Best Basswood Body Les Paul Style Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Basswood body Les Paul style guitars. This is a soft type of wood that is very light and easy to work with. It's cheaper than many other kinds of wood used for guitar building, but it doesn't mean it's low quality. In terms of sound, it accentuates the mid-range, which matches the frequencies that a Humbucker produces.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. ESP LTD GH-200
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- Neck profile shape: D (17 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (25 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Hot (1 vote)
- From ESP LTD's 2018 Signature series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Roasted Jatoba fretboard
- Bridge pickup: ESP Designed LH-301B (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: ESP Designed LH-301N (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose Special bridge
- Thin U Bolt-On neck
- 22 XL Jumbo frets
- LTD tuners
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ESP LTD GH-200
ESP LTD GH-200
- Locking Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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2. ESP LTD EC-10
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- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: D (17 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (25 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From ESP LTD's 2013 EC series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Engineered Hardwood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: ESP Designed LH-100B (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: ESP Designed LH-100N (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- TOM & Tailpiece bridge
- Thin U Bolt-On neck
- 24 XL Jumbo frets
- LTD tuners
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ESP LTD EC-10
ESP LTD EC-10
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Harley Benton SC-500
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- Neck access to high frets: Normal (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (3 votes)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (2 votes)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (3 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (16 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (13 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (7 votes)
- From Harley Benton's 2019 Vintage series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Blackwood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: HB Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: HB Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Harley Benton C Set neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Dlx Machine Heads tuners
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Harley Benton SC-500
Harley Benton SC-500
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Harley Benton SC-450
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- Neck profile shape: C (16 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (13 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (7 votes)
- From Harley Benton's 2015 Classic series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Roseacer fretboard
- Bridge pickup: HB Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: HB Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic Bridge bridge
- Harley Benton C Set neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Closed Die-Cast Machine Heads tuners
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Harley Benton SC-450
Harley Benton SC-450
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Harley Benton SC-400
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- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (16 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (13 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (7 votes)
- From Harley Benton's 2018 Classic series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Roseacer fretboard
- Bridge pickup: HB Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: HB Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic Bridge bridge
- Harley Benton C Set neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Sealed Gear Die Cast Machine Heads tuners
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Harley Benton SC-400
Harley Benton SC-400
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock