Gibson Les Paul Studio

got this in i think 2001. wine red gold hardware, standard les paul feaures.

i play mostly metal and classic rock. runing it straight into crate blue voodoo. the sound is great. the neck pick up is full and warm. the bridge is chunky and sharp. i love the sound of this guitar. i had a esp ltd viper with emgs and it never sounded as good as this guitar.

within the first week i had it the tunners were slipping, but guitar center gave me a whole new set for free. action was just a little high for me but that was an easy fix. other than that its great.

soild guitar, been playing it for about 8 years without problems. defintly get some strap locks cause it tends to come off the button by the neck a lot.

ive been playing for about 15 years. this is my favorite guitar. ive played les paul customs and tryed to feel/hear a defference but i cant. great guitar, i highly recomend it to anyone who wants great les paul sound but doesnt feel like paying for the white border line around the body and neck of the more expensive les pauls.

Les Paul studio in Alpine White with ebony fretboard.

I'm not a fan of Gibson pups, microphonic and muddy.

Here's the problem, the guitar buzzed horribly with high action. I sighted the neck and saw a hump on the fret-board between the 9th and 13th fret making the guitar unplayable. I took it to a Fender master tech who has done warranty for Gibson and he said the same thing, I paid him $100 to dress the frets to get me by. He did what he could but it still buzzed real bad. I sent the guitar back to Gibson and they had it for 2 months, to my dismay they did nothing but more fret dressing. It still buzzes horribly even with high action. I called Gibson and they said they would work on it again but I'm not waiting another 2 months for them to do nothing.

Don't know, can't play it.

Nice on the phone, LOUSY techs, worst warranty work I've ever had done it the past 25 years of playing.

What a waste of money, Gibson is not what they used to be.

1992 model with Ebony fretboard. bought used at a guitar show. Made in USA. Came with original pickups which were later replaced. All black finish with a gig bag. I love having separate tone and volume knobs for each pickup. The 8 is bc it'd be amazing if it came with sperzel tuners (i had to add those)and coil tap switches. My favorite feature is the slick ebony fretboard.

Suits any style i play fantastically. That would be rock, blues, and any kind of metal. You can strum my guitar unplugged and you know it's going to be good! Tone is slightly brighter and snappier than a Standard LP or a new Studio due to the ebony fretboard. The original pickups have been replaced but they sounded great while they were in there. For my style, I pretty much could have left them in there but I got curious. Now I have the EMG 81/85 set in there so it's pretty much been delegated as one of my pure metal guitars. I play through a Mesa Boogie Rectoverb and 5150 and with those in there, it sound so good for metal it's RIDICULOUS. I've recently started feeling bad about having them in, because they make it such a one trick pony. So I'm gonna throw the EMGs into another guitar and put a lower output set in here so it'll be more verstile and I get to play it more. Probably a set of SD '59s or Burstbucker Pros.

I bought the guitar used at a show but the guy who owned it must have been a tech or something. Best action I could ever wish for. Slippery ebony fingerboard, perfect intonation, resonance, tone, action. Nice thick '59 neck that fits my hand like a glove. I have another LP that I prefer slightly in terms of sound but thats because of the pickups in that guitar. The playability on this one is seriously amazing! And I thank my lucky stars because all the other Studio models I've played in stores have been crap compared to mine. I definitely lucked out. Whenever I pickup another guitar, this is the one they immediately get compared to.

Hell yes, it has withstood drunk and reckless live playing! It's got some belt buckle scarring, a chip on the headstock from getting dropped, and a few dings here and there from other accidents. The output jack got a little bent and had to be replaced. The knobs have gotten loose and had to be reset. But it's only gone into the shop twice since i've had in 10 years. Straploks got put on a long time ago. It's had every gauge of strings from .008 to .012s. Damn right, i can depend on it. Everything should be made this rugged.

no clue, never needed them.

