Gibson Les Paul Goldtop vs Gibson Steve Howe ES-175
The Gibson Les Paul Goldtop and the Gibson Steve Howe ES-175 are both electric guitars. The Gibson Les Paul Goldtop leans sustaining and warm. The Gibson Steve Howe ES-175 leans bright and tight. Current prices: $2199 vs $5110.38.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.42% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Jazz
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Gibson · electric guitar
Gibson Steve Howe ES-175
Gibson · electric guitar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$2199via Reverb
$5110.38via Reverb
The Gibson Les Paul Goldtop is a classic solid-body electric guitar delivering warm, thick tone with vintage character. Its gold finish and PAF pickups produce the iconic rock tone. The Goldtop remains a favorite for classic rock players.
The Gibson Steve Howe ES-175 is the Yes guitarist's signature version of the classic ES-175 archtop, tailored to his prog-rock and jazz playing. It delivers the ES-175's warm, round, woody hollowbody voice with humbuckers, used for everything from jazzy comping to the bright, articulate lead lines of Yes. The laminated body offers classic archtop tone with usable feedback resistance.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Blues Rock
- Blues
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- Progressive Rock
- sustaining
- warm
- transparent
- dynamic
- bright
- tight
- high gain