A comparison! Between a PRS McCarty and a Gibson Les Paul Standard!
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PRS vs. Gibson. An age-old question and a discussion we will not participate in. There has been said enough on the message boards So we're gonna let the guitars speak for themself so you can make up your own mind! Feel free to start a civilized conversation in the comment section though ;)
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I own both. Remember to have the humbuckers set up the same way and how you like them (screw height, etc) to get a fair test. For me the PRS wins everywhere except the classic treble pickup roar with OD. The PRS gets close. But the PRS sounds better clean and stays in tune better than my Tele, and it’s jist built so much better. If I could only keep one, it’s the PRS.
Same here, and pretty much agree with your assessment.
Also have both. The individual string definition of the PRS is better, the LP is muddier. Both are amazing. The LP looks cooler though.
Juicy playing as always Sasha!!! That PRS is so articulate (and plays like a dream)! Les Paul is as good as always, probably need both of them... XD
Midnight Marc here btw... ;)
Thanks so much, you PRS fanboy! 😁❤️
Both are beautiful sounding. Your fingers are doing marvelous things. These tones are wonderful. I would vote for the Les paul especially in the neck pickup. But to be honest you need both.
I have a McCarty . I’ve professionally played a telecaster for years and have tried various Les Pauls as well as a few 335’s . Really nice guitars , all of them . I have every thing I had to bond with them and just couldn’t The McCarty is just a different guitar than the Les Paul and isn’t meant to really compare . As a fender player , the PRS gets me into about any territory I want to go . It stays in tune and plays incredibly. Oh , and I think I sound like me no matter what I play but the PRS would really be the only guitar I would need to do anything I wanted and sound incredible.
That’s a PRS McCarty DC245, they are very rare, built in a limited run with a 24.5 inch scale length. I have a PRS McCarty PF09, made in the same limited run, a fantastic guitar that gets better every year.
I think PRS if you’re going for comfort and ergonomics. But if you’re like me and you’re a sucker for tradition it has to be the LP. Both are gushing with gorgeous tone...beautiful playing as well btw!
Honestly, I was never into PRS ever. But after buying the Silver Sky, I started to play more PRS's at guitar stores. Now, PRS is one of my favorite guitars ever. So easy to play and great craftsmanship as well. Very impressed
McCartys are amazing guitars.
I traded a brand new Suhr signature series (Andy Wood modern T) for a new black gold burst DC 594. Both were close in price, but the sound coming from the PRS had me sold. To be fair, I didn’t like the sound of the Suhr I bought, so I traded for a brand new 594. Suhr is on a roll. Zero defects.
I went the other way. First guitar I bought was a PRS SE Custom 24, then a PRS acoustic, then I got Santana and core Custom 22 models and a SE Hollowbody II Piezo. But then I bought a great Les Paul and some Fenders and three Mike Lipe Guitars. The Mike Lipe are the pick of the bunch but I play the Fender & Gibson more now than any of the PRS and the SE Custom 24 was sold.
@@jflynniv Suhr are well made but they sound kind of sterile to me, PRS is the same. I much prefer my Mike Lipe guitars to my PRS models and my Gibson Les Paul now that I've had it Plek'd and set up by Charlie Chandler's Guitar Experience in London is absolutely superb. I still own four PRS guitars but the only one I've ever really loved for the tone it has is the Hollowbody II Piezo model which is fantastic.
That LP is a good one! These “tests” are always hard to really decipher, for all the x-factor stuff. They both sound AMAZING 🤩
The PRS had more “bite”? Low-Mid clarity? It would be hard to pick.
The PRS is a pen the Gibson is a marker.
They both sound too similar. Trying to decide what to buy. I've played some dogs of Les Pauls. One weighed over 9 lbs. (Oof!) Others the neck didn't feel great. Now, I've played a McCarty I had trouble putting down. The quality control with PRS just wins it for me. Thank you for the comparison. Sound is similar, so it's a matter of the one I'll bond with. Quality wins over name.
Get a used private stock from 2011 or later. Best value for your dollar. I play my PRS guitars more than my 50s Gibson/Fender guitars.
Both sound great. This guy's playing is always wonderful. Beautiful to listen to in itself, but also so dynamic and articulate that it really lets you hear the guitar's tone and nuances (unlike the many shredding or strumming demos out there).
I just got both....and a bunch of others. Solved my problem right quick.
Both guitars SOUND great. But keep in mind the horrible nut on a LP
And the string angle is what made me change to Prs
I play in a band around town and the PRS rarely goes out of tune while playing... Which cannot be said for the LP which I have played for years and years AND i grew weary of having to have a brand new LP go to a luthier to work on the nut to keep it in tune!! before I switched to PRS. The PRS is perfect right out of the box!! Many die hard LP fans will always argue that their LP stays in tune but after owning 15 LP's from the 1970's to 2022 ,LP's staying in tune has not been my experience.
You want the Singlecut PRS McCarty 594 with dual volume and tone controls for this comparison and definitely not one with a wrap around tailpiece!!! But that aside a PRS is better built and stays in tune much better. However, the Les Paul looks better and is a better investment long term. Les Paul for a collector, PRS for a player.
