All user reviews of 4/5 for the Gibson Les Paul Studio

Purchased in 2012 in France
Everything has been said about the characteristics

Mine is equipped with microphones 490R and 498T

UTILIZATION

On the 2011 model like mine is a big inning.
However, it is easy to play including fast legato. Indeed it is jumbo frets, it helps.
on the other hand, if you crossed the agreement on a long time you get tired.
The finish shows some blemishes but not awkward to use as my model sounds (I tried hyper guitars that sound good but not finished).
The ground rope as on many kinds of guitars out of tune easily Lespaul (I never knew why).
Downside to a mechanical missing a bit of precision.
As the key was a little dry for my taste, I treat once a year not to lemon oil blow sensations Nickel.

SOUNDS

My guitar sounds. This is why I bought it after trying in store by chance.
Both empty, clear (playing on the tones and volume) in full. And at all positions.
What Gibson sound.
Ultimately more versatile than what some say a Lespaul.
I have a Lag Roxanne made in France; the lag is great but different, the gibson sounds softer.

OVERALL OPINION

Used for 2 years

No regrets with my purchase.
Maybe not quite finished well for the price but hey it's not what I asked.
A try before you buy because I do not know if all sound and well settled as mine

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The finishes are not super TOP -> 9
White, black, gold, I find it very beautiful.

UTILIZATION

Handle well, right, right.
Balanced guitar
RAS.

SOUNDS

Mesa Boogie, Marshall.
The sound is clean, predictable.
The dynamic is very good.
The whole is less and less singing a living standard, or ES335.
The sustain is great (ebony?)
Crystalline sound on demand.
Good fat saturation, present and clean classes.
In this guitar, there is nothing to throw away, everything is good.
It is very versatile (hence the name 'studio'?)
It is all very well: rock, jazz, blues, pop, Varietal, solos, rhythm, etc ... and it is always very clean.
It has Gibson sound, but without the specific magic large Gibson (much more expensive).
If you are looking for a very particular sound, this is not the right guitar.
If you want to play all, with well-known sounds and without breaking the bank, this is a guitar that you should consider.

I fully share the view of 'King Loudness' below.

OVERALL OPINION

For 2 months.
Very good guitar, serious, effective, pro.
It is found used 800 euros and sometimes less.
At this price, this is a very good deal.

I do not assume the characteristics they have been mentioned before. Mine has the distinction of having a handle 60 (ie the thinnest and I love it!).

It has mechanical gibson "luxury" (This is a 2011 model, wine red color.)

I was hooked as soon as I tried it. But I had been disappointed before trying some models, but then I fell in love!

The finish is good, although my luthier had to do a little editing (purely aesthetic) as the paint had jumped behind the neck 2 cm (hey at this price point, I must be the guitar nickel!)

The case comes with custom, this is the class!

I added strap locks because, well, would not break down!

UTILIZATION

The handle is nice, but i get used to the. I was playing on sleeves rather fine and i readjust a bit of me.

Small flat on access to acute. We can not say that it is really cut to shred, it is a little less easy to play on the last boxes.

The neck is super comfortable against. You can play longer without getting tired.

It is very pleasant to play, against the form of the body that I am more at ease standing than sitting, it is surely a matter of habit.

SOUNDS

I use the micro side easel rather solo in his light. Once you put an overdrive or distortion, it sounds really good! Sustain, presence, everything is there for me!

The sound is warm, round, I love the clear sound with the microphone in the neck position or intermediate. Corrections are effective.

To me, you get a good sound from that branch. An amplifier, reverb and it sounds really good. I think it sounds as good as its clear that its saturated, which is not necessarily the case for all guitars.

OVERALL OPINION

While some say "yeah, but good new models, this is not the same." born that neither my friend! I tried with handles logs 50, and I said "no, no no, it's not possible!"

I have not seen any difference in the depth of sound compared to older models. And I've tried many other models, sometimes much more expensive and also less expensive, and there I came across a studio that sounds good. I was even surprised to see that there are no obvious difference with the Paul standard in sound.

