Gibson Les Paul Studio

Well, the guitar has everything I need. Some kind of tremelo would be nice, but isn't nessecary. The only important "feature" I use is the pick up switch as a mute. The tuners (as dumb as this sounds) need to get used to your playing. After having strings on them for a week they stay in tune very well...but that first week is hell. ANYWAYS...it's fine.

It's a frigin Les Paul, of coarse it sounds good. I play ska-core...i AM ska guitar with this thing. I hate bridge pickups so i use tat as a mute...one thing...the pickups never really "turn off". like at with the volume at zero...there's still noise. But overall it's the best guitar I've ever palyed sound wise.

Action shouldn't count...everyone likes it differnet, as far as feel and fit...can't beat this guitar. I HATE fenders more than anything cuz of their feel, I refuse to play on them. The only other guitar that can compare as far as feel goes in an Ibanez.

Hmmm...let's think...how long have these guitars been around...oh yeah...FOREVER. there's a reason too, these things couldn't break if u dropped them (and i have).

Who deals with Gibson!?

I LOVE THIS GUITAR! It's easy to set the action, the sound is great, I love the ability to mute it, it plays easy, good feel, it has everything. I'm looking into the DC Studios, and I'm still in love with the Ibanez 7 Strings, and RG-570 though.

This is a 98 Les Paul Studio in ebony with chrome hardware. It has a solid mahogany body and a mable top with a rosewood fingerboard. There are two humbuckers, a tuneomatic bridge, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, and a pickup select switch. It came with a Gibson gig bag which is pretty nice. Also, it has the pearl trapezoidal inlays on the neck.

This guitar has wicked tone. I usually play just the bridge pickup and it gives a really meaty, nasty sound. The pickups are very hot and the sustain lasts forever. There is virtually no noise. I do have trouble getting a good clean sound out of it. It is much better when you want distortion.

Everything was set up fine. The guitar is built very well and had no flaws.

I have only had this for a few months, but so far, so good. It seems like a very solid guitar.

It has a lifetime warrenty which I haven't had to use yet.

I have been playing on and off for 10 years now. My other guitar is a Fender Mexican Strat. I really like this guitar when I am playing blues or something needing distortion, although I go back to the Strat when I need a clean sound. One thing I hate about it is the plastic tuner knobs. I mean, I paid almost a grand for this thing, you would think that they could find some metal somewhere. It is a sharp looking guitar, although I would recommend spending a little more to get one of the nice finishes. The wood is just gorgeous and it is a shame to cover it up. If I lost this guitar, I would probably just buy a new bridge humbucker for my strat and call it a day. I do like the guitar, but it was expensive and I probably wouldn't want to have to drop the money again. Once again, though, the tone and sustain really are awesome.

This is a '98 Les Paul Studio in Alpine White with gold hardware. It has a solid mahogany body with a maple top. Two hot output gibson pickups (a 490 and a 498) with gold covers. Standard tuneomatic bridge and 4 pot controls. Came with a superbly padded gig bag. I ordered a hard shell case before recieving the guitar, but after recieving the guitar and gig bag, I realized that the case wasn't really necessary, the gig bag is so good.

I play through a 100 watt marshall valvestate amp, and this combination yields the ultimate tone in my opinion. I play mostly metal and heavy music (alice in chains, deftones, sevendust...), and this guitar is perfect for them. In my opinion, if you want a fat, heavy guitar sound, a les paul such as this is the best guitar you can buy. I mostly use only the bridge pickup for my playing, although the neck one is great for deeper less distorted riffs. The guitar is dead silent while playing (no hum).

one minor scratch on the side of the guitar when it arrived, but other than that the finish was flawless. as far as hardware, everything was superb except for one of the tuning machines which was somewhat hard to fine tune when tuned down. Since much of what I play requires the guitar to be tuned down 1 1/2 steps, the fine tuning thing became more of a problem. For normal tuning or even 1/2 step dropped (alice in chains tuning), this was no problem.

