The Top 10 Les Paul Riffs of All Time!

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What makes for a great guitar riff? Is it complexity? Tone? Rudeness? The ability to make you move? Instant recognition? All of the above?
Of course, it’s a subjective topic, but when we decided to cast an eye back on the decades and decades of phenomenal riffs to have been recorded just on a single type of guitar, we quickly realised that the challenge of picking just 10 was near enough impossible.
That shows just how impactful the iconic Gibson Les Paul has been on the course of popular music over the last 60+ years, and the power that a well-written riff can wield!
These are the Peach Guitars Top 10 Les Paul riffs of all time, and we’re almost certain that you won’t agree entirely. So, let us know in the comments if you think we’ve missed your favourite LP riff, or if you think we nailed it!
If you’d like any more information on Peach Guitars and the finest instruments we carry, you can check out our website below for all the info, including details on each of the stupendous Les Pauls seen here in today’s video.
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Intro - 0:00
Riff #10 - 1:13
Riff #9 - 2:08
Riff #8 - 3:07
Riff #7 - 3:58
Riff #6 - 5:03
Riff #5 - 5:57
Riff #4 - 6:43
Riff #3 - 7:29
Riff #2 - 8:22
Honourable Mentions - 9:16
Riff #1 - 12:42
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@PeachGuitars 3 года назад

Thanks for checking out our list! In case you missed them, check out the other videos in this series: Top 10 ‘ES’ Riffs: bit.ly/3cKYYEu Top 10 Strat Riffs: bit.ly/3gsvrkY Top 10 Tele Riffs: bit.ly/3vzrvDk

@nikolaiplotnikov7243 2 года назад

If you play Sweet Child O' Mine, you will get copyright claimed! Or as I say it, blocked!

@robertkadlick5871 2 года назад

@@nikolaiplotnikov7243 îii

@jackdeath 2 года назад

WTF is this shit? Les Paul didn't play any of these riffs? Do you even know who Les Paul was? He had his own primetime television show in the 50s where he played all his western classics. This list makes no sense.

@jaybland1105 Год назад

What is the name of the song for the riff in the intro? Thanks

@glennanderson9947 3 года назад

I was brought up to beleive that with a Les Paul and a Marshall you could rule the world. Here is the proof. Great work indeed Jack.

@dannyweiss7499 3 года назад

and a cry baby Wah.

@usuallyclueless4477 Год назад

Nothing an HSS or HSH superstrat can't handle. But there's something beautiful about the neck pickup tones on Les Pauls.

@SNTOSN 3 года назад

I am glad that Free's Paul Kossoff and Thin Lizzy were included. Definitely mandatory 70's rock bands.

@geoffmcmahon4453 2 года назад

Agreed and yet All Right Now is nothing like a typical Free song

@jr13227 2 года назад

@@geoffmcmahon4453 Mr Big might be my favorite Kossoff riff along with Fraser’s bass playing complimenting it.

@geoffmcmahon4453 2 года назад

@@jr13227 Oh yeah especially the Free Live version

@FenderTeleDeluxe 3 года назад

That Gary Moore lick...superbly played, Jack! One of my favorite licks and guitarists of all time.

@burt2800 3 года назад

This list could have been nothing but Led Zeppelin and it would have been accurate. Great playing!

@cameron3525 3 года назад

Amen

@joskorivic 3 года назад

Totally.

@Cablecossuck 3 года назад

Except Peter Green also

@thejoshbtv 3 года назад

Truth

@seanyiscubsfan1 3 года назад

Maybe so but all of the stuff on Led Zeppelin I and about half of II were played on a 59 Telecaster.

@brianhelgerson3870 3 года назад

Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gary Rossington. Southern Fried Rock guitarists are too often overlooked . But they were some of the greatest players out there .

@jr13227 2 года назад

Gary Rossington makes the Les Paul scream in a way I’ve never heard before. Easily one of my favorite guitarists along with Allen Collins

@stogies3 2 года назад

Yeah i missed Dickey Betts and Duane Allman too.

@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 2 года назад

Amen

@istvanstadler5723 2 года назад

Yes yes yes!!!!!

@Bernievids Год назад

Never heard of them. Happy to hit a search. But if they are in bands, I’m going to get the shits. Ie. I got no idea who the ZZ tops guys are but I know ZZ tops are tops. Know what I’m saying. So let’s help the people get to the good stuff. Deciphering shit ain’t nothing like it used to be. So give up the info or keep it for yourself. Name, and song so we can engage like a list would expect.

@07parachute 3 года назад

Peter Frampton's "Do you feel like we do " could have made into the list. Still, a good list of Les Paul riffs, and great playing. Cheers!

@double-a4834 2 года назад

A hard list to compile, but few of these riffs would exist if not for Clapton showcasing his '59 Les Paul's tone with the Bluesbreakers. Hideaway, All Your Love...riffs galore and history making tone.

@stricknine8623 3 года назад

"Black Dog" is my favorite Zeppelin guitar riff.

@juansebastiancastromolesti4040 3 года назад

Kashmir does it for me…

@matthewtayloryowieresearch1912 3 года назад

Most Led Zep riffs are the ducks nuts! "Over The Hills And Far Away" is my fave. When Bonham kicks in it goes off-chops. Far too much guitar is grossly inadequate, woefully insufficient & nowhere near enough! Rock 'til ya drop. Didyabringyabongalong Station, Central Queensland, Australia.

@mooseknuckle8946 2 года назад

I thought Black Dog was played on a telecaster. I could be wrong

@stricknine8623 2 года назад

@@mooseknuckle8946 All accounts say that it was recorded on Les Paul. If it were a Tele, it doesn't sound like one. My humbucker Teles don't sound anything like my Les Pauls.

@billbiddy9083 3 месяца назад

I’m a fan of rock n roll lick it’s such a great one to play. Black dog is easy to stuff up. But is also great and very iconic

@SeanJepson7 2 года назад

With Led Zeppelin/Page, imagine being so good it’s kind of an unwritten rule that only one of your riffs can be included. It’s a hell of a compliment.

@piedpeter1 2 года назад

They don't want to steal the show, but could have easily.

@jamesatkinson4386 3 года назад

As usual great playing and tones. Great to watch, very talented. I think you covered all the riffs. One I would put in is the great Mick Ronson and Ziggy Stardust

@MACV-Justice 2 года назад

Nothing has sold more Les Pauls than the tone of Jimmy Page’s Telecaster crunch through a cranked Super Beatle amp with Transonic cabinets. 👍😁

@EdA1 Год назад

I see where youre going with this, great riffs on the first album, but the whole second album (except for the electric 12 on Thank You and Living Loving) is the Les Paul... Iconic Les Paul tone, Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Moby, Bring it on Home, etc., etc, etc..... that aint no Tele!... oh and the Vox used for Lemon Song and Whole Lotta Love wasnt a Super Beatle it was a 7120....

@ZigbertD 2 месяца назад

Wow, it's not as if I've read this comment 784 times whenever Led Zeppelin and Les Pauls come up on a RU-vid video....

@BaroloBartolo 13 дней назад

@@ZigbertDhilarious how I get away from rock forums for a solid 12+ years and see the exact same comments 😂

@voxsupreme 3 года назад

Finally! Someone who understands that You don't need dist pedals to make a Les Paul sing. Thank You!

@AnthonySG0113 6 месяцев назад

Those guitars were fantastic!! Bravo on a great video!!

@jasong546 3 года назад

You guys are brave Jack, I wouldn’t be able to narrow it down to 10, there are so many great riffs. Good job making a list!

@edgarkleinmann7386 3 года назад

Wonderful list, tones, and guitars!!

@JayRedding12_12 3 года назад

Satisfaction, that was one of the first riffs my dad showed me when I first started playing.

