The Top 10 Les Paul Riffs of All Time!
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- What makes for a great guitar riff? Is it complexity? Tone? Rudeness? The ability to make you move? Instant recognition? All of the above?
Of course, it’s a subjective topic, but when we decided to cast an eye back on the decades and decades of phenomenal riffs to have been recorded just on a single type of guitar, we quickly realised that the challenge of picking just 10 was near enough impossible.
That shows just how impactful the iconic Gibson Les Paul has been on the course of popular music over the last 60+ years, and the power that a well-written riff can wield!
These are the Peach Guitars Top 10 Les Paul riffs of all time, and we’re almost certain that you won’t agree entirely. So, let us know in the comments if you think we’ve missed your favourite LP riff, or if you think we nailed it!
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Intro - 0:00
Riff #10 - 1:13
Riff #9 - 2:08
Riff #8 - 3:07
Riff #7 - 3:58
Riff #6 - 5:03
Riff #5 - 5:57
Riff #4 - 6:43
Riff #3 - 7:29
Riff #2 - 8:22
Honourable Mentions - 9:16
Riff #1 - 12:42
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Thanks for checking out our list! In case you missed them, check out the other videos in this series:
Top 10 ‘ES’ Riffs: bit.ly/3cKYYEu
Top 10 Strat Riffs: bit.ly/3gsvrkY
Top 10 Tele Riffs: bit.ly/3vzrvDk
If you play Sweet Child O' Mine, you will get copyright claimed! Or as I say it, blocked!
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WTF is this shit? Les Paul didn't play any of these riffs? Do you even know who Les Paul was? He had his own primetime television show in the 50s where he played all his western classics. This list makes no sense.
What is the name of the song for the riff in the intro? Thanks
I was brought up to beleive that with a Les Paul and a Marshall you could rule the world. Here is the proof. Great work indeed Jack.
and a cry baby Wah.
Nothing an HSS or HSH superstrat can't handle.
But there's something beautiful about the neck pickup tones on Les Pauls.
I am glad that Free's Paul Kossoff and Thin Lizzy were included. Definitely mandatory 70's rock bands.
Agreed and yet All Right Now is nothing like a typical Free song
@@geoffmcmahon4453 Mr Big might be my favorite Kossoff riff along with Fraser’s bass playing complimenting it.
@@jr13227 Oh yeah especially the Free Live version
Nothing has sold more Les Pauls than the tone of Jimmy Page’s Telecaster crunch through a cranked Super Beatle amp with Transonic cabinets. 👍😁
I see where youre going with this, great riffs on the first album, but the whole second album (except for the electric 12 on Thank You and Living Loving) is the Les Paul... Iconic Les Paul tone, Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Moby, Bring it on Home, etc., etc, etc..... that aint no Tele!... oh and the Vox used for Lemon Song and Whole Lotta Love wasnt a Super Beatle it was a 7120....
Wow, it's not as if I've read this comment 784 times whenever Led Zeppelin and Les Pauls come up on a RUclips video....
"Black Dog" is my favorite Zeppelin guitar riff.
Kashmir does it for me…
Most Led Zep riffs are the ducks nuts! "Over The Hills And Far Away" is my fave. When Bonham kicks in it goes off-chops. Far too much guitar is grossly inadequate, woefully insufficient & nowhere near enough! Rock 'til ya drop.
Didyabringyabongalong Station, Central Queensland, Australia.
I thought Black Dog was played on a telecaster. I could be wrong
@@mooseknuckle8946
All accounts say that it was recorded on Les Paul.
If it were a Tele, it doesn't sound like one.
My humbucker Teles don't sound anything like my Les Pauls.
I’m a fan of rock n roll lick it’s such a great one to play. Black dog is easy to stuff up. But is also great and very iconic
That Gary Moore lick...superbly played, Jack! One of my favorite licks and guitarists of all time.
Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gary Rossington. Southern Fried Rock guitarists are too often overlooked . But they were some of the greatest players out there .