This thing is built like a tank. Other than the fabulous tone, my first impression upon playing it was how solid it felt. I would definitely gig w/out a backup if I had to.

As I mentioned earlier, that one tuming machine was faulty. I sent an email to gibson's warranty department, and I almost immediately got a reply that they would send me a new tuning machine.

I have owned this guitar for about 6 months now. I absolutely love the les paul sound, and for less than $1000, this is one hell of a guitar. Unless you really want the binding and flame top, I see no reason to spend the extra 6 or 7 hundred for the Les Paul Standard. The studio is the supreme rocker for the money, in my opinion. I compared it also to the Ibanez rg-570, and the overall feel of the gibson (not to mention the superior tone) led me to completely ignore the ibanez soon after i tried it. Not that the ibanez is a bad guitar- it isn't- but the gibson is a lot better. I also wanted to look at the les paul studio double cutaway, but I was unable to find any at local music stores to try out.

I got this axe brand spankin' new (1998 model) from a local music store, it's got 22 frets, 2 humbucking pickups, for god's sake it's a Les Paul! You should already know what they look like! Since the music store I got it from is owned by a bunch of cheapskates, the only thing i got with it was a gig bag, strap, and some crummy picks. Oh yeah but let's not forget that lifetime warranty. :)

Okay, first off you should know that I play metal. Having said this I should address all the high brows and nay-sayers that say you can't play metal with a Les Paul. That is bull-$h!t. The Les Paul is just as well suited for full throttle metal as it is for that other alterna-pantywaste music that people use it for. I am running it through a Rocktron Voodoo Valve multi-effects processor/preamp, and then into a Rocktron Velocity 100 poweramp, and then to a Marshall 4x12 cabinet. I must say this is probably the most powerful and versatile rig i've ever put together, and with this Les Paul it sounds just phenomenal. The clean sound is huge and the distortion is just ridiculously fat. Since it is made out of Mahogany you get virtually endless sustain. Also this guitar is shorter than a strat style guitar which allows for less string tension at the same tunings. Have you ever seen anyone do a 1 1/2 step bend at the 1st fret on the 1st string at standard tuning? Not with a strat! (well maybe SRV but he just wasn't human so that doesn't count) The only gripe I have about this guitar is when you play it sitting down the top where the pickup switch is gets annoying, maybe Gibson should have rounded the edges?

As soon as I played this guitar it just felt right. Normally I prefer fairly low action because i play lead a lot, and Gibson had it set up with just the right height. I mean it was perfect. The fret wire that Gibson uses with the studio model is sort of rectangular. This was akward at first but after I started playing on it I'd have to say that I like this fret wire better than the others. A couple of the tuning pegs were loose but I only noticed this after I was changing the strings for the first time. The tuning pegs are otherwise extremely smooth and glide nicely. All the electronics are silent as a mouse, no scratchy sounding pots or other nonsense. Oh yeah don't walk out of the music store without getting them to put on a set of DR strings on your Les Paul, because Gibson strings are horrible.

Seeing as how I've only had this guitar for about 1 month now I can't really give my rating on it. But given Gibson's track record with the Les Paul model, it is probably safe to say that it will take an extreme beating and still sound angelic. (Remember it does have a lifetime warranty!) My Les Paul has gold harware on it and most people I've talked to said that it usually wears off with time but appearance isn't something that concerns me. If you want yours to look all purty-like then get the chrome hardware and stuff it in a glass case. The strap buttons are screwed in solid as a rock but because of the angle of the top button, the strap slips off occasionally. You people with Explorers know what I'm talking about. This is virtually a non-issue though because strap locks are cheap and easy to install. Overall this is a very dependable guitar, every time I plug it in it always amazes me by doing something cool. I bought this guitar so I could use my original as a backup. Of course I wouldn't think of going to a gig without a backup, but let me say this: my original hasn't even been out of the case since I got my Les Paul.

