LES PAUL vs STRATOCASTER - Which Guitar is Right for You?
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- Which one of these iconic instruments is right for your playing style? Check out this comparison to find out!
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In My Humble Opinion, It's The Pickups That Make The Sound. It's A Personal Preference Thing, I Think!
Les Paul period
What if I told you that there is a Les Paul with single coils? (Epiphone Les Paul SL from 2017[?])
Strat
@@markmcelheney7513 it all comes down to
Pickups
What styel you like
And how heavy you want your guitar
I like strats because there lighter
my brain say fender Stratocaster
my heart say Gibson Les Paul
my wallet say epiphone
😭
@كافر Krok O'dil كافر F
I've been playing Epiphone for years and I'm honestly 100% devoted to them. An outstanding bang for your buck.
Or get a PRS SE. Good price, high quality and designed to be the mix of a Strat and a LesPaul.
This comment resumes my thoughts 💭
My mom says acoustic
It doesn’t matter which one you buy, sooner or later you’ll be wanting the other one.
I’m here with a Strat, trying to reason with myself that I need a Single Cut as well.
you sir, are very right.
Haha! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Literally lmao
Too true
My mind says: Strat
My heart says: Les Paul
My wife says: dream on
Steven Tyler says: Dream on
Your wife says: new bed comforter and matching sheets
Xaxaxa the same answer from my wife....DREAM IT
Wives and guitars just don't match oooorrr your wife knows mine, cause I got same answer.
your wife is aerosmith?
...that's EXACTLY why I'm not married (anymore)...
I own both a Les Paul and a Strat and both are amazing instruments. Apparently owning a great guitar did not solve my biggest problem. I need to learn how to play better. :) I could listen to this guy forever.
Same here! haha.
Tell me about it. Though it has to said, that buying a cool new guitar can in fact help you play better in a way, because it encourages you to play more, for a while at least, until the novelty wears off, and then you have to go buy a new one. An idea I've had recently, that I think I'm going to try out, is to buy a new guitar that I like, and then after a couple of months, once the new guitar euphoria has faded, advertise it for sale for maybe 80 to 90% of what I paid, no rush really to sell, but when it does, simply buy a new one of whatever different model I fancy trying out, and rinse and repeat. I reckon it should work out pretty well. That way you can carry on trying out cool new guitars indefinitely, always with a new awesome axe to rock. I just have to find the initial capital to get started.
Same. I realized also the way you play both guitars seem way different to me. Just watching you tubers and pros in videos play so different depending on if it's a strat or a les Paul. Is that what's happening or am I crazy?
Also to reply. I bought a Mexican strat because of some songs I really like that used a strat but I cannot get that thing to sound good or right. Even after setup and string swaps. I also believe it's becuase I'm not able to play the way a strat needs to be played to sound good. Also is that me or am I crazy haha . I learned and started on a les Paul if that helps..
Agree 100%. Did the same and mainly the problem was me the player.
I don't know what I'm doing here I play bass
the jester well I’m a drummer so
Jajaja me too jaja
I play nothing
I play pokemon go EVURIIDAYY
Just slap the like button
Title for me:
Squier Vs. Epiphone - Which guitar is right for you
lol nothing wrong with that man. If you are going on the cheaper side I have played some really good squiers lately.
@@beefnacos6258 And epiphones are also awesome. Gotta find a good one though. Out of the ones I played most were meh, but some were really really good.
Epiphone is better. Les Paul Standard (no bolt on neck). The $400-500 range is good. Or get a Mexican Strat. You could get these guitars from Craigslist or a pawn shop for $250-300 maybe.
Epiphone CASINO!!
For a Les Paul go Agile....I’ve had 3 epiphones with fret issues and will not buy another one..ever.
*Successfully plays the C chord*
Me: Hmmm... Which one of these bad boys should I get?
LITERALLY ME BUT WITH THE G CHORD
@@chiarabenedetto4977 LITERALLY ME BUT A CHORD
I feel personally attacked
Me with e power chord Xd
Literally me rn but I have most chords on my acoustic but now I want to learn finger style and riffs but I know nothing about electric
My mind says "Gibder Stratopaul"
But my heart says "Fenson Lescaster"
😔
Same
My wallet says Gacknez Stratosphere
Then you probably should consider quiting cocaine
yo both actually sounds sick
@@benjamin-qh6tg dude spares some space for him to breath lol
To my ear, the Strat sounds cleaner and more defined, but the Les Paul sounds warmer and fuller.
