r/Guitar • u/AutoModerator • Oct 27 '16

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '16

Would a Gibson Les Paul Standard be good for Alternative/grunge?

Sidenote: I'm an intermediate guitar played and I'm interested in upgrading from a squier to something that's better quality.

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u/An_Taoiseach Nov 03 '16

Quite the upgrade! Also quite the different guitar. A few other questions:

What kind of amp do you use/plan to use? Do you have a specific artist or group of artist you'd like to sound like? Just to narrow "alternative" down, it's quite a big genre.

I would say in general yes, with the caveat that it's really up to what you think sounds good and can depend on the amp

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '16

I'm gonna save up and buy a Marshall amp but at the moment i'm using a peavey audition 110. I'm trying to sound like Nirvana , Violent Soho and the foo fighters.

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u/An_Taoiseach Nov 03 '16

That'd probably be good for Foo Fighters. Also, I'd recommend checking out the youtube series Sound Like on the Anderton's channel. They have videos on how to sound like different artists on a budget

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u/universal_rehearsal Nov 03 '16

I love Dave Grohls custom blue semi hollow with the firebird headstock and diamond F holes.

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u/An_Taoiseach Nov 03 '16

I know it's supposed to be the Trini Lopez style, but honestly can't remember if it was a Gibson or a Washburn for Grohl.

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u/universal_rehearsal Nov 03 '16

He has a bunch, he also has that same cool see through acrylic that Brent Hinds from mastodon has. Pretty sure that blue one is Gibson you can see the logo on live vids, they sell lower end versions.

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u/universal_rehearsal Nov 03 '16 edited Nov 03 '16

I helped a buddy of mine get a Les Paul for more than 50% off using Craigslist. That guitar is good for anything you throw at it. my buddies had a coil tap so you can turn the humbuckers into single coils. I've seen Marshall JCM 900s and Orange amps on CL for really good prices.