Gibson Les Paul Studio

At around £700 you may not think that this guitar is an actual Gibson. Let me reassure you, it is. I myself own a Gibson Les Paul Studio in Emerald Green and Gold and this guitar is every bit as good as the Les Paul Standard (£999). The finish, pickups body and neck are exactly the same as the Standard. The reason you save over £200 when purchasing the Studio over the Standard is the fact that Studio has no bindng from the body to the neck, ( the plastic trim running arond the body and neck of the guitar). The electrics are amazing and for for £700 you get the most beautiful shimmering finish. When I put it through my Carlsbro GLX 100 Watt amp the variety of tones, ...

OK, every Gibson, no matter which model, except signature models, use the same pick ups for all their guitars 490's and 498 humbuckers, so technically a Gibson "Custom" will sound as good as a "Studio", all except for one thing-THE PRICE. A Custom costs around 1900.00 quid, and a Studio, well minus 1000.00 anyway. A Gibson "Studio" in wine red with gold hardware, is a very good looking guitar, and when amped up, it sounds awesome, with the sustain lasting longer than Fenders due to their glued set necks as opposed to screwed in ones, you can pluck a string, go for a walk come back, have lunch, go back to it and it will still be ...

Being a collector of guitars and also figuring in a locally famous band (Vinyl Elektra) I have played and own a couple of Gibsons. I cna therefore tell you about one of my favourites, the Les Paul Studio. The model I have, the DC Studio, is now discontinued as produciton stopped in 1999 but I picked my up second hand and paid £600 for it. It was a great investment. Build Quality (8/10) --------------------- Gibsons have taken a lot of flak from the guitar community over the last few years. Mainly the problems with the qulity of finish has been poor. I have not found this to be an issue and have had no problem with shoddy components or ...