The Strat has more treble, but less bass than the Les Paul. The Les Paul has that thick bassy crunchy tone. I like the Les paul more, I just wish they weren't so heavy.
@@chuy8356, thank you for that clarification. It makes sense. I listen to Tool, and Adam uses a LP, and that describes his tone well. Side note, I play the drums, and not a guitarist at all, but I hung a knock-off Les Paul (Epiphone) on my dining room wall as art. The Les Paul body style is just art to me. Such an icon of rock.
@@chuy8356 What if you got a humbucking super strat?
@@kodokuna yeah, exactly. HH blacktop strats are the way
I agree 100%
Nobody's gonna give him any credit for how well he plays? Come on...that stat solo was awesome
Definitely agree, it was an amazing performance. Is that from a written song or improvisation?
No, I won't... I'm playing for 16 years flat and I'm awful compared to him. I won't give him the satisfaction :P
The blues riff was also surprisingly nasty in the best of ways
whats the name of the ssolo hes playing tho the strat
My dad says...oh wait I don’t have one. 😐
Honestly, whatever guitar it is, I just want to be able to play like this dude.
that too! When you can play, you can make any guitar sound good!
i agree! i like his style and ability.
too bad he doesn't do like Shatnershairpiece and just jam. check out Shatnershairpiece, he jams for an hour or more and he's good. he's a busker from Vancouver.
I was torn between a Strat and Les Paul. After watching your video I finally decided to buy both.
I have a Strat and I am in search for a Les Paul. Maybe a Telecaster would also be in my collection.
@@domagojoinky8262 A telle and a 7 string V is all I need to get all the guitars I want. I have them both, explorer and an 8 string.
Awesome!
I got rid from my Strat 25 years ago, I still have no LesPaul.
Why would I go for these when I own MUCH MUCH BETTER GUITARS!!!
Bad idea!
I solved this problem ages ago. I have both.
Profile picture lowkey fits
Weird flex but OK.
@@minsteast6100 What's weird about saying you bought both guitars?
Nice
Same lol
The best decision is obviously pulling a Brian May and building your own guitar
I tried this. In the end, even if you succeed, you end up with a piece of wood that don't even come close to these two icons. The marketing involved in guitars is so powerful that you still keep wanting them... Your idols play them, so you want them. Its simple yet powerful.
You gotta have all the hardware tools, time, patience, and knowledge to do that though. Yes, there are forums and online guides, but still a large endeavour to do.
you know Brian May is a genius, we, not so much
Well, I don't put him as a genius for building a guitar... He had the tools and knowledge of his father. He is a talented guitarrist thou @@maahrooreekee4295
Michael Brian May just used old wood and bike parts
_My dad: Son, why do you have a big scar on the right side of your stomach?_
*Me with my Les Paul: i am a business man doing business*
Why have 2 kidneys when you can have a Les Paul instead?
@@flockenlp1 Well, I guess that I can do with a couple fewer teeth...
Does your business happen to be crime?
Mark Knopfer said: if you want an extension of your arms, pick up a strat. If you want to let the guitar talk, pick up a les paul.
That literally means nothing lol
You can "let it talk" on a Les Paul too bro
@@blu-rae864 That's what he said. :)
That's just an incredibly biased way of saying "I like Gibson's". I get the feeling that such statements come very often from people that like the objectively worse of a comparison. As in features alone.
The les paul does do the talking for you and it’s so cool
Conclusion: Buy a good amp
The Eleventh Midnight Fender Mustang!!!! Great home amp!
Ls05 - Yep bro
Boss katana 50
Just bought the Boss Katana Artist 100 to go with my LP.
Ls05 - true bro
I think more than anything you proved it's not the guitar it's the player, and you sir made all these guitars sound amazing. Plus the editing from one guitar to another with no break in the sound, hats off very well done.
+Dane Nichols Thanks for the kind words Dane!
Yes, Darrell, if you ever stopped playing guitar you could get a job as a video editor--no problemos!!!
+Todd Sauve 😄 Thanks!
Not to take anything away from the playing, but the editing thing is super, super easy. I'm sure Darrell can vouch for this.
Actually, editing requires a certain type of thinking ability that not everyone has.
Andrew, you probably have this type of ability but not everyone else does.
Your dad sounds like a great dad. What a boss move of him.
