Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - Teles that are closest to Les pauls in terms of tone

ChurchPlayer · September 8th, 2005, 06:51 AM

Depends on what you mean by "close". There are folks who never knew Jimmy Page played anything but a Les Paul, so I guess his Tele was "close".

A lot is going to depend on your rig, the songs/tones you're looking to nail, etc. You can likely find Teles that will cop particular examples of LP tone, but nothing that's going to do it all. The simple physics of the two guitars - differences in body and neck composition, scale length, neck-to-body joint, bridge, etc. - make that impossible.

In general, though, I've found alder bodied teles with a neck bucker (either full size or a good mini) can cop a decent LP when needed.

September 8th, 2005, 06:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChurchPlayer Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 375	Depends on what you mean by "close". There are folks who never knew Jimmy Page played anything but a Les Paul, so I guess his Tele was "close". A lot is going to depend on your rig, the songs/tones you're looking to nail, etc. You can likely find Teles that will cop particular examples of LP tone, but nothing that's going to do it all. The simple physics of the two guitars - differences in body and neck composition, scale length, neck-to-body joint, bridge, etc. - make that impossible. In general, though, I've found alder bodied teles with a neck bucker (either full size or a good mini) can cop a decent LP when needed. __________________ Jake "I tell my kids, 'Daddy's the best guitar player on the block. Always will be. Even if we have to move.'"