A great playing workhorse

I own a 1991 ebony Studio and played it on countless gigs and in the studio. 1 piece mahogany back, 3 piece maple top, comfortable medium-sized mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, no binding, 490R/498T pickups. The neck pickup sounds warm and jazzy when played clean, and throaty and singing when distorted. The middle pickup position delivers a great rhythm sound, while the bridge pickup can sound (positively) gnarly in a clean setting and aggressive and rich when distorted. Due to the ebony fretboard, this guitar has a sharp attack and sounds more like a LP Custom than a LP Standard. This guitar has a great 70s/80s hard rock Les Paul Sound and is a real workhorse.

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Damn!

So I ordered mine for £569 instead of £899 from DV247.com. Mines finished in a nice trans wine red nitro. Mines a 2015 model

The neck is very fast, slightly fatter than I was expecting but I think it is the nicest feeling neck I've played and fits my hand perfectly though the fret board is very wide but after 10 miniutes it feels great especially for bends. The nitro can get kinda sticky on the neck when playing for a long time like 2-3hours. The maple cap has a very nice grain to it and has a slight flame on some parts and others has the nice grain of maple. A very nice top.

The zero fret brass nut is a very nice feature, I reallly like it though haven't adjusted it because the action out the box was perfect and nice and low. The only thing that wasn't set up nicely was the pick ups. Far too close to the strings and just made everything sound abit muddy and crunchy and not very good really. I have lowered both pick ups and damn they sound excellent. really great sounding pick ups.

The guitar has a fair weight to it, not sure if it is heavier than my Epiphone Les Paul Custom or not but its pretty heavy none the less. the guitar has excellent sustain and is nice and loud when playing unplugged and has a very nice unplugged tone too which is always something to look out for as its a good pointer to how good a guitar will sound plugged in.

The case is extremely nice and the handle is set over the body so when carrying it the case sits flat and doesnt try to learn towards the ground which I personally love. the G force robot tuner thing is actually really good. not my type of thing but it is very accurate so I'm unsure if I'll put some klusons on or just leave it as is.

The strings are 10-46s which are far too light for me (I play 11-52s on les pauls) I'll change them when I can be bothered. This is the first every gibson I have owned and I was worried I'd get a bad one as I was unable to try it in person but this is perfect for and is probably the nicest feeling guitar I've ever played. I highly recommend it. I don't think theres anything I don't like other than the PCB electronics which I'm going to get done by a Gibson dealer because I would rather get it done professionally for a change

Good guitar good sound

The guitar is perfect for different kind of music. I play alternative rock/ metal, in order to play that music I changed the pickup mounting Irongear AlNiCo pickups. My guitar in particular is the 1993 deluxe gold edition. I can only recommend it.

Workhorse for 5 Years

Put this guitar through hell and back, changed everything on it, traded it, got it back with all new hardware for a second time, played it for 5 years every weekend and wouldn't give it up for anything. The Mahogany body and neck are very resonant and light for a Les Paul at 8.5 lbs. It currently has Seymour Duncan JB/Jazz and basically stock Gibson hardware throughout. Just one of my favorite guitars ever.

2013 Les Paul Stuiowith switchable pots, it is a great addition to any collection.

I have a 2013 model with switched pots to go from humbucker to single coil. I was skeptical when I bought it but soon was pleasantly surprised to find that I could get some great tones out of it with a little trial and error. I own a 1984 custom and a 1982 standard which each have their unique sounds that I love as well, but I have to switch back and forth with Telecasters, and Stratocasters if I use them. This Studio model can do the work of several guitars and has become a go-to utility guitar in the studio and on stage. Considering it was less than $1300.00 it is going to be a keeper that I hope a grandchild will enjoy someday in the future.

Great guitar

I have a 2016 worn brown studio. It’s an awesome guitar. No issues with it ever, but it just gets home use.

Awesome guitar!

This is my first Gibson guitar, and I am very impressed. I played a number of Les Pauls (both Epiphone and Gibson) at the shop and was very happy with this one. This is way better than any of the Epiphone models, and from what I can tell, just as good as the regular Gibson Les Paul Studio. It's really in the sweet spot of value, tone, and playability. And I love the natural satin finish. It sounds great with the Burstbucker Pro's, and plays amazingly well.

Everything you'd want.

All I can say is that you no longer need to spend 10,000 more on a Les Paul Standard, nor do you need to spend hundreds more on an HP. This has everything you'd need in a guitar. The humbuckers work great for metal, blues, country, or any other genre you can think off. The volume knobs have coil taps for each pickups and tone control for each, in addition to the beautiful colors available. The main problem here is the tuners, as they are of a pretty terrible quality. They are fine if you stay in one tuning, and even then they go out of tune on a regular basis. However, if you switch tunings a lot the strings can break, even if your careful, and the tunings will always be out of tune as they can't stay in tune if frequently used. This is the one thing you maybe should check out the high performance for.

2014 120th Version

I acquired this guitar through an even trade of a pair of Technic SL-1200MK2s. It came brand new with a checkerboard pick guard and the original pick guard. I chose to leave the checkerboard on. My first Les Paul was an Epiphone Standard which I bought back in 2005. I never liked it. I traded it in 2006 for a 2006 Gibson Les Paul Studio Vintage Mahogany, but I never really warmed up to that either. This Studio, for some reason, is 100 times better than the Studio I bought back in 2006. I like the neck much better and it's very "pretty". This guitar also came with a Gibson Modern Vintage Leather Strap with Memory Foam Pad. I really got a great deal on this considering I had three pairs of the SL-1200MK2's and could easily part with one set.

Great guitar.

The Gibson Les Paul is an iconic electric guitar, that is for some people a bit pricey. The studio is nice because you get the classic feature of the traditional Les Paul but for a lower price at only $1200. The humbuckers are capable of achieving a wide variety of tones that can range from R&B to funk or to even blues. In conclusion, this is a go to guitar for me.