Gibson vs. PRS Shootout! - Les Paul or Custom 24?
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👆 In today's video, Chappers and The Captain put two giants head to head! The legendary Gibson Les Paul takes on the PRS Custom 24, a true modern classic. Which one would you have?
The Guitars:
Gibson USA Les Paul Standard T 2017 Blueberry Burst: goo.gl/LwVYq6
PRS Custom 24 Faded Whale Blue Smokeburst Ltd Edition: goo.gl/m3gHPh
Rob's Rig:
Victory V130 Super Countess: goo.gl/WZuHMG
Mythos Mjolnir King of Klones: goo.gl/Dy1Tiy
Fuzzrocious Feed Me: goo.gl/5PjKcT
Dunlop Rotovibe: goo.gl/AZnN3v
Neunaber Immerse: goo.gl/1xJqdS
Lee's Rig:
Victory V40 Duchess Deluxe: goo.gl/s9QJCb
Gurus Sexy Drive: goo.gl/fw5mCr
Fulltone Plimsoul: goo.gl/mmzSxN
Xotic EP Boost: goo.gl/KFUQQT
MXR Carbon Copy: goo.gl/UJj9W6
Cheers!
Rob & Lee
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Chappers, Captain Lee, we'd be honored to have you visit us in Maryland! Fingers crossed on our end as well.
Can I join?
Yea fr yall mind if i come?
They do tours you know lol
PRS Guitars You guys are one of the many reasons I’m proud to be from/live in Maryland. Cheers!
PRS Guitars do you guys make les pauls now or just strats :(
The editors of these videos really deserve more credit.
James Lantz Rory has really stepped it up lately. I've been noticing it as well! His work really adds a lot to the videos and he does a great job of not overdoing it.
James Lantz he's on fire
23:51
i mean having to endure those middle-aged men is gotta be a hard job..
Heck yea! Like flaming water bottles! Lol 9:49
My uncle gave me a satin PRS as a surprise Christmas gift. To this day it still blows my mind every time I pick it up how much I love it. Looks, sounds and feels like a dream guitar I would've custom designed myself. It's been my most prized possession & main guitar since the moment I got it. Thank you Uncle Jorge!
I appreciate the friendship these two guys enjoy. No matter the number of time we were to visit the store, we'd never have the opportunity to be a part of a conversation like this. Cheers, men, thanks very much.
Tom Shaughnessy a
I don't care what anyone says, but a Les Paul looks & sounds flipping BAD ASS!!!!!
I agree, although I'm a die-hard Strat fan, the Les Paul is a superb guitar.
If someone offered me the choice between these guitars I would take the LP without a second thought, don't care if the other one is 'worth' a thousand bucks more, I never liked the typical PRS sound.
Although a proper Strat would be the first choice for me too.
...wish I could afford any of these ; )
Andrew Zeleno
Hmm... if anything it sounds slightly out of tune there, I don't think that sound is really bad, it just isn't as 'special' and distinctive as a LP or Strat.
Captain, keep playing those awesome notes! Love hearing you improve all the time, sounding awesome.
I have that same guitar you are playing in the video... I freaking love it. Everything about it is just great!
I'm really glad that PRS are getting out of Gibson's shadow and starting to be really seen as their own thing, on their own terms. It's a hell of an achievement and it's true that Gibsons and PRS each have their own wonderful, unique characteristics. Long live both!
You mean like constantly falling out of tune, nuts and frets that are labelled under 'international embarrassment' and generally just a dead weight block of wood? Sure. Gibson are laughable junk, no modern musician uses them. Go PRS 24. Only guitar worth owning in this bracket.
Paul Birch Gibson has gotten a bit better. Although I wish my sg had locking tuners.
Who else watches these while they're broke?
A guitarist that isn't broke? Does such a thing exist?
me
Only broke because I bought the Les Paul earlier this year... :'(
I'm actually broke after getting a Gibson. And it's a weird thing to own. Expensive, heavy, uncomfortable but the sound... you cope with all this because of the sound. Same goes fot the above video. I'd choose a Gibson any day over PRS.
