Les Paul hater gets his (my story inside)

[Bryan]

Last Monday I'm in GC looking for a new amp. Well I'm trying them out. I tell the guy that my guitars at home have EMGs in them. So he grabs me an Epi Zakk Wylde bullseye LP with EMG HZs.

Now to set the record straight. I don't like Les Pauls. Don't like the look. Don't like the weight. Don't like the feel in my hands or up against my body. Never did.

So anyway I plug in and start playing. Sounds awesome. I am floored. The guy then finds me a used ESP Kirk Hammett model (the top of the line KH) with EMGs. So I plug it in.

Yikes!

A great deal of the "meat" of the tone is gone. kaput. Dried up. Zilch. So I grab the LP again and plug in. There's the beef!

So I want to formally apologize here today to all the LP owners and lovers whom I have slighted and wronged over the years. Even though I still have no plans to own a LP, I now understand their significance and their appeal, at least from a tone standpoint.



Anybody wanna sing Kum Ba Yah with me around the campfire?

[jgcable]

I think that the above post is a true indication of how much that ESP Kirk Hammett model SUCKS.

[nor]

[Sanctuary]

I think that the above post is a true indication of how much that ESP Kirk Hammett model SUCKS.

No. It just needs to be behind a huge WAH pedal.:ROTF:

[straycat]

The Kh's didn't impress me much, kind of a blah tone.

[ApeDosMil]

<3 my LPC

[mm2002]

I don't like LPs, never have. I certainly don't consider them the end-all in the tone dept. either.

[JBall008]

I've never really cared much for KH's tone (no matter what kind of guitar he's playing).

[hippietim]

I don't like LPs, never have. I certainly don't consider them the end-all in the tone dept. either.

i take back every nice thing i ever said about you.

:ROTF:

[Death metal soloist]

Ew, the KH is terrible no matter what you compare it to!

[Cory]

Bottom Line...ya can't beat a Les Paul for tone.

[HoWheels]

Bottom Line...ya can't beat a Les Paul for tone.

Or it doesn't take much to beat a KH ESP :ROTF:

-a

[JACKSONFREAK]

And that ws only the Epi Zakk Wylde. Imagine what a Gibson Les Paul would do in comparison. But yeah the KH sucks donkeys in inapropriate places.
Gil
Not that there really is an appropriate place to suck a donkey. just clearifying cus i know how you guys are.

[Dave L]

I´ve had similar experiences from time to time, but not as severe. A good LP has some seriously beefy tone, but not enough to make me buy one.

[Newc]

Uh, the Epi had passives, and the KH had actives, right?

There's the difference. A crappy import is a crappy import, but passive pickups always sound better :ROTF: