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Kickstand · 12-18-2007, 01:04 PM

New guy here ready to pull the trigger on a vos r8. Really having a tough time deciding between two lp's. Played five and two of them stood out as the most toneful, best sustain, etc. Not knowing too much about the benchmark for a "good" Les Paul I'd thought I'd ask for a bit of advice. The two that I've narrowed it down to are a washed cherry burst and a beautiful iced tea burst. The cherry is 9lbs and is very loud and bright acoustically and has a good biting tone without being harsh. Plugged in it has round lows and bright highs. The iced tea is 9.5lbs and is warmer acoustically with a bit more midrange. Plugged in it is a bit thicker, smoother, and darker sounding than the cherry. The cherry plays a bit better but the iced tea is more visually appealling to me. Any thoughts?

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Kickstand Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 341 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Les Paul tone question New guy here ready to pull the trigger on a vos r8. Really having a tough time deciding between two lp's. Played five and two of them stood out as the most toneful, best sustain, etc. Not knowing too much about the benchmark for a "good" Les Paul I'd thought I'd ask for a bit of advice. The two that I've narrowed it down to are a washed cherry burst and a beautiful iced tea burst. The cherry is 9lbs and is very loud and bright acoustically and has a good biting tone without being harsh. Plugged in it has round lows and bright highs. The iced tea is 9.5lbs and is warmer acoustically with a bit more midrange. Plugged in it is a bit thicker, smoother, and darker sounding than the cherry. The cherry plays a bit better but the iced tea is more visually appealling to me. Any thoughts?