Been playing 18 years now. I've had alot of guitars, but i'm trying not to buy anymore now, haha! I also currently have a Gibson Faded V, Epi Elite LP, Ibanez RG3120, ESP LTD Ninja V, and a Gibson Melody Maker. The Elite sounds amazing too and probably gets played the most but nothing touches the playability on my Studio. Like I said before, I'm gonna put some more versatile pickups back into it just so I can play it more. It's simply my favorite guitar and there is nothing else I wish it had. I'm just thankful, this one's mine.

This is the 2007 Left-Handed model. Typical Les Paul Studio features. I've never owned or played a Les Paul befor this one, so I have nothing to compare it to.

Again, this is th efirst Les Paul I've ever owned/played. I was expecting great things, but was extremely disappointed in the tone. It was muddy, boomy and lacked spark or clarity. Except for maybe metal, I found this guitar useless.

This was my biggest disappointment. The guitar, out of the box, had an oily almost slimy feel to it, especially the neck. The tuners did not hold the strings in tune. Worst of all, the frets on the edges were sharp and extremely uncomfortable against the hand and fingers.

It's a shame that Gibson would let a $1,400.00 guitar pass quality control in this condition.

Don't know, I returned the guitar right away.

Gibson, was helpful, through email, when I had a question.

My Les Paul Studio was made in 2004/2005 in the United States and it is a great guitar. It has 22 frets and a carved maple top. It has two volume and two tone knobs with a 3-way pick-up selector(Which I like for the solo to Bulls on Parade). The pick-ups are 490R and 498T Alnico Magnet Humbucker pick-ups(H/H). The Les Paul Studio has a Rosewood fingerboard and a Mahogany neck and body. It also has a tune-o-matic bridge with a stopbar tailpiece. The normal stuff. I just wish it had better tuners.

I love the bridge pickup for Metallica songs like enter sandman which use heavy distortion. The neck pickup is good for solos like the massive one in sweet child o' mine. It has a great slash sound. Even with my little Spider III 15 watt amp it sounds good. The pickups are pretty hot.

I bought my guitar from Guitar Center and I didn't have to setup anything. The guitar sounded perfect right after I got how.

This guitar is amazing. My cat went behind the guitar stand and it dropped. I picked it up and there was nothing wrong with it. It just needed to be retuned. I can easily depend on it. My other Gibson's neck snapped and that is why I got a new one.

I don't know. Pretty good I guess.

I have been playing for five years now and this is the best guitar I have ever owned. When I bought the guitar, I also bought Grover Tuners beacause the Green Keys are terrible. Buit you get what you pay for.

2003 model USA made Les paul studio in fireburst.
22 frets.
Solid mahogany body.
Mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard.
Tune-o-matic bridge.
3 way selector switch.
2 volume 2 tone knobs.
Pretty standard stuff, not a bonanza brett michaels.

The stock pick ups that come with this guitar, the 490 and 500 blah blahs are very decent pick ups. Classic Les Paul easily achievable. However after an influx of money i replaced the pick ups with British made and hand wound Bareknuckle pickups, which are pretty much the highest output inactive humbuckers you can get without being a dick. The rest of the review applies to the stock pick-ups aswell but be aware that the bareknuckle pick ups make distortion RADICAL compared to awesome- No guitar can hold a candle to the sustain you get from half metric ton of mahogany. Neck pick-up is easily my favourite( use for blues and slash tones), it produces a very very rich and warm tone that could coax a duck into an eggcup and undress by 11. Neck sounds excellent on distortion or clean but you wont be achieving anything anything near as glassy as a strat. Bridge pick up is a nice contrast- It has piercing bite great for metal rhythm and more shreddy leads when distorted. On the clean side of the lake the bridge pick up isnt really my thing - sounds too thin probably because of the high output of the pick up. Inbetween position is a nice balance of the 2 and some good Clapton tone with some of the tone knobs turned down a ways.

