Both my Single Cuts - sort of a NGD too
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MikeD
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Great picture.
Goldtop
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Wow! What a pair! Single Cut Heaven!
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gush
Where is that speedo pic
Looks like a guitar comparison shootout is in order!!!!
Michael B
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Very nice! The PRS stands out to me in the picture even more!
Raymond
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That's a great idea!!! not thought about that but here are my impression of the differences so far.
1 – PRS is better finished. I have been checking every mm on the PRS since I had it 10 months ago and cannot find a single flaw in the finish. The Les Paul I can spot a few things that could be better cosmetically.
2 – The PRS' 57/08 clean is more chimey, more string separation, but the Les Paul sounds fatter when distorted, this could be due to pick ups used and the Les Pail is heavier.
3 – The PRS is lighter, despite being solid mahogany body, it is about a lb lighter.
4 – After almost 14 years, the plastic on the input jack on the Les Paul has a hairline crack. From what i gather, this is quite common. The PRS will never have that problem being metal.
What I wasn't expect from the Les Paul.
1 - The Les Paul stay in tune, I know PRS stays in tune well but this Les Paul stays in tune just fine after 2 hours of playing, with Klusons no less.
2 - The Les Paul is very resonant, hit the strings when unplugged it just rings forever. I know PRS is renowned for its wood drying and crystallisation of the resin but this Gibson sustains all the way to next week. May be because the guitar has 14 years of drying on top of being made or may be perhaps the Custom Shop picked better wood than the USA line, who knows.
1 – PRS is better finished. I have been checking every mm on the PRS since I had it 10 months ago and cannot find a single flaw in the finish. The Les Paul I can spot a few things that could be better cosmetically.
2 – The PRS' 57/08 clean is more chimey, more string separation, but the Les Paul sounds fatter when distorted, this could be due to pick ups used and the Les Pail is heavier.
3 – The PRS is lighter, despite being solid mahogany body, it is about a lb lighter.
4 – After almost 14 years, the plastic on the input jack on the Les Paul has a hairline crack. From what i gather, this is quite common. The PRS will never have that problem being metal.
What I wasn't expect from the Les Paul.
1 - The Les Paul stay in tune, I know PRS stays in tune well but this Les Paul stays in tune just fine after 2 hours of playing, with Klusons no less.
2 - The Les Paul is very resonant, hit the strings when unplugged it just rings forever. I know PRS is renowned for its wood drying and crystallisation of the resin but this Gibson sustains all the way to next week. May be because the guitar has 14 years of drying on top of being made or may be perhaps the Custom Shop picked better wood than the USA line, who knows.
gush
Where is that speedo pic
Would it be fair to say the custom shop Gibson is compairable to a PS PRS? I will admit I'm surprised your LP stays in tune but really what we have here are two very fine guitars. I have to ask, which is more comfortable to play?
Raymond
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It's strange with Gibson, whereas PRS's core line, Artist Pack and Private Stock are made in the same factory by the same people, using the same wood and same methods. Gibson do not. The Custom Shop is not the same as the USA line, and they will pick lighter wood for the Historic series. So in a way the Custom Shop is like Private Stock but in another way, it makes their USA standard line like PRS's SE line (kind of) since the Custom Shop is not only a step up in higher standard of workmanship but also materials, in my opinion. The Class 5 is more like an Artist Pack, a line of production guitar that the Custom Shop made as opposed to something like the Historic Series which I would say is Private Stock level.
As for which is more comfortable, about the same, the extra pound of weight don't bother me as I play sitting down, the neck of the Les Paul is the 60's neck so it is very fast. The PRS does have that belly cut so I guess it gets a point for that.
Yes, I am surprise about how well it stays in tune, may be I got lucky, I know remember watching one of Premier Guitar's rig talk with Joe Bonamassa's tech and he made a comment on one of his Les Paul stays in tune very well, so it does happen.
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halasghost
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Hard pressed to pick a favorite here... I love 'em both. Such class. Such refinement.