Gary Rossington makes the Les Paul scream in a way I’ve never heard before. Easily one of my favorite guitarists along with Allen Collins
Yeah i missed Dickey Betts and Duane Allman too.
Amen
Yes yes yes!!!!!
Never heard of them. Happy to hit a search. But if they are in bands, I’m going to get the shits. Ie. I got no idea who the ZZ tops guys are but I know ZZ tops are tops. Know what I’m saying. So let’s help the people get to the good stuff. Deciphering shit ain’t nothing like it used to be. So give up the info or keep it for yourself.
Name, and song so we can engage like a list would expect.
This list could have been nothing but Led Zeppelin and it would have been accurate. Great playing!
Amen
Totally.
Except Peter Green also
Truth
Maybe so but all of the stuff on Led Zeppelin I and about half of II were played on a 59 Telecaster.
A hard list to compile, but few of these riffs would exist if not for Clapton showcasing his '59 Les Paul's tone with the Bluesbreakers. Hideaway, All Your Love...riffs galore and history making tone.
Peter Frampton's "Do you feel like we do " could have made into the list. Still, a good list of Les Paul riffs, and great playing. Cheers!
Finally! Someone who understands that You don't need dist pedals to make a Les Paul sing. Thank You!
Still of the Night (John Sykes in Whitesnake). My fav riff from the 80s
One of my favs of all time
Absolutely!
now you gotta do the top 10 strat riffs
He did.
With Led Zeppelin/Page, imagine being so good it’s kind of an unwritten rule that only one of your riffs can be included. It’s a hell of a compliment.
They don't want to steal the show, but could have easily.
The Darkness played on a '68 Black Beauty - stunning
Satisfaction, that was one of the first riffs my dad showed me when I first started playing.
Those guitars were fantastic!! Bravo on a great video!!
As usual great playing and tones. Great to watch, very talented. I think you covered all the riffs. One I would put in is the great Mick Ronson and Ziggy Stardust
Whole lotta love is definitely the sound I hear when I think of the Les Paul tone
I thought it was recorded on a Telecaster?
@@louissanderson719 we may never know until he confirms it, but it sounds like a Les Paul to me
Mississippi Queen- it would have been fun to include an LP Jr riff. Also Walk This Way and Steppin Out immediately come to mind.
Walk this way was apparently a Strat
The video was totally bias towards English rock riffs… probably why.
Yes!
Mississippi Queen was done on a Les Paul Junior.........dog ear P-90 pup....
Walk this way apparently features Joe using a double cutaway LP Jr Model with a bridge p90 on the rhythm tracks and Strats on the solos
Absolutely nailed every tone. Sounds exactly like the records
You guys are brave Jack, I wouldn’t be able to narrow it down to 10, there are so many great riffs. Good job making a list!
Whole lotta love is the undisputed best les Paul riff ever
Perhaps because that riff may have been played on a telecaster one can't be sure when it comes to anything on Zep 2 even Zep 3, some is still telecaster
@@joshmuz9018 pretty sure page has said it’s a les Paul, he had just gotten his number 1 from joe Walsh at that point but I kinda sounds like his black custom to my ear. Mid 69 and forward it was mainly les Paul and the tele was used for overdubs but Led Zeppelin II is mostly les Paul
Unfortunately wrong played...
Wonderful list, tones, and guitars!!
Thats a great list, I mean this list could be endless.Jack you done them all justice as always.
I saw a video a while back explaining how Jimmy Page droned the open "D" string against the fretted and slightly bent D note for Whole Lotta Love, creating a bit of dissonant tension. Listen carefully to the very first notes on the recording.
Also, it takes much discipline to pick just 10 Les Paul riffs. Well done!
Uncle Larry?
@@johnshanesyandtheaccommoda1189 We all have a little Uncle Larry inside of us.
And that's exactly how this guy played it.
I love it!! Paradise city, Brothers in arms......just play them all, man. I'll watch it even if it's 2 hours long.
