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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO VINTAGE LES PAUL TONE
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
TO VINTAGE
LES PAUL TONE
‘Les Paul tone’ means lots of different things to lots of different
people, but there’s no doubt that the blend of clarity, sustain
and power offered by original Bursts and Goldtops
still represents the high-water mark for many electric guitar
fans. Here, we attempt to nd out precisely what makes
golden-era Les Pauls tick and explain how you too can taste
the tone fantastic without breaking the bank…
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