Chords for Les Paul vs PRS Singlecut - Guitar Tone Comparison!

Hey guys, it's Daryl here.
Welcome back to the channel.
Today we're comparing a Les Paul versus a [Cm] PRS single cut.
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_ [Eb] today's [Abm] video, we're gonna look at the working man's version of these instruments, simply because I think if you've got
$3,000 saved up for a Gibson [N] Les Paul Standard or an American PRS, you probably know which one you want.
But if you're a new player, or if you're an intermediate player that wants to step up from a lower end guitar to a high-quality
mid-range guitar, hopefully you'll find this video helpful.
For today's comparison, we're gonna dial in a bunch of different sounds.
So we're gonna do some sort of classic rock 70s tones, some more modern high-gain tone, and we're gonna play clean, a few jazz
chords as well.
But before we do that, let's take a quick look at the instruments.
All right, so first up is this Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
Now, this is a limited edition [F] version.
It just means there's some cosmetic changes, but it's identical to any Les Paul Standard.
So it's a mahogany body, a thin
quilted veneer in this version,
_ mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, two volumes, two [N] tones, and this one didn't come with a pick guard, and it's got the speed knob.
So just a few cosmetic changes that are quite nice.
A root beer finish.
But yeah, it's got the El Neco classic pickups, a three-way switch, and other than that, it's, yeah, a
proper Les Paul in every sense of the word.
Let's take a look at the PRS single cut.
All right, so up next we have the PRS single cut.
Now, the reason I chose this one over the 245,
which is more directly inspired by the Les Paul, shall we say,
is this is more a typical PRS in my opinion.
[C] It's got the 25 inch scale length, which is sort of unique to PRS.
It's in between Fender and Gibson, so it'll be [G] interesting to see if that affects the tone of this guitar up against the Epiphone.
But the construction is similar.
So mahogany body,
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maple, flame maple veneer.
So again, just a thin little piece of maple, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard.
Very similar.
But you've got the classic
_ PRS [C] tone layout, so volume tone and a switch kind of down low, which is quite nice.
So when you're strumming, you can just sort of keep the motion of that strum and easily flick that switch back [F] and forth.
So very well thought out.
_ You've got a tummy cut [D] on the back, which the Epiphone Les Paul does not [A] have.
You've got a nice contour here on the lower horn.
So access to that high D note [Ab] is, yeah, nice and easy.
What else?
Yeah, the strap buttons are really high quality.
Something really small, but makes a big difference.
It's quite nice.
And if you don't like the birds, this version is obviously
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Eclipse Moon Dot Inlays.
So very classy as well.
So you can find this one with or without the birds, which is a nice option.
And if you missed last week's video, you know I love the headstock.
I'll pop the video up above me right now.
But yeah, it's got a straight string pull through the nut [A] and a really shallow_
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I think you can see that.
A really shallow break angle on the headstock.
So yeah, [F] a very elegant and a very [C] well functioning design.
All right.
So one other thing to quickly mention is the single cut is quite a bit thinner than the Epiphone Les Paul [G] as well.
Now they both weigh about the same, but it's something to make note of. _
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hope you guys enjoyed the comparison.
Let me know in the comments below which guitar you preferred,
whether you like Les Paul or the PRS single cut, or you like them equally.
And if there's any 245 players out there, I'd love to hear from you guys too.
[Am] Yeah, let me know how you think your 245 sounds in relation to a [Ab] Les Paul.
That'd be awesome.
I hope this was a great way to kick off your Monday.
Have a fantastic week, you guys.
We'll see you next Monday for a new video.
Take care.
_ Hey guys, [Cm] it's Daryl here.
Welcome back to the channel.
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