Les Paul under £600

SteppedOut

I'm in the market for a LP style guitar there is so much conflicting info on the net and YouTube is just a hive of adverts and promos.

So what do you guys reckon?

P90s or humbuckers 
Gold top ideally but I'm open minded ish

GoFish

Humbuckers are more versatile, as in they can be swapped out for any number of different sounding ones, can be split, tapped etc.

p90s can only do the p90 thing, but that's where the magic lies anyway. Or so affaicianados will say.

What sort of music are you looking to play? Jazz? Blues? Metal? Fleetwood Mac?

swiller

Something like this..
https://reverb.com/uk/item/80884227-tokai-love-rock-2015-jimmy-page-inspired-flamed-cherry-sunburst?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=18354914807&utm_content=campaignid=18354914807_adgroupid=_productpartitionid==merchantid=5344082264_productid=80884227_keyword=_device=c_adposition=_matchtype=_creative=&gad_source=1

SteppedOut

GoFish said:

Humbuckers are more versatile, as in they can be swapped out for any number of different sounding ones, can be split, tapped etc.

p90s can only do the p90 thing, but that's where the magic lies anyway. Or so affaicianados will say.

What sort of music are you looking to play? Jazz? Blues? Metal? Fleetwood Mac?

Blues - three kings Peter green Clapton etc

chrisj1602

The current Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50s is a good guitar. There’s the Slash models too, also available in Goldtop. Used MIJ Tokai could be possible on a good day.

mikeyrob73

Have a look on the sales forum 
nice mij tokai for sale there for you budget ;-)

Funkfingers

Sire L7 (humbuckers) or L7V (P90s).

hollywoodrox

Can you still get second hand tributes for about £600? I remember getting mine new for about £599  in 2017 . The Goldtops are nice & the black ones . I prefer the standard & the classic though .  

hollywoodrox

chrisj1602 said:

The current Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50s is a good guitar. There’s the Slash models too, also available in Goldtop. Used MIJ Tokai could be possible on a good day.

I had one of these a few years ago in the Vintage burst it basically looked and played like the Slash November Burst  I could highly recommend them  I think it had CTS pots ,orange drop caps etc and the flame top looked a million dollars and had a 3d quality to it 

GoFish

Alongside Tokai, Edwards make a fine budget LP too. Factor in used examples and your budget should be met. Goldtop may take a little longer to find but they are out there.

I'd lean towards p90s for blues stuff but others better placed can give you fuller answers.

The classifieds here are a good place too keep an eye on. Some nice guitars pass through there.

theatreanchor

Yamaha RS420? Well in budget and there’s some on here for sale. 

hollywoodrox

GoFish said:

Alongside Tokai, Edwards make a fine budget LP too. Factor in used examples and your budget should be met. Goldtop may take a little longer to find but they are out there.

I'd lean towards p90s for blues stuff but others better placed can give you fuller answers.

The classifieds here are a good place too keep an eye on. Some nice guitars pass through there.

I thought those Edward’s would go for around £900 now & Orvilles probably around the same 
good shout on a Tokai on here although I thought lots of them go for quite a lot now if they have the Gibson style headstock . Fujigen still do some nice Chinese made ones too 

OilCityPickups

Were I personally buying an LP for blues now I'd go for a P90 one. This isn't because I don't like PAFs, I just think they've been done to death for blues, and P90s are way more flattering for the player and tonally more expressive in the right hands.  

GoFish

Maybe my prices are a few years old now.  I'd guess it's Chinese Tokai, Fujigen, Edwards and Burny. Still some good ones ther,e but a higher Frog-to-Prince ratio most likely.

Tribute LPs are possible for that - I sold a 50s p90 tribute for £600 a few months ago. It was nice, light too.  I'd guess that an MIJ Tokai would be every bit it's equal, if not a step up. But that's just, like, my opinion man

stylesforfree

Also if you got one with humbuckers, you could easily put humbucker sized p90's in it. Epiphone did a gold top les paul in the late 90's and they were generally built well and can be had for around £300. I inherited my fathers, he had his leaned up against a radiator for 10 years in a box collecting dust, neck is still straight and it's nice to play but the pups aren't the best and the pots are crackly. 

I think a late 90's early 2000's korean epiphone les paul is a good bet for the price around £250-£400, then you could just buy a solderless humbucker setup from alegree and just drop them in. 

Also check out the Tokai Love rock and PRS SE 245.

chrisj1602

hollywoodrox said:

Can you still get second hand tributes for about £600? I remember getting mine new for about £599  in 2017 . The Goldtops are nice & the black ones . I prefer the standard & the classic though .  

That's a good shout. Try Facebook for local bargains...

rlw

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/265394/prs-se-silver-sky-sold-d-angelico-premier-sold-tokai-ukls128-600#latest

MIJ Tokai £600.00  Your question answered and the seller is a great bloke too.

theatreanchor

OilCityPickups said:

Were I personally buying an LP for blues now I'd go for a P90 one. This isn't because I don't like PAFs, I just think they've been done to death for blues, and P90s are way more flattering for the player and tonally more expressive in the right hands.  

WIZZY MC WIZZFACE. 

duotone

Definitely worth watching some of the comparisons on The Guitaristas YouTube channel:

Five of the Best Gibson & Epiphone Les Paul's Compared - What are the Differences in Feel and Sound?

https://youtu.be/xqA0UObUpTE?feature=shared

Epiphone 1959 vs Lazarus - Ltd Edition Les Paul Standards - Side By Side

https://youtu.be/4qfOo6FBZW8?feature=shared

Sire L7 Larry Carlton - Tokai Love Rock - Epiphone Les Paul 50's - Side by Side

https://youtu.be/cZK9ic8hyZg?feature=shared

mankytom

90s Gibson Les Paul Studio is a possibility at this price. That would be my bet.. I’ve seen one or two for 600 which I think have been excellent deals 

GoFish

^^^^ The Holy Grail!! That and the MIJ Tokai for my money. Even without p90s.