That Darkness riff just rips! Nothing like blasting an LP through a cranked Marshall! Vibrates your soul!
Love my 57 Les Paul standard. Thanks Duane Allman.🙏
Great tone, and some classics LP riffs for sure!
Great Vid! =)
Wow, Rebel Rebel. Great underrated addition to the list. Never tried learning it but now it's a must. Off to learn it now. Thanks!
That LP you’re holding in the intro while talking is stunning 😍
You put this list together very well, keep the top notch playing up and thank you.
Enjoyed watching and listening to you play these. Thanks much.
Could have listened all day. Great playing.
Awesome!! Some great riffs, beautifully played as always, I mean what better way to enjoy my coffee break. Loved the recent Strat riffs too, so I cant wait for the (hopefully) forthcoming Greatest Telecaster riffs of all time feature ;-)
WOW
Great video, Great playing
That les Paul in the into is stunning
Not only in looks but tone !
Dude you nailed it perfect
If you want iconic Les Paul riffs and sound you have to go back to 1966 when Eric Clapton played his Les Paul through a overdriven Marshall on The Beano album and changed the world.
Every track on that should have made this list!!!
your talking to people who can't understand the impact that sound had at the time
No Duane & Dickey? PLEASE! That was the music that first enamoured me to the LP sound all those decades ago!
this guys one of the best .... so enjoyed that ,,,,, thank you
Great video. Great playing .
A cracking song played on a les paul
Manic street preachers, a design for life . Nice melody .
I love playing Design For Life, it can be tricky to nail, but there's always that nervous moment on stage the first time round the chords where I'm wondering whether it's going to be a good version or whether I'm going to butcher it!
White Les Paul ! The Holy Bible was an amazing album .. bit dark !
I loved your playing of Crazy Train! I see no women in the comments. I don’t play the guitar but I enjoyed your playing of classic riffs.
Thank you Jack . I really enjoyed the video.
Awesome!
The tones on this video are incredible
Great job! There are so many great LP riffs but you guys definitely picked some of the very best!
By the way, what amp did you play all these through? Sounds incredible!
Loved it!
Excellent playing and great list...
Probably heard this one but would have Jessica on this list. This and your other Top 10s are wonderful. Thanks from Colorado.
God above! The amp sounds are glorious! Plus the murphy aged custom was off the charts!
Excellent Top Ten , thanks
Great video guys.
Eric Clapton .Almost everything from the Beano album . The start of the rock sound
You did a smashing job on every one of those. Fair play 👍
Two thumbs up for including the Darkness
Nicely done !! dang, the Still Got The Blues bit was pretty amazing. That amp LOVED that guitar. Almost thought you hit a wah, the feedback jumped so quick.
Excellent job on accurately capturing the tone and feel of each riff, Jack!
Great Job Jack , rock on mate !
OMG the "money for nothing" ,play and quite impressively the tone as well, were bang on. Good job indeed.
The riffs are amazing.
But special separate thanks for nicely putting short stories behind each of them!
Awesome. More videos of similar context please :)
That LP custom looks sooo good
Outstanding
I enjoyed that, thank you.
Great choices, and some of my faves... Whole Lotta Love! And, Led Zep could own all 10 spots! Great playing as always!
Well done!
Love it thanks
A few tele riffs there? No matter, just looking at an LP takes you there, playing one just oozes soul. Great vid.
Can’t wait to hear the SG list.
Good stuff!!
Incredible video and amazing playing!!
I'd love to know which cab + speakers were used? Any pedals? Cheers :)
Perfect!! You got me with OASIS Supersonic!! 👍👍👍🤘🤘
That was great I got a LP standard off peach a month ago, and it’s amazing, maybe a custom shop one day, great video
Great job 👌🏻 & tones too 👍🏻
Why not mention the signal chain for us tone geeks out there 😃
Great video!
Yea What amp and pedals are being used?
Thanks Ross, really appreciate it!
Absolutely killer playing.
Great video and very nicely played too. Loved the choice, although these things are always completely subjective. Question: what amplification did you use?