Fireburst finish looks delicious, better than wine red in my opinion and worth the extra 40 pounds or so. Action wise there was no fret buzz or dead notes upon recieving this guitar from the shop. Action was fine but i adjusted (easily)to my own preference. Stayng in tune isnt a problem, no more so than any other guitar without locking tuners. no worries here.

I bang this guitar around like tuesdays roast, the finish has a few knocks and some worn edges but that just adds to it i think. HOWEVER and i cant stress this enough: If your gonna leave this guitar about, make sure you have a good quality stand because where the neck meets the headstock is EXTREMELY THIN and is almos too easy to crack or snap completely if it falls over. So really be careful - dont let your springer spaniels run all over the house willy nilly. Secure them fast to a radiator or anvil before even thinking of E minor pentatonic. lesson learnt. Apart from that the electronics seem reliable and the jack is fine aslong as you keep it tight.

Pfff havnt a clue. I guess its good

Get this guitar if you want Les paul tone at a very reasaonable price and can live without the poncey finish's for Dermatologists with more money than sense. Sweet sweet distortion and some very nice clean tones and sustain like a *****.

I think anyone can look pretty much anywhere and find this.. It came with a hard case. It's painted black and so is the neck which I've not seen on any other guitar I've played.
I got it brand new about four years ago - 2004 I suppose.

Before I got it I played a Yamaha Pacifica 112 and that was really bright - this is much fuller and warmer. I didn't like this at first but I play mostly AC/DC so I've grown to like it.
It sounds nice at the neck position when playing through a clean amp or something more bluesy.

The fretboard is rough as bricks but I like it that way now.
The pickup selector wasn't fitted properly - the switch wouldn't flick all the way in both directions so it could easily be knocked into the middle; not good. I had to chisel bits of wood off inside to fix this. Bad!
The pickups don't sit flat - poor. The control knobs weren't pushed on straight.
There were mould marks on the plastic tuner knobs. Cheap
Bass strings buzz like hell on the frets.
The back of the guitar is not contoured so you've got right-angles sticking in your rib cage!
It same with 10s fitted and I've gotten used to bending/vibrato at that gauge. The neck is nice and thick.
I wish it didn't have the pick guard though. It protects the areas my pick doesn't go and I'd get rid of it were it not for the screw holes that'd be left behind.
Getting to last couple of frets is restricted (speshially on the bass strings).
The G-string has a problem staying in tune with the others after a day or so - no real problem though.

Well it seems pretty tough. I don't treat it like a baby - it's not an ornament.
It's taken knocks by tables, etc. I've stabbed it with pencils when I make mistakes.
But it hasn't fallen out of shape.
The gold plate has come of the metalwork where my hand rests - I don't mind this, I use it as a measure of how much I play it.
Oh, yeah, the first thing I did was replace the strap buttons. I sometimes don't wear steel toe-capped boots and I like my toes as they are.
The pickup selector needs a few attempts to make contact - very poor.
If I were to gig with it I'd need to fix some things that were wrong from the factory.

I took it back to the shop about the fret buzz. The guy was really friendly and fetched a PRS from the display and it looks like maybe I was just hitting the thing too hard.
Never actually dealt with Gibson but the website looks nice.

I've been playing for 6.63 years. Not long but I know what I like and my limitations.
It might sound like I'm whinging about the guitar - that's because when I got it it had so many flaws that I didn't expect from a 'quality' guitar. My ??180 Yamaha was set up perfect and everything just worked.
However.. I do love to play it. It feels good in my hands. My fingers fall just right to make chords. Slides and bends come naturally.
But it's been a tough love. I reckon I could've got a better copy for a lot less money.
So, subconsiously I must be a snob beacuse I would've felt sad with a copy.
A guitar from the 50s without modern Japanese improvements in manufacture.
Last word? It is part of me now, flawed like me. I see other people with sleek guitars and I think, 'Oh how the other half live'.