4 old tires for a random guitar. Seems like one of the best deals you can make. And you still can fix it up for not so much money.
I've always been more of a fan of the Les Paul design just simply from a looks standpoint. And I'm also more of a fan of playing more doom metal, down-tuned songs, so the Les Paul is generally has a slightly more preferred sound for that style. Though obviously kind of negligible since you can obviously still get a pretty similar sound with a Strat, especially with additional effects. That Les Paul design just never gets old lmao.
A strat with a lot of fuzz can sound pretty good too 👍 I use a 50s telecaster for my doom project and it sounds great
Conclusion: get both
RIP Bank Account
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy guitars and that's close enough. Right? :P
But these guitars have been crossed professionally by EVH, so just get a Wolfgang or 2. It's a MUCH better guitar to play. It's also got a much better sound than either strat and les Paul. But Wolfgang does les Paul anyway! Which is much nicer than the real deal.
Guitars are happiness
Dreyn 77 The music man axis is a better choise!
Kyle Adler lol yeah... but then there's the Gretsch and the ......
Great playing... easy decision. I'll have one of each.
Ha! Same here!
haha same. I'll buy a squier for now, and when I'm rich, i'll buy a gibson les paul XD Because I think there's not a huge difference between the squier and the fender, but between the gibson and the epi I think it's worth it to buy the gibson
Actually i own both and i play the epiphone les pauls more than i play my Gibson les paul. I have a 2010 Gibson les paul studio, and looking at the specs of the Epiphone les paul traditional pro i have they are identical, same mahogany body, carved top and set neck... even the same pickups. Gibson bought epiphone in 1957 Les Paul told Gibson they needed to buy epiphone, he said because "even though he is a gibson man, he has always been an epiphone man." and Gibson listened. they maintained the quality that epiphone already built into their guitars and since 2010 Gibson has ramped up the epiphone les paul and today it is basically a Gibson les paul just a little cheaper (around 600-800 for a great one) don't count the epiphone les pauls out yet.
Oldskool Funk Lol
I literally must have the most tonal challenged ears in human history .. all the tones and guitars sound the same to me
Yeah it’s hard to hear a difference when it’s from a microphone
Try listening right after waking up. The later the time, the worse your hearing.
You might possibly be tone deaf, which is nothing to be ashamed of
But you appreciate the taste difference between a shaken and a stirred Martini...
I'm partially tone deaf due to hearing damage. I struggled to hear differences except when I was the one playing, and that was partly feeling the resonance. I was able to train my ears to be a bit better though. Not great, not even good, but better. You might benefit from rar training 😁
As a 60 year old newby, I chose a cheapish Stagg Strat. A couple weeks later, I saw a cherry sunburst Hondo 737 Les Paul. I had to get it. Lefties don't have many good deals to choose from used, so now I'm having a blast learning on both!
i'm not 60 but am a total newb myself. and my heartbrain is like GET BOTH AND SEE WHAT YOU LIKE. my pocketbook however has already set my jeans on fire. (just dropped $500 on my first acoustic)
The Les Paul is so heavy...but I love the sound that comes from it. I bought a Strat 2 years ago and I'm happy with it. One day I'll get a Les Paul just to have it in my collection but I'm having so much fun with the Strat.
that's my boat (aside from LH).... not many good green guitars and as a newbie i don't NEED multiple guitars but i also don't want to assume this'll be a standard color and then it gets discontinued (it's the Guild Starfire I, semi hollow. i've now held one, diff color, still kind of in love. but it's a bit over $500....)
Les pauls are so pretty tho man..
Foo 182 hell yeah they are
so are strats
macintosh512ke, Yeah they’re both incredibly beautiful guitars
i have a surf green strat and white and gold epiphone
@@acuaticgalaxy950 White and gold my god
"and a ton of other players"
Shows pic of Les Paul himself..
Doesn't show Ace
Gary Moore, Victor Griffin, Ace Frehley, Luther Allison, Jimmy Page, Wino Weinrich
Mark Knopler of Dire Straits, as well was a strat master, and coincidentally used a Les Paul on money for nothing.....