+Tresixteen whoa that's deep when you think about it xD
I love how excited Rob gets whenever he's about to explain the gear he's playing, he's like a little kid it's great!
I own a 69 les paul black beauty, and a 96 PRS swamp ash special. They are incomparable in both tone and feel. What they do however is evoke a different feel, emotion, and sense of playing. Both are awsome, just very different.
Never sell that Gibson
That's the best I've heard. I own Gibson's and a 2002 prs customm 22. They are very different and find most people not willing to accept the prs is better than a lp. Just because it's a lp. Its almost like blasphemy lol.most critics of prs dont even own one! I prefer to play my prs. And yes I do have a lp and sg also. Sometimes I lean towards my sg over les paul. They are all very different to my ear
I meant prs has better attributes. Not better or worse. different
Sold my 71 along with 7 other LPs and kept my 04 gecko. Unfortunately my bad back did me in. Long live LP
The PRS is superior in just about every measurable way. It has only one problem... It's not a Les Paul.
It's not superior at all. Les Paul has much better tone and much more recognisable.
Theyre both needed in a true studio or live arsenal. Just like the telecaster.
Jacob Barlow well said! I’ve just recently drank the PRS kool aid and I’ve totally changed my tune on the coffee table that I thought was the prs.. I absolutely 💚 my 1995 anniversary McCarty... however, my 1990 lp has a tone that just fits in a mix better and is definitely more recognizable. If I don’t think about trying to make the prs sound like my beloved, then it just becomes apples and oranges.
But, damn I do love my new/old prs;)
Jacob Barlow - that’s NOT a problem, it’s a blessing.
Never in tone!
Love both. I have developed a medical condition over the years of playing and the body shape of the Les Paul is very much the reason for it. I have a trapped Ulna Nerve mainly from the sharp edge of the LP body shape where my arm crosses the body of the guitar. I only wish Gibson would address this issue. I have had to change to a PRS based on the curved body shape. PRS and Fender Strats are more ergonomically user friendly for my condition. I have since had an operation and it seems to have worked but the days of playing 4 hour night with my loved LP is much over. PRS here I come.
I am just a small girl and love my Les Paul nothing will sound better I’m sure but I just can’t hold and play it like a PRS
I love both guitars.
I own both guitars.
I had to pick one and sale the other.
I kept PRS.
I would’ve sold a kidney. Need two guitars; can do with one kidney!
I own both guitars. I prefer the tone of the Les Paul. Even though I also play the Custom 24 I own it mainly for its historical significance.
whoever edits these videos is my hero
I love the way the lights you guys use shines off of the lacquer of the guitars
Every time there is something new and funny with editing, great job Rory!
I love that you guys meme the hell out of your videos. Like making rob repeat stuff in editing and making lee drink fire. That's what I love about these videos it's the little edits. And making the cups the explosive and then reaper
Wouldn't a Custom 22 make more sense to compare with a Les Paul?
Matt Burke Absolutely! Blimey tossers!!!
Maybe, but their going on the fact that the Custom 24 is the most famous PRS models, and the Les Paul Standard is the most famous Gibson model.
Totally😂😂
Whoever edits these videos is fantastic. Just cracks me up all the way through.
I remember in 1989 I was 4 and sneaking downstairs on Saturday morning and watching MTV. I can't place any individual I saw because it was an era of spandex and pointy guitars. Then I saw slash with that tobacco burst les paul. After that I got into my parents records and it seemed on the inside pictures everyone had Gibsons. Leslie west, the allmans, cream, zeppelin it was like a Gibson catalog. I know they aren't the most dependable manufacturers but when you find a good Gibson that's the sound and vibe.
About that same time I saw Damn Yankees for the first time on MTV and they had a heavy, yet very melodic and open sound. Guess what Tommy Shaw and Ted Nugent were playing? PRS! It was a revelation to me. By the way, I was not 4, but in my early twenties...
PRS is a modern machine. Gibson a grandads guitar. So for the modern musician its PRS all the way, especially in heavy metal. A gibson is a beast but its old and traditional. Nothing modern bands will touch, so eventually it simply wont have a market comparatively.