@LucasR-xl4sl 3 года назад

Great tone, and some classics LP riffs for sure! Great Vid! =)

@jaredfreestone6608 3 года назад

now you gotta do the top 10 strat riffs

@Kaddywompous 3 года назад

He did.

@MarkPritchardGuitar 3 года назад

Thats a great list, I mean this list could be endless.Jack you done them all justice as always.

@gaztaylor9682 3 года назад

Awesome!! Some great riffs, beautifully played as always, I mean what better way to enjoy my coffee break. Loved the recent Strat riffs too, so I cant wait for the (hopefully) forthcoming Greatest Telecaster riffs of all time feature ;-)

@tonypotucek3939 3 года назад

WOW Great video, Great playing That les Paul in the into is stunning Not only in looks but tone !

@njmn51 3 года назад

You put this list together very well, keep the top notch playing up and thank you.

@jrenaud22 2 года назад

Wow, Rebel Rebel. Great underrated addition to the list. Never tried learning it but now it's a must. Off to learn it now. Thanks!

@Matt-rk3de 3 года назад

Absolutely nailed every tone. Sounds exactly like the records

@Walkerbjj 3 года назад

Still of the Night (John Sykes in Whitesnake). My fav riff from the 80s

@shannonhondo260 3 года назад

One of my favs of all time

@lucasbittar 3 года назад

Absolutely!

@leeshaw3733 3 года назад

The Darkness played on a '68 Black Beauty - stunning

@HAWK27282 Год назад

Enjoyed watching and listening to you play these. Thanks much.

@dlawlis 3 года назад

I saw a video a while back explaining how Jimmy Page droned the open "D" string against the fretted and slightly bent D note for Whole Lotta Love, creating a bit of dissonant tension. Listen carefully to the very first notes on the recording. Also, it takes much discipline to pick just 10 Les Paul riffs. Well done!

@johnshanesyandtheaccommoda1189 3 года назад

Uncle Larry?

@dlawlis 3 года назад

@@johnshanesyandtheaccommoda1189 We all have a little Uncle Larry inside of us.

@220volt74 5 месяцев назад

And that's exactly how this guy played it.

@andrewandthecatfives 3 года назад

Mississippi Queen- it would have been fun to include an LP Jr riff. Also Walk This Way and Steppin Out immediately come to mind.

@geoffmcmahon4453 2 года назад

Walk this way was apparently a Strat

@AlexanderXtcSlayin 2 года назад

The video was totally bias towards English rock riffs… probably why.

@rusty6314 2 года назад

Yes!

@adriennekulcsar7734 2 года назад

Mississippi Queen was done on a Les Paul Junior.........dog ear P-90 pup....

@farqueleyou7578 2 года назад

Walk this way apparently features Joe using a double cutaway LP Jr Model with a bridge p90 on the rhythm tracks and Strats on the solos

@gergemall Год назад

Thank you Jack . I really enjoyed the video.

@davemis40 3 года назад

That LP you’re holding in the intro while talking is stunning 😍

@andrewross1809 3 года назад

Could have listened all day. Great playing.

@Win1forQuinn 3 года назад

Excellent job on accurately capturing the tone and feel of each riff, Jack!

@KelsterVonShredster 11 дней назад

I could watch anything this dude plays and be happy... man Peach Guitars is really luck to have you!

@dannyanker4550 2 года назад

this guys one of the best .... so enjoyed that ,,,,, thank you

@IanHn56 2 года назад

Loved it!

@Matt-rk3de 3 года назад

Great video. Great playing .

@glenkepic3208 3 года назад

Nicely done !! dang, the Still Got The Blues bit was pretty amazing. That amp LOVED that guitar. Almost thought you hit a wah, the feedback jumped so quick.

@bernardf.6337 7 месяцев назад

Dude you nailed it perfect

@Laponea 3 года назад

Awesome. More videos of similar context please :)

@CraigHollabaugh 2 года назад

Probably heard this one but would have Jessica on this list. This and your other Top 10s are wonderful. Thanks from Colorado.

