4 Les Paul Tricks for Better Tone
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
- Here are 4 super cool tricks to apply to your Les Paul to create some awesome tone! Thanks rawkstars for watching this video. Did you enjoy it? If so, share this video with your guitar buddies, like this video and share your feedback below in the comment section.
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2:13 Woman tone demo
3:36 Woman tone settings
* Neck Pick Up
* Tone - 5
* Volume - 10
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5:29 Kill switch demo
6:40 Settings
* Neck - volume 0
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8:21 Clean pickup 1 dirty pickup 2
8:33 demo
* Neck: Clean
Volume: 4
Tone: 10
* Bridge: Dirty
V: 10
T: 10
@@MrRic350 You're welcome \/,
Thank you
Hero
The sound of a LP : tribute to Gary Moore czcams.com/video/WgbFKGNfYR0/video.html
Many thanks
Why does he look like what would happen if Hetfield sobered up and became a college professor
Funny. " Books will dull your mind son"
He is more looking like Paul Gilbert 😂
Nah. Hetfield has a round face, and a small nose. Completely different phenotype. This guy looks like a med, James looks Germanic.
Hetfield is sober
The gingham guitar slinger
1) string it up
2) plug into a Marshall
3)turn volume knob all the way up
All you need to make your les Paul sound better than 80% of guitars
Dam Straight !
New strings, medium or even heavy gauge.
I use heavy bottoms.nice deep tones when playing chords.
instead of kill switch just get a crappy cable and the sound will cut in and out
10000% agree!
Great pointers! It's amazing how many younger guys don't know how much tonal and saturation control they have right at their finger tips! This is how us old geezers controlled things back in the 60's and 70's.
The Les Paul and the OCD are a match made in Heaven.
Yes sir, correct!
Totally Agree
Add a precision drive and a wampler tumnus deluxe and you hit the all reaching powerful colorful distortion tone
I have yet to ever find another dirt pedal that can do what an OCD does with the guitars tone rolled off. Whether it be a Strat or Lp.
I recently fell in love with that combination!
I play a harley benton and these tricks learned me a lot. Thanks man i just started playing and love every second of it
For the woman tone I prefer to do what Eric does by turning the tone on 0 for both pickups, and then have both pickups active
you're a legend man, you just made my tone so much better
@Sam Mitchell : Please provide external link for credibility. Thanks
Ashutosh Pathak no one lies when it comes to giving tone tips on CZcams
Ashutosh Pathak I don’t know the link but there’s a famous interview Clapton did in his Cream days with his SG. Just search it on CZcams and you’ll see it, Clapton says it himself
Ashutosh Pathak czcams.com/video/n9ODNQPQo3A/video.html
There you go 👍
Thanks gang for watching and for all the love! Let me hear your feedback and comments below! e :)
May I ask something? Why I see people put their strings that way on the bridge?
Supposed to affect string tension, reduces the angle at which the strings are pulled over the saddles
but why? how does it affect?
The string contacts the bridge saddle at a smaller angle, less kink in the string on the stop bar side, should allow the string to float more easily and return to tension after a bend. I'm not convinced that it truly works as the strings still need to be pulled to the correct tension to be in tune to the scale length.
I'll just leave my SG as it is (?)
I had my Gibson Les Paul Hotrodded. The sounds and tones I get know as opposed to factory wiring is incredible and endless. I recommend all L.P. players consider it. I love it as do my friends that try it out!
I'm 4 years late to reply on your comment, but honest question here, can you elaborate on what you meant by hotrodding your Les Paul? Do you mean changing it to "hotter/heavier sounding" pickups?
Those are really cool tricks especially for a beginner to learn. Certainly a refresher for me , you don't need a lot of pedals and the like to get a variety of good tones. These techniques where used when there were only single Channel guitar amplifiers and many of them we're only non master volume amps, so they only choice a guitarist had was the use the controls on his or her instrument to create a wide variety of tones with just one amplifier. Today's amplifiers have multiple channels which can create different stores and sounds as well as clean tones.Players today many of the young players even have lost the art of actually playing their instrument and not their pedals and or amplifier.This is just my most humble opinion of course . Rock on!
The toggle switch trick around 7:10 reminds me of good ol' Ace Frehley on KISS Alive.
These were all tricks I'd used but had forgotten over the years, thanks for the reminders.