In conclusion, I have read a lot about the studio, but I think that above all, we must try to choose the right model, and especially to pay by a luthier.
J, did bring action orders. It is mounted on the 10/46. I play rock, funk and jazz, and it suits my style of play

The only thing a bit annoying is that it tends to detune a little too quickly for my taste.

You should also know, it is covered with cellulose varnish, so do not put it anywhere, I paid the price with a rubber stand that left marks. And it seems that some people have problems with the handle sticking time. So a carefully maintained.

10 being the best, I put a good 8 out of 10. It is a beautiful instrument.
I remake that choice without hesitation. For me it is a good value for money.

Les Paul type guitar, bought in London.
2 double micro coils, the tone + volume knobs and switches that go well with with (3 positions).
The lifts are not top, it lacks fluidity in the settings. The holding of the rest acoord correct.

UTILIZATION

The handle is big enough. It feels good in the hands hands that's not the best for Schreder. Good thing it's not my goal.
Access to Acute is correct, no worries. on the other hand, like all the models of this kind, it is heavy. I usually play sitting down, so no worries. But standing, it is not comfortable in the long run.
Buttons and switches can find a lot of sounds but I think the race tone is not very precise. Basically, we go to the original song sound smothered in a very short time (1/5 of the race of the knob). The rest of the race I am not useful because the sound becomes too dull.

SOUNDS

I play blues, rock, pop and metal, mostly on modeling amp (Vox AD60 and Fender Mustang / GDEC)
It is ideally suited to most genres but does not allow me sounds crystalline or aggressive as my Strat. It lacks some versatility to my style. The two scoops are all very complementary.
If one considers that its area is rock and hot sounds, it makes the job very well. The bridge pickup is very good distos rhythm and solo. It gets a bit messy if you push too much grain. In clean sounds, although he attacks while retaining heat.
The neck pickup is very good sounds. I do not like to sound distos, the results imprecise. It also can be a personal preference: with all the guitars I play, I almost never use the distortion in the neck pickup.
His favorite subject is the British rock 60-90 years.

OVERALL OPINION

For less than € 1000, I was able to offer a Gibson. So, admittedly, the lifts are not top, the neck pickup is average ... But all is very consistent and allowed me to have the sounds that were missing from my Strat.
A good guitar, a bit expensive, but I like it.

Everything is here ... and French:
https://www.guitare-gibson.com/gibson-les-paul-studio

UTILIZATION

The most ergonomic of my Gibson. It is lightweight (3.4kg) and well balanced. A real pleasure to have him on her lap.

SOUNDS

No doubt for me ... she deserves better pickups (like Burstbucker pro) because it is messy with its original pickups. Well equipped they will be even better I'm sure. I will complete my review in due course.

OVERALL OPINION

Very good and nice guitar. Mine is 2010 bought second-hand 750.

Usa made. Pretty much this is an LP standard with less appointments and different pickups. Also the white model I have has an ebony fretboard. I bought this with the intention of it being a touring guitar since most of my other Gibsons are too nice to take on tour and destroy, which I typically do. I compared it to a few upper end models like the standard and traditional. It's pound for pound the same thing besides a few minor features. The big one is the pickups and the lack of a maple cap. Although I've heard that now these actually do come with some sort of a maple top. I'm not really sure.

UTILIZATION

There's not much to say on this. It's a les paul. I do have some gripes though. I've been touring it for roughly a year and the finish has started to wear through to the wood. This has never really happened to me before. I would like a more durable finish. I guess if you want a well aged guitar it's not an issue but sweat seems to really eat through the paint on these. Also I think my neck has warped to some extent. My action has become very unstable and bad no matter what setup I give it. I think the neck angle has become misaligned with this bridge breaking angle. I understand this happens to guitars if they are exposed to elements. But I never really let that happen to mine. May be a bad piece of wood who knows.

SOUNDS

The stock pickups are alright but I'm not a huge fan. I replaced mine with burstbuckers and like them a lot better. Most people seem to be happy with the stock ones though, I'm just very picky. To me it sounds like this guitar has a maple cap. I have a 2008 model fyi. I usually play it through a hughes and kettner statesman 50 into a matchless 2x12.

