If you’ve been coveting that Gibson Les Paul Standard down at your local guitar shop, but you can’t really justify dropping more than $2,000 on a new instrument, you might take a serious look at the Les Paul Studio.
These guitars were originally built as a cheaper alternative to Gibson’s mainstay Les Paul, but they quickly became popular in their own rite, and have turned into a much-loved instrument.
The Les Paul Studio sports the same silky-smooth action as it’s bigger brother, and certainly sounds just as good, but comes in at an impressive $1,000 cheaper! Seriously…and in my opinion the streamlined style of the Les Paul Studio looks a helluva’ lot better than the overly-fancy – almost frilly – Les Paul Standard.
The Gibson Les Paul Studio Features–
- Carved Maple Top & Mahogany Back
- ‘59 Rounded Les Paul Mahogany Neck
- Rosewood or Ebony Fingerboard With 22 Frets
- Scale length: 24-3/4″
- Pearloid Trapezoid Inlays (Except On Platinum)
- Chrome or Gold Brushed Chrome Hardware
- Tune-o-matic Bridge
- Black Speed Knobs
- Green Key Machine Heads
- 490R Alnico Magnet Humbucker Neck Pickup
- 498T Alnico Magnet Humbucker Bridge Pickup
- Two Volume & One Tone Control
- Three-Way Pickup Swithing
The Les Paul Studio provides really great performance and crafstmanship for the price, and in my opinion it’s sleek style can’t be beat.
- Gibson Announces Limited Edition Les Paul Swamp Ash Studio
- Just Three Days Left To Get In On Gibson’s MLB Les Paul Studio Giveaway
- Gibson Unveils Robot Les Paul Studio & Robot SG Special
- Epiphone Giving Away A Les Paul Studio!
- Gibson Giving Away Tickets To Les Paul Tribute Concert, Plus A Les Paul Studio
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #20 :: Les Paul Studio Satin Ebony
- Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #24 :: Firebird Studio
- Epiphone Giving Away A DOT Studio!
- Epiphone Unveils New DOT Studio
- EGR’s Gibson Guitar Of The Week Index
- Epiphone Faded DOT & Worn Firebird Get Guitar World Magazine’s Gold Award
- Les Paul BFG Coming In At Less Than $1,000


May 5th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I have one and love it. Picked mine over a poorer-playing standard! Just make sure to play before buying – like all guitars!