Another Gibson LP question

[DonP]

Thats one thing that Im not looking for is a post chambered model. I dont like the extra resonance and overtones the chambers produce. I can deal with "swiss cheese holes" as the volume of which isnt enough to ad much resonance or over tones. Maybe some high frequency that isnt discernible by a human, but I dont like the extra lows I notice in the chambered models. I like punch, but not boomy and the chambered LPs seem a little boomy to me. Plus, I like a back breaker. Ive noticed the more dense the wood is the more of a throaty growl the guitars tone is. I notice stuff like that. Not to the extent that Eric notices shit like that, but enough to drive me batty at times. Its a big part of my never being happy with various pieces of gear.

I have a Chambered R8 but it's more airy if anything. It's good for AC/DC, old Def Leppard, Telsa, etc. Not so good for crunch metal.

My solid R0 or weight relieved 02 and Classic have that punch you described. All of them are excellent Metal guitars even the ones with low output pickups.

For some reason my heavy 1977 Custom doesn't work good for metal. More of a GnR, Thin Lizzy, Journey, 70's stuff.

[DonP]

Twich,

I posted in your thread on MLP. Let see if it shakes anything up.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

I have two Les Pauls set up right now that are great for metal.

One is a weight relieved (but still weighs a ton) Sam Ash limited run with a 60's neck and zebra '57 Classics. The electronics are bone stock, I just added locking tuners/bridge/tailpiece and a Graph Tech nut and it will do metal no problem, like Don says even with the low-output pickups, you wouldn't think Alnico II's would get that heavy but they can.

The other one is chambered, also with the 60's neck. Now, I don't mind lots of bass as long as it's super tight. I did not like the guitar for metal with the JB, it was flaccid and fat sounding. I used a 500K volume pot/disconnected tone control combo for the bridge pickup which is now a Duncan Distortion and it is now absolutely killer for metal, it went from flubby to tight and it cuts through the mix really nice now.

I think about any guitar with a humbucker can work for metal, it's just a matter of beating them into submission.

[DonP]

My "guess" is that a Les Paul rings the strings so well that even low output pickups can produce a strong signal to drive the front end of an amp.

And of course everyone's taste is different. I'm really happy with my DSL100 1/2 stack but sometimes use my Laney AOR 50 head. I was playing some AC/DC with my chambered R8 through the AOR 50 and man what a tone! Really great sustain, power chords just rang out forever. And sweet leads too.