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, ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

In the seventies, bedroom guitar gods usually went one way or the another. Those who wanted to be Eric "Slowhand" Clapton usually bought a guitar in the style of a Fender Stratocaster and practiced 'Layla' and solos that lasted the best part of a fortnight. However, those who were slightly more intrested in Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and his satatnic antics were more inclined to play a Gibson Les Paul-esque axe and occasionally make hurrendous noises attempt Page's party trick of playing guitar with a violin bow. The reason that most bought guitars in the style of their heroes as opposed to the same models was the huge prices charged ...  Read the complete review

When I set out to buy a guitar for my 17th birthday, I had no idea how lucky I was going to get. As soon as I lay eyes on it in the shop I was in love. Visually, all Les Paul's are very attractive, and the Studio comes with a significantly lower price tag, which is very nice! Mine is a nice cherry red, and while the finish may not be as amazing as the LP Custom models, as soon as you plug it in, you really won't care about the paint job. In short - it sounds amazing. It possesses this really rich, full tone, with a lovely fat low end and a singing high end. With a touch of distortion added to it this guitar sounds formidable, even when you've got it pretty quiet, it ...  Read the complete review