OVERALL OPINION

Seems like Gibson got cheap on the finish for mine but other than that and the neck warping I'd say this is a great value. Don't take my example as final word I'm sure I just got unlucky. But the finish issue I've heard is somewhat common. Take it for what you will. This is still a good deal on a perfectly good les paul guitar.

Before there were a million different Les Paul models there were about 3. You had the Custom at the top, the Standard in the middle and the studio was the budget model. Nowadays there are many more models and there are Les Paul models cheaper than the Studio but the Studio to me is the cheapest real Les Paul, any cheaper than this and you are getting very spartan models that are lacking finish. The only thing the Studio is missing compared to the Standard is binding and lots of people like the clean unbound look. This is the alpine white model which I think is the best in the line up. This model has a chambered mahogany body with a maple top. It has the fat 50s mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard. Only the white model comes with an ebony fretboard. You get chrome tuners and a tune-o-matic bridge with standard Gibson pickups. The controls are standard Les Paul with a volume and tone for each pickup with a 3 way toggle on top.

UTILIZATION

This studio has the classic Les Paul playability, if you like it that is up to you. Having an ebony fretboard is nice compared to the Rosewood you get on every other model. The neck is still a fat 50s baseball bat. This might be uncomfortable for some people. Because there is no binding the guitar will be more likely to have sharp fret edges when you first get it. This guitar is a lot lighter than most Les Pauls due to it being chambered. This means they cut wood out from the inside of the guitar so it is almost like a semi-hollow.

SOUNDS

The factory tone of the guitar isnt great. It has generic Gibson pickups and since the whole body is chambered out you lose the thing mahogany base tone that real Les Pauls have. You can compare a chambered Les Paul to a non chambered Les Paul and you can really hear the difference. A non chambered Les Paul will sound more solid. The mahogany wood give the guitar a really deep sound even though the body is not that big. If you want to play heavier music you may want to change out the pickups. The Gibson pickups are medium output and are voiced more for classic rock. You can get a decent crunchy sound from the bridge pickup. If you put on a ton of gain you will lose definition in the notes though. The neck pickup is bright but kind of smooth. It is not really the neck position sound I go for personally. Putting in some Classic 57s is what I would recommend or some Seymour Duncans.

OVERALL OPINION

If I was looking for buy a Les Paul and It had to be a Gibson I wouldnt buy anything lower than A Studio. The Studio has all the stuff the standard has that effects the actual sound of the guitar. The faded models with the lack of finish on them are not as durable and the different finishing methods effect sound. If you are looking at a Studio I would recommend also Looking at Edwards guitars. They cost about the same and for the price of a real Gibson Les Paul studio you can get an Edwards Les Paul Standard or Custom.

It's a real Les Paul American, without decoration (although I've never been fanatic bindings of all kinds and I liked the decor simple: mine is black with gold hardware).
And it has everything a Les Paul!
- The same wood (mahogany body with maple table, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard)
- The same pickups (a standard), two microphones, two tones, two volumes, a toggle switch
- The same hardware (tailpiece, bridge, mechanical ...)
- The same production (excluding bindings): set neck Gibson in tune (the one that fits in the hand), cellulose varnish, etc ...
- Case Gibson (yes, with the wig pink inside ...)

It seems that the only differences are:
- Less wood "chosen" aesthetic (mine is black so how do you know?)
- A body just a bit thinner (although it seems to me that when I compared mine to a standard at the time of purchase, it was really the same thickness, I'll have to check). Anyway, today they are a bit of a tad thinner.
- No binding on the body and the handle (decoration very expensive to carry out properly)

UTILIZATION

Scoop: This is a Les Paul!
It's heavy as a Les Paul and comfortable like a Les Paul (standing, is the strap that I destroyed the shoulder, sitting is the edge that I destroyed the ribs)
The neck is thick with the Les Paul
Routing microphones like Les Paul the whole family. Usage is simple: two microphones, each with its volume and tone. A toggle switch for routing.

