All user reviews for the Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded

The neck is Gibson, so it's not what we do best in terms of gameplay. But it is comfortable compared to gibson 60's config. Get started fast enough anyway. The lack of polish famous celluloid facilitates movement on the handle.

UTILIZATION

For me, the ergonomics are quite good, but since I have this guitar, it's hard to play sitting down. I find weak spots on the balance of the guitar, so for serious riff, I feel more comfortable standing.
Access to acute is no surprise, this is not an Ibanez ...


SOUNDS

I play blues, rock, metal, so the sound level is perfect. Here we arrvive very positive about this guitar, it sounds.
Finally gibson sound at a reasonable price.
By clean we get a beautiful round sound and perfect for warm ballads to jazz. Do not look for a dry and crystalline, it will be difficult to have free rein so little guitar attack.
In disto, there are sound grabs GIBSON we all heard about our favorite CDs. With this potential adjustment (tone + volume on each pickup), we have what we want (to the extent that the receiver sends a little anyway). I played on a Dual Rectifier, it is simply monstrous.
VERY GOOD SOUND.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 ½ years, she goes for the style I play and let this be IT SENDS. But one question kept running, what do they have over these gisbon to 3000 EUROS? Frankly I try another, more expensive, I do not see the point of ruin from GIBSON, both rush home or buying a musicman strat next.
Anyway, very good guitar at a very good value for money.

Information retrieved from the website of a dealer:
. Type: Solidbody electric guitar
. Series: Nashville USA
. Origin: USA
. Body: solid mahogany
. Top: Carved mahogany
. Neck: Mahogany, '59 Les Paul Rounded profile '
. Fingerboard: Rosewood
. Joint body / sleeve: Mortise & Tenon
. Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
. Scale: 24.75 "
. Radius: 12 "
. Nut:
. Pickups: 2 humbucker Gibson Burstbucker Pro
. Controls: 2 volume and 2 tone, 3-position selector
. Electronics:
. Caps: chrome
. Bridge: Gibson Tun-o-matic chrome plated
. Tailpiece: Gibson stopbar chrome plated
. Tuners: Green Keys Vintage Gibson
. Color: Worn Brown (LPSTWBCH1) - Worn Cherry (LPSTWCCH1)
. Varnish: Satin Nitrocellulose
. Adhesives:
. Cosmetics: buttons 'Speed' - inlaid handle 'Trapezoid'

UTILIZATION

* The handle is it nice? bluntly: I always played with a stratovolcano, and there is no adaptation time, great for solos or rhythmic arpeggios.
* Access to acute (last string) Is it easy? the last frets are contrary to what I thought sounded really well and accessible, should not do after 10 minutes of improvisation at this point ... Anyway the guitar is in my opinion not made for that!

* Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)? No worries in weight (I play standing) on the other hand is not as nice as other forms of guitar playing when he is seated, but we made it!

* Gets it easy to sound good? it restores the attack very well and is not complicated to solve, and therefore really suits the game of scratch I think.

SOUNDS

* Are they suitable for your style of music?
To play rock, great! For funk AC can also do it, no problem for the blues, pop, hard or very heavy metal with good effect!

* With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
Blackstar HT amp lamp 5w + Zack Wylde overdrive pedal (I recommend strongly, despite the slight hiss)

* What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "fat ",....)?
I do not see how his could not get with this guitar! Obviously the sound is round, warm and fat first! But playing on micro + tones and setting the treble on the amp, there is a snapping sound as well! One I remember most SUSTAIN THE MADNESS!

* What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?
I love playing on the micro as well as serious ryhtmique that lead. The intermediary is a very good compromise, and for busting the eardrums y 'Acute aggression in its purest form! Yet it is still very audible!

OVERALL OPINION

* For how long have you been using it?
1 month: I see him do all the colors and I'm surprised every day! All my friends are amazed Zikos sound it sends!

* What thing do you like most/least about it?
+ +: The big sound
+: Colors look pest in Brown Cherry
-: Not found (go to quibble, there's not the famous maple table of standard models ...)

* Did you try many other models before getting this one?
Yes: Lespaul TV Yellow (90's edition), Hagstrom super swede select, Gibson Lespaul standard, Paul Reed Smith (model in the 750 €), USA stratocaster standard, ltd ec 1000 ... It's convinced me Faded (to be tested on the same amp as yours if possible, especially on the lamp!)!

* What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Unbeatable for a U.S. manufacture of my knowledge and sound and playability

* Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?
No problem: my friends who have guitars in the 1000 € are green!

Needless to state, they have already been cited and are available on the manufacturer's website.
I put new, because very good characteristics (especially for that price) and very good look, but I think it must age rather badly due to the lack of polish, and chambered body that seems too light to be tough ( we'll see over time!)

