Les Paul - Should I Or Shouldn't I?, and effects/pedals advice needed!
Chief Brody
Jun 29 2008, 10:41 AM
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Hey ladies and gents, sorry this is a bit long! Hope you don't mind!

I currently have a Clapton Strat and a PRS Custom 24 (both purchased bit the helpful advice from the people here at GMC!). I'm very happy with both, but lately i've been listening to a load of "Les Paul" rock bands and so i've been contemplating getting one, however given that i already have one reasonably expensive guitar (Strat) and one pretty darn expensive one (PRS) i was wondering if i really "need" an LP at all.

Basically i have the money but it's only worth it for me if getting an LP would really add something to my tone and playing when doing the "hard rock" thing, or do you think that the guitars i have cover those bases enough to make getting an LP an unecessary extravagance.

Oh and if anyone has any LP suggestions (think general hard rock and Tool-style progressive rock as for the genres i'm thinking of using it for) then the price i could go to is around $2000. My local store is discontinuing Gibson in favour of their own competing brand (grr) so there is only a 1960 LP Classic in the store and that's it, haven't played it yet but from what i've read i'm not sure if that's the right LP for what i wanna play....any advice is welcome.

Secondly, a quick Gear question. In terms of gear i have a Roland Cube 20x (which i rarely use), a Fender Blues Jr and a Pod X3. Not much i know (i can't really get any huge amps, because everything i buy i'm gonna have to ship back to the UK at some point....). I've heard a lot on the boards about Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS-1/DS-2 pedals etc.....

Well my local store has those (and a load more), would these compliment my blues.jr well? Or would i be better off buying a small Marshall or something to go with those kinds of things?

Thanks a lot for reading all this!

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- Chief Brody   Les Paul - Should I Or Shouldn't I?   Jun 29 2008, 10:41 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Well if you want LP and you can afford it I say wh...   Jun 29 2008, 11:27 AM
|- - Chief Brody   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Jun 29 2008, 07...   Jun 29 2008, 12:16 PM
|- - kjutte   Fender deluxe strat + Marshall TSL   Jun 29 2008, 04:18 PM
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- - Bogdan Radovic   Well you have a lot of effects in your POD, but if...   Jun 29 2008, 04:15 PM
- - jacmoe   QUOTE (Chief Brody @ Jun 29 2008, 11:41 A...   Jun 29 2008, 04:29 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   I think you could benefit more with a good Marshal...   Jun 29 2008, 05:15 PM
- - inertia   I would definitely get it, in fact you have the 3 ...   Jun 29 2008, 05:15 PM
|- - kjutte   QUOTE (inertia @ Jun 29 2008, 06:15 PM) I...   Jun 29 2008, 05:22 PM
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- - MickeM   I've never played that PRS of yours so I can...   Jun 29 2008, 05:21 PM
- - Gus   I have the same trouble, I am not considering buyi...   Jun 30 2008, 12:36 AM
- - Chief Brody   Thanks a lot for all your reponses guys. I'm p...   Jun 30 2008, 05:19 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Smart choice man, tell us how it went and maybe ge...   Jun 30 2008, 10:22 AM
- - Disturbed21   Honestly if you have a PRS and are looking for a l...   Jun 30 2008, 03:37 PM
- - Chief Brody   Hmm anothe PRS you say? Now you mention it they do...   Jul 1 2008, 06:28 AM
- - jacmoe   Wow, that's great! Didn't know that ...   Jul 1 2008, 11:00 PM
- - Fran   Congrats on another awesome guitar, you have a nic...   Jul 1 2008, 11:05 PM
- - Chief Brody   Thanks, i'd convinced myself that the guitar i...   Jul 2 2008, 01:58 AM
- - skennington   Very nice guitar man, congrats! As much a I ha...   Jul 2 2008, 02:24 AM
- - -Zion-   amazing what a new guitar can do to you. Gratz on...   Jul 2 2008, 08:25 AM
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