Just recently purchased a PRS Custom 24, it's my favorite guitar I have ever played/owned. I do love Gibson guitars as well, but the custom 24 has that dark tone that I love!
Anyone else having an anxiety attack over the way Rob was holding that PRS?
Jack Swinney yeah...soo carelessly hahha
Jack Swinney it's probably his first time holding a guitar, he should take lessons, I heard andertons does lessons
Mine's so beat up. Threw it on stage, one night and cracked the body at the neck joint. Funny thing is, the action right after was amazing!
I don't think that's possible.
David MacDonald Gibsons break at the head stock, not the body joint. Anyhow, I don't worry about mine so much.
I love the touch-sensitivity of the PRS. Those pickups always respond really well to feel. If you're gentle they're warm and smooth and lovely, and if you really dig in the just absolutely wail. Staggeringly beautiful natural pickup tones.
SE vs Epiphone on the list??
Chi Chung Cheung My SE wouldn't stay in tune and had to be set up monthly and it sounded very meh, my epiphone LP Florentine is so much better
Me too. Would like to see/hear you guys face off with the PRS Custom 24 SE vs the Epi Les Paul Standard (Plus Top Pro, whatever) Paying attention to build quality as much as tone, playability, etc.
a good set of locking tuners locks the tuning up tight. I also had 5 different SE's and I thought the tone was crystal clear. What year was yours?
given that the tone part is totally subjective, sounds like we have a winner... xD
Epiphone is better than SE and PRS Custom are better than gibsons les paul
Genuinely laughed out loud when Rob said "B.C.Rich, Imagine a world with no Warlocks"!
Does Rob know what clean means?
Mark T Do passiv humbuckers know what clean means?
Not at all haha
Yes he does. The clean you just heard is 'British' clean. It's the just before breakup sound you get with a British amp. 'American' clean is the sparkly clean kind of tone you'd expect from a Roland JC150.
+Terry Music Possibly excepting the first, none of those statements is correct.
Always funny to me. As soon as I hear breakup, I say "overdrive". Or "pushed clean", if I'm really on the edge.
Another awesome video guys! I can't wait to get my Gibson Les Paul Tribute (2017) from you guys! Keep on rockin'! 🤘
My fav les Paul colour is blueberry burst
Desert burst is another one of my favorites.
Ocean water is gorgeous as well!
Charlie Wall randy Rhodes white is mine:)
I just got a Paul Reed Smith McCarty limited in Charcoal blue burst!
The chopped up sample of Lee's laugh reused throughout the video is just amazing.
Don't know when it happened, but slowly I found the sounds The Captain makes are more pleasing to listen to then the sounds of the Chappers. This is not a diss to Rob at all but more a way of saying how good The Captain has become.
I think it’s more of the tone from his fingers that makes it sound more appealing.
The captain’s playing has more soul.
I'm fed up with the way comments are always about Lee improving. He's a good player man.
Awesome! I have yet to see a bad video from you guys. You guys are always so much fun to watch and listen to.
Whoever is editing these videos is a comic genius.
How about a shootout with actual Gibson Les Paul Standart and all "inspired by" of it - ESP Eclipse, Ibanez Artist, Dean Cadillac, etc, Chapman ml3 even? And the same with Strats?
Good call. I love my Reverend Sensei RA (maple capped korina; ebony board), gets all the LP tones and then some.
PRS has a tremolo - and a great one at that! And their necks feel better. And they are lighter. And their split coil sound is way more useful and does not have the volume loss. But the Gibson humbucker sound is superior and especially with gain. And the Gibson has slightly better sustain. And that sums it up! ☺️
Thank you guys! This is what I've always wanted to see for a long time
I'm so confused... it's supposed to be guitar vs. guitar... but then they have 2 different players, playing 2 different things, going through 2 different wall of effects, going to 2 different amps. Wtf?
Because it’s really about showcasing their stock.
I had actually been looking at a PRS until I watched this video, I am now completely sold on Les Paul! They are both beautiful and sound great but the full tone of the Paul has got me sold. Great Video guys!
That LP is caps hands, sounded just RIGHT! If only by ear, if you were to close your eyes and pick one between the two, that Gibson on captain's hands. Rob doesn't quite have that sound with the LP in this vid, but he can sure make that PRS cry!