UTILIZATION

It's a Les Paul, everyone knows what it is ... Canadian logger to a lack (although, at least on this guitar I found) with the latest cargo easily accessible. But that's why we love it! Several users complained about the ergonomics to play sitting in my case I had no problems. With regard to obtaining a good sound, it is shown in 27 seconds to hand without the guitar. Two volumes, two tones, and a 3 position switch: it is frankly a no-brainer, especially since it does not sound too bad everywhere.

SOUNDS

I play rock (sometimes rather punk, sometimes quite hard) on a Marshall JCM stack and this guitar is perfectly suited for this style. It's very Plug'n'play: we do not ask questions, the branch, you turn the amp, [we'll have a beer with the guys as long as heat lamps], we play: it sounds . I use it mainly lead, with a lot of gain and crunch. I have however tested clean, and I was quite surprised: not bad at all! After Gibson + Marshall is obviously not ideal to play the config clear and clean, but at the grain it was perfect! Sustain also a very good I think, a little lighter than a Les Paul Studio: probably related chambered body.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week, after trying several models of all brands and budgets (I "forgot" to tell the seller that I do not fuck € 5000 in a guitar). Precisely for its quality / price I chose this model ... I thought the guitar just 650 € you might expect from Epiphone improved, but as the salesman says so: you pay a much stronger brand image on models to 3000 € on what type of guitar!
And he's right. I tried a PRS SE, Fender Telecaster, Stratocaster, Gibson LP Custom Shop (knowing full well that I do not buy it), and a whole bunch of other instruments. I was ready to put a good minimum wage in my guitar, but listening to the Faded I cracked, and honestly it is well worth the Les Paul "normal" that are worth double in terms of quality. That does not sound the same, not better, but it is not worse: it remains to be seen if you will please you.
With experience and still no win the lottery, I would do this choice without hesitation. I feel my present to buy a second backup, you never know.

manufactured Nashville USA, 22 frets, 2 humbuckers Burstbucker pro, three position selector switch, 2 volume and 2 tone, fixed bridge tune-o-matic, round 50's style

two or three body parts, mahogany body, mahogany table, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. mechanical keys green Kluson

I put 8 because the finish is nice but not as classy a standard

UTILIZATION

handle very nice! a little thicker than a Start but it's still pretty late I think. the handle is slightly varnish which makes softer and faster. on the other hand there is a fairly rapid loss of color on the stick to places where we play often.

Access to acute worthy of a les paul, it must do.

excellent in all positions. lightly because chambered guitar, which has its advantages and disadvantages. me I'm fine.

SOUNDS

This guitar is very versatile, I play blues and rock but it is also the case for hard rock metal show. Also with jazz sounds round and warm, especially in micro handle. in excellent crunch and saturation.

It gives its full potential in a tube amp of course. I use a Vox AC15 and it's great guitar plugged directly into the amp the sound is perfect. it also responds well to pedals.



OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year, its strengths are very good mics and handle nice, its value for money is very good and it's a guitar that can keep long!
when I bought it was promo red "cherry", I jumped at the chance. Today it is found at more than EUR 900 times without gig bag, I was all for 749 euros.

I do not regret my choice at all, this guitar provides a Les Paul without breaking the bank, it has character.

The others will be responsible for:-P

UTILIZATION

The others will be responsible for:-P

SOUNDS

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OVERALL OPINION

's the story: For years I dreamed of paying me a Gibson for that "the true sound of Rock" ohh yeah (I'm leaving .. oups. easily in my delirium).

This year I finally had the means to pay me a Les Paul Studio ... Alpine White with gold finish (beautiful) but first I wanted to check if this guitar was made for me.
So, come to the music store, I explain that I come to a Les Paul studio .. and traditionally it tells me there is also Epiphone ... I have nothing against this brand apart from that I want to fulfill a dream: Gibson or U.S. NOTHING! And yes I am confined, Epiphone is not for me!

And then I pass a Gibson at 684 € ... I asked if it was an opportunity! No no it is new! And the seller offers me confident to test 3 versions of the Studio: namely:

The Studio Normal
The Studio Faded
The Studio P (I know the num)

Test of normal Yum, unsurprisingly .. I need a:-P

Test P: heuu ... for pure metals and hard I would say ...

Testing the FADED: And, convinced that I would be entitled to a lousy sound I'm leaving the one I tested ....( sound through headphones) I dropped a big fat "What's The F $ $ $ $ !!!!" and my friend, who knew nothing beside me, said "it's so rotten that?" I handed him the guitar he tested and also ... and he dropped a "P $$$$" (Replace $$$$$ by a poetic expression of surprise ending ain)

It's simple with the normal version I was happy, but with the Faded I fell in love: the sound,
the true sound, GIBSON THE SOUND!

