Gibson Les Paul vs. IbanezRG Premium: Put Their Tones to the Test
Hey, guys. Today we have a new video by Darrel Braun, that gear-loving YouTuber who pits guitars against each other in head-to-head tone shootouts. This time, Braun compares the tones of two "icons of rock"—a Gibson Les Paul Traditional and an Ibanez RG Premium.
Braun admits that these are vastly different instruments, but he reasons that they're both rock mainstays that work—and are employed regularly—in a wide but similar variety of rock subgenres.
As always, Braun runs through the specs of each guitar before playing them (very tastefully, we might add) under what he feels are identical conditions. Check out the video below, and be sure to tell us which guitar sounds "more agreeable" to your ears!
For more gear videos by Braun, check out his YouTube channel.
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Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
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