MAN thanks there are not many tutorials like this, tone is a whole serious thing to study, respect!
Totally love the Les Paul sound! Its one of the few guitars that cut into the mix by itself!
I just started getting into playing the guitar and u have taught me a lot of things which have probably been taught over the course of months if I had a teacher thx Erich
Happy to help!
actually Hendrix is the first killswitch user. it's in voodoo chile slight return from the 1969 masterpiece called electric ladyland
From what I've seen, he would double tap the wah pedal, not mute the pup. You'll notice SRV did this too...
I've seen it done, and that's just regular pickup switching. No killswitch involved.
this woman tone is amazing...loving it! Could you tell me your amp settings? I tried it for myself, but it sounds way different...
Page would always do the killswitch trick live when messing around, not sure why its VH thing, I mostly know it through page.
Thank you Erich, appreciate all you do for us buddy!
Very interesting point you hit on there about the electronics in the guitar and the impact they have. Would love to hear more videos about the difference the quality electronic components make to the overall sound.
Great videos man, nice to see such well produced videos without just trying to sell some shit.
Great video sir! Thanks for sharing. Just bought a les Paul and I’m excited to try this stuff out. Keep rocking !
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Funny that I should come across this video...just had my Les Paul out the other night & was experimenting with tone, volume, switch...more that I had done in a long time. Pete Townshend is my fave guitarist and I was experimenting with attempting to play some Who stuff, and was able to capture some sounds pretty close to how Pete did them. (Or at least it sounded that way to me, lol...now if I could just play 1/1000 as well as he can! lol) It's pretty cool how versatile Les Pauls are & how just a little tweaking can give you so many different sound options. Learned a lot from this video. Thanks for posting it & thanks for all you do for all of us out here! :) ( And thanks for mentioning to be kind to all beings! :)) Janine
what an awesome sound. wicked tone from that les paul.
Thank you so much! I picked up playing guitar again after 8 years of not playing. I want to get back to my old hobby. I went out and bought a Gibson Les Paul and I’m loving it! Can’t wait to try all these.
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I love this channel!! So much great content. Thanks!!
Hi there, having finally adding a Les Paul to my “strat” collection...I am still getting used to playing it so this is a great help 👍🏻 thanks 😁
Awesome video. Have you ever done a video explaining the common effects terms, what they mean, where they come from, etc. ? e.g. reverb, overdrive, gain, delay... I've never been able to wrap my head around these terms.
Came home from work early today to take delivery of my new 2020 1960s iced tea les Paul. Subbed to your channel great content.
Wonderful video! Great tones too.
Not sure if its the fact that he's an excellent guitarist, or is that the most perfectly 'set-up' guitar Ive ever heard... No buzzing frets, perfect intonation, and great sustain.
my thought exactly
It’s a Les Paul….. enough said
I never learned this stuff until I played in a 'classic' rock band with older fellas where I needed a Seymour Duncan boost pedal just to hear myself in the rehearsals! They were all deaf and I realised the volume control on the LP didn't reduce the actual volume, and that I could get so many different sounds just by adjusting the volume and tone pots.
Awesome video. Learned a lot. Thanks so much.
*Dials in woman tone, doesn't play Sunshine of Your Love*
Like a monster
Haha I was thinking the same
Thinking that too, but some songs are just too “on the nose”. I can appreciate not going to that well too many times. 🤷🏻♂️
Thank you for this! The dirty pickup/ clean pickup switch was exactly what i was looking for!
Man this some good stuff ! You have a great looking and sounding Les Paul !
Thanks so much for all that you do! Truly enjoy your videos 🤘
Thanks, Tim!
Simple tricks I found useful. Thanks man
Excellent info......will use these settings on my Epi LP
Best Trick..your Videos make me want to pick up the Guitar every time i watch one...thanks so much
Thanks for the video. Definitely gonna try the clean 1/ dirty 2
What happens in the mid-position when you use the Clean1/Dirty2 setting. Blend of clean and distortion?
Awesome video.. thank you! What pickups do you have on that LP reissue?
Hey my favorite guitar teacher! Can you tell us the volume and tone number (as well as treble, rhythm or both) values for the different sounds you made here? If possible Erich please! Thanks !
I used to do the "kill-switch" thing that I saw Page do, however my pickup selector is now messed up because of it. Sometimes I change to the Rhythm pickup and there is little or no sound.