The Les Paul is not the most ergonomic guitar (no weight and muzzle), so no note max.

SOUNDS

The sound is known: it is the sound LesPaul.
Sounds clear, smooth handle microphones, microphones croaking bridge (I have not found better as defined)
Distorted sounds: neck pickups with big sound, microphones rack teeth
Both pickups together = the mixture of everything. Pretty versatile but always in the register Gibson. It also buys for that.

A play full on amps not too dirty, to avoid drooling too (unless we look like this: I have already connected to the pedal drive Expandora of Bixonic and there it can be very zztop-discharge)

OVERALL OPINION

At the time, I bought it for the sound of a Les Paul at a lower cost. Contract filled!
In 1995, I bought it for 5700 USD NEW Pigalle. Yep, you read that right, happy time of the weak dollar and importers understanding.

With the price difference there was between a LP Studio and an LP Standard at the time, I do it again the same choice. Today, not sure the difference is as important (in any case, Gibson's overpriced), and the Standard is still the legend!

Gibson studio United States
22 frets
easel very practical tune o matic (it does not break the strings conytrairement to fender)
2 humbuckers
A 3-position selector
1 Volume 1 Tone by micro
Mahogany neck easy to play al

UTILIZATION

The handle is nothing more enjoyable (small lack of finishing, but I think it has to c is less CHRE)
The cutaway to facilitate Access in c sharp but fairly even when dlicat
The weight and shape are the major weaknesses BEYOND guitar: It's your MIDI shoulder and thigh sitting upright. A guitar for those who are not afraid to suffer so

SOUNDS

C his views against the top by: Gibson's big is the power and unique agressivit
His bold, punchy, comes in, the door's notes
Obviously it's not a versatile guitar but when it's not a Gibson achte to the bagpipes too ...

OVERALL OPINION

I got 3 years
default: the change mcaniques absolutely!
quality: the sound simply, once you accept the finishing average mcaniques rotten and the weight of the bte, it remains the standard and its beautiful ...

For it is against trs CHRE today (1500) I got it for 500 okaz the era
It is the right choice for the rock / metal.
It is the right choice if you do not play in clean sounds.

Handle a little big but not invincible, the weight that hurt shoulder for some al. 22 frets and two microphones that all the world connais.Pour me I adore the aesthetic

UTILIZATION

Especially for any rock, a lethal weapon for the Nu metal it goes very well in places drop.Pour clean sound very good too

SOUNDS

Impressive sustain more than 6 seconds in his heat bocoup clean with a huge attack of his first crunch.Elle is best served by an overdrive by the distortion.

OVERALL OPINION

A-, as it was al school. I help the last 6 months I begin to see its limites.L aesthetic I like, I like the sound, the quality / price makes it one of the best guitare.Je bought 1000 euros new al abroad, and if c had to be rebuilt I do it again without hesitate one second

Gibson makes the United States, she wants a version "less luxurious" of the "Standard"
Body and handle (al mahogany, rosewood fingerboard, 2 humbuckers Gibson 498T & 490R served by 2 vol and 2 tone. Fixed bridge, slecteur 3 positions, mechanical Gibson Deluxe.
Mine is a specially SERIES, black hardware with a touch dor especially bne.
It's really short but dpouill aa charm.

UTILIZATION

Ergonomics is the main problem of this guitar: no bevels, guitar poorly balance (ct leans right), weight consquent, sharp enough to not so good.
In points ngatifs it should be noted also that the mcaniques in that they are not autoblacantes, impose many racordages and the microphones slecteur quite difficult to ACCS.
However for the comfort it's perfect left hand (in my case).
This is the second time I find one that suits me perfectly round as though the guitars I've tried many (Vigier, Lag, United States Jackson, Music Man, ESP, Fender, Ibanez). THE FIRST c'tait with a Music Man silhouette.
All the plans that did not go out on my Lag Beast pass here without problem, it's amazing how a simple change of scratches can affect the game

