discreet Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 [b]Which Budget 'Les Paul'? Recommendations?[/b] Did a quick search but couldn't find specific info on this - sorry if it has been covered... I need a guitar for a recording project requiring 'that' humbucker sound, so I'm thinking LP. So I don't have to spend forevever on t'internet browsing through the no doubt hundreds of options, can anyone recommend a budget LP that has 'the sound' and is actually playable? I don't want to spend more than a couple of hundred, if possible. Doesn't have to be a Les Paul if it sounds right, by the way. I thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I was going to recommend that LP Junior copy that Paul H just bought (see a couple of threads down) but you mentioned humbuckers. Remember not every Les Paul has them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I can help! Check THIS out: [IMG]http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/Moos3h/null_zpsf1ba7924.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/Moos3h/null_zps087a063a.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/Moos3h/null_zps84c5ebdf.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/Moos3h/null_zps12b0bf95.jpg[/IMG] Tokai Les Paul - just had a setup and restring and sounds and plays every bit as good as the 'real thing' It is for sale and I'll do the classified listing now Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Can`t make a better recommendation than a Tokai Les Paul. Many Les Paul players use their Tokais as the main axe and their Gibsons as backups, not cause they don`t want to damage a 2 grand Gibbo, but cause they prefer the Tokai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Replied to your PM mate, notification emails aren't working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Years ago, I had a hondo2 . I was looking on eBay recently and they are highly respected 'lawsuit' axes apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 [quote name='Moos3h' timestamp='1382909238' post='2257992'] Replied to your PM mate, notification emails aren't working! [/quote] Thank you, sir! And many thanks to everyone else too - that saved me a day trawling the net. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 +1 for Tokai. However, proper Les Pauls seem to be silly cheap at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1382909520' post='2257996'] Years ago, I had a hondo2 . I was looking on eBay recently and they are highly respected 'lawsuit' axes apparently. [/quote] Unfortunately there are two different types of Hondo II. A few are very nice indeed, but most are the worst kind of cheap far-eastern firewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1382954404' post='2258279'] +1 for Tokai. However, proper Les Pauls seem to be silly cheap at the moment. [/quote] That's because ATM they are not very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I like my Tokai very much - one of the best Les Pauls I've played anywhere at any price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1382971962' post='2258615'] I like my Tokai very much - one of the best Les Pauls I've played anywhere at any price. [/quote] Well that's good to know -thanks - as I'm buying James' white Tokai 'Love Rock' (above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Good to hear you're sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 [quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1382975524' post='2258652'] Good to hear you're sorted! [/quote] Yes, I'm like a kid at Christmas! It's been years since I've owned a g**t*r!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Ooh exciting...and a great choice too Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1382971962' post='2258615'] I like my Tokai very much - one of the best Les Pauls I've played anywhere at any price. [/quote] Ditto. I had an '80s Love Rock that was fantastic. It's with a guitarist mate now, who much prefers it to his Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1382963506' post='2258441'] Unfortunately there are two different types of Hondo II. A few are very nice indeed, but most are the worst kind of cheap far-eastern firewood. [/quote] Quite so. I had one of the "nice" ones - solid timber body, carved top, set neck, etc but most of them are nasty plywood Korean unpleasantness, from the era when Korean guitars were really not very good at all. Good choice with the Tokai Discreet - looks gorgeous in the pics & you can't go far wrong with Tokais. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1383003592' post='2259134'] Good choice with the Tokai Discreet - looks gorgeous in the pics & you can't go far wrong with Tokais. [/quote] Confirmation from the master of Jap planks... thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6v6 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1382963506' post='2258441'] Unfortunately there are two different types of Hondo II. A few are very nice indeed, but most are the worst kind of cheap far-eastern firewood. [/quote] This, my first guitar was a Hondo Les Paul copy and it was terrible. My money would go on a Gordon Smith, I have a GS2 and it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Nice six stringer Mr discreet even though you have turned to the dark side lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy64 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Great shout on the Tokai! I had a Tokai Strat copy some years ago which to this day I regret selling. I was going to suggest a Gibson LP studio or special. Both can be bought used around your budget.....but who cares you got a Tokai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Unfortunately not all Tokais are quite so wonderful these days. Since they started outsourcing some manufacturing in places other than Japan the quality hasn't always been up to the classic Japanese instruments that made the Tokai name. I've seen some Tokai instruments that are little more than generic copies that just happen to have a Tokai logo on them. IMO they are doing little for Tokai's reputation. A new MIJ Love Rock will cost you somewhere between £1000 and £3000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I'm wondering just what the definition of "budget" is Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1383038722' post='2259283'] Nice six stringer Mr discreet even though you have turned to the dark side lol [/quote] Thanks, but I haven't really... just meddling with forces I do not understand. [quote name='oggiesnr' timestamp='1383044215' post='2259357'] I'm wondering just what the definition of "budget" is [/quote] In this case a couple of hundred quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1383056753' post='2259598'] Thanks, but I haven't really... just meddling with forces I do not understand. In this case a couple of hundred quid. [/quote] Phew forces you do not understand can be dangerous I heard that playing a 6 string can unleash all kinds of demons its a bit like the Necronomicon in the Evil Dead........Just be careful mate lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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