Never had to deal with 'em I did get a lifetime warranty though

I've been playing for about 3-4 years now and own a strat with EMG-81 pickups, and the afore mentioned Rocktron-Marshall combination. I think the Les Paul is by far the best guitar out there. Although they are a bit pricey, they are worth every penny. If it were lost or stolen I would definitely buy another one. I think the only thing I wish it had is rounded edges, but in the grand scheme of things this is a very small complaint.

American made [1987] that I bought used last year on the net for five hundred with an old style hard shell case-with all of my OPPSIES there can be no other case. Black finish of the classic Mahogany body. Tunomatic Bridge no tremelo. I have changed the tuners. Originals were Gibson Deluxes and they are horrible. Neck is classic Gibson and it has two humbucking pickups. Essentially, think Les Paul Standard without the binding. It is good looking guitar but not fabulous and elegant like the Standard.

I play classic rock and nothing sustains like a Les Paul with the resonance of the Mahogony. I can go very trebly with the lead pickup and get a nice jazzy sound with the neck pickup. Had them cleaned and reset but love the sound of the guitar.

Bought it used so I cannot judge the factory set up. Had the best tech in the new york area set it up for me, and his only complaint was with the pickup setup. That is easily corrected.

You could hit someone over the head with this thing hard enough to get convicted for murder and the guitar would still play and stay in tune. Great gig axe, good hardware. Strap button stink on all guitara and the previous owner put strap locks on. Very dependable. Backup-can't afford one and don't need one. If this thing were stolen, I would hunt down the son of a (*&&( and kill him. Or else I'd replace it with another Les Paul

Bought it used and cannot comment

Been playing on and off for twenty years. Had an Epiphone Wilshire that was pretty good [mini humbuckers] but cannot compare to the Paul. I am frustrated that they cost so much and realize how lucky I was to find one this cheap. Does not change the fact that too many collectors are buying up too many guitar and making it impossible for players to play

1997 American made beauty with a Mahogany body and a Maple cap. Gibson Deluxe tuners, no tremelo... well, you guys know the deal, it's a Paul. The neck isn't great, which is why I am planning to buy an Ibanez Rg570 soon. (not to replace the paul, but to complement it) I don't like the finish on the neck (It gets sticky) and I wish the neck was a little thinner, but hey, it sounds great. Two volume pots (I rarely use them) and two tone pots (I never use them).

I play rock, blues, Top 40, lots of heavy metal, and a lot of hard rock. It suits my style pretty well, I play it through a Johnson Millennium and between the 2 of them I can get pretty much any tone I want. It is pretty quiet, but the treble humbucker is a tad microphonic. There isn't a great sparkling clean sound in this baby, but what the hell, if you want clean, buy a fender. The sound ranges from rich and full (both humbuckers on) to bright and sassy (bridge pickup only). I like the sound, overall, it's not perfect, but nothing is.

Decent action, but I never use factory action. The pickup adjustments were ok. I don't know if the top was properly bookmatched or not because it's black. Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, so it can get pretty stick with sweat. No real problems with it.

It's a Les Paul, the finish is great, it's rock solid. I wouldn't gig with anything without a backup (what if you break a string?). It's dependable.

Lifetime warranty, never been repaired.

Great I've been playing for 3 years it is great, could use a faster neck. I would buy it agian.

The features of the Les Paul Studio are pretty complete and consistent, and have been expressed in other submissions, so I won't take your time up here. I will say though that the Studio is essentially the same guitar as the Standard (same hardware, woods, construction), without some of the embelishments (fancy finish and body edging). So one could argue that pound for pound, the Studio is a much better value - but that's all a matter of taste.

The Les Paul Studio has a good range of tone, but is best know for it's crunch/overdriven sound which is typical of humbucker pickups. Clean is good, but not as sweet as a top of the line Strat (I also own a Fender Strat w/lace sensor pickups). Feedback rejection is excellent also due to the humbuckers. Sustain is excellent due to the heavy weight of the guitar.