Derek Daniell same thing happened to me too, an easy fix might be to tighten up all your wire connections to the pickup selector since they might’ve gotten a bit messy from the abuse they take.
Hello. Can you tell me what you are playing around the 20 sec mark? I really liked it and would like to learn it. Thanks!
Why did I never think of that kill switch trick! Awesome!!!!
I always enjoy your videos dude....
Great for me that im just getting into LP and SG's, been a strat player most part of my life
This is why I play a Les Paul as my primary. I have a Strat also but the Paul is my main. Thanks to players like Frehley, Frampton, Page, Schon, Felder and so many more that influenced me.
Ace Frehley was my main influence when I was a kid and wanted to play. My dad got me a knock off strat when I was 8-9 but I watched so many videos of Ace, I HAD to have a cherry sunburst Gibson LP. Been playing guitar for over 15 years and last year my wife got me my first Gibson LP standard for a wedding gift. It plays incredible
Great video, thanks. I'm still having trouble getting that 'woman' sound, though. I'm really after that beautiful hollow ring, almost like a phaser., that you get just before note-off at 02:37 into the video. I'm wondering if it's my strings - what gauge strings are you using, and what make do you recommend? Thanks!
I'm been playing a long time mostly acoustic and a strat, your teaching me tricks. I never would have thought of
Thanks🙏👍
What strings and gauges are you running here? I need to restring and that sounds great.
Thank you 🙏 it was very helpful
awesome tone, what are the pickups loaded in to you LP?
Glad I picked up a Les Paul as my first electric guitar.... No pedals yet only a 20w amp w/ Distortion and I just knock my tunes out of the park :D
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Thanks man. Great video
I have another one, leaving the switch in the middle position, and turning down the neck volume to 5, while leaving the bridge all the way up.
You can also do the reverse of this, while also you don't have to set it at 5, you can experiment, while getting all kind of tones.
Les Paul's definitely have the best woman tone. Though my ES-339 is a close second. Enjoyed the video!
339 club! Rock on : )
Pineapple Yea, I just love it!
My old Strat had a great woman tone. Listen to the Cream Reunion Concert at The Royal Albert Hall back in 2005, mine sounded close to that. Remember I said Close. It got stolen. Born under a Bad Sign. :)
Brett Wall I agree. They really do. My SG does it well also. I was blown away by how good Gibson’s sound in general when I moved away from Fender’s and started playing mostly Gibson’s.
SG and Les Paul are the same guitar. Main difference is that SG is way cooler, and way cheaper.
What are you playing at 9:17 it sounds dope and I’d like to learn it
Slow it down
O.K. firstly Thankyou for taking the time to make and post this video! I have just bought my first Les Paul at age 55 (me, not the guitar!) and so I'm very keen to learn what I can make it do. Secondly, my LP has a loose tuning peg cover on the D string and no one that I can find has posted a clear, accurate video of the recommended way to fix it. Recommended by Gibson, that is. It's a very common problem apparently so I'm sure a video would make many, many guitarists very happy! Repairs probably aren't your thing but you said ask anything, right? O.K., now I'll concentrate on your lessons and visit your website. Cheers from New Zealand!!
Gibson forum may help with a specific issue like that.
Of course! Thanks so much!
that les paul is gorgeous man. I just bought one an absolutely love it
Did I miss what model Les Paul you are playing in this video? The other question I have is is it true that the trick with the kill switch can harm the guitar if done too long or often? Thanks for a good video and hopefully for a response.
Great video! Great tricks!!
What an informative video. Thank you! 🙏🎸
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Eric. Thank you for the “tricks”. I now know the controls on my guitar (1963 Gibson Les Paul Sunburst ‘replica’) are not working as should.
What song is the lick you keep playing for the woman tone example from? I know I know it but can't think of it and its driving me crazy lol
This is really encouraging for someone like me, I picked up the guitar without any training, just to cope with the pressure of medical school and now I can play full fledged covers thanks to your videos and many like them. Sending tons of love from India....❤️ Thank you so much ..
Rashi
Great hobby!
Best advice I ever heard or read about developing skill as a musician was to learn every song you can. You’ll forget most of them, but your fingers will remember the movements and they’ll recall little bits at the right time as you grow as an instrumentalist.
@@steelman774 how long have you been playing?
