guitar. There are so many p'up options around today that its hard to generalize a Humbucker sound. My advice....play lots and lots of guitars b4u decide. I chose a Hamer Studio as the best sounding and value at its price point.


chazba
 
Unsprung said:
Another one to try is the Gibson Les Paul Faded Double Cut. I can say, as an owner of one, that it's quire a versatile guitar that can handle country, rockabilly, surf and hard rock/heavy metal. I've tried the Gibson SG Classic, as well, and its tone is a bit beefier and darker than the Les Paul FDC, so this would give you something to go on, if it would come down to deciding between the SG Classic and Les Paul FDC. If I ever had the chance, I'd buy an SG Classic to play rhythms behind my Les Paul FDC.

Matt
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the faded double cutaway is a very cool guitar for the money. i preferred it over the humbucker loaded sgs that i played.
 
Man, I think any of the guitars mentioned will do a fine job but they will all be different. I've played a PRS CUS 24 as my main axe since 1987 and it's got awesome tone and is very versatile. I have a Gibson SG that I bought well before the PRS and I'd say it's a totally different animal than the PRS. I have a few Les Paul copies and the nastiest one has P90's. I'd go for a Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers or P90's for the meanest ROCK sound...all IMHO!

Good Luck.
 
versatility and utility = LP or PRS
skank and raucous = SG
skankier and raucousier = SG w/ p90's

I have and LP standard and an SG standard, both with buckers and I love 'em both, night and day, but both are tone monsters

I've got a Gibson G3000 with 3 p90's that still scares the pants off of me when I kick it, nice for recording but pretty hard to tame for more than one sound
 
it wouln't hurt to check out one of the Carvin CT models either if you are thinking about a PRS. it's the same quality guitar for a lot less money. somthing to consider.
 
Les Paul has a nice warm low end, not too bright a guitar. Nice and smooth sounding.
PRS McCarty (SoapbarPickups) is like a mix between a fender and a Les Paul, quite bright, but also nice and smooth and warm.

Not sure on SGs. Ive playde them and didnt like them but it wasnt a toneal fact (cant remeber what it sounded like) I didnt like the way it hung.
becuase the neck is so fekin long it tends to hang uncomfortably.

Eck
 
I wish I had a original black face.. such a sweet amp

I also wish i had the option to buy any of those guitars you mentioned... would be great to have the other tone.. I'm playing a telecaster.. doesn't get any brighter than that ;)

p.s. sorry it's a little off topic.. i'm just jelous!
 
Roybot said:
Man, I think any of the guitars mentioned will do a fine job but they will all be different. I've played a PRS CUS 24 as my main axe since 1987 and it's got awesome tone and is very versatile. I have a Gibson SG that I bought well before the PRS and I'd say it's a totally different animal than the PRS. I have a few Les Paul copies and the nastiest one has P90's. I'd go for a Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers or P90's for the meanest ROCK sound...all IMHO!

Good Luck.
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ditto on the PRS custom 24. Versatile, great tone, super sustain. I'd also check out other PRS models, too, Like the McCarty.

My buddy has a Guild Bluesbird (I'm pretty sure that's the model) w/ P90's....he gets some amazingly sweet tones from that thing. You'd have to buy one used, because they don't make the P90 model anymore.

Have fun!
 
I'd blurry the decisionmaking even more by trying out the better Schecters and Deans. there's good mahogany/humbuckers there.. And there's always EMG's.
If dead set on spending, mabe the Heritage's in KalamZOO.
Never played a PRS, but they look like versatile enough..
 
I have owned a 64' SG since new, bought second guitar 1987 PRS Custom 24 new, and have a 98' Amer. Strat bought new. The SG (under my bed) and Strat is in the house, my PRS is in the studio...its all I play, and like posted is versatile in tone and playability.

I love Carlos, but man PRS cheapo knock-offs-wow!
And now my beloved axe is laying in bed with Carvin....ouch!
 
One that I forgot to mention, and is also part of my collection, is the Ibanez JTK2 Jet King. 2 humbuckers, 2 volume and tone controls, 3-way switching and both pickups are coil tapped via rocker switches below the neck pickup. This one is also a versatile guitar, for being able to play it (in the middle position) as if it had 2 single coil pickups, single coil bridge/humbucker neck, humbucker bridge/single coil neck or (of course) humbucker/humbucker. The only minor drawback to coil tapped humbuckers is, a slight volume drop when a humbucker is used as a single coil. I'm considering Lindy Fralin Unbuckers, for my Jet King, which are described at http://www.fralinpickups.com as being designed to eliminate the volume drop. The Jet King tail piece is also string-through, so if you're looking for good sustain, the Jet King's got it.

Matt
 
Thanks for all the ideas guys. I'll check out that double cut-away Les Paul.

I have been leaning towards the SG. I have an old 70s'ish Epiphone SG that I have always used for recording so I have been a little partial. I really like that P-90 idea. What to do, what to do...

After reading all of this I now feel like I need to buy four guitars! :)
 
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