EGR Insta-Review
Gibson Les Paul Studio Cary Nov 29th
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.
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- 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
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- Gibson’s Official Slash Signature Series Mini-Site Now Online




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!