OK, I've complained about the balance of the talking and playing. THIS is so much better guys! The speech is nailed as far as clarity too. Very nice. The guitars you can hear plainly without blowing me away. So thank you very much for the change. Good job.
I love these comparison videos between PRS and Gibson because people start going crazy and arguing about how the PRS doesn't sound like a Les Paul. I can only say "Duh". It's a PRS. It doesn't sound like a tuba either. If you want a Les Paul, get a Les Paul. If you want a Strat, get a Srat. I want my PRS to sound like a PRS. If you want one guitar to sound like all of them, get a Variax, slap some PRS pups in that sucker, and quit griping.
This year I bought a 2017 PRS 594, single cut (faded whale blue) and a 2017 Gibson LP Standard T (Bourbon Burst). I never had either of these guitar types before (never could afford when was young). Now everybody has different tastes and hears different things but I ended up keeping the LP and returning the PRS. The PRS was beautiful, flawless, played well, perfectly setup. I compared the two playing the same note, same amp, same microphone location, same settings. The PRS had almost twice the sustain time. Incredible. I used an app to graph the sound decay. The deciding factor? Tone. The LP was just too sweet to my ears. Sweetwater was awesome on returning the PRS. Note I played through a Fender Bassbreaker 15 and a 1975 Twin.
I wish I was at andertons, Iraq blows. I bought a USA PRS while I've been over here so when I get back I can have my dream guitar waiting.
Nick Clark thank you for your service!
Hey bro, I feel your pain. I served almost 10 years and did 3 deployments to Iraq. I bought a cheap squire to have with me while I was out there. Just make sure you use a power converter before plugging in an amp. Ask me how I know lol. Anyway, keep your head on a swivel, stay alert, stay alive. You’ll get back to your dream guitar before you know it. I just bought a USA made PRS McCarty 594 myself, and I LOVE IT. watch your buddies 6 as well. Until than Charlie Mike brother. Hope you get home soon. Take care out there. Feel free to message me if you’d like. I’m always down to talk to fellow brothers. Thanks for your service as well. I can’t believe we’re still in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s been almost 20 years. That’s unbelievable.
I have an 82 LP Custom, bought new when I was a teenager. It was my first love. In the early 90's I bought an 87 PRS CE24, which became my go-to guitar for most everything, because it was so much easier to play. With my stereo rig (ADA MP-1 thru Mesa 50/50) I could make either guitar sound amazing (I had swapped a couple Seymour Duncan JB's in the LP by this time.)
With the 5-way rotary switch on the PRS, it had more versatile tones, but forget about switching quickly, like during a song. But put the PU switch in the middle on the LP, and you could dial in some great unique tones using the volume & tone knobs, that I just could not get from the PRS. But no matter what I did, I could never get the PRS to have that thick, rich, full, sustaining tone that the LP had. Damn thing weighs over 10lbs! So they both had their place. But I mostly played the PRS, and often found myself overdoing it with too much gain on my amp to try to get it to sound like the LP (when needed.) It never had that sustain, no matter what I did.
I remember saying that if PRS put out a guitar that played like mine, but with the tonal balls of the LP, they'd really have a fantastic guitar. I didn't know about the Single Cuts yet, but when I found out, I was lusting for one. So out of the blue, my bass player brings me a brand new, 10-Top, Tiger Eye, Burgundy SC from the factory (he knew the guy who headed up artist relations; I live 30 minutes from the factory.) That was hands down the most amazing guitar I'd ever played. It was the best of both guitars, and it played like butter. This was late 90's, early 2000's, iirc..., and it cost around $3300 new at Levin's, but I couldn't make myself pull the trigger. I had to give it back after about a month.
Those are old versions of both, so you can get either to do things better now. But that's my take on the comparison. They both have their pros & cons.
I prefer Lee's whole rig setup. I thought both guitars sounded better when played on the right.
19:36 That's why you/they should use push/push-knobs... You just hit it with the side of your hand and it's done swiftly.
You don't need to grab it and pull it, which takes that slight moment of time more.