Probably my only complaint of this and most other Strat vs Les Paul comparison videos. There are so many Les Paul players in so many genres but you usually only hear Slash, Page, and maybe Bonamassa mentioned.
ferox965 eric clapton in 1960s, slash, angus young, etc
Hi Darrell, nice video. I speak from experience and started playing guitar in 1975. My first guitar was an SG. I loved it. But like every rock guitarist/enthusiast back then who loved Led Zeppelin, I bought a Les Paul. After having a career in the US Navy, I took up guitar again and tried every style solid body and hollow body electric guitar available in Guitar Center, LP's, SG's, Teles, strats, Ibanez, Jackson, Fender, Squier, Epiphone, Gibson, PRS, Schecter, etc. The first ingredient was finding the perfect feeling neck for my left hand. Then a guitar that fit comfortably to my body without a head stock dive. Then weight and tremolo bar. Much to my surprise, teles and LP's felt like a large block of wood like a kitchen cutting board and wasn't comfortable at all. That meant only guitars with a contoured body. Hence, I settled for stratocasters because of contour body, perfect neck, and tremolo bridge assembly. They were the most comfortable and their necks were perfect in my hand - Modern "C". I settled for Fenders and Squiers. Schecter and PRS were a close second. So I sold everything else and settled on Fender strats. Also, the beauty of strats is the after market options available appears to be unlimited. What I recommend to guitarists is go to a Guitar Center store as they have a 45 day full refund grace period. So you can really test everything your heart desires without forking out and $ in the end until you actually buy one for keeps. The search for the perfect guitar is a personal journey. Also, the lower end models like Squier and Epiphone are very well made and one shouldn't feel the need to fork out $3000-5000 for a Gibson Les Paul unless you absolutely must have it. I have several Fender strats and my favorite playing and sounding strat is a Squier Standard which they don't make anymore. Who knew? Forget the name on the headstock, put the ego aside and try everything.
Owned a Les Paul for 10 years or so and finally bought myself a Strat a few months ago. Absolutely love the Strat, and it also made me appreciate my LP more. They compliment each other beautifully.
Conclusion....you need to have both a Strat and a Les Paul!!!
and a Tele... and maybe a Gretsch ... and PRS's are nice ... :-)
PRS, yussssss!
Don't forget the Rickenbacker 12 string and the Martin acoustic! That and around $50k worth of boutique amps/pedals makes a pretty good starter pack for the serious beginner. :)
+Mike Towey 😄👍
Kim Cornell couldn't have said it better
My head: fender strat
My hands: gibson lp
My wallet: harley benton
LOL....😂😂😂😂
aye yooo, but honestly Harley Benton is actually great
The Harley will probably play better out the box than the Gibson.....and head won't snap off if you fart in the same room😎
The only thing the Les Paul has over the Harley is the romance factor, personally I'd buy the Harley and play guitar😎
As an owner of an Epiphone Les Paul myself I will tell you that it is quite a fine guitar, I love it. Although I did swap put the pickups for EMGs, sounds even more amazing now though.
When you can play like him they all sound good !. When you play like me they all sound bad.
Same here! Lol
Im sure you arent even half as Bad as you think you are
It would be a blasphemy if I played them.
I dont know why am I even watching this video, I’ve been playing guitar for a week.
@@IdaNapieraanothing wrong with getting a good guitar from the get go. Can always sell it later if you decide not to stick to it :)
A Les Paul is a lot like an old american muscle car. It might not be the most practical guitar, it might not have too many uses, but nothing beats the feeling, sound and look of it. But you need to be the type of guy to use it.
Yeah something does beat the feeling and sound of it .... Its called a strat ..
So.... Like a woman?
HEY-OH!
Just get a guitar with split humbuckers and you can have both sounds
the feel and look sure. sound? its literally a guitar with humbuckers. oh wait thats 99% of guitars that arent strats.
Just buy either one and intend on buying the other later on.
I have a Fender strat and also picked out a Gibson that's still in the music store.
Gail Lewis which one is your favorite?
that's what i'm trying to do :v
True enough, I'd personally slightly tweak it and say buy the one you're 'most drawn to first', but don't bail on getting the other one ASAP!
You've got a great attitude Don. good luck. From Spider Nate
7:36 Oh that's cool imma try that!
*goes out of tune immediately*
Rather than saying “Let’s get started”,
“Les get Strated”
The strats sound clear and sharp, the les Pauls sound warmer and heavier
For 65 years, people are saying the same thing.
Hello to you scrolling through the comments. Have a great day and enjoy your Les Paul / Strat
I don't have one yet. 😢
But I don’t have one yet
Update: I already bought an electric guitar but it's an SG Pro. 😂
This is the most Canadian thing I've ever read
At least no self promote.