@jeffmaldonado8094 3 года назад

Great job! There are so many great LP riffs but you guys definitely picked some of the very best! By the way, what amp did you play all these through? Sounds incredible!

@darrenc8776 3 года назад

Great video guys.

@cosmojonesmusic 3 года назад

I love it!! Paradise city, Brothers in arms......just play them all, man. I'll watch it even if it's 2 hours long.

@earlpugg1322 Год назад

You did a smashing job on every one of those. Fair play 👍

@Mikhail72051 Год назад

That Darkness riff just rips! Nothing like blasting an LP through a cranked Marshall! Vibrates your soul!

@mohamadelkhatib1850 3 года назад

Excellent playing and great list...

@DELTA1DSV 2 года назад

Excellent Top Ten , thanks

@GJSsongsmith 2 года назад

Great Job Jack , rock on mate !

@Zoso7227 3 года назад

Whole lotta love is definitely the sound I hear when I think of the Les Paul tone

@louissanderson719 2 года назад

I thought it was recorded on a Telecaster?

@Zoso7227 2 года назад

@@louissanderson719 we may never know until he confirms it, but it sounds like a Les Paul to me

@scottdrumm4828 2 года назад

Awesome!

@TarasSlipets Год назад

The riffs are amazing. But special separate thanks for nicely putting short stories behind each of them!

@chrisdaviesguitar 2 года назад

I enjoyed that, thank you.

@davidg4726 3 года назад

Great choices, and some of my faves... Whole Lotta Love! And, Led Zep could own all 10 spots! Great playing as always!

@kaphillum 3 года назад

Incredible video and amazing playing!! I'd love to know which cab + speakers were used? Any pedals? Cheers :)

@RossCampbellGuitarist 3 года назад

Great video!

@cobowe 3 года назад

Yea What amp and pedals are being used?

@PeachGuitars 3 года назад

Thanks Ross, really appreciate it!

@rhysdrader9972 2 года назад

Good stuff!!

@matthewajello1299 3 года назад

Whole lotta love is the undisputed best les Paul riff ever

@joshmuz9018 3 года назад

Perhaps because that riff may have been played on a telecaster one can't be sure when it comes to anything on Zep 2 even Zep 3, some is still telecaster

@matthewajello1299 3 года назад

@@joshmuz9018 pretty sure page has said it’s a les Paul, he had just gotten his number 1 from joe Walsh at that point but I kinda sounds like his black custom to my ear. Mid 69 and forward it was mainly les Paul and the tele was used for overdubs but Led Zeppelin II is mostly les Paul

@michaelduessel8965 3 года назад

Unfortunately wrong played...

@banjo7598 3 года назад

God above! The amp sounds are glorious! Plus the murphy aged custom was off the charts!

@ofircarmi 3 года назад

Well done!

@PlouplePoupi 3 года назад

Thanks, super vid🇫🇷👍🏼🍒

@greggrant502 3 года назад

Love it thanks

@deborabastian3795 3 года назад

I loved your playing of Crazy Train! I see no women in the comments. I don’t play the guitar but I enjoyed your playing of classic riffs.

@Jaanis_Stepanovs 2 года назад

Perfect!! You got me with OASIS Supersonic!! 👍👍👍🤘🤘

@douglasalexander4348 3 года назад

A few tele riffs there? No matter, just looking at an LP takes you there, playing one just oozes soul. Great vid.

@georgebennett3197 3 года назад

If you want iconic Les Paul riffs and sound you have to go back to 1966 when Eric Clapton played his Les Paul through a overdriven Marshall on The Beano album and changed the world. Every track on that should have made this list!!!

@johnjackman22 2 года назад

your talking to people who can't understand the impact that sound had at the time

@simlit1 3 года назад

That was great I got a LP standard off peach a month ago, and it’s amazing, maybe a custom shop one day, great video

@aceofspades1542 3 года назад

Great job 👌🏻 & tones too 👍🏻 Why not mention the signal chain for us tone geeks out there 😃

@ArmedSuperstar 2 года назад

The tones on this video are incredible

@dreamscuba 3 года назад

Super super.. I watched this, the strat and the Tele videos. Great playing and riffage!