I think Petrucci's guitars have push/push-knobs as well, which is likely for the purpose of speed/efficiency.
Also, placement of the knobs is also important. I don't like when they place everything too far out of the way from the picking-area.
Anybody else notice the fire on Lee's bottle at 9:55
My current pedal board setup.
MXR - Phase 90
Carbon Copy Delay
Distortion+
10-band EQ
Vox - HW Wah
Voodoo power supply
Capt Lee's tone for the win!
Lee does a great job of sitting back in the mix when the two guitarists are jamming and we're trying to hear the lead sound. I played with a guitarist that would play too loudly while I was soloing and it drove me and the people in the venue nuts. It just sounds like a wash of distorted mush. Roll the volume knob way back and play lightly and minimally when you are in a jam type situation and playing rhythm! That also leaves room for more dynamic and building, instead of starting out at 80% and having nowhere to really go.
anyone else quarantine watching?
me!! with precisely $0.00 in my bank account lol
Love that Gibson Blueberry Burst
Cheapest Schecter vs most expensive Schecter! Or Schecter vs ESP vs Jackson
Max Waters nice!
Stop with the pedals already.....want to hear the guitar and amp clean.....
Only Jackson !!!!
Schecter diamond series C1 hell raiser is a monster for every Style. I was playing mostly blues and clean tones on the coil split and the guy in the store started tell me I was playing the guitar wrong lol It was second hand and only 500 euro, (and left handed which costs more than right handed). They have terrible resale value so it's all gain if you like them.
Schecter definately beats Jackson at every single thing.
Those fussy little things are exactly what help us get a better sense of the guitars you review, Captain! Love every bit of it. I was however surprised to not hear the cup-shattering voice when Chappers puts his cup down :P
imagine the Beatles all playing Warlocks!!!!!
Loving that last jam, well done gents
I'm with everyone else who is saying fuck all those pedals. Pick out a killer amp and go straight in. Seems like that would give the truest comparison of the two as well letting ppl hear the guitar's true tone.
Really laughed hard when Lee had a drink and that FLAME came out of the bottle..Love your vids..keep up the great work guys..All the best from Australia...
I would have both. Or neither because they both cost too much
That is the most awesome finish I ever saw on a Les Paul! Love that blue! Can't find a single Gibson Les Paul with those colours now though :(.
I own both and can tell, Gibsons would be nice, but the building quality is so bad from time to time, so PRS wins all the way for me.
Robert Bossart I agree. My Korean PRS has a more clean build quality than my $1500 Gibson SG standard. My SG has obvious file marks around the frets, but my PRS's is clean as a whistle. My Gibby sounds better though.
Major agreement here. My Les Paul has spent more time being fixed than played. Build quality on every Custom 24 is incredible. The sound doesn't even matter at that point. Thankfully, PRS 85/15s sound incredible.
I can't get enough of that Rotovibe either!
Setting aside the history, a PRS core will be an instrument worth of every money spent and a guitar with nothing but perfection in craftsmanship. Can't say the same for Gibsons.
Origin Music I agree, I have found a lack of quality with the Gibson line, especially in the Les Paul 2017. From cracks in the finish , unfinished or undressed necks with major fret sprouting to electronic issues. One I tried , which I thought was beautiful, the neck pickup didn't work..at all..just the bridge pick up. Another had a noisy toggle switch and input jack. After that I just stopped looking. The only one that played okay and had no issues was one that I didn't care for the color.One guitar out of 4 that I tried. What is up with quality? I was frustrated to say the least. I've always wanted a Les Paul standard and I have many guitars. But after that, I am quite disinterested. I do like the PRS line of guitars and would definitely like a core model. Every one I've tried had no issues and played great. Just hefty price tags, even compared to Gibson..saving money for something awesome. It's a shame though about Gibson..maybe they just got a bunch of Bstock at our store. I'm puzzled. Then I see these videos and they look and sound fine with no issues.
