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Gibson Les Paul guitar tones

Songs whose original tone used a Gibson Les Paul. Don’t own one? GuitarToneAdapt re-creates the sound on the guitar and rig you actually have.

The Les Paul is thick, warm and powerful — mahogany body with a maple cap and hot humbuckers. It rolls off the highs, pushes the mids, and drives an amp harder than a single-coil guitar. Copy a Strat or Tele record onto a Les Paul and it can sound dark and over-saturated; you generally want less gain and a touch more treble/presence to match. GuitarToneAdapt does that math for you.

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Sweet Child O' Mine — Guns N' RosesHotel California — EaglesUnholy Confessions — Avenged SevenfoldSweet Child O' Mine — Guns N' RosesNovember Rain — Guns N' RosesWelcome To The Jungle — Guns N' RosesMoney for Nothing — Dire StraitsHoly Diver — DioDead! — My Chemical RomanceDammit — blink-182Supersonic — OasisHead in the Ceiling Fan — Title FightMr. Crowley — Ozzy OsbourneMan in TheBox — Alice in ChainsParisienne Walkways — Gary MooreWhere Am I? — Title FightPush — Matchbox TwentyTuesday's Gone — Lynyrd SkynyrdAll She Wrote (2024 Remaster) — FireHouseRepulsive In It's Splendid Beauty — CrowbarHeartbreaker — Led ZeppelinKashmir — Led ZeppelinIn Too Deep — Sum 41Say It Ain't So (2024 Remaster) — WeezerMeatplow — Stone Temple PilotsNever forget — kessoku bandWhen the Curtain Falls — Greta Van FleetDo Ya Wanna Taste It — Wig WamNo More Tears — Ozzy OsbourneParadise City — Guns N' RosesJessica — The Allman Brothers BandMisery Business — ParamoreDemolition Lovers — My Chemical RomanceMy Curse — Killswitch EngageSanta Monica — EverclearFlying Whales — GojiraThank You for the Venom (2025 Mix) — My Chemical RomanceFreezing Moon — Mayhem115 (Remastered) — Kevin Sherwood & Elena SiegmanSanta Monica — EverclearSafari Song — Greta Van FleetSave Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back — My Chemical RomanceTill It Shines — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandHead in the Ceiling Fan — Title FightNo More Tears — Ozzy OsbourneSupersonic (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 2000) — OasisThank You for the Venom — My Chemical RomanceSacred The Thread — Greta Van FleetFamous Last Words — My Chemical Romance27 — Title FightNutshell — Alice in ChainsNo More Tears — Ozzy OsbourneStand By Me — OasisDo the Evolution — Pearl JamI Stay Away — Alice in ChainsWho Was in My Room Last Night? — Butthole SurfersWelcome To The Jungle — Guns N' RosesIs This Love (2017 Remaster) — WhitesnakeSome Might Say — OasisThe Grudge — TOOLStill of the Night — WhitesnakeSinging! — Ho - Kago Tea TimeRust — Black Label SocietyThe Weight of Dreams — Greta Van Fleet(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mono) — The Rolling StonesBody Paint — Arctic MonkeysMr. Brownstone (Live) — Guns N' RosesSoulshine — Gov't MuleSo Goes the Story — Eddie HazelLike Light to the Flies — Triviumdorisu karano tegami — deadmanThis Is the One (Remastered 2009) — The Stone RosesNovember Rain — Guns N' RosesGifted Every Strength — LoatheI Hope You're Unhappy — Farsideלהיות אדם — Zohar ArgovAchilles Last Stand (Remaster) — Led ZeppelinEvil Never Dies — Judas PriestBury Me With My Screams — TriviumHome Sweet Home (Demo) — Mötley CrüeHoney Bucket — MelvinsHonor Never Dies — HatebreedRing of Fire — Social DistortionEnhjørning (Remastered 2015) — Dumdum BoysToo Much Time On My Hands — StyxWhatsername — Green DayCan You Feel My Heart — Bring Me the HorizonSchism — TOOLLateralus — TOOLForty Six & 2 — TOOLStill Into You — ParamoreThat's What You Get — ParamoreAin’t It Fun — ParamoreBlack Hole Sun — SoundgardenSpoonman — SoundgardenOutshined — SoundgardenPlush — Stone Temple PilotsInterstate Love Song — Stone Temple PilotsVasoline — Stone Temple PilotsCrazy Train — Ozzy OsbourneFlying High Again — Ozzy OsbourneWhole Lotta Love — Led ZeppelinBlack Dog — Led ZeppelinImmigrant Song — Led ZeppelinSweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd SkynyrdFree Bird — Lynyrd SkynyrdSimple Man — Lynyrd SkynyrdWalk This Way — AerosmithSweet Emotion — AerosmithDream On — AerosmithLa Grange — ZZ TopSharp Dressed Man — ZZ TopGimme All Your Lovin' — ZZ TopFortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater RevivalBad Moon Rising — Creedence Clearwater RevivalHave You Ever Seen the Rain — Creedence Clearwater RevivalBuddy Holly — WeezerHeroes — David BowieZiggy Stardust — David BowieSuffragette City — David BowieThe Trooper — Iron MaidenRun to the Hills — Iron MaidenEye of the Tiger — SurvivorAll Right Now — FreeMore Than a Feeling — BostonWhere Is My Mind? — PixiesShould I Stay or Should I Go — The ClashDown with the Sickness — DisturbedAfrica — TotoBoulevard of Broken Dreams — Green DayYou Give Love a Bad Name — Bon JoviIt's My Life — Bon JoviFear of the Dark — Iron MaidenPaint It Black — The Rolling StonesHallowed Be Thy Name — Iron MaidenGimme Shelter — The Rolling StonesAlive — Pearl JamWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps — The BeatlesStill Got the Blues — Gary MooreDon't Stop Believin' — JourneyThe Boys Are Back in Town — Thin LizzyRamblin' Man — The Allman Brothers BandRocky Mountain Way — Joe WalshGuitar to Kodoku to Aoi Hoshi — Kessoku BandThe Beginning — ONE OK ROCKDistortion — Kessoku BandEntre Dos Tierras — Héroes del SilencioTempo Perdido — Legiao UrbanaTage wie diese — Die Toten HosenHier kommt Alex — Die Toten HosenGimme Tha Power — MolotovPeace of Mind — BostonFeel Like Makin Love — Bad CompanyMary Janes Last Dance — Tom PettyTime of Our Life — DAY6You Were Beautiful — DAY6Congratulations — DAY6Throne — Bring Me The HorizonBlackout — TurnstileBad Medicine — Bon JoviBrothers in Arms — Dire StraitsCrazy Train — Ozzy OsbourneLayla — Derek and the DominosSince Ive Been Loving You — Led ZeppelinMoney for Nothing — Dire StraitsMore Than a Feeling — BostonParadise City — Guns N RosesMr. Crowley — Ozzy OsbourneAqualung — Jethro TullWhole Lotta Love — Led ZeppelinHeartbreaker — Led ZeppelinWalk This Way — AerosmithDream On — AerosmithCarry On Wayward Son — KansasLa Grange — ZZ TopBarracuda — HeartSharp Dressed Man — ZZ TopWhipping Post — The Allman Brothers BandStormy Monday — The Allman Brothers BandAmerican Idiot — Green DayHarper Lewis — Russian CirclesDont Cry — Guns N RosesGreen Grass and High Tides — The OutlawsFirth of Fifth — Genesis21st Century Schizoid Man — King CrimsonBaba O Riley — The WhoWont Get Fooled Again — The WhoRock and Roll — Led ZeppelinOnce Bitten Twice Shy — Great White18 and Life — Skid RowSomething — The BeatlesDear God — The Pretty RecklessHeaven Knows — The Pretty RecklessSecond Chance — ShinedownStill Counting — VolbeatI Miss the Misery — HalestormLove Bites (So Do I) — HalestormJust Got Paid — Joe BonamassaI Believe in a Thing Called Love — The DarknessWelcome Home — Coheed and CambriaIn the End — Black Veil BridesElectric Man — Rival SonsBlame It on the Boom Boom — Black Stone CherryCould Have Been Me — The StrutsJordan — BucketheadDr. Feelgood — Motley CrueWheels of Steel — SaxonMy Friends Over You — New Found GloryAmerican Jesus — Bad ReligionLast Caress — Misfits

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Gibson Les Paul — FAQ

Do I need a Gibson Les Paul to get these tones?

No. GuitarToneAdapt models how a Gibson Les Paul shapes the sound and compensates so you can get close on your own guitar and rig — free, in the browser.

What songs used a Gibson Les Paul?

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, Hotel California by Eagles, Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold, Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, November Rain by Guns N' Roses, Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N' Roses, Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, Holy Diver by Dio, and more.

210 songs · settings are community-researched estimates, adapted to your gear by GuitarToneAdapt.