Action on my Les Paul is excellent, and can be adjusted easily with the tune-o-matic bridge. I haven't needed to adjust nut height, truss rod, etc. One interesting point about the Les Paul is that it's shorter than a Stratocaster, as a result fret span is shorter and string tension is lower (shorter string lengths require less tension to tune to the same note). Having small hands, this makes the Les Paul easier to play than some other guitars. The finish on my Les Paul is visually very stunning; however, I have noticed that the guitar is more susceptible to nicks and scratches that my Strat (poor belt bucke habits I must admit).

I've owned my Studio for about 3 years. The guitar is very well made; however, I have had some problems with the output jack making noise, and I had to replace a potentiometer. The guitar isn't cheap ($), and frankly I would not expect a guitar with this reputation and cost to have these problems (especially after owning a mechanically flawless Strat). So I hate to, but I've got to slam Gibson on this one.

Never dealt with Gibson customer support.

I've been playing for eight years, and own various guitars. The Les Paul is definately my favorite. The Studio sound and playability is worth every penny you'll pay for the guitar. If you want a Les Paul definately buy a Gibson (yes, I once owned an Epiphone), and if you can't afford a Standard, buy a Studio, it's basically the same guitar.

This is a beautiful guitar. It has H/H pickups, 22-frets, 2 volume controls and 2 tone controls and a 3-way selector. The Fret-board is made of ebony. The Body of this Les Paul is finished in a very pleasing dark wine-red tone, with black accents. The tuners are quite nice, I'm not sure of the make, but they are highly reliable. The hardware is all chrome, like pretty much all Gibson guitars.I got it used, so I don't know what accesories it came with originally, but mine came with a high-quality strap and a gig bag. I can't find anything to complain about here.

The sound is incredible. Gibson has made it's guitars legendary for this aspect, and I can easily see why. It is a very powerful guitar, and has an incredible range of different sounds. It never fails to satisfy my thirst, and I can easily switch between the light tunes of the Beatles and such to the wicked-fast power riffs of Aerosmith. No other guitar I have played has ever given me close to as much happiness with the sound as this. A definite king here.

I hate to give a perfect review for all these categories, I don't want to suck up to Gibson or anything. But in all honesty, the action on the Les Paul is fabulous. Bends, slides, Hammer-ons, etc, Gibson has made it easier for me to play smoothly than anything else I've laid my greasy hands on. I love slapping on this guitar, it is simple to get that really cool sound from it. As for the finish, I am highly pleased with it and I love the color. It's Wine-red stain is very pleasing to the eye. There are no flaws, other than a dent that I am at fault for myself. Beautiful job again, Gibson.

I haven't been playing this guitar for even a year yet, so I can't be sure if my comments in this category will be accurate or not. What I have experienced with it, however, is very promising. To my great distress, it fell off a table once and crashed onto the hard floor. It needed a slight re-tuning, as could be expected from such an awful incident, but it lost no sound quality at all. One thing to be careful of, though, is the strap buttons. They are standard, and not low-quality in anyway, but the guitar itself is so heavy compared to most other types, and it tends to slip out. Perhaps this is the strap, but I fixed the problem with a good pair of strap-locks. (about $20). I don't think I'll give it any rating here, I need more time with it. You can be sure, though, that it is a very strong and reliable guitar, and I would use it on a gig anyday, with or without backup.

never had any interaction with Gibson customer support yet.

There is a reason that all the greatest guitar heroes use Les Pauls. Try one, and you'll understand. Playing this Les Paul has made it very difficult for me to enjoy other guitars as much, they fall so short of my expectations now. It fits well into a wide variety of music, mostly rock and blues style. I don't beleive it would work very well with death metal and the like, but it does more than most guitars in all other categories, at least guitars that I have played. If it were stolen, provided I didn't kill myself, I would replace it as quickly as possible. If I found the theif I would be forced to gut him and feed him his own stomach. Gibsons have always been pretty expensive, so people looking for an affordable guitar might want to look elsewhere. Mine was a steal at the price i got it, but new they are real investments. If, however, you are looking into getting a guitar that will go the distance, and kick butt like nothing you have played before, go for a Gibson Les Paul. It will rule your life.