This is enormously helpful. Thanks man. I mainly play rhythm acoustic folk/bluegrassy stuff but this has cemented my decision to stick with a Les Paul when I get a new electric.
Sounds like a cool take on Mary had a Little Lamb! Everyone is different, but this solidified that for me, the Strat will always be king of the hill for blues guitar. That no-frills, low-gain gives our moody phrasing the limelight. It's ethereal.
7:23 That Strat solo was.... amazing!!!!!!
Song title?
He makes his solos for demonstrate the sound of the guitar. There’s no song title.
How to find it's backing track?
That was sick 😷
@@user-pu2oy2tb7i ever heard of impro lol
4:06 Fender MIA Strat
4:28 Gibson LP Trad
4:49 Squier Deluxe
5:09 Epiphone Standard
6:24 Fender
6:52 Squier
6:42 Fender
7:10 Squier
6:33 Gibson
7:01 Epiphone
7:22 Epic
How much is that fender in the Philippines?
@@jhondeealvarez424 about 7541 pesos
@@onkochishin.-3814 salamat pre sure yun?
@@jhondeealvarez424 no problem
@@jhondeealvarez424 I'm not Filipino so Idk what you said I just used a money converter
Darrell
Thank you for another insightful Guitar review!
I follow dozens of Guitar related channels and yours is by far my favorite overall 🎸😎John
Awesome playing and great video all round. Both LP and Strats are equally impressive. I want both.
We all know we're gonna get both in the end, the question is;
Which one are you gonna buy first?
Underrated comment.
Best comment 😂
My wallet wants to know your location.
Ended up with a Gibson Les Paul, Epiphone SG Standard (the $600.00 one not the $150.00 learner) , Fender Strat, Ibanez Pro Bass, and an Alvarez Acoustic Electric....I just can't make up my mind which I like best! Bought the Gibson Les Paul first though.
The strat, is cheaper
All I can afford is a free guitar app on my android phone that i can strum strings on whilst pressing buttons to change the chords, i plug it into a pair of headphones i got for free on an open top bus tour in Barcelona, I'm living the dream.
Cool! What is that called? It is a pain carrying a guitar everywhere.
Everybody has to start somewhere. The beginning of my journey was old, massively screwed up guitars my dad inherited, and cheap, massively screwed up guitars I bought while in school in a third world country. Eventually, my dad helped me source some more worthy gear. Keep the dream alive.
I'm definitely attracted to the strat and single coil sound, I imagine all the ballads, ska/reggae, or dreamy post-rock I'd play with it. Then I remember I'm a black metal guitar player, so I'd better stick to my les paul.
Yamaha Pacifica or Ibanez RG
Hendrix played strats. Wasn’t a metal guy but.
@@bobbythompson4268 : He also played Flying V, Danelectro, etc etc!
I own both, and I find they each have their own special vibe. I don’t consider one “better” than the other. In fact we’re overlooking the revered Fender Telecaster, which has yet another amazing vibe.
Three fantastic guitars which collectively are responsible for SO much great music. 👍🏻 KUDOS to both.
My dream is to add a Tele to my collection, as well as a ES339… such a great utility guitar!
I'd like a Tele vs SG video
These guitars are not responsible for the great music!
It's as ridiculous as thinking that Leonardo's paintbrush was responsible for Mona Lisa!
Santana never sounded better than when he used the L6S!
Mac Laughlin's bes sound was the Rex Bogue Double Rainbow
Pat Benatar's hits were all played with a BC Rich Eagle
How funny, all these have maple bodies!
@@harounel-poussah6936 you know what I meant: "so much great music was played on these guitars." Better ?
I've got one of each. The Les Paul is certainly a more aesthically nice guitar and i find the playability is a bit better than the Strat. But the Strat's gorgeous clean tone is something the Les Paul can't get close too. I've rarely been able to get a satisfying clean sound out of the Les Paul. Just like i've rarely been able to get a satisfying high gain sound out of the Strat.
Underrated mindset 🤘👍
that's sort of my take on it after the vid (though i wouldn't know about the high gain). i don't own an electro yet, just doing research and trying to decide between the two. do you like one over the other for particular styles?
Try an alnico II low gain pickup for a sweet clean sound from the LP.
That solo at 7:23 was amazing. What an extraordinary use of tremolo.
do you know what song that is??
