Gibson Les Paul Studio
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Learn About The Gibson Les Paul Studio In This Gear Review!
| Overview |
The Gibson Les Paul Studio is a great guitar! If you want a Les Paul but don’t want to spend over two grand this is it. The mahogany body and carved maple top give this classic guitar a super thick tone. The electronics and pickups are quality and great sounding.
The price may seem a bit steep but when you look at other Gibson Les Paul models is seems pretty inexpensive. The Studio does not have all of the frills of a Les Paul Standard or Classic but you are paying for a quality guitar, not all of the cosmetic extras. If you choose to make the investment this will probably be a guitar that you will keep for the rest of your life.
| Price - 9/10 |
$1319.00
Not a bad price for an American made guitar that comes with a hardshell case.
| Sound Quality - 9/10 |
If you are looking for a glassy spanky Strat tone, that is one base that this guitar can’t cover. You might just want to go out and buy a Strat. If you like a fat robust tone that you can use for just about any style of music then the Les Paul Studio is for you. I love the knob and pickup setup on Les Pauls. You can blend the pickup in a ton of different ways to come up with your own custom sounds.
| Build Quality - 8.5/10 |
Gibson build quality is usually pretty great. They can be a little inconsistent but there is a lot of handwork that goes in to these guitars so that is kind of understandable. The only real issue I have with the quality of this guitar is with the vintage style tuners. They can be kind of fragile. I have seen a lot of people with Gibsons buying tuning keys to replace the ones that have broken.
| Features - 8.5/10 |
• Made in USA
• Carved maple top
• Mahogany body and neck
• Set neck
• Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar
• 490R and 498T Alnico 2 humbucker pickups
• 2 volume 2 tone and 3-way pickup selector switch
• Hardshell case included
• Finishes include: Ebony, Alpine White, Fireburst and Wine Red
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Ebony fingerboard on Alpine White model
• 22 frets
• Nut width 1.695"
• Acrylic trapezoid inlays
• Scale 24-3/4”
| Ease of Use - 8.5/10 |
Nothing complicated here. Two volume knobs, two tone knobs and a three-way pickup selector switch. Plug and play!
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| Pros |
• It’s a Les Paul!
• Fat tone and lots of sustain
• Great quality
• Hardshell case included
| Cons |
• It’s a pretty heavy guitar, not great on the back if you have to stand a lot.
• (Gibson is making the Studio models chambered now. That helps some.)
• Kind of expensive but not so much when compared to other Les Paul models.
• Not a big fan of the vintage style tuners, I have seen a lot of them break off.
• Set-ups out of the box are a bit inconsistent from guitar to guitar.
| Overall Rating - 8.7/10 |
I recommend the Les Paul Studio if you want the Les Paul tone but don’t want to go in to debt for a guitar. It may not be as flashy as some of the other Les Paul models but it sounds just as good to me. If you have a bad back you might want to opt for a Gibson SG or something lighter.
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