I know this is 3 years old but…
I have multiple PRS’s and a LP that I adore.
I’m generally a PRS guy, but the neck pickup on that LP is killer. It has just a touch more top end and body than the PRS does.
No comparison for me. The PRS is just a plain ugly body style.
Nice comparison, I would go for the Gibson. Beautiful tone.
Les Paul. Just incredible sound.
PRS will play like a dream. I love mine. I also love my 98R6 gold top. P90 heaven.
Both, for certain things. If you make me chose for ease of maint, playability, etc..... The gibson goes away. PRS!
Great point. 2006 R8 and McCarty owner here. The LP has that classic tone and look but all of those other attributes you mention go to the PRS.
Love the video !
It’s like choosing between your two kids. Last year for my Birthday I have had to make this choice and went home with a 594 Wood Library 10 Top. Felt heartbreaking to leave the Custom Shop Anniversary behind. My PRS is magical and I do love it. Still I feel the need for 2019/20/21 Custom Shop with 59 specs. This new runs are best Gibson guitars ever, of course excluding the originals and 2013 and newer Tom Murphy guitars. Sure in between one can find few odd ball lucky strikes to. Though I am amazed the level Gibson Custom Shop has achieved with new runs. Also there seem to be no lemons either. Seems they are now closer to the consistency and quality of the PRS Core line. Although this might sound as insult to someone this is the compliment while Core is industry standard for the consistency and quality. Gibson was not at this level before JC came. BTW as always Sasha makes it look so simple and his playing heals the wounded soul. Great video.
@@markworledge in between I've found my Les Paul. In May I've turned 50 so I've decided to ruin myself financially and try to find me a good Les Paul. For quite a time I was checking all the shops fir the Anniversary and M2M models. In one shop I've found two awesome M2M models. One was beautiful bit wider flame top and the other one was quilted top. That quilted top reminded me on my PRS Wood library and weighted super light 3660 grams. They have had tons of awesome Les Paul's in the store. Although I like quilted tops I prefer flame tops on reissue Les Paul's that are trying to be like real 50's guitars. Anyways went to a shop and got great help from a friend working there. He gave time and brought many beautiful guitars to test. That quilted top was best of them all by then. Then I've asked to try a Murphy Labs gold top they've had there. Hit a cord and git stunned 😀 it was sounding like what you expected original 50's guitar to sound. Big open clear round clean tones. It was louder than other guitars. Till then I was biased against Murphy Lab guitars while they took all the best normal Custom Shop guitars and the prices got pumped up by the shops to silly levels. I was liking gold tops but 59 spec is what I like to play and love the looks of. Medium jumbo frets are easier to play for me and neck profile on 59 and V1 60 guitars is a dream. So I was still going back to other guitars. Took also normal Custom Shop R7 and it was dead and sounded way more muddy. I couldn't resist and now I am happily married with my new love R7 double gold light back light aged Murphy Labs 😀 As a friend said that guitar choose me. He said exactly how I've felt. Every time I took it in my hands there was a grin on my face. It sounds awesome and looks awesome to. Anyhow me being me in the mean time I've made an operation and I've removed all Gibson braided wire and replaced it with vintage correct two ply isolation wire. Even on the pickups were you need to dismantle the pickups. Incredible how much difference it makes. Guitar got even louder and more of the original tone comes out. Way less capacitance to such tone away. Now it sounds ridiculous. So even now you have to be lucky to find outstanding Gibson guitar and even now I've needed to mod it. PRS came with proper wire and everything is perfect. Ergonomics and finish and everything is 10. Gibson costs more and regularly sounds sub par. But again it sounds different and it's original guitar that people have used to make history of so many good music. They both have their place and their sound. I love my PRS and I love my Goldie. No need to choose if you can own both. Anyhow chase is over and finally I have the Les Paul that sounds way I've dreamed of. Well lot of gold tops are legendary to. For example Duanes one from the ABB. Lot of good once out there and mine has joined the ranks to. Me happy 😊 despite the void created in my financial situation 😀
prs tone is better. Gibson is too muddy
I take it back. I think Gibson would accompany vocals better.
Wow the playing is SO, I forgot about the comparison aspect. I have a McCarty with 57/08s…definitely no real to seek out a Les Paul.
After this I bougth a Tow Rock Amp
i rlly dig this prs
gibson customshop ?
Liked the sweet clean tone of the LP but preferred the PRS when the drive kicked in. LP sounded muffled with the drive on in comparison. Maybe a 594 would be the best of both?
I love comparison videos but sound is about taste and preference if you like tool adam plays with a Gibson les Paul if you like Santana he uses PRS totally different sounds and styles but both sound great !
What a difference and yes in favour of the LP when it comes to tone. The PRS however is more comfordable to play and also a good guitar.
Sounds great! What year is the McCarty ?
Both awesome.. Two friends coming From the same place but each telling a different story..
why the colour filter on the vid. Sasja looks great. He doesnt need filter!
The PRS sounds more like a Jimmy Page Les Paul. The Les Paul in the video is very muddy sounding.
Does not sound muddy at all through my speakers, what are you listening on?
