The Les Paul or the Stratocaster - Which One Wins? 

After years of asking myself "Les Paul or Strat?" I finally realized that the right answer is "Yes"

Nice video! Personally, I like Strats and Les Pauls equally, but for very different reasons. I don't think I could pick one over the other.

telecaster wins

Totally different sounds both great but I prefer Les Paul!

I totally agree with your assessment. I think the majority of the differences are subjective to one's personal taste, except price of course. They both have great and different sounds, depending on what you like to play determines which guitar would be better. I personally like the 25 1/2 scale length better, that's what I started with so it feels more at home to me. Bottom line, get one of each. You can't go wrong with that! And hopefully I will never have to choose a guitar based on if it supports my titties!!

A lot more work goes into building a Les Paul. That’s where most of the price difference comes from. Removing price from the equation!(two guitars just sitting there and you get pick one), I’d probably - 9 times out of 10 - grab the Les Paul.

I started playing electric in the 1970s and the question was basically the same. I kinda went the Les Paul path and no regrets really but after about 50yrs I recently got my first Strat and I like it! Had a Tele already and it's great but they are not the same. Won't be abandoning LPs but glad to have a Strat now.

Stratocaster all day! It's more versatile, way easier to modify, and way easier to fix if something goes wrong, like a broken headstock. It's also easier to fly with since you can take the neck off and put it in a carry-on...Les Paul is pretty, though, and sounds awesome.

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I love that blue color on the Strat, always been one of my favorites.

I think the Strat is much more versatile. You can you get many different sounds out of it. And as a beginner, it’s much more affordable and not as chunky than a Les Paul. You can get a really good Strat for under $500..whereas a solid Les Paul is well over $1,000.

I loved the video! In some aspects like tone aesthetic I prefer LesPaul modes, but in others I prefer the Strat

I have a Strat because a) it is so comfortable to play, it feels like butter in my hands and fits against my body so nicely (this is a polite way of alluding to the support issue you mention 🤣) b) David Gilmour is my favorite guitarist and c) money, but do I really want a les paul also? of course I do 😅 Guitar Acquisition Syndrome is real 😓

How do Epiphones and Squiers compare in terms of build quality? They are both budget brands under Gibson and Fender respectively, but are they equals?

Personal preference is the strat. But the LP is an incredible instrument.

The better question (imo) is es-335 vs telecaster

Will a strat sound like a les paul if you put hh in it? Cause I want the tone of a les paul and the comfortability of a strat

That dark night finish of the strat looks awesome! 👍👍👍

This world has to many Bills and to many Pauls we would be better off with Less Pauls.

Both, horses for courses, I own both plus a Flying V and a Tele. Non are 'better'....just different

That's why I also have both. I bought Stratocaster comfortable practice but if I could only have one Les Paul.

The strat wins handsdown. More so in your case, with my favorite colour of all time, the dark night!

It doesn't support what? Ha ha ha!

Love both, had several examples of both. Prefer Strats. Just a bit more organic and "alive". And versatile. And cheaper!

Should have included Telecasters

The dark night color on the Strat is great.

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Actually the CORRECT answer is Telecaster. ;) Kidding of course, but it's what ever works best for the music you're going to play, but a Telecaster works in a lot of genres including Jazz.

The Les Paul is most assuredly softer and smoother where the strat has more of an attack.... Chunky, if you will 😂

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"It doesn't support the titties" lmao 🤣

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Strat ! Gibson makes high priced defects ,Ive lesrned my lesson ,The way I see it Gibson owes me2 times !

I'd go with the Strat. That Les Paul looks kinda ugly and clunky.

I have a player series tele…and I’m chillin with it for the moment but if I close my eyes I can pretend it’s the les Paul I always wanted

Play that funky music white girl! 😀

The Winner is you, who can play both wonderful guitar... 😍

I've played on n off since 1978. I was a friend of Eddie Van Halen. I used Primarily Strats, however, I believe the Les Paul is slightly better because it sounds thicker to me and has more punch. I also believe without the tremolo bar it forces you to improve by improvising more to get the sounds you can get with the strat and the tremolo bar. I feel a guitarist should buy both and learn on both. By playing both you will become a better overall player even though you may prefer 1 over the over. The Gibson Les Paul has a Scale length of 24.75" this makes life easier on the hands and on bends too, fuller sound, that's better to me overall. It's hard to really choose but you have to lean one way or the other regardless if you have both.

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STRAT!!!! Haven't watched the video yet. STRAT! How have you had problems with electronics and hardware with a quality strat? I'd say that's odd

i think they are both great guitars. I have owned both, currently i own a les paul. I think they come down to the individual.

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What's crazy is I just bought my second guitar, which is the exact same strat you have in the same finish. The craziest part, my first guitar is a cherry sunburst Les Paul. I'm glad you like them both. I agree the Les Paul win in looks and warm sound. Like you said though, not all songs need that warmth and there is plenty of need for a Fender. I'm hoping it plays a bit easier than my Les Paul. Of course, I'll be keeping both! Thanks for the video.

Neither .. RG & PRS! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Btw I consider strats ugly (tele even more) but this dark night is one of few I like .. it's very nice color finish. But it's freaking expensive :/

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Verytough choice for me if I had to just pick one. The Gibsons play easier for me, and I love the humbucker Krunch, but you can't get the Strat neck pickup sound on a Les Paul. The Strat fretboard radius handles less well for me, but I love the sound of that neck PU. I remain undecided.

