So I started guitar. I want to play with a les Paul when i get old but i have a fender now?
Braqs asked:
Is it possible to change or is there a difference in the frets. Does the fender have more frets? If I know a lot of songs on a fender would I just be able to automatically play them on a les Paul when I get one when I get good at it?
Is it possible to change or is there a difference in the frets. Does the fender have more frets? If I know a lot of songs on a fender would I just be able to automatically play them on a les Paul when I get one when I get good at it?
March 31st, 2009 at 11:30 pm
yes you will be able to switch from the fender to the les paul. there may be a slight difference in the width of the fret board but this shouldn’t effect your knowledge of the song. every guitar is different but if you know how to play the song you should be good to go.
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Yeah I’ve been playing for over 15 years now and would still like to have my own les paul one day. Dude, all guitars are set up the same. unless we are talking 24 frets or just 22. usually you’re jacksons or ilbanez guitars are known for the 24. Most if not all les paul guitars are 22. If you get one before me make sure you strike a chord for me!!!
April 5th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Gibsons are made with a 24 3/4″ scale and are quite fragile?…especially where the wood is thin…ie…the neck joint and head stock…Fenders are made with a 25 1/2″ scale and are almost un-breakable…In recent years both guitars have high profile frets…whereas earlier models had a variety of thin and jumbo frets…as for sound Gibsons tend to use Humbucking pick-ups and they are louder and not so bright and cutting as Fender single coil pickups…anyway with modern amplification and state of the art pedal boards!…it doesnt seem to matter what you play?…you can make any guitar sound good…no matter what style of playing youre into!…but Ive noticed that most of the well known guitarists who used to play Gibsons!…now play Fenders?…thats probably because they have a longer scale and are rich in natural harmonics!…and while they sound nice their tight strings can be harder to blues bend on?…but the Gibson scale is easier to bend?…Confusing aint it?…try em all!…and decide for yourself…
April 6th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Yes you would be able to play them rather easily, unless it uses the whammy bar incessantly, as LP’s don’t have them. The LP has generally one more fret (22 instead of 21). I don’t have a LP personally but I have a PRS SE Singlecut, which basically is a LP copy. There might be a few occasions where you notice a difference in playing, and the sound could definitely vary, but in terms of playability you should do fine.
April 10th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Sure you will, frets are the same, with the cutaway you have easier access to the higher frets….most acoustic and classicals have the body at the twelfth fret, but you still can play them…..I loved it when you said, ” when I get old I’ll get a Les Paul ” that made me laugh…..a fender isn’t a bad guitar, but I know what you mean about the Les Paul, most kids your age dream about having one !!!!!!!!! Well good luck to you, and keep on practicing !!!!!!!!!!
April 11th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Fender doesn’t have more frets. It is easier to play on the upper registers. I have both but prefer the sustain of the Gibson. It has a much fuller and fatter sound than any Fenders.
It’s a matter of taste. I find the Gibson good for any music. I use a Jackson to do neo-classical stuff. It cries more and it has 24 frets.
One poster states that everybody nowadays switch from Gibson to Fender. Not true and far from it. They use Charvelle, Ibanez, Yamaha etc…. They have a fender look. It’s like the Jackson I own, I find the response for arpegios is better because of the fat sound withthe bass pickup.