@@gutterboyy6141 I also want to know. It sounds amazing.
@@christiaanboshoff5281 I found it but it's nothing close to how it sounds here. it's just the instrumental heard in the background.
Moy Bryant can you tell me the instrumental I agree this sounds epic
@@adrian9582 it's in the description, the link all the way in the bottom .
I’ve been fortunate enough to start with a Fender Stratocaster and it’s a masterpiece. :)
The way I come back to this video just to hear you play 😭. You talked me into a squire strat years ago but I’m back again
You kinda look like an off brand Tom Brady
no, Tom Brady is an off brand Darrel braun
Nipples the Enchilada Excuse me?
I was thinking the same thing!!!
Better than an off brand Jim Plunkett I guess.
The Epiphone/Squier Tom Brady lol
Fender..clean"
Gibson Dirt"
The both sound greats
fender quack
gibson mud
HSS strat = problem solved
@@nonamehereplease
Lord, no! What the hell is the point of more than 2 humbuckers?😅
you're so sincere and born for this stuff. Thanks man. still deciding which one to buy. lol
Have both. I love the look of the LP, but I am a Strat man; we just woke up that way. Thanks for this content, pal. You're putting something into this world of value.
Thank god! I appreciate you playing the same riffs on each guitar. So many comparison videos show different guitars playing completely different riffs that it really kills the “comparison” aspect. 🙏🏼
My dad bought me a BB Gun! I joined the Marine Corps. Wish he would traded some tires for a guitar instead. I would have joined a band! Dude you Rock.... Great video.
Alan B but a guitar wouldn’t have taught you discipline, comradery if that’s how it spelled etc. I know, I served almost 10 years in the army.
@@michaelzschoche2746 you can feel comradeship and become a disciplined player within the boundaries of music too, dude. A bond with your bandmates/army, and disciplined routine with an instrument/tools for war.
Semper Fi!
Lmao this is underrated
With a gun people can be killed - with a guitar the heart of people can be reached....
I immediately smiled when the squier came on, love the vintage sound
I've owned and played both. The LP is a little heavier and the neck is a different profile. They have different 'personalities': the Strat is a little lighter in tone, while the LP is a meatier texture. That being said, there are so many models with different woods, configurations and pickups, you really need to play a few to see what you like.
7:55 is just amazing. I’ve replayed that part atleast 8 times. Les Paul’s are something else. Getting mine in a week
Do you know what song it was?
Also want tô know
@@themagictunaphish902 sounded kinda like anastasia by slash
Nice video!
Two different tones, the stratocasters are closer to my soul and my musical tastes
kneelandpray2 same I am getting the squier stratocaster
Jayden Bustillo Squiers are great guitars for their price, I always recommend them to beginners, and people buying guitars for their kids. I actually have a Squier the exact same color as the first Strat he held up at the beginning of the video, the greenish one
The Stratocaster was always the one with more soul for me. Also they are way better to play imho.
Learned and played on a Strat for 6 years then transitioned to a Les Paul just recently. I have rather weak and small hands so even after building up strength in my left hand for years the long scale length of the Strat just wasnt ideal for me especially in longer sessions especially since I was also switching from a rhythm player to a full time lead player, but was still a great workhorse guitar. All that strength build up from the Strat did wonders for me when I transitioned to a Les Paul. With the shorter scale I was able to vibrato, bend and overall play my techniques like never before.
Having both is really handy when you're a regularly writing and recording like myself but if you want my take, I say go for the Strat if you want to be more of a rhythmic player playing a lot of chords, strumming and funky songs and if you have the finger strength unlike myself you can very much play lead on it. If you want to have more control over the fingerboard and play more expressively (minus the whammy bar) then I say go for the Les Paul.
Either one is great but it all boils down to what you want to play on and which guitar fits the budget better.
Thanks for the tip about the finger strength thing and the rhythm vs lead thing. Helps a lot 👌🏾
strat owner just played my mates gibson studio for the first time and love the feel so guna get one. thanks for the vid mate and nice work
Wow, I love the seamless transitions between guitars. It really helps define the overall sound of each guitar compared to the others,
I can't tell you which guitar is better, but damn that was some gorgeous playing.
+Jeff Wilson Thanks!
I appreciate the kind words :)
I have a Strato since 1973, a LesPaul Deluxe since 1972, and many others Fender (Telecaster), Gibson (SG, Flying V), and I love all of one... différents guitars for différents styles.