@@johndolores315 ATC SCM 45
Question for anyone who knows the answer, how do you intonate a single bridge like the way the one the McCarty has?
th-cam.com/video/L1ZM9IGnIcY/w-d-xo.html hope this helps
Gibson LP Standard Reissue?
Yes, a '58 - Sasha
Great video and fantastic playing. I love them both. I have an R8 and several McCartys and can say they are both incredible in their own ways.
Hi Sasha, do you have a link to this exact '58 Les Paul in the shop?
I do! :) max.guitars/en-eu/gibson-cs-1958-lp-standard-reissue-lemon-burst-art-17499
@@maxguitarstore thanks man! Thought it was that one, but it looked darker (i think better) on film than on the pictures on site... 🙃
Well, pulled the trigger on it and it’s mine now 🙌🏻🤩🙌🏻 Thanks again for the demo, can’t wait to receive it at home tommorow. 🙏🏼
Yeahhhh!! Congrats and enjoy man! It's a wonderful guitar! I bought the other guitar in this vid 😇 🤜🤛 - Sasha
@@NicolasHerbots congratulations you will love it!
Saw this vid for the instruments but I stayed for the playing
Love the way a Les Paul sounds but then I remember how uncomfortable and heavy they are to play.
Realistically, there's only about a 16-24 ounce difference at most. Just eat more veggies! Remember that McCarty's have a slightly thicker body than the other PRS models bringing it closer to the weight of a LP.
@@markn4526 LOL id get either tbh, but I learned on an explorer shape and the weight has ruined my back so I stay on the S and T shaped guitars as of now. Might have to change that soon though!
@@Squall6575 I have back problems too, but I cut my teeth on LP's so I grin an bear it. I really like McCarty's too, but there's just something about a LP. I had an Ibanez Destroyer for a long time, but traded it towards another LP many years ago. Funny though, I have it in my head that I want to get a Flying V. I've wanted one since I was 14 years old when I was buying my first good guitar in 1975-76. I wanted an Ibanez Flying V (made with real korina wood), but my mother wouldn't let me buy it because she said I would grow tired of it. I bought an Ibanez LP Custom copy instead. It's a great guitar (law suit model) that I still have, but I still want a Flying V!
@@markn4526 ah lucky, i hear those lawsuit era Ibanez are amazing. Funny enough, Ive been eyeing flying Vs too.
@@Squall6575 It is amazing and collectable now. I think I only paid $235 for it back in 1975 The "Super 70" pickups are really good...very similar to Gibson Custombuckers, but a little hotter. I don't play it anymore, but it was my main guitar for a long time. The V I'm looking at is the Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Flying V Mahogany. It's half the price of the korina model and I think I prefer the tone and look of mahogany.
Great playing as usual Sasha! Was the Two Rock recorded direct via UA Ox?
McCarty by a country mile! 😎👍
What color is that standard it's gorgeous
gibson has that dynamic and story telling tone
Never seen a PRS with a headstock like that.
Weirdly enough, the PRS sounds more vintage, i really dig it. The LP sounds more modern.
I try to like a PRS, try to justify why I would need to buy one....., but would always just buy another Les Paul.... to add to the other 2. Think it might be a P90 Gold Top? 60s tobacco burst, no.. bourbon burst...
Les Pauls are just cooler. My McCarty is more comfortable, easier to play and sounds better but I still play the LP more, lol
gibson sexy best guitar
PRS for me hands down..
PRS sounds more 80's.
Gibson for me I have three😜
Reasons to buy a PRS over a Les Paul:
Better high fret access
Lighter weight
More balanced
More versatile
Reasons to buy a Les Paul over a PRS:
It's a Les Paul.
Verdict:
Purchase both.
There are only two things that are perfect...God and a Gibson Les Paul.
godson less paul's
Clear winner here!
Well done SACHA!
brilliant, tasty playing as ever.
Best wishes, Ky
Thanks Ky!!
Gibson !
Gibson 👍
LP !!!
Sound wise I don’t think it’s fair to compare the two as the PRS wasn’t designed to compete with the LP in every tonal way. Certain aspects were designed to be a homage to the “vibe” of an old LP but that’s realistically where the comparisons start and finish
The McCarty looks like a dream to play
It truly is. I bought it right after I finished this demo! -Sasha
And now I bought it from Sasha as I just discovered😂
PRS far superior on all aspects
Question for Sasha. How can I try to get similar clean tones that you demonstrated here. I use a recent Fender Deluxe reverb tone master (yeah the non-tube version)
Would love to know how you reached these tones !
The Two Rock Pro 35 and Deluxe Reverb are different amps. 6L6 vs. 6V6. Also this amp needed new tubes which gave it a little more grit 😂 I'd recommend to set your Deluxe at pretty high volume so the cleans are breaking up nicely. Bass around 4, treble pretty low. And tons of reverb! - Sasha
Gibson always wins.... Great video
PRS because it stays in tune and I can play it past the 15th fret.
Les paul was my blood....my breath....my life...my brain...my strength...my imagination
You seriously? Les paul offcourse!
Prs just looks so dumb that’s my issue
Really? PRS? Terrible plastic junk.