Manufactured: December 1996 Made: USA
Black finish (no binding), chrome hardware, 22 Jumbo frets, mahogany back, maple top, rosewood finger board w/ trapezoid inlays, 24 3/4 scale mahogany neck, 11/16" nut, Tune-o-matic bridge w/ stop bar tail peice, Alinco 490R/498T pickups, two volume and two tone controls, three-way pickup selector switch, stock tuners, padded Gibson gig bag included.

The sound is what attracted me to this guitar. I was always trying to get that "Les Paul Sound." After many attempts, I finally learned that I would have to buy a Les Paul to get that. I play it through a Fender DeVille Deluxe. I play mostly blues and alternative and the amp/guitar combo sounds great. It has an increadible range. It sounds great overdriven or clean. The effects that I currently use are: Vox Wah, Danelectro Cool Cat, Ibanez Tube King, Boss Delay and Flange.

The factory set-up was excellent. However, I did test drive about 15 Les Pauls before I made my purchase decision. The guitar was set-up for nine's and the action is the best I have experienced for my playing style.(low and fast) The intonation was excellent as well. I have found no dead spots. All the hardware was properly installed and the fret work along with the inlays were top notch. The paint finish on the other hand was a bit disappointing. On the neck joint and the headstock there was some orange peel in the finish.

No problems with durability or reliability. Everything seems to be built to last. It stays in tune very well. The strap buttons are solid, but if you are going to use one for gigging I would recomend replacing them with a locking system of some sort. I would use this gutiar with no backup only if they could invent strings that don't break.

It has a life time warranty. I've only contacted Gibson once. I called about getting the correct hue for some touch up paint for a nick I put on the head stock. I e-mailed them and they responded in less then 24 hours. They didn't tell me what color paint or type I would need, but they did recomend me to a local authorized Gibson repair shop.

I've been playing guitar for five years. I also own a Fender Lonestar Stratocaster, Fender American Standard Telecaster, an Ibanez Talman (single cutaway alder body model) and a Parker Fly Deluxe. Since I purchased my Les Paul, I rarely play any of my other guitars. My only regret is that I got the Studio model. I wish I would have spent the extra on a model with a nicer finish. If it were stolen I would definately buy another, but I would get a Standard model. My favorite feature about this guitar is the way it makes me feel and sound like a much better guitarist than I actually am. My other guitars don't give me the same feeling. If you are going to buy a Les Paul, make sure you try several out before making a decision. I have found that they do very greatly. Take the time to find the best one for you.

This is a US Les Paul made by Gibson in 1990. It has 22 frets, mohagany body with maple cap. It has the typical Les Paul 2 humbucker setup with a three way selector and 4 knobs. It has a three piece maple top with no flame- translucent cherry finish.

I play rock and blues plus experimental stuff with my friend. My amp is a Fender custom Vibrolux Reverb. I also have a cool cat chorus(great!) a boss super overdrive and a dunlop wah. This guitar is great!!! It's the best I have ever played. No, it doesn't do the strat sparkle, but is is great at both clean and distorted stuff. This pickups are not all that powerful but they have agreat tone!

This guitar wasn't set up that well when I got it, but I had a local guitar shop doi that for me, slight truss rod adjustment and action change. It's perfect now! It's got a little bit of fretwere now, but the playability is superb. The pickup selector is noisy, but who really cares? THis red finish is almost perfect, but I got the guitar when it was 7 years old, so what can I expect?

Oh, yeah. You could kill someone with it and the guitar would be fine. Very roadworthy. Just get a hard case first because I guess the angled heastock could b damaged.I've had this guitar for almost 2 years and I havn't had a problem

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I've been playing for two years. I have no regrets about purchasing this guitar. I would definately buy something like it if it were stolen or something. I bought this guitar because it has the right feel for me. I really like it's tone and its neck.