SOUNDS

The sound is with the comfort of the handle my main selection criteria in the purchase of a scratch, and I can say that a ring!
the microphone produces sound serious round and warm, ideal for plain phrass jazz as saturated. Intermdiaire position is exploitable in many books but gives her best even for its rhythmic and arpges clear.
The bridge is sending double the sauce, it is not done too much for clean sounds, however saturated by the sounds are trs beautiful, round and fat.
There is just saturated mtal trs o he loses a little precision, but I think a change of micro dsagrment overcome this.
In the absence of split, the sound palette is quite limited and limmite styles temperatures requiring the roundness in the sound, which is not a problem since I have not bought to funk.

OVERALL OPINION

This is an excellent guitar, with all its "small" default.
The sound and comfort of the handle to outweigh its lack of ergonomics.
The Les Paul has his characters who Difference from all other guitars and that's good. It complte Fawn idalie a stratum for which a search for sounds ct dlicats and the other sounds plush and drooling.
Regarding the price, correct a few years ago, it became a bit expensive (1500).
On the other hand used it must surely be some good deals.

Studio 93 black, with button bne, tun o matic, two pots of volume 2 tone pots, in short a studio

UTILIZATION

Handle well off but super comfortable, everything went very smoothly, good grip, it is true that the treble is a bit difficult to ACCS but I do not explore too notes that register not specially to influence on my game
As we know, a Les Paul is heavy, but hey, no surprise, as we know it and done with.

Time to get srieuses, the sound, because in sum, is the sound that prdomine. Then it sends the wood as it were, biensur you do not play very much in the courtyard of a standard or more, but there's everything you need, looked after a serious death to be warm , and acute super enjoyable, but with a fairly rapid loss of precision with overdrive.
Well, basically, a good rglage amp, all knobs donf has to send the signal that it is Guinguand and forth, the sound is l.

SOUNDS

I wanted a warm and couillu well, here I am served on a plate, I tl possde also a double with 2 seymour a dj who's pretty hot, but it is not even comparable.

For my chain of effects I use a compressor Marshall, an MXR Overdrive and Wild Echo Park Line 6, in terms of the amp, for reasons of nomadism chronic I'm a little forced to limit myself to Tonelab a (very well that being said regarding the formulations). While it works wonderfully in the compressor Inrush rgl quite violent, it is assumed in Larcen trs quickly without any dchirent purposes.

I used to almost everything I play (rock prog French sauce, sisi possible), large couillus agreements, arpges fat, notes planing, solos. There's that for arpges or I need an overdrive or prcis and it has its limits, of the sudden I reszsort tl at the same time a Grat can not do everything , you ask for a sampler of fully restoring a piano concert ... I feel the blow pushed 10

OVERALL OPINION

I have a few days, and the mouth piece of a change carrment is exactly what I was looking like her, thank you Gibson, for against less thank you for the price, luckily bought in OCCAZ 950 euros in a perfect state, I come out wrong.

I have a lot of possible questions to choose the Great, essay cost a lot of stuff is exactly Grat I needed.

Quality price ratio I will not talk

If c'tait again, the same thing

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UTILIZATION

Channel too big and round my got.Aigus trs accessibles.Guitare lourde.Trs good sound, but the characters for the versatility trs limite.Faite ROCK !!!!!

SOUNDS

Trs good sounds for rock, blues.Micros chaleureux.Mais do not look for clean sounds ...

OVERALL OPINION

I tried several US MODELS Asie.Il and get used to the weight and do not forget that the design of this guitar dates back to 50. However it is a price Gibson, then a zero price relative quality of a brand that benefits from its notorit.Vous can be as well or better for much cheaper.

-This guitar is made in the United States. It was a slecteur-3 positions, one volume knob and one for each Tone pickups. -It has a handle 22 frets, a micro Gibson 490T in bridge and a 490R in the neck. -It has a Tune-O-Matic. -The handle is round and pais. I put 8, when achte a Les Paul is that we know what to expect, nanmoins is true that the ergonomics are not tip-top.