2008 Gibson Les Paul Studio in Fireburst with gold hardware(USA made)
22 medium-jumbo frets with a 50's style rounded neck.
Nothing is bounded, which is why it's less expensive.
Modern classic pickups (490R&498T) Passive.
3-way toggleswitch with 2 tone and 2 volume knobs.
Mahogany neck with rosewood and back with a carved A maple top.
Nitro finish on the whole body.
Tune-O-Matic bridge with a stopbar, "Deluxe" vintage tuners.
Nice and sturdy black Gibson case (without combo lock) with white plush.
Chambered body (uh oh...maybe)

Hot and powerful pickups! The 490R's Alnico 2 pickup really gives you that darker and vintage vibe, while the Alnico 5 498T is very versatile with that tone knob. I'm running it through an ME-50 Guitar Multiple Effects box and a Marshall MG-30DFX. It sounds rich and powerful, but that chambered body has lessened its attack. (which could be a good or bad thing depending on the person).
Very versatile sound, but it cannot chime like a Stratocaster.

The neck was almost straight to the strings right out of the box. I had to adjust the truss rod a bit and raised the action. Immaculate finish; no blemishes whatsoever (good for a UPS delivered guitar). Pickups are still correctly adjusted. Basically, there's very little flaws to this guitar after I re-setup the neck, action, and intonation.

This guitar will slowly gain the reputation of a relic. It seems to be "damaging" quite gracefully and slowly. It's is by no means fragile, and it can probably live through a person's lifetime. The gold hardware is stunning and is expected to last quite awhile if properly cared for. The strap buttons actually hold the strap in place so far (a rarity for Gibson strap buttons). I will always use my trusty Strat for backup, though. I haven't trusted this Les Paul just yet.

So far, all of my questions have been answered promptly by Gibson. Hopefully they will be just a quick and helpful if a serious problem arises.

So far, it's been a good guitar. I'm still a bit afraid of playing too hard on it. I'm disappointed with the 50's style neck, it's a bit uncomfortable compared to a 60's slim neck or Fender's C-neck. Chambered body has its ups and downs. If it were lost or stolen, I'd probably save up a bit to get a bounded and 60's style neck Les Paul, but if I was running low on money and I needed that tone, this guitar will do just fine.

2003 les paul not weight relieved, with ebony fingerboard
Made in USA
Standard les paul features
Everything i need

i play punk and ska mostly, but dabble in everything.
This guitar sounds great pretty versatille.
You can get a single coilish sound or a straight powerful humbucker with the tone knobs

i bought this guitar used from a friend. He was in a punk band and toured with this guitar for 4 years, and it shows. despite the wear the finish is in pretty good condition

This guitar is pretty solid. it suffered a headstock crack but was repaired and seems to be holding well

never delt with them

Some people talk bad about les paul studios, but this guitar sounds and feels amazing. i wont let this guitar go. Gear snobs say what you want but this is an amazing guitar

everyone knows what the features are on a les paul, mine has the fireburst finish with chrome hardware, i can easily say it is my favourtie finish on any guitar i have come accross

perfectly suits my style of old school rock, rhythem and lead! definantely a well built guitar you can hear it through the passive pickups, comparing it to an epiphone i had with seymour duncans (i say had because once i bought the gibson i sold the epiphone, no it wasnt a brand thing, it had to do with the incredible sound the gibson had, dont let anybody tell you epiphone is just as good as a gibson!)

action was great, didnt need to adjust it off the shelf, finish is just awesome! i just read these have a 50's neck, i love it! suits my hand perfectly, nice and solid, not too thin but not too thick either

i can depend on it, i sold all my other electrics as i just no longer used them, i obviously dont gig though!

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i have been playing for 10 years now, i just enjoy sitting down and relaxing while i play and this guitar is just brilliant, i enjoy playing as much as i enjoy hearing the sound my guitar is making so that is saying something i think!