- Traditional Rounded Neck Profile.
- BurstBucker Pro Pickups.
- Traditional Mahogany Back and le Top.
- 22-Fret Rosewood Fingerboards.
- Chambered Body for Perfect Tone Balance and Weight.
Product Description
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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 ed on a carved le top
with a mahogany back. The faded finish models are equipped with
BurstBucker Pro pickups and a mahogany top. The Les Paul Studio
Electric Guitar includes a Gibson hardshell case (Faded and satin
finish models come with a gig bag) and a limited lifetime
warranty. Body and Finish A solid, carved le top and chambered
mahogany body give the Les Paul Studio the same tonewood
combination that has been helping Les Paul Standards rock for
nearly 60 years. And each of its four available nitrocellulose
finishes makes for a stunning looking guitar, even while its
no-frills approach eliminates body binding and pickguard.
Mahogany is a medium-dense wood with excellent resonance and
superior sustain, and it offers a rich, round, warm tone, but
with plenty of high-end sheen and good mid-range presence. Add a
solid le top, and the guitar's tone is enhanced with added
clarity, sustain and definition. The body's chambering also
enhances its mellow acoustic resonance, and adds further air to
the midrange content. Pickups Gibson's 498T and 490R pickups ("T"
for treble, and "R" for rhythm) have the traditional
characteristics of the original "Patent Applied For" pickups of
the late 1950s, with a few upgrades. These pickups take advantage
of wax potting, which does away with any air space inside the
pickup, therefore lessening the chances of microphonic feedback.
The result is a humbucker with the tonal characteristics of an
original PAF, with a slight increase in upper mid-range response.
The Gibson 498T bridge pickup is the 490R side.
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Gibson's Les Paul Studio offers traditional Les Paul performance
with a modern, no-frills attitude. Introduced as a guitar mainly
for studio musicians, the Les Paul Studio has become one of the
most desired--and popular--Les Pauls for its tremendous harmonic
and sonic qualities. All of the essential elements of a Les Paul
Standard are there, including a carved le top, solid mahogany
back and genuine Gibson humbucker pickups. What the Les Paul
Studio lacks in extras, it makes up for in performance. Ask any
one of the thousands of musicians who call it their No. 1 axe.
Traditional Les Paul Performance Meets Modern Tone and
Playability
Available Finishes
Take your pick between four gorgeous finishes--Ebony, Wine Red,
Classic White and Fireburst--all of which are applied by hand in
a process that demands several coats and many hours. Unlike a lot
of our competitors, who settle for a polyurethane finish, Gibson
opts for a nitrocellulose finish that will encourage the natural
vibration of the instrument for a purer tone. In addition, a
nitro finish is very porous and actually gets thinner over time.
That way your guitar's wood can breathe and age beautifully, like
it's supposed to.
Fast & Comfortable Rounded Neck Profile
Gibson's traditional rounded neck profile, which graces the neck
of each Les Paul Studio, is a thicker, rounder profile, emulating
the neck shapes of the iconic Les Paul Standards of the late
1950s. Each neck is machined in Gibson's rough mill using wood
shapers to make the initial cuts. But once the fingerboard gets
glued on, the rest--including the final sanding--is done by hand.
That means each neck ends up with ever-so-subtle differences that
make each one as exceptional--and unique--as the next.
A thicker, rounder neck profile emulates the neck shapes of the
iconic Les Paul Standards of the late 1950s.
Gibson pickups crank out modern tone with a vintage edge.
Gibson's 490R and 498T Pickups
The mid to late 1960s saw the emergence of a very different type
of music coming from the clubs of England. This new genre's
players were demanding more powerful amplifiers with increased
volume outputs to satisfy their sonic explorations. This led to a
call for a more versatile pickup, and Gibson answered the call
with the 490T and 490R pickups ("T" for treble, and "R" for
rhythm), humbuckers with the tonal characteristics of an original
PAF, but with a slight increase in upper mid-range response. The
Gibson 498T bridge pickup is the 490's ideal complement. Taking
the 490 one step further, the 498 swaps the Alnico II magnet to
an Alnico V, thus making it slightly hotter with emphasis on
mid-ranges and highs. The pole pieces on the 498T are also
aligned a little further apart to accommodate the spacing of the
strings at the bridge, which is different than the spacing of the
strings at the neck.