@itsmorphed6416 3 года назад

A cracking song played on a les paul Manic street preachers, a design for life . Nice melody .

@klewis2048 3 года назад

I love playing Design For Life, it can be tricky to nail, but there's always that nervous moment on stage the first time round the chords where I'm wondering whether it's going to be a good version or whether I'm going to butcher it!

@lewisratford2908 3 года назад

White Les Paul ! The Holy Bible was an amazing album .. bit dark !

@TheBogfather 3 года назад

Great video and very nicely played too. Loved the choice, although these things are always completely subjective. Question: what amplification did you use?

@jasq99 3 года назад

Great video. Me demand more of this!! Maybe next sg's, junior's, explorer's etc!!!!!!

@PatatoKeftes 3 года назад

OMG the "money for nothing" ,play and quite impressively the tone as well, were bang on. Good job indeed.

@arch068 3 года назад

Two thumbs up for including the Darkness

@proudestmonkey815 3 года назад

Sorry if this was already cleared up, but did you use a Maz for this whole video??? Sounds amazing!

@jamesnelson1443 Год назад

Outstanding

@waynetykocki3964 3 года назад

Great list

@firststep7750 3 года назад

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this segment; well I can....I enjoyed it a lot. Those guitar tone were incredible and I would love to know how you accomplished them when you do "The Top 10 SG Riffs of All Time":).

@PeteAxeShields 3 года назад

Personally, as a riff, Rebel Rebel by David Bowie is my favourite out of those you mentioned. Mick Ronson was an astounding guitar player who always managed to get a great tone. I love how he created that " honking " tone ( as he calls it ) by using a Cry Baby Wah pedal and leaving it on a setting and cracking a small amp up to full volume.Jean Genie was another example of a simple riff played with bags of attitude. Thanks for these great video's Jack. They're really enjoyable brother.

@Maltloaflegrande 3 года назад

Ronson was great in so many ways but I'm pretty sure it was Bowie himself who played the guitars on "Rebel rebel".

@eagletown8977 Год назад

For years I actually thought this was a Rolling Stones song lol

@markwilliams5606 Год назад

Love my 57 Les Paul standard. Thanks Duane Allman.🙏

@c.j.rogers2422 3 года назад

No Duane & Dickey? PLEASE! That was the music that first enamoured me to the LP sound all those decades ago!

@khktgnk57 3 года назад

That LP custom looks sooo good

@67er_matze97 3 года назад

I was thinking for a second "one band with lots of iconic riffing was missing" but hold on - their lead guitarist played an SG ;) So hey - this was an awesome collection of wonderful riffs and historical Rock memories. And once again I'm utterly amazed by Jack's knowledge of Rock'n'Roll and absolutely stunning playing skills !! 🤟 Hats off for that and thanks for the amazing content on your channel !!!

@wxrey 3 года назад

That wasnt even an SG, if you´re talking about Queen (Brian May uses custom made guitars), or did you talk about Frank Zappa ? ;-))

@67er_matze97 3 года назад

@@wxrey Hallo Wolfgang - die waren natürlich beide genial. Brian May hat seine Gitarre ursprünglich sogar selbst gebaut. Später hat er sie nachbauen lassen - wenn ich richtig informiert bin. Aber Du hast es bestimmt schon richtig vermutet ;-)) ich hatte bei dem Gedanken schon Angus Young ACDC auf dem Schirm. "High Voltage" war für mich die zweite Platte meines Lebens nur ganz knapp geschlagen von "Made in Japan" von Deep Purple. Beide habe ich so lange rauf und runter gehört, da musste ich selbst einfach auch Gitarrist werden :)

@stricknine8623 3 года назад

Angus Young !

