Hello! I have been using this site for a while and am needing some help. I have been playing guitar for about 8 years. I play a Greg Bennett Torino w/ dual duncans. Love the sound, great for playing anything with an ACDC style of sound. Now I'm looking for a guitar with more of a warm sound. I have been looking at the infamous duo (Strat and Les Paul). I haven't been to the music store and played either of them yet. But I was seeing about some direction first. I know that fender is twangy on the high end and LP is warm on the crunch side. However, if there is any one out there with these styles, i would appreciate the feedback. I currently play in a church band and need something not so edgey. Something that would sound really good acoustic and distorted.

thank you for your feedback,

Jarid

A Gibson SG may be worth looking into, but LPs are great guitars.

If you can find one that doesn't have EMGs (I love them but it doesn't sound like you're looking for that EMG tone) LTD EC series are great guitars. Old EC500 or the EC401 series are nice. They may have one with Duncans available. They cost a lot less than Gibsons too.

I would tell you to buy a strat. I own both an epiphone les paul custom and a mexican made fender stratocaster. the strat cost me alot less but i just love the variation in sounds i get from it. it can be very warm. if you don't mind the twang, that is. but i've grown to like it. it's also indestructible. i was playing while my buddy was setting up his xbox. i turned around just as he was standing up and he hit his head on the neck so hard he fell flat on his butt. the note hardly even wavered. it's a great guitar.

Its a matter of personal preference. Any guitars with a neck and bridge pickup with volume and tone control for each p-up should give enough tonal variance to fit in a church band, metal band, blues band etc. So it comes to this go to your local music store and play every guitar they have and find the one that feels right. Because making it sound right is easy especially with all the modelling amps available nowadays.

hey jaridjones i see alot of church musicians using a hollow body electric they give you a full range on tones that would be my suggestion . and also wat i would use if i was in a church type atmosphere. but once again only my opinion

Check out an "ARIA" f-165- Arch-top, full body,Looks and sounds Like an old Gibson, I  have used mine for Old time gospel, New sound gospel, Not real expensive , looks good, and depending on your amp. Gives a warm feel to the work.I   use  fender-princeton chorus.-2 ten inch speakers.

Bobo is right on about the amp thing. But, I still love the warm sound of an LP.   I was experimenting with settings to try and get a little "twang" out it. I could'nt. I suppose one can get a strat to sound sort of "warmish" but it's hard to get an LP to sound "twangy".