Origin Music Oh, I believe you, it's just a shame..I do own a Gibson acoustic guitar that luckily played and sounded great..but have looked at other same model guitars and they didn't compare to the one that I own. So apparently it's hit or miss. But for a 1700.00 acoustic guitar it should be a hit Everytime. But that's not the case here. It's a shame for such an iconic brand. There's no pride in the craft anymore..it's awful. I hear so many others complaining about them..I thought it was an isolated unlucky kind of thing..nope.
Guitardudeguy TMark/Osh Right on brother. It's funny how a 600 dollar guitar from Cort factory could GUARANTEE you to take you through a gig, meanwhile you could risk yourself with a Gibson costing around over a grand, yet less than 100 bucks worth of effort has been put to the construction of the instrument. Gibson now is nothing but a headstock name which is a shame. A manufacturer with such "prestige" in the name should be pressured to keep their QC up to standard.
Love the colour on the Gibson. And it sounds great too.
PRS = the PERFECT choice when you're after all those classic tones you hear on albums by Nickelback, Creed & Limp Bizkit
LMFAO.
Cleveland Steamer - John Mayer, David Grissom, Brent Mason, Carlos Santana and Neil Schon would ALL disagree with you. But, nice try junior.
Although those aren't bad bands, perhaps Google who actually plays PRS guitars and amps. Better yet go to nearly any PRS or PRS compared to RUclips video and read the comments and likes and you'll get the consensus. The only people who don't like PRS are those who can't afford them or those who still believe Gibson makes quality guitars.
@@chuckdriver7741 I think santana alone is worse than anyone I listed so you've gone and proved my point further
4:36 Just need to point out how in sync that improv was between you guys. Magnifico
Why not a single cut 594? IMO, that would have been a better comparison.
Eric Sell you mean a594 yes
Eric Sell I think lee already compared his own 594 to his 58 reissue
I think just because the Custom 24 and Les Paul are considered the "flagships" for their respective brands.
I think Rob put it pretty well because thats the way I feel about PRS as well. It's everything I love about an instrument in one single guitar. I've spent way more money than I should have in my life acquiring new instruments - gibson les paul standard, ibanez j craft, ebmm, etc - and I recently purchased what I believe will be the instrument that follows me the rest of my life, a 2005 PRS CE-24, hasn't gotten here yet but I'm incredibly excited and more than confident that it will be up to the task of a lifetime of play and musical enjoyment. Of the instruments associated with the brands i listed this CE-24 is the least expensive of those, the others are all gone and all I have learned has gone into this one purchase. Won't know her name 'til I hold her or at least see her but I know she'll be by my side for many years.
I own a 2016 Les Paul Standard and a 2017 McCarty 594 and the PRS smokes the LP in every way. But they are still different enough to justify to my wife to own both 😬👍
I play blues rock generally and the Les Paul sound is the winner over any other guitar I've heard. But different people like different things and I juts wish Les Paul had come up with the bird inlays on the neck because they're beautiful haha.
The Gospel of Mark in what way is that please? In way of trying to sound like LP and Strat but coming up short in both.. Ill agree on that haha
Stevan Gajic Haha. No, it has its own thang to me. A little more mid rangier (which I like) than a Les Paul.
I've got the 2016 standard and a prs custom 24 as well, and they both have their place. IMO, any clean bluesy riffs sound WAY better on the lp.
Have also both and a number of Lps..difference is, once you touch a good LP it comes alive..I love all of them..but sound wise Lps even a Studio, a Standart a Tradional is a different dimension ( I looked that I got all different pups in those LPS).once done a view PrS s ( inlcudimg the 594 but single cut, which I liked more than the one with the horn) and several Lps..finally you pull out the 59( or 58). which then becomes the reward of that playing session..that literally blows anything away at any given time including her brothers & sisters..and guess what, all guitars stay in tune for Ever! Having said that I needed to play several guitars before I found my sweet spot model..surprisingly also with the McCarthy which I beleived they are more tighter to the specs..last but not least smell on a LP..that is a thing of its own as well?! What I noted over the years a R9 can even make the most crappy sounding amp sound acceptable or OK.( I kept that stuff of my youth)..keep rocking and enjoy Anilin bleeding over time..I use my PrS (s) when I jam into Audacity or direct in..these are machines where you can play endless and you can make super technical sounds and they have "standing sustain'" not to forget Ibanez..outststanding guitars..and if one wants single coil sounds Strats and Teles are of its own class and extra feel, sound and fun..which can not really simulated by a coil Split! A note at the end Lps for me are best played toggle middle and the rest you with the knobs..no pedal work needed..Others? Please forgive me my comments resulting from many weeks in the studio and simply trying to tweak all these instruments over various signal chains..which also some times reveals um exprected results..so foremost a Ibanez AR, a Maybach or Esp can blow also many guitars away, or more....but people don't want to know these things...once one spent money he is baised..which is not wrong either! Keep rocking
There is only three reasons why I'm looking at the PRS
1.double cutaway( easier for solos high up the neck)
2.Carlos Santana
3.kanami tono from band-maid
If it wasn't for these three I would probably be all calm about what my future guitar is going to be. For now I choose LP since Ace Frehley is my favorite guitarrists, but I swear I go back n forth between these two.