Thanks, super vid🇫🇷👍🏼🍒
Great list
Alight now does have 2 guitars in it, still a clever rhythm . I used to play it exactly the way you do. Played crazy train in a 2 guitar band, played the chord pattern an octave higher above the 12th fret along with the original chording my friend played, we doubled the fills and climbs too . Sounded really good together. Great analyzations and playing . Satisfaction uses octaves c to b . Great videos for older guys and younger players..
Nice that you got Koss and Green in
Koss and green are the pinnacle of les paul tone in my opinion 🤘 you sir have great taste
@@Paul-D my two heroes
@@steveburroughs7343 indeed, RIP to both may the music last forever.
@@Paul-D amen
good list
God damn, and this is why LPs are up there for my favorite guitars.
Sometimes he spoiles some of the greatest Riffs during the Intro (unmentioned): It is Fleetwood Mac's "Oh well".
Agree with you mate!
Absolutely! If someone to ask me to describe a great Les Paul tone I would tell them listen to "Oh Well”.
Great video, I was surprised Alive by Pearl Jam wasn't in there! Was glad to hear Black Shuck got a little play at the end too.
I couldn’t agree more with your choice for #1. Whole Lotta Love is my favourite song of all time for having:
A. the greatest guitar riff ever
B. the greatest guitar solo ever
C. the greatest drum fills ever.
Super super.. I watched this, the strat and the Tele videos. Great playing and riffage!
Great video. Me demand more of this!! Maybe next sg's, junior's, explorer's etc!!!!!!
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this segment; well I can....I enjoyed it a lot. Those guitar tone were incredible and I would love to know how you accomplished them when you do "The Top 10 SG Riffs of All Time":).
A agree with all of this. Great Les Paul sounds.
Good on ya, Jack, for getting that dissonant D bend right in the Whole Lotta Love riff \m/
I love all about Les Paul's. Looks, sound, history. Everything. This video got me thinking and then I understood. As a big surprise to me myself it seems I do not as much connect specific riff to my loving fir the Les Paul. When I think of it first come the iconic pictures of moments in the history where people were doing magic with them. I also think more of the sound I hear in my head more than riff or solo it self. Like when I think of classic ' 59 sound that is most epic to me I hear intro if the Braun sugar from '71. That bite and balls and the clarity despite the overdrive amp. Simply makes me wanting that sound. Well sound obsessed it's kinda logical for an amp builder and sort of luthier. That Billies Pearly Gates sounded so awesome in so many songs. Though pictures I see in my head are mostly from the people that play bit heavier stuff. Though I do like early ZZ Top I've always loved some other bands even more. Strange how it works.
Granted that this was an impossible task I'm still a little bummed to not see Eric Clapton in some capacity either with Cream or the Bluesbreakers stuff.
Yeah Clapton really set the les Paul on its path to greatness
Clapton sold more original Les Pauls in the 60’s Than any other ( it made Gibson start making them again)
Then people came in the shop and wanted to sound like Kossof and Page in the 70’s.
In the 80’s they wanted to sound like kiss and Aerosmith, gnr int the 90’s and Darkness in the 2000’s
@@darrenc8776 agreed. And it should be noted Eric's close friendship with George Harrison profoundly influenced the way The Beatles played guitar in the final 18 months of their career together. Most notably heard on Abbey Road - in the form of Lucy, George's '57 Les Paul.
Awesomeness!!!! 👍🏽 did you play all these riffs through the Dr Z Maz???
What a mouth watering line of Gibson's... wow. Great playing and great tones - only gripe is you didn't play the songs long enough! Lol.. I'd watch that all day. 👌
Thanks Dave, glad you enjoyed it!
Great tones
Massive kudos for including Oasis and Noel! The band made so many people pick up guitars ..especially after their appearance on The Word when they played Super Sonic . Well done Jack 👍
Sorry if this was already cleared up, but did you use a Maz for this whole video??? Sounds amazing!