Gibson Les Paul Custom (Randy Rhoads) vs Ibanez KIKO200

The Gibson Les Paul Custom (Randy Rhoads) and the Ibanez KIKO200 are both electric guitars. The Gibson Les Paul Custom (Randy Rhoads) leans full and bright.

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33% — somewhat different

Ibanez KIKO200

Ibanez · electric guitar

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Description

Randy Rhoads played a Gibson Les Paul Custom during his earlier years, a period that predates the more famous Karl Sandoval-built polka dot Flying V and his own Jackson-designed Concorde model that came to define his visual and tonal identity during his time with Ozzy Osbourne. As a Les Paul Custom it carried the model's signature mahogany body, multi-ply binding, and typically a two or three-humbucker configuration depending on the exact build, giving Rhoads a thick, sustained rock tone distinct from the brighter, more aggressive voicing his later signature-style guitars would deliver. This entry previously carried a typo in its name, misspelling Les Paul as Less Paul, which has been corrected.

SPEC body colour: Green Mist Burst neck type: KIKO200 5pc Wenge/Maple neck body: AAAA Quilted Maple (3mm) top/Mahogany (41mm) body fretboard: Macassar Ebony fretboard w/KIKO special inlay on 1st fret fret: Jumbo frets w/Prestige fret edge treatment bridge: Edge tremolo bridge neck pickup: DiMarzio® KIKO original (H) neck pickup (Passive/Ceramic) middle pickup: DiMarzio® KIKO original (S) middle pickup (Passive/Alnico) bridge pickup: DiMarzio® KIKO original (H) bridge pickup (Passive/Ceramic) factory tuning: 1E, 2B, 3G, 4D, 5A, 6E string gauge: .009/.011/.016/.026/.036/.046 hardware color: Cosmo black case/bag: Hardshell case included Made In Japan NECK Scale : 648mm/25.5" a : Width 42mm at NUT b : Width 57mm at 24F c : Thickness 20mm at 1F d : Thickness 22.3mm at 12F Radius : 430mmR

Genres
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  • Hard Rock
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Tonal lean
  • full
  • bright
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