UTILIZATION

-The handle is enjoyable for rhythmician trs was a grip nickel APRS but for a big solo is not the top can be: has become more boring to play the treble, but nothing serious. In addition, the thickness of the neck play a lot in the vibration-General for the instrument and its consquent sustain. Personally, I play on a MODEL trsrcent is dat in 2008 (I bought it in August 2009) so that part is hollow mahogany body for allger the body (see site gibson .) was not yet lgret an ibanez S or a Jackson Dinky but the weight is more than tolerable (personally I'm an ogre, so it poses no problem myself huk huk huk !)-Haha Access in acute dbat the Lord on the Les Paul: No Access in acute is not good nor trs trs flowing, but if it ca you want, direct you to a stratode! This gives very easy-good sound (to get a mauvaix have to force yourself.) I put 8 for Access in acute inconvenient.

SOUNDS

Personally, I play mostly metal, especially Death and Black with my band, I play in a parallle LTD EC500 (body + mahogany + EMG active pickups) I was looking for a second guitar to sound less sharp and more fat more grain and brightness (table Rabl.) The LP Studio filled this task well. So personally, I get a powerful sound, big and Defines: I play a hybrid Randall's very modern and sharp, which characters balance the fat from the Les Paul and gives a sound faith big and bold, sharp, full of grain, bright in the treble but never garish. -The result also sounds very easy crunches hot fat for trs cool stoner (I reminds me to play on a hybrid amp cold and sharp.)-The cleans are warm and harmonious, you can have the lens (relatively warning: it is not a Start) as the trs hot and heavy, remember that the LP is a classic of the arsenal of Bluesmen! -As I said above dj I use a Randall RH300G3 (hybrid lamp / mosfet transo) at the trs cold / sharp / modern and with the Les Paul is hot / fat / vintage was a great balance and a monstrous sound: sharp and large / granular IDAL for a good death or black metal! It comes very easy sounds of Opeth, Dissection, Amon Amarth etc.. I use it sometimes with a Metal Muff Electro Harmonix distortion for metal DLIR less extreme, more heavy / stoner. -I am not able to find sounds frankly detestable. I put the note because it fills me up perfectly!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since August 2009 is three short months which is very little to form an objective opinion, I rviserais my post a few months if needed. "I pretty hsit with the Flying V 67, I also spray a specially LP Faded he and I tried many guitars over the four years I practical instrument, and the LP made me normment effect in early trials, the Studio being the prfrable Faded for me, and much better than the Flying V even if n ' is not really the same instrument. "I love the look of this guitar and its sound is legendary, for cons I found the finish a little lgre for the price, the varnish is fragile and the trs are downright mean mcaniques (but that will change!)-The report quality price is what it is: 1000 euros for the time of purchase, it has a trs good guitar that will age well surely if it is properly maintained and that does not dcoterras 3 years. APRS is an investment in the long run ... CECIS said finishing and MCA are dcevantes.

description is well established
+ point:
light guitar
sound (even though I actively changing the board microphones! personal I opted for the classic 57 classic and 57 +)

point:
the handle carved with an ax no regular hyper: | and finishes !!!!!!

UTILIZATION

les paul studio 57 + classic vintage sound at a good price guaranteed resonance (at the time)

SOUNDS

I use it for blues, funk, rock, hard rock, jazz (very interesting) by connecting a model fender concert
I mainly use the amp saturation of the boost that I sometimes with a Fulltone OCD
I was looking for a very distinctive grain vintage (paul person, acdc ..) so I changed the original pickups that I found rather impersonal

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 1995 was my first "real" guitar, les paul remember my first) I had never tried before others.

it can be a good guitar at a reasonable price as long as it customizes some microphones and we take the time to try other

remaining big problems in finishing the series (I hope this slows down the rendering has been resolved), which did not justify such a price

I have been compared with models of vintage models 70 'and c the slap sound and very different anyway! Small studios are less dense so its a less compact
I do not regret my choice but I still got lucky they do not sound all like that
I would save would be to remake one more for a model with more range or into a home to a luthier (c my choice for 2012)