Mahogany Back and le Top
There isn't anything more critical than the marriage of the Les
Paul's mahogany back with a le cap, as well as the regimen
involved in selecting the right wood and the formula to dry it
out. First, the wood is personally inspected and qualified by
Gibson's team of skilled wood experts before it enters the Gibson
factories. These onsite inspectors also ensure that the plain
le comes from corporations adhering to the forest-saving
standards of the Rainforest Alliance, of which Gibson is a proud
member and sponsor. Inside the Gibson factories, humidity is
maintained at 45 percent, and the temperature at 70 degrees. This
ensures all woods are dried to a level of "equilibrium," where
the moisture content does not change during the manufacturing
process. This guarantees tight-fitting joints and no expansion,
and controls the shrinkage and warping of the woods, in addition
to reducing the weight. It also improves the woods' machinability
and finishing properties, and adherence to glue. Consistent
moisture content means that a Gibson guitar will respond evenly
to temperature and humidity changes long after it leaves the
factory.
Chambered Body
There's something about playing a guitar with perfect tone,
balance, and weight. One of the ways the expert craftsmen at
Gibson USA achieve this equilibrium is by carving carefully
ped-out chambers in the Les Paul's solid mahogany back using a
Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) router before the le top is
glued on. The positioning of the routes was established after
careful examination of the resonant characteristics of the Les
Paul. Gibson approached this process with the awareness that
every change to the formula would have repercussions on the
instrument's sound. So, in addition to relieving the stress on a
player's back and shoulder, these lighter Gibson guitars also
enhance the tone palette in a manner unique only to these
guitars. The results are comfortable, lightweight guitars that
are acoustically louder, with increased sustain and resonance.
Ebony or Rosewood Fingerboard
The fingerboards on Gibson's Les Paul Studios are constructed
from the highest grade rosewood and ebony on the planet. Both are
personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled
wood experts before they enter the factories to be fitted onto
the neck of the Les Paul Studio. The resilience of these dense
and durable woods makes these fingerboards extremely balanced and
stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and
bite. The 12-inch radius of the fingerboard provides smooth note
bending capabilities and eliminates "dead" or "choked out" notes.
The ebony fingerboard is only available on the Classic White Les
Paul Studio, and the rosewood fingerboard is available on the
Ebony, Wine Red, and Fireburst models.
Enjoy Enhanced Tone With Gibson's Lightweight, Chambered Body
The expert craftsmen at Gibson USA carve carefully ped-out
chambers in the Les Paul Studio's solid mahogany back using a
Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) router before the le top is
glued on. The positioning of the routes was established after
careful examination of the resonant characteristics of the Les
Paul. Gibson approached this process with the awareness that
every change to the formula would have repercussions on the
instrument's sound. So, in addition to relieving the stress on a
player's back and shoulder, these lighter Gibson guitars also
enhance the tone palette in a manner unique only to these
guitars. The results are comfortable, lightweight guitars that
are acoustically louder, with increased sustain and resonance.
Tune-O-Matic Bridge
The Tune-o-matic bridge was the brainchild of legendary Gibson
president Ted McCarty in 1954. At the time, it was a true
revelation in intonation, and set a standard for simplicity and
functionality that has never been bettered. This pioneering piece
of hardware provides a firm seating for the strings, allowing the
player to adjust and fine-tune the intonation and string height
in a matter of minutes. It also yields a great union between the
strings and body, which results in excellent tone and sustain. It
is combined with a separate "stopbar" tailpiece, essentially a
modified version of the earlier wraparound bridge. To this day,
the Tune-o-matic remains the industry standard. It is the epitome
of form and function in electric guitar bridge design, and is one
of the most revered and copied pieces of guitar hardware ever
developed.