Robs tone thin and nasty, You don't need pedals to get nice tone with a good amp and in my opinion the pedals suck tone from what is an ok amp tone. Gibson tone on the Captains rig sounded way better than PRS.
Very much agree!!!! Robs tone was shit for this video. He could use some new licks as well.
Dude
Petals in my opinion does zap the tone somewhat l totally agree with you. A quality amp and guitar shouldn't use pedals. Like a good steak doesn't need steak sauce BUT if you haven't, try out a petal called ,get ready it's a nasty name for a petal. The cockfight by electro harmonics l believe, it the wildest thing ever. Look it up. I mean probably wouldn't use it in a live situation, but it's the funniest petal I've ever played. If you have time to Google it, check it out. I dont think you will be disappointed.
Cheers
regarding the coil tap problem: why do so many guitar brands use push/pull pots and not push/push? imo those are way easier to switch on the fly.
That's a great idea. I love push pulls but having a push pot could be interesting. But how would you wire it?
wiring is the same as a push/pull...
I just can't get with the PRS tone. There is just something thin and sterile about them. They look great, and I'll take others' word for it that the build quality is top notch. But in the end tone is the thing, and for me a Les Paul is always thicker and richer, whether playing rock, blues, or even jazz. This video confirms both the dull sound of the PRS and the richness of the Les Paul.
I noticed the same and agree. Between these two guitars, the LP was so much more full and dynamic. Alive is the word that keeps coming to mind. Flat was the word the PRS conjured up. Though that PRS that Chapman bought (and returned?) awhile back sounded fantastic.
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prs is absolutely not dull, most lively guitar ive ever played. hell they dont even have to be plugged in and they scream. les paul is a bit thicker on the low end and has its legendary tone, but the prs's are alive, you gotta be in the room or play them
Got to try out a Les Paul, a PRS P24, and a MM Majesty Monarchy, last weekend, to weigh in on what guitar I should get in a month...Tried them all out through a Friedman Pink Taco ...and So far the Monarchy has my interests, big time; seemed the Smoothest, most versatile, very musical, and the volume of the notes that came out were noticeably very even going from low to high and that amazed me, near perfect even sound... Now I'm curious between the Monarchy and a Strandberg but there are no Strandbergs to try out near me :/
you guys should start uploading backing tracks
Love the firewater bit, Rory!
Fun challenge: Smallest rig possible (smallest guitar, pedalboard and amp)
Rob Chapman I think the reason some still prefer to have large neck - body join on Les Pauls instead of modern easier access design is that rightly or wrongly they are worried it might affect tone and sustain. They feel the more mass and strength of the neck heel the better and that removing wood will affect that. The fact that its harder to play is a price worth paying for more sustain. Maybe you could do comparison sustain test between modern full access heel and traditional one.
I´m lucky guy, I have both guitars. one gibson les paul standard smart wood (1997) and one PRS custom 24 (2016). They are so different guitars, I prefer my Gibson les Paul. I can sell my PRS and I never sell my Gibson les Paul. Les Paul have all creamy sound, more blues tone. Prs is much more detailed sound, but much more thin sound and sparkle.