I hate when people make these videos... and there are SO MANY!!! Asking "which is better?" OR "which one wins?" is STUPID. It's like asking which one wins, a screwdriver or a wrench? A pickup or a sports car? A fish or a turtle? They're in the same group of objects, but they're totally different and all depends on what you need them for. Stop already with the Les Paul vs Strat nonsense.

both are inferior. the correct answer is "telecaster". thanks for playing :)

That’s a cool strat you’ve got

Have both they each have a different purpose

For me, the les Paul is over priced, over weight and over fragile. They sound great but those 3 negatives have always prevented my from trying one.

I don’t choose, why should I? I have both.

Gibson Les Paul for me, no offense please!❤😊😊😊😊

Tele cause its can do both guitars but neather guitar can sound like a Tele

"Very comfortable on a hole"

They are both cliches.

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The people who come in and listen to les paul music, they don't have money. You don't wanna play anything for people who drive an old beater because they will pay you one penny no more than that you wanna play for people who drive Mercedes Benz, they have money by the tons and you can become wealthy. The rich people don't listen to les Paul music or if they do, they will hide that.

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Telecaster hands down!!!

neither... give me a telecaster.

Ferra da guitarra!

Telecaster 100%

Good job.😅😅

The Telecaster!

For me, Les Paul blows the strat away

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Really? Two completely different animals from 2 completely different universes.

Neither is better, they are simply different. I think we should have both, also a Tele and an ES-335. Nice video.

I don't know anything about guitars, but I liked the sound of the les Paul, it was warmer like a guitar with valves 😊

My first decent guitar was a Fender Telecaster. My next was a Les Paul. I have a Donner strat style guitar that is an H-S-S configuration. They each have advantages depending upon the style of music your playing. Great video by the way.

I have both and enjoy both guitars. However, just get a Jazzmaster!

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Strat

Strat.

Haha, such a great question! I’ll say both are great and there needn’t be only one! Kinda must have guitars in my opinion.

I have never gotten along with Strats, but I love both Les Paul's and Tele's.

That ceiling is very low. Are you in a box or something? Damn

I was wondering, do you still use the Positive Grid amp?

The problem is that all of these are my guitar heroes! I like Les Paul sound better though. I want to get my first electric guitar. Which one should I get, the Strat MIM or the Epiphone Les Paul which is similar to Gibson?

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I have both. My Les Paul Custom is fun to play at times when in I'm the mood. My Stratocaster wants to take me on a new journey every time I pick it up. I also have S-1 switching besides the tremolo on my Stratocaster. Tones are endless.

I have own and allways til this very day use both 3 fenderstrats and 6 les pauls gibsons and 3 hollowbodies,4 telecasters and superstrats like i have 8Ibanez Jackson dKm soloist 8 of them i can play any guitar including the bulky acustic guitars which i dont own any bc they are too bulky. I love electric over acustic any day of the week.

This is by far the best comparison video on an HSS vs Gibson I’ve seen, ever! I have Fenders and I’ve been looking at a Gibson for a new guitar so I’ve been looking for a while. The Fender HSS all day!!! Killer Video! 🤘

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It's like asking "Spaghetti versus Lasagne" - which one wins. Try to find logic.

Love your video, and your honest opinion! I have a Strat, a Jazzmaster, and a Gibson Les Paul! I play nothing but rhythm now with a group, and I prefer. My Les Paul, with the shorter faster neck, and that great smooth humbucker sound! For lead I always preferd the Stratocaster. Just my thoughts, no offens please!🌹🥰🎵🎶🎸🌴🌅🏖️🦩🦩

The real world answer... You really need both.

I use the Les Paul and SG on Stage. And a cheap squier strat for studio

I used to play a Strat-like guitar and it sure is more comfortable to play because of all the smooth round edges on it. I now switched to an SG. I agree that it’s a bit less comfortable but I also feel more confident playing it as it is chunkier. The Strat did support the titties better as you said it tho🤣

The LP sounds sweeter and more bluesy, both great guitars though.

the winner is of course the Telecaster!

they all have different tone and all wonderful

Les pauls are too heavy tho that's the only down fall with them.

i had a Schecter Blackjack ATX Solo 6 which is a Les Paul style single cut for 13 years. this year I sold it and got a custom Kiesel Delos, which is their strat-style and it's not even close which one i prefer. after 13 years i realized i don't like single cuts or humbucker clean tones. the Kiesel is an H-S-S configuration because while i definitely prefer humbuckers for high gain tones, i totally prefer single coils for clean/dirty tones. an H-S-S s-style guitar is the best of both worlds, IMO.

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As someone who doesn't play guitar, I'd have to pick the Stratocaster. All I ever hear about the Les Paul is that it's heavy. To me, the only way the Les Paul wins is aesthetically, and that's only because I personally don't like cutaways. Of course, it's a matter of opinion. Everyone should enjoy either or both! Thanks for your wise words! Long live Ukraine!

I have both and all I can say is that each guitar has it's qualities and irritants. I love them both though ;)

I prefer the sound and style of the LP over the fender.