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Le Taz
Published on 07/17/08 at 14:41
The beautiful comes from Japan. Very faithful replica of the Les Paul: mahogany body, one piece maple table, mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard. No varnish but oiled finish gives it a "faded". The frets, binding and other acastillage are assembled carefully, rather than on some Gibson 80's and 90's. My beautiful Duke is just a standard, but rather a pre-duke, who had not been designed for export (hence head open book). Everything is original, including microphones.
The finish is beautiful, but sensitive to moves (like all faded.
UTILIZATION
Well, in terms of weight, it is called a Les Paul, and it does not take over the design. However, I have known worse. The handle is a kind of "best of Gibson" you are "rounded" (like me) or "slim tapper", you'll see you there, it is right in between. A kind of rounded allowing more digital acrobatics. I find it easier to play a Start or Tele.
The assembly and selection of parts must be particularly rigorous can feel the notes vibrate against the abdomen. If the woods are not the best I've seen (which also explains the ridiculous price), they perform very bienleur work and the violin is awesome. The absence of a very thick coating is also a blessing to paw sticky with sweat! In short, it is excellent.
SOUNDS
When empty, it already feels that the beautiful has a beautiful resonance, but then once connected ... I bought his "importer", oriented big sound (rock / metal), for ... make blues rock! In fact, it's love at first sight. I tried it in store, and I realized that I wanted the last good LP mode capable of but also vintage amp "hi-gain" without losing its rough side.
This guitar has character, but just enough to be dominated by the fingers of his master. To be more precise: Gibson Les Paul has renewed (new pickups, etc.) for it to be fitting with the current sounds, it is less "muddy" as the LP 90's when plugged into a Mesa with drive thoroughly. A "PRSisation" so to speak. The "90's" are actually a little too fat for a precise sound with a large distortion (even with a change of microphones). But current LP have lost "punch" and dynamics.
In the case of Duke, the choice was more clever: the pickups are kind of vintage, with a good output level, but also open coil. The essence of mahogany and its lack of polish "degrease" the rest. The result sounds a little less punchy but more round and surout a very open grain, which allows it to retrenscrire a palette of shades wider than a Gibson, and that, whatever your level of saturation (from clean to apocalyptic ). It was always a very precise articulation, as we could get it with their favorite guitar hero Les Paul 50's and 60's. Neo vintage.
The microphone has the acute response, ideal from blues to heavy hardrock, respecting the touch and providing teeth. The grave and cordial but "chunky" in the clear (not too slammed anyway), there is surprisingly usable with distortion (the quest for Gary Moore fan of Slash or what). There will be less comfortable than a micro PRS, but much more authentic, especially for a game "physical", either alone or in rhythm.
But his rock side (or harsh) when the limit a bit for the world of jazz, but I have not tried either.
OVERALL OPINION
I started with the Epiphone (sorry, I would say not much), Tokai, and I owned and played a Les Paul Standard 95 and a Les Paul Signature Gary Moore. I loved these guitars, but not a fan of "accessories", I ended up selling these beautiful one of which was fantastic clear sound and bluesy, and one that does not really speaking 'in saturax (in addition, considering the price, I hesitated to leave the flight). These guitars were the best instruments spares (I fart a lot of strings).
I finally found a Les Paul that does more than spare guitar but is a recurrent feature in my repertoire: I went out to ensure the Led Zeppelin, and ZZ Top. And a group of blues rock, she had taf. It is also the first time I use a Les Paul lead guitar for registry renewal. With Gibson, I was just lining to thicken the sound.
The Duke is a standard blow huge Gibson Les Paul is a more authentic and versatile (well, not for jazz) that most of its current production, made (or at least assembly) by hand in Japan, a small price compared to the US brand. It is found around 1300 new, also available in P90 (Duke Master).
If you are looking for a Les Paul for rock cut, without betraying the spirit of Les Paul, go for it!
You can hear excerpts from the La Grange and Sharp Dressed Man on my Myspace (plugged into a JCM 800 2210 with a tube screamer for solo-gain tone and a quarter)
The finish is beautiful, but sensitive to moves (like all faded.
UTILIZATION
Well, in terms of weight, it is called a Les Paul, and it does not take over the design. However, I have known worse. The handle is a kind of "best of Gibson" you are "rounded" (like me) or "slim tapper", you'll see you there, it is right in between. A kind of rounded allowing more digital acrobatics. I find it easier to play a Start or Tele.
The assembly and selection of parts must be particularly rigorous can feel the notes vibrate against the abdomen. If the woods are not the best I've seen (which also explains the ridiculous price), they perform very bienleur work and the violin is awesome. The absence of a very thick coating is also a blessing to paw sticky with sweat! In short, it is excellent.
SOUNDS
When empty, it already feels that the beautiful has a beautiful resonance, but then once connected ... I bought his "importer", oriented big sound (rock / metal), for ... make blues rock! In fact, it's love at first sight. I tried it in store, and I realized that I wanted the last good LP mode capable of but also vintage amp "hi-gain" without losing its rough side.
This guitar has character, but just enough to be dominated by the fingers of his master. To be more precise: Gibson Les Paul has renewed (new pickups, etc.) for it to be fitting with the current sounds, it is less "muddy" as the LP 90's when plugged into a Mesa with drive thoroughly. A "PRSisation" so to speak. The "90's" are actually a little too fat for a precise sound with a large distortion (even with a change of microphones). But current LP have lost "punch" and dynamics.
In the case of Duke, the choice was more clever: the pickups are kind of vintage, with a good output level, but also open coil. The essence of mahogany and its lack of polish "degrease" the rest. The result sounds a little less punchy but more round and surout a very open grain, which allows it to retrenscrire a palette of shades wider than a Gibson, and that, whatever your level of saturation (from clean to apocalyptic ). It was always a very precise articulation, as we could get it with their favorite guitar hero Les Paul 50's and 60's. Neo vintage.
The microphone has the acute response, ideal from blues to heavy hardrock, respecting the touch and providing teeth. The grave and cordial but "chunky" in the clear (not too slammed anyway), there is surprisingly usable with distortion (the quest for Gary Moore fan of Slash or what). There will be less comfortable than a micro PRS, but much more authentic, especially for a game "physical", either alone or in rhythm.
But his rock side (or harsh) when the limit a bit for the world of jazz, but I have not tried either.
OVERALL OPINION
I started with the Epiphone (sorry, I would say not much), Tokai, and I owned and played a Les Paul Standard 95 and a Les Paul Signature Gary Moore. I loved these guitars, but not a fan of "accessories", I ended up selling these beautiful one of which was fantastic clear sound and bluesy, and one that does not really speaking 'in saturax (in addition, considering the price, I hesitated to leave the flight). These guitars were the best instruments spares (I fart a lot of strings).
I finally found a Les Paul that does more than spare guitar but is a recurrent feature in my repertoire: I went out to ensure the Led Zeppelin, and ZZ Top. And a group of blues rock, she had taf. It is also the first time I use a Les Paul lead guitar for registry renewal. With Gibson, I was just lining to thicken the sound.
The Duke is a standard blow huge Gibson Les Paul is a more authentic and versatile (well, not for jazz) that most of its current production, made (or at least assembly) by hand in Japan, a small price compared to the US brand. It is found around 1300 new, also available in P90 (Duke Master).
If you are looking for a Les Paul for rock cut, without betraying the spirit of Les Paul, go for it!
You can hear excerpts from the La Grange and Sharp Dressed Man on my Myspace (plugged into a JCM 800 2210 with a tube screamer for solo-gain tone and a quarter)