Togashi, you're nuts! The Fender Stratocaster, first of all, generally uses
single-coil pickups for a twangy, bright sound. The Gibson Les Paul uses
humbucking pickups, for a meatier tone and a lower signal-to-noise ratio. Then there's the fact that LPs are traditionally
hard-tail, whereas Strats feature a
tremolo bar (makes
tuning a bitch). The Fender Stratocaster was the first
solid-body guitar to include a dual-cutaway design, responding to the desires of
jazz and
blues players to reach the upper
frets of the fifth and sixth strings with their thumb (
a la Eric Clapton). The Les Paul opts for the tried-and-true single cutaway design, catering more to the
rock medium.
Sorry if I sound kinda obsessed here, but I own both of these guitars, and I love them both for their individual merits and...okay, sounding more obsessed...
mission abort...
Lesbians! Monkeys! SOY!