Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar,Worn Cherry Satin | 
| Brand: Gibson USA
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $1,199.00
Buy New: $799.00
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Seller: Musician's Friend
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4476
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 20 x 20 x 20
Warranty: Limited Lifetime
MPN: LPSTWCCH1
Model: Les Paul Studio
UPC: 711106004341
EAN: 0711106004341
ASIN: B0002E53JW
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Traditional Rounded Neck Profile | | • | 490R and 498T Pickups | | • | Traditional Mahogany Back and Maple Top | | • | 22-Fret Rosewood or Ebony Fingerboards | | • | Chambered Body for Perfect Tone Balance and Weight |
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Product Description
The arrival of the Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar in 1983 offered guitarists all the essential elements of a Les Paul Standard, including a carved top and humbucking pickups. Its simple yet elegant design quickly helped it become the most popular model in the Les Paul Series. Cutting-yet-rich tone—the hallmark of the Les Paul—pours out of the 490R and 498T Alnico II magnet humbucker pickups, which are mounted on a carved maple top with a mahogany back. The Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar includes a Gibson hardshell case and a limited lifetime warranty.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Excellent guitar January 23, 2010
HPaul (Caracas)
I bought this guitar yesterday and I must say it is AMAZING... I own a Fender Strato and an Ibanez RG220... all of them are cool, but the Gibson Les Paul Studio is the best of them.. great sound, very light and very comfortable to play. The best of all: Its VERSITALITY. You can play any kind of music with it and it will sound great. The guitar has great acoustic, which enhances sustain and has a very clean and warm sound. When I bought mine it came with a Gig Bag... I would've prefered the hard case, but the gig bag is good, so in the end is is a great product.
Beautiful and Versatile -- Great sound at a great price March 9, 2008
Nessander
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I play mainly bluesy rock (a little bit of jazz, no metal) and was looking to buy a second electric guitar, and went into my local guitar shop to try this out. I wasn't particularly looking for a Les Paul, but after trying out a few other guitars (some of the Joe Satriani Ibanez's) I saw this lying around and was intrigued by the natural wood look. The look is a matter of taste -- I've seen people note it as a negative or as a positive. You have to check it out and see for yourself. Personally, I think it looks very cool and classy. Both my mother and wife thought it looked great, too, but, as I said, it's a matter of taste.
Anyway, I picked it up and the first thing I noticed is that it is a lot lighter than the standard Les Pauls. I liked this, because I tend to find them a bit too heavy for my liking. I plugged it into a VOX AC 15 tube amp and proceeded to sit there for over an hour playing. The guitar has great tone and a variety of sounds, which it achieves with good quality Gibson burstbucker pickups. I really love the sound of this guitar when played through the VOX -- it can be really mellow and silky, fat and chunky, or bright, depending on how you adjust the settings. I find all three of the switch settings (rhythm, mixed, and lead) to be useful. The other nice thing is that since you have four knobs -- two volume and two tone (one for each humbucker) -- you can set them completely separately and then use the switch to go from (for example) a lower volume rhythm sound to a higher volume lead sound just by flipping the switch. This is pretty cool. My other electric only has one volume switch, so I can't do that.
After surfing the web for reviews of this guitar (which are overwhelmingly positive), the only negative comment I saw (except for people who don't like the natural wood look, which is a matter of taste) had to do with possibly shoddy quality control at Gibson. One reviewer said he tried 9 of these guitars and each was set up differently. Knowing this, I asked to try both of the 2 guitars that were at the shop. I looked at them carefully, and they both seemed set up very similarly, and both played very well right out of the box. The action was really low, which made for great playing, but a little bit of buzz. Since this didn't come out when playing through an amp, though, I decided not to adjust it to make the action higher. In short, this guitar is very playable, and felt great in my hands.
Basically, the sound is classic -- good for blues, jazz, bluesy rock, and hard rock, but probably not metal (not sure -- I don't play it so I wouldn't know). Despite being a bit lighter than the standard Les Paul models, this guitar has great sustain like all other Les Pauls. If you are interested in a Les Paul guitar, this is a great option for the under $1K category. If you can afford the more expensive models, then go for it, but this does not in any way feel like a cheapened "poor man's" Les Paul. It has solid construction and good quality components.
The only other possible place where they might have cut corners on the components is the tuners, which may not be all that great, but you can buy a better set for $60 and switch them out. I'm playing mine for a while first to see how they go, and if they're not that good, I will switch them. If so, that would be a very minor flaw in what is a really great guitar and an unbeatable price. Also, it comes with a hard case (this might be changing soon, not sure) which is worth about $150, making the price even better. If you're shopping in this category, definitely check one out. I decided to pick up the VOX 15 too and they're sounding fantastic together!
Incredible Guitar - Great Value March 7, 2008
Peter Marone III (San Diego, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've played guitar on and off since my teen years. As a fan of 60s rock, especially Jimmy Page, I've always wanted a Les Paul. I wanted to delve back into guitar this year, and started looking at Epiphone Les Paul models until I found this for less money.
The guitar lacks some of the frills of a normal Gibson LP, but it does not sacrifice quality or the classic LP feel and sound. A nice, solid mahogany body provides full LP sound and sustain for days (ok... maybe just a day or so!). The 50's style neck feels very good, and with a polishing or two the neck becomes very quick.
The cherry, chrome and black finish is very sharp and gives the LP a unique look. As with the neck, the body feels a bit dry/rough upon delivery, but a quick polishing or two smooths everything out.
My last electric guitar was an 80s Ibanez (in the 80s). I can still remember the feel of that guitar, and I'm blown away with the feel of the Les Paul. It's a heavier, solid guitar that just "feels" right to me when I'm standing or sitting. A wide range of sound available from the 3 way pickup switch and individual volume/tone controls.
I might be a bit biased as it's been almost a 20 year dream for me, but if you are looking for s Les Paul as a first guitar or on a limited budget, this is the way to go.
I only have one gripe - the strings were cut pretty short - sometimes just barely a single wind on the tuner post - and they didn't keep tune very well. I've since replaced the strings and I'm not experiencing such a problem with tuning.
Great guitar! December 10, 2007
Jeremy D. Oestreicher (New York, NY)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
So I've been playing guitar for a while now and I couldn't be happier with this axe. I had to adjust the truss rod, but everything went great from there. I like the feel of the fretboard and the pickups are AMAZING. I highly recommend this product.
 Good guitar for the price! November 16, 2006
Mark G. (Michigan)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I upgraded to this from an Epiphone LP. Setup was great right out of the box. I compared the two using the same amp and this made the Epi sound muddy. Nice clean sound from the BurstBuckers. I would definately recommend this.
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