One lucky dude 👍
Thank you for sharing. This demo was very helpful.
Get a Strat with a humbucker in the bridge position - sorted!
32shumble I use a Fender strat with Seymour duncan's everything axe, you Get The best of both worlds with those pick ups!
Nah, it's not the same in my opinion. Just doesn't sound right to me.
Humbucker in the bridge and two rails in the forward positions is what I went with. Doesn't sound like a Strat anymore, but it ROCKS!
I got a HSS strat with humbucker at bridge, but I actually wish I would have gotten humbucker in the middle instead to keep that iconic strat single coil bridge sound. But I play in the neck pickup 90% of time anyways
it's definitely not "much better", it just depends on the tone you want to achieve. Listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California, the chorus is power chords on strat, seems pretty heavy and powerful to me. anyhow, John Frusciante uses distortion in most of his solos with single coils, sounds epic!
The Les Paul sounds warmer, a fatter sound. The Strat sounds more precise, very pure tone without the same depth as the Les Paul.
Yes Strat is very clear, and precise is a great word, it's not for 'sloppy live' playing. (Don't mix with alcohol haha) (i.e. Jimi Page was a Gibson guy)''
I was listening to the difference between the Strat and the Telecaster and found a similar difference. The Tele was warmer and richer, the Strat by comparison was more shrill but sounded great for shreds- rapid passages.. I read that EddieVanHalen had similar issues and resolved the problem with the LesPaul/Strat-Frankenstein.
Darrel - Thank you for your videos. Your videos are the most helpful.
I come back to this vid every now and then to hear his amazing playing
This was a great side by side comparison! I am new to guitars and this gave me exactly what I needed. Thank you!!
I use both of them depending on my flavor of music at the time I play. I recommend to get both and you'll never be sorry you did. Both great instruments and serve their purpose very well.
........till you find out you need a tele too, because it's the most fun to play.
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BigEdWo yep that will be my next choice but it may be the G&L ASAT and not Fender. I like the sound better.
I have a G&L legend (strat type) its simply amazing.... But I love Les paul too...
Yep. I actually like the G&L better than Fender.
Great review Brett as usual, playing is just sublime too.
.... honestly it boils down to the romance factor of ones own hero....comfort and ones perception of value. Any amp can be tweaked to make all these sound the same to any audience. A good set up will have any of these guitars playing well.
That opening on the strat was amazing.
Whichever one you buy, you'll probably end up with the other eventually anyway. Both great instruments.
Lovely smooth playing as usual Darrell 🤘🏻
+David Reynolds True!
Thanks 😀
This video is great. I'm glad I subscribed to this channel last year. I've learned so much. Thank you!
Hello sir Darrell, may I ask what string gauges you are using on you strats/teles, they seem really easy to bend. Thank you in advance :).
+Jean Steven Damatan Hi!
I always use the recommended string guage from the manufacturer :)
Darrell Braun Guitar Hi! wow thank you for immediate response. It's really nice having subscribed to your channel. I really learned a lot.
+Jean Steven Damatan Anytime! 😀
Jean Steven Damatan what was the song you were playing the blues too
I like both depending on your style, I think Les paul for the more warmer musical tones, some songs require this, though I think you can play with the eq and get a strat to sound warm as well. I thinks it's whether you like or mandarins or oranges, just my opinion.
I´m a fan of the Les Paul and it's been my main guitar since I bought it a few months ago, but yesterday I decided to play with my first old Stratocaster, and I really enjoyed playing with it. So, as some people commented before, even when you like either one or the other, in the end, you'll want to have both of them.
everyone says LP has "fuller" sound.
but does anyone else think the clarity of higher frequencies in the strat makes it technically "fuller"? To me the strat just sounds more like a guitar
I wouldn't call it "fuller." It's because of the clarity of those higher frequencies that it serves well in cutting through the mix. I do believe though that it is a better soloing instrument since it is much more articulate.
It's actually more like this:
LP: Thick and Heavy
Strat: Thin and Clean
@@brainer5457 that's my conclusion
When people say it’s “fuller” they’re talking about how the humbucker gives a lot of mids, which enhances the presence of most audible notes to the human ear, that’s why the sound feels thicker. The Strat’s single coils cannot give all those mids, they focus on brighter notes, however that also makes it a naturally better guitar for lead playing and blues (as Hendrix himself proved it to be).