@67er_matze97 3 года назад

@@stricknine8623 yessss !!! 👍 🤟

@maxmonaco 2 года назад

@@stricknine8623 if I’m not mistaking his brother played riffs on LesPaul

@daverowan8971 3 года назад

What a mouth watering line of Gibson's... wow. Great playing and great tones - only gripe is you didn't play the songs long enough! Lol.. I'd watch that all day. 👌

@PeachGuitars 3 года назад

Thanks Dave, glad you enjoyed it!

@shermanpup 3 года назад

Alight now does have 2 guitars in it, still a clever rhythm . I used to play it exactly the way you do. Played crazy train in a 2 guitar band, played the chord pattern an octave higher above the 12th fret along with the original chording my friend played, we doubled the fills and climbs too . Sounded really good together. Great analyzations and playing . Satisfaction uses octaves c to b . Great videos for older guys and younger players..

@peterbayliss1484 8 месяцев назад

Nice playing too 👍😎

@whendoweeat 3 года назад

Absolutely killer playing.

@nikwoodham 3 года назад

Great video, I was surprised Alive by Pearl Jam wasn't in there! Was glad to hear Black Shuck got a little play at the end too.

@brownsfan7753 3 года назад

Loved the video! Clapton with Mayall would get a vote from me!

@Glicksman1 3 года назад

I have a mostly'59 Burst. The body and neck and some plastic are from a 2001 R59. The rest, including the Brazillian fingerboard, inlays and frets, nut, all electronics, hardware, and tuners are from real '59 and '60 LPs. I've always played pretty much what you did on this vid on it, but one day I was doing an online session and they wanted a clean sound for a track. The Burst was nearest to hand and I plugged it in. Wouldn't you know, it, it has a wonderful clean sound in all positions. I was so pleasantly surprised and now I go to it for that sound as much as for the other. One great LP bit is the opening and rhythm guitar on "Daydream" by The Lovin Spoonful. That sound is inimitable. Keef's "Satisfaction" riff was indeed a place saver for a horn part or parts, was done with a Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-tone, and played very straight with no vibrato or harmony. He says he was horrified when he heard it on the radio for the first time and they hadn't added the horns but left the "crappy" fuzz guitar.

@landesart 3 года назад

Sometimes he spoiles some of the greatest Riffs during the Intro (unmentioned): It is Fleetwood Mac's "Oh well".

@ceebee491 3 года назад

Agree with you mate!

@danrao3707 3 года назад

Absolutely! If someone to ask me to describe a great Les Paul tone I would tell them listen to "Oh Well”.

@hijmestoffels5171 3 года назад

I couldn’t agree more with your choice for #1. Whole Lotta Love is my favourite song of all time for having: A. the greatest guitar riff ever B. the greatest guitar solo ever C. the greatest drum fills ever.

@SirSneakerPimp 3 года назад

Can’t wait to hear the SG list.

@markpickardlife 3 года назад

good list

@alexguitar841 3 года назад

Granted that this was an impossible task I'm still a little bummed to not see Eric Clapton in some capacity either with Cream or the Bluesbreakers stuff.

@darrenc8776 3 года назад

Yeah Clapton really set the les Paul on its path to greatness

@cobowe 3 года назад

Clapton sold more original Les Pauls in the 60’s Than any other ( it made Gibson start making them again) Then people came in the shop and wanted to sound like Kossof and Page in the 70’s. In the 80’s they wanted to sound like kiss and Aerosmith, gnr int the 90’s and Darkness in the 2000’s

@ivanjulian2532 2 года назад

@@darrenc8776 agreed. And it should be noted Eric's close friendship with George Harrison profoundly influenced the way The Beatles played guitar in the final 18 months of their career together. Most notably heard on Abbey Road - in the form of Lucy, George's '57 Les Paul.

@bobilly 3 года назад

Good on ya, Jack, for getting that dissonant D bend right in the Whole Lotta Love riff \m/

@youssefkasim7556 3 года назад

I didn’t expect Peter Green, but thanks for giving him the appreciation he deserves. The best les Paul players have to be Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Gary Moore, and Jeff Beck.