I own 4 PRS(Custom 24, custom 22, 594, and an S2 Singlecut satin) and two Gibsons(Les Paul Trad and explorer.) I enjoy them all for different reasons...the PRS are all clearly made with more care and attention to detail and can sound right up there with the Gibsons with the right pickups...but my favorite of the whole bunch is probably the Les Paul. Just sounds immense.
lee: locking tuners among other traditional features lmao
The very first electric guitar I bought was a Gibson Les Paul. Beautiful guitar, nice bass tone, but I was frustrated with it from the beginning. Tuning probs with D&G, buzzing (after a setup). So I tried a mim strat. Felt great and played great. Then I fell in love with a PRS SE Zack Myers. Loved the satin neck and guitar feel. I suppose it all comes down to individual subjectivity, but for me, the feel, dependability, consistency of quality all come from PRS.
seems to me like the PRS is a better guitar overall. The Gibson still sounds better, though...
I sold my Les Paul DC 1998 that was blue. I miss it so much. Had a friend that had a PRS too. Both great instruments.
The fire graphic on the water bottle 😂😂😂😂
When i'll be at Andertons, probably i'll die there. Proud of you guys :)
More speed hats please.
i have a standard hp in that same color. i absolutely love it. it was my dream guitar and it lives up to my expectations
The blue on that LP is absolutely stunning. What insane tree wood grain. I will be haunted by that.
I main a PRS through a 5150. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm heavily biased in favor of PRS, but Gibson does make some good stuff if you're willing to try out enough of them to find a good one. Great video!
Is it just me, or does the Les Paul just not look quite right without the the little rhythm/treble thing around the selector switch?
I agree. Just doesn't look right. Unfinished.
kyuubi287 I bought 2017 classic goldtop...put a poker chip n top hat knobs on...looks way cooler
They took all plastics off to look like PRS because PRS is taking all their sales....
I've owned a LP Standard, I own a PRS Custom 24. To my battered ears, both sound better on Lee's V40 & Plimsoul setup than on Rob's. I was wondering as well if Custom 22 shouldn't have been part of the line-up in this video. And both tuned half a step down, or to drop D. Always good fun to watch though. What a job to have!
PRS all the way for me but both guitars sound amazing. I just prefer the feel of a PRS over Les Paul.
Enjoyed seeing this comparison tackled again - as I'm choosing between PRS and Gibson at the moment.
Video Suggestion: You said that if you put the Gibson pickups in the PRS it still wouldn't sound like a Gibson. I'm sure you're right - but it would make for a very interesting video if you could do just that: Compare a Gibson with Gibson pickups and a PRS with Gibson pickups.
Anyone else interested in seeing / hearing that?
Jim Royle???
Please do a video on best midrange guitars. Would be really helpful.
anyone noticed rob has slowly transformed into vic reeves this past year?
I finally saved enough to buy a PRS SE Custom 24. What a beast she is! Can only imagine how outstanding the American-made Custom 24 is 🤘🏼
Enough pedals. Just plug in to the amp and let's hear it.
In all fairness most people spending 1000+ on a guitar are going to be using pedals.
Spend £3000+ on a guitar and £1000+ on an amp and plug a £150 box between them. Oh dear.
CG R thats a fair point
I too am often confused by the pedals in the mix. I've watched a lot of their videos and it seems they have yet to use the same pedal twice.
Kevin Laycock
Actually Lee uses his Plimsoul forever.
And until recently he also very often used a Nobels ODR-1
Not that much change there, except when they demoing pedals of course ; )
22:58 This is a great idea. Newb here, my Epi has this control and though I always liked this sound, I didn't really know how to use it in a song context. Thank you guys!
Got to say Rob, when you are comparing guitar tones the Rotovibe is as much use as a chocolate teapot.
The only problem I've ever had with any Les Paul style guitar, be it a ESP Eclipse or a Chapman ML-2 is the single cutaway. I like to grab the neck fully as I play and I don't like the piece of wood that blocked my way as I venture into the higher frets. Even though they had any special kind of cutouts for 'easier access' to higher frets. Which is why I preferred guitars like Ibanez, Fender, Suhr, Fujigen, PRS, Gibson SG, and lots of other Strat-like guitar.