Thumbs up - Good video. Can't decide between the two though I've been mostly a strat guy for a very long time. Still, the Les Paul can get some great sounds. Paul Kossoff did wonders with a LP. Also, guitar great Roy Buchanan used to play a tele for the most part but switched over to a Les Paul before his unfortunate passing. He said something along the lines of "I can get any tone I want from a Les Paul". There are also some good vids on TH-cam where people walk you through dialing in different LP volume and tone combos. But that said I still love strat sounds.
I think using a strat with humbuckers and single coils are the best. Like the Yamaha Pacifica. Because You can play pretty much anything on it for a low price. It’s amazing for beginners like me. Because you can play blues and jazz, but also high gain metal with the comfortable shape of a strat.
I had 2 strats, everyone of them no brand, I mean powerbeat and admix haha but I finally could afford an Epiphone Les Paul and I couldn't be happier :) I love it... here in Ecuador a Epiphone LP is worth like $650 and the basic salary is $396 a month, u guess how hard it is buying instruments :(
Thank you darell I love to watch your videos, you're style is very clean and spot on, I've been playing 44,years this march, and can really hear and feel your love of the strings. Great job sir and please don't stop.
PS I enjoyed the squire the most , I own both guitars so I'm partial to the fender. It was my first guitar.
Thank you for this great comparison and sharing you knowledge
I remember watching this video when picking my first guitar...I got a SX Stratocaster..it was a good first guitar but I always thought of getting a LP..so a few months ago I got a Yamaha Studio Lord and it's my favorite guitar ..I personally love the Les Paul more...
This is an excellent video. I'm really glad you showed several types of music that brought out how each shined in different situations. Price vs sound, I think I'd be happy with the epi over the Gibson, but the fender really was much nicer sounding than the squier. Of course, now I want one of each...
Great comparison Darrell !
Thank you for posting
I’m looking for a new axe now so I’m glad that I found your channel
Every Strat I’ve played sound very similar, apart from if you have a rosewood or maple fretboard. I own 4 Les Pauls with 4 very individual sounds due to the Pickups. They go from Warm to Aggressive to ‘Modern Clean’ to Metal, so I would say there isn’t just a typical Les Paul Tone.
But generally a Strat and Paul bookend all other guitars in sound range.
^^^^ THIS.
I’m definitely a strat guy. I remember being a kid and my dad had a live laser disk of Stevie and he played Lenny live. I was so blown away buy that and what that guitar looked like I have always into strats.
You just reaffirmed that it's all in the hands. I'll bet you could make anything sound good.
+autocrow Thanks! :)
Both! Over the past 32 years I've never gone without a Stratocaster and Les Paul at the same time.
Wow, two at a time
You must be a really advanced player 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The real threesome that every man deserves
I own them both and i like them both depending on the style i want to play. Both of my guitars have their history. They were not always like they are today, I first had to figure out what i like and what i don't and what parts have what influence on the tone. So, hardware and pickups were changed during the years. On the Strat even the neck was replaced. Today i have two guitars that i absolutely love. Interestingly the first love changes from time to time from on to the other instrument. Originally i was a Les Paul guy although my first electric was a Levinson Blade Strat. The older i got the more i started to apprechiate the Strat again, although this time the Fender Strat.
I bought a Squier back in '95 and never really learned to play. Now that I am that much older, I recently decided to pick up on playing guitar and piano for fun. I always liked the Fender sound, so it would be perfect for me when playing classic rock. For that, it's a Strat for me! I am also bigtime into metal (classic and modern). So a Les Paul (Epiphone or Gibson?) for me there. I'm pretty excited with my new hobby...just hopefully I will be patient enough this time to learn to play!
This to me says buy an Ibanez. Jack of all trades master of none.
I always played semihollow models, ES335-like or Gretsch-like guitars. I love the feel of Gibson body style and humbucker sound. But man, when I played on a Tele I fell in love instantly. Fender neck is so good, and single coil sound is so sweet.
Nowadays my 2 mains guitars are a Parker strat-like and a Giannini electric Craviola.
Your an awesome guitarist thanks for the demo, I'll play it again just to listen to it.
Thank you very much for a great video - and your guitar playing is awesome man 👍👍
As for the guitars - I think the fender strat gives the best value over the broadest range of sound. If you had to choose just one guitar for your money it would have to be the strat - tho every serious guitarist no doubt wants and should have both, the Les Paul has really great midrange