After I learned she was fitted with the new burstbuckers Pro (and yes, it's not a fake it's true !!!).. That is why scratching out the REAL SOUND GIBSON, if you do not believe me, go test it's just FANTASTIC!

A fault that he forgives no box Gibson, just a house ... But it's true considering the price, I have a packet of saved € compared to the one I wanted ... I'll buy him a box Les Paul because she deserves it.

Everything has been said on this point

UTILIZATION

handle: I have been using for over a year and I must say that I fear the lack of varnish on the neck and body but in fact quite the opposite: it is really good and we had to blow a real contact with the wood. Access to treble that of the whole LP and the handle is comfortable to use. Attention is even more fragile when unvarnished!

Ergonomics: an LP BUT what the most and it is much lighter than its big sisters, and so you can easily withstand several hours without demolishing the shoulder.



SOUNDS

Sounds: in fact this guitar is fairly versatile (without the 2-position crystal clear sound of a Start for example) with an overall sound enough medium (probably due to its mahogany body). The pickups are very origins of correct and accurate with a single round and micro nee drooling in saturation, the micro bridge sends light saturation as big distortion. Everything depends on the use but to cover the blues-rock at the Hard ... no problemo.

OVERALL OPINION

The +:
Sound LP
weight
touch wood not unpleasant

The -:
the fragility of wood (without polish)

I almost take a epiphone LP ultraII ... but no regrets because for 150 or 200 euros more you have a REAL Gibson. I would do so from choice.

Made in the USA, it has the same characteristics as any Les Paul Studio. We find in particular a build quality and unbeatable setting and two microphones HB Gibson Burstbucker Pro hell (the same as the FA standard).
Worn Faded models (mine is Brown) really class. Instead of the usual thick layer of varnish on the Studio (sold more expensive), these models have a matte varnish stain that hints of the wood ribs. It is a version anti bling, sober, falsely Zen gifted early blues-rock.

UTILIZATION

Like I said, it's a Les Paul, so heavy, not really super comfortable, with a difficult access to acute ... Get used to the beast, the back muscles and all ... c'qu'on wants to know, huh!
The guitar also requires a little adjustment period for those who are not accustomed to both HB. But finding a good sound with the pickups of this guitar is not rocket science!

SOUNDS

Is why we bought his first Les Paul to sound, to play rock and blues like our idols of the seventies ... and there is really great!
Both pickups are very differentiated, one pitched, nasal, the other serious rounder (I love).
Attention, the amp type plays a lot. If you really want to hear this gem, the best in my opinion it is a all-tube amp with a nice clean sound (I have a personal Blackheart Little Giant).
The sound is very full, very clean, very safe.

OVERALL OPINION

I use daily for two months. I tried several models before I decide, particularly models Epiphone Les Paul Standard, Gretsch Electromatic Pro Jet, Hagstrom Super Swede and PRS SE. They do not happen to him in the ankle. For 600 €, one enters the world of musical instruments "for life". It is a few hundred dollars more than the models that I tried but ... Life is short, and it's not so expensive ...
The value for money is extraordinary. I do it again this election, of course.

Made in USA
new 2010 series - including Burstbuckers Pro
for a more modern sound and incisive!

Mahogany body and neck, rosewood fretboard on,
I say jumbo frets medium.

This is my 2nd LP Faded, guitars I've had since: LP Junior, SG Standard, LP Studio. They all lost the test before this one! Ergonomics

UTILIZATION

very pleasant, whereas some models from Gibson
seem a bit difficult to play with ropes 010-46.

Access to acute excellent, much better than the previous year faded!



SOUNDS

Sounds clean: no comment! perfect, consistent, arpeggios, solo / / /

distorted sound: super wall of palm mute the microphones are far superior to EMG 81 active solo with harmonics and very easy loaded media.

In short, a perfect weapon!

OVERALL OPINION

I could (oh, like this is rare) compare some 6 models, new and used,
even mounted EMG81. The red model (2010 also) I liked but seemed to have a fuller sound in treble, hehe like what color ?!!?? account

At all points a perfect guitar, even before a LP Custom Supreme friend.

The only downside compared to custom (which cost between 2000-3000 euros) would be relieved that the body certainly take a tad less body solos, finish - which will certainly not Resita over 3-5 years of use (to see).

THAT'S HAPPINESS !!!!! Note: my amp: Mesa Boogie Express.
Follow this scratch by associating with tube amp!