The paper I have written and know alot about is a contrast on two really well known
and popular guitars. One which is the Gibson Les Paul, and the other which is the Ibanez 453
RVC. Both guitars may look alike to some, and to some they may sound alike as well, but are
they really alike?
Starting with the bodys, the Gibson Custom Les Paul is made of solid mahogeny wood,
which gives the guitar a more Classical look and feel and also a much better and clearer sound.
The Gibson is a more luxiourous guitar for which it is better for classical rock and light heavy
metal as opposed to the Ibanez which is excellent for hard rock and heavy metal.
Going further up the guitar, you have what are called the pickups. A pickup is a really
sensative box that is attached to the body in between the bottom of the neck and the bottom of
the bridge.
Alex Lifeson
1996 Gibson Les Paul Studio Limited Edition Gem Se...
2002 Gibson Les Paul Historic Custom Shop '57 Reis...The purpose of a pickup is to 'pick up' the sounds of the notes or chords that are
being strummed. There are many different types of pickups; for instance, the Gibson Les Paul
has pickups that are called Humbuckers, which are much higher and of a better quality than the
pickups on an Ibanez. The Ibanez comes with regular music store pickups that are not bad but
do not have the quality of the Humbuckers. So having better quality means that the pickups are
more sensative; being more sensative means that the guitar can put out clearer and higher quality
sound.Moving to the lower part of the guitar, both guitars have knobs. The purpose of these knobs are to
control the different types of sounds that you want to produce. The Gibson has four controls, but...
Wow! is 13th grade a remedial class or what?
You spelling is simply terrible and your technical errors make me wonder if you've ever actually touched a guitar.
-The wood the fretboard is made of has nothing to do with how fast the metal frets wear. You can re-fret a guitar and thousands of people do it every year.
-The tuning peg differences with regard to how well the guitar stays in tune are largely due to differences in gear ratio and tightness in the gears. Lifespan and breakability of the pegs is determined largely by quality of the metal in them.
-You do not string the Les Paul by running the string through the tuning peg then down the fretboard to the bridge. It's exactly the other way around.
-The Gibson Tune-O-Matic bridge doesn't have "better" intonation than the Floyd Rose. In fact, it's probably a push between them, with perhaps a slight edge to the Floyd.
-Intonation has nothing to do with how well the strings "stay" in tune, but rather how close to true tuning you can get it as you play notes further up the neck.
-Strings DO NOT "wear out" from being tuned again and again due to cyclic stretching as you describe it. In fact, a new set of strings will stretch a little (put several dozen pounds force of tension on that .009 inch thick piece of metal, of course it will stretch) and it's perfectly okay. Strings "wear out" due to the dirt and grime and corrosion that builds up on them from your hands.
-The Floyd Rose tremelo tailpiece/bridge was designed specifically to overcome the problems that you say it actually causes.
You'd be lucky to get a 65% from me.
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