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Ever since its arrival in 1983 the Les Paul Studio has been a firm favorite with hard-working guitarists the world over, establishing itself as an undeniable “modern classic” through several variations of the breed. Stylishly revamped for 2012, the new Les Paul Studio from Gibson USA continues to offer the tonal power and unparalleled quality and playability that first made the Les Paul Standard legendary 60 years ago, dressed in a stunning new range of finish options that are sure to get you noticed.
All that, and the Les Paul Studio’s stripped-down ethos still brings it in at a remarkable price for a genuine American-made Gibson Les Paul. All of the classic tonewoods are here, along with the acclaimed Gibson set-neck construction for optimum resonance and sustain. To top it off, the guitar has a pair of genuine Alnico-magnet humbucking pickups for the perfect marriage of power and depth, with push/pull coil splitting for versatile single-coil tones. All this, and the Les Paul Studio comes in your choice of Ebony, Fireburst, Inverness Green, Pelham Blue, Radiant Red, Silver Pearl, Vintage Sunburst or Wine Red finish, all in high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer. The Ebony and Silver Pearl guitars pop with black plastic trim, while other finish options wear classic vintage-style cream, and all are available as either right- or left-handed instruments.
Just because the Les Paul Studio dispenses with frills like body and fingerboard binding doesn’t mean it misses a single trick where tone and playability are concerned. Like the most revered Les Paul Standards of all time, the Les Paul Studio starts with the legendary tonewood combination of a mahogany body with solid carved maple top. Together, these woods offer outstanding tonal depth and richness from the mahogany, with superb clarity and “snap” from the maple. The new, modern weight relief in this guitar’s mahogany body enhances resonance while also reducing the guitar’s overall weight considerably. And even in this more affordable instrument from Gibson USA, the glued-in solid-mahogany neck is cut to the superior “quarter-sawn” grain orientation for excellent strength and optimum resonance transfer between neck and body. The neck is now carved to a slim, fast ’60s-style profile that measures .800” deep at the 1st fret and .875” at the 12th, and is topped with a rich brown fingerboard made from granadillo. The guitar has a PLEK-cut Corian nut, and, to further maximize vibrational energy, Gibson includes its legendary Tune-o-matic bridge and stud-mounted wraparound tailpiece, with high-quality vintage-style TonePros™ tuners up at the top.
Plug in the Les Paul Studio through your amp of choice, and this superb blend of tonewoods and stellar hardware rams it all home through a pair of Gibson USA’s acclaimed Modern Classics pickups. Made with an Alnico II magnet and coils wound to the specs of original PAF humbuckers, the 490R in the neck position provides creamy, warm tones with outstanding articulation. Made with an Alnico V magnet and extra turns of wire for added punch and grind, the 498T in the bridge position excels at wailing leads and thundering crunch tones. To increase the guitar’s sonic versatility exponentially, Gibson USA now includes independent coil-split switching on the Les Paul Studio: pop up either pickup’s volume control to access a new frequency tuned coil tap for a fatter single coil tone and better output balance, with hum canceling when both pickups are combined, and low-noise operation when used individually. Check out the stunning new Les Paul Studio today, and find how affordable great American-made Gibson tone and playability can be.
Each guitar includes a Gibson hardshell case and owner's manual, and is covered by Gibson's Limited Lifetime Warranty and 24/7/365 Customer Service.
Body
- Top: Maple
- Back: Mahogany
- Body Type: Modern Weight Relief
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Neck
- Species: Mahogany
- Profile: Slim, Fast ’60s-Style
- Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
- Joint Angle: 5° (+/- 15 seconds)
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Neck Fit
- Joint: Mortise & Tenon
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Joint Angle Tolerance: +/- .005"
Fingerboard
- Species: Granadillo
- Frets: 22
- Radius: 12"
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Nut/E.O.B: 1.695"/2.260"
- Inlays: Figured Acrylic Trapezoid
Nut
- Material: Corian
- Width: 1.695
- Slots: Gibson PLEK System
Headstock
- Logo: Gold "Gibson" Logo and Scripted "Les Paul Model" Silkscreen
- Truss Rod Cover: Black and White Antique Bell with "Studio" Engraved
Tuners
- Model: TonePros™ Vntage Style
- Tuning Ratio: 16:1
- Plating: Chrome
Bridge
- Type: Tune-o-matic
- Plating: Chrome
Tailpiece
- Type: Stop Bar
- Plating: Chrome
Hardware
- Knobs: Gold Speed (Black Speed on Ebony and Silver Pearl)
- Pickguard: Cream (Included in Case on Fireburst), Black on Ebony and Silver Pearl
- Toggle Switch Washer: Cream with Gold Imprint (Black with White on Ebony and Silver Pearl)
- Pickup Mounting Rings: Cream (Black on Ebony and Silver Pearl)
- Control Plate Cover: Black Plastic
- Strings: .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings
- Strap Buttons: Aluminum
Pickups
- Neck Position: Coil-tapped 490R (Alnico II)
- Bridge Position: Coil-tapped 498T (Alnico V)
Electronics
- Potentiometers: 2 Push/Pull Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
- Type: 500k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
- Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
- Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with Cream Plastic Tip (Black Tip on Ebony and Silver Pearl)
- Output Jack: Traditional 1/4"
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