@@HughJitsu about 30 years this summer. I started when I was 17 between my 11th and 12th grade by learning any and every song I could. Now I am 47 years old and am way more focused on my playing but still find myself throwing out licks that I’m thinking, “that was a cool piece I just improvised... wait... that was a little kind of like that ____ piece.” Art reimagined. That’s why I love this channel. Always something new to try. Always something new to learn. If you stop learning, you start dying.
@@steelmandavid5591 Thanks for the reply. I am almost 51 and have been practicing for 2 years. I shied away from learning a bunch of songs to learn some more theory but it's sooooo boring. I'll be getting back to the songs as your reply resonates
Good lesson erich what is your preferance with amps tube or solid state amps.
Awesome tone man and sound like blues
happy to hear!!
Dominik Górecki you have pretty shitty teacher then lol
Great! (as usual...). Thanks for sharing you knowledge.
You're welcome, Antonio! Thanks for watching!
Nice sounding/looking Les Paul ! What model/year is it ? \m/
Nice tips, man!
Nice informative video. Thank you.
I've might have asked you this before but what year is the LP ? Are those pick ups custom ? Sounds great !!!!
2:35 this reminds me go with a flow by qotsa dude, i love it dat guitar man, thanks
Thank you for the lesson!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching
Hello! Great video! What pedals are you using?
Vol knob issue. Easy fix. Place a flat blade screwdriver in the slot and very gently open up the gap. Gently . The refit the knob . Gently
Erich - Thanks for this. Now I can switch between Albatross & Highway to Hell at the flick of a switch. Very useful for my next Rockschool exam!
Nice vid, I got 212 peavey tube, allowing clean and crunch blend.
I'm alllll over that killer kill switch trick, thanks E!
Thank you 🙏🏻
that's one of the coolest les paul i've seen, what's the model and finish? thanks
Thank you, my friend. That is an R8 which is a re-issue of a 1958. It has been professionally and carefully/lightly “reliced.” it also has the famous, “Tim White “pick ups.
What do you set your amplifier tones to for the women tone? Possibly halfway up for bass, mid and treble knobs?
Just want to know what is he uses of the pick guard in lp? Is it just for style?
This is awesome! I have a Les Paul Studio Gem Series that I love, though I know that it has P90's rather than Humbuckers, I'm going to give this a shot. Thanks for getting me out of my plateau and complacency. Bravo.
Thank you so much Natalie. So glad that helps for you. You are so welcome😃
Great, thank you!
Thanks bro now learn new tab and new chord nice..
That's a beautiful looking Les Paul.
You can also get a kinda sorta wah by rolling the neck tone all the way back and wiggling the pickup switch in a similar way to the Killswitch method.
Indeed! Great technique for sure.
Hello, I have a Gibson les Paul traditional Pro 2 2014, and also have a les Paul Studio 2009. The unplugged Studio sounds is very resonant, while the traditional sounds thin. Connected to the amp, it sounds good, but the feeling on the fingers is still missing. Do you know if it's because of the weight and the construction or is it fixed? Thank you.
I have an SG and my knobs are different - the two volumes in front and tones in back.
Am I able to effectively do this with my Epiphone Les Paul Special which only has a single volume and tone knob?
no ... iit has 2 pick ups and 1 volume and 1 tone? never seen any Les Paul or copy set up like that .even my old Les Paul Jr. copy has 2 volumes and 2 tones,you should concentrate on playing the guitar learning technique ,scales chords practice etc ,instead of kill switch gimmick ,how many time are you going to do that ? in 1 song? the other things i talked about you will use in every song ...
how did you get that guitar tone? it rocks!
I love the top finish on that Les Paul. Please can anyone tell me what it is called? Thank you
That is an old-school Sunburst. But the top is very, “flamed”, which just means the grain is very pronounced. The guitar has also been lightly aged.
Cool tips, thanks!
you are very welcome!
Hi from Australia..Great overdriven tone..is it a Marshall or is it a pedal thru another amp..Oh , and is the guitar a R9...Thanks for your great informative videos and all the best from Oz..
I've been playing a long time. I cut my hair got off of a drum kit. Picked up a guitar been playing for almost 30 years been a musician since I was ten. I'd take lessons from you any day
I used to use clean/dirty pickup trick so much, then I got an overdrive pedal :)
Wrap strings over tail verses straight threw. Less string tension??