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Gibson 2018 Les Paul Studio - Vintage Burst
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The Les Paul Studio is a stylish, essential guitar that delivers on design, tone and playability with authority. The white-bound, solid-rosewood fingerboard and Slim Taper neck provides a high-end appearance and enhanced playing feel. A pair of Gibsons most popular humbucking pickups, 57 Classic and 57 Classic + and 2 push-pull pots in an Ultra-Modern weight relief body contribute to the incredible tone variety of this Les Paul Studio.
Details
• Plain Maple Top
• Mahogany Body w/Ultra-Modern Weight Relief
• Mahogany Neck
• Slim Taper Neck Profile
• 1.695" Nut Width
• Tektoid Nut
• Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
• White Binding
• Rolled Over Fret Binding Style
• Aluminum Tune-O-Matic Bridge
• Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece
• Black Speed Knobs
• Kidney Tuners
• Chrome Hardware
• 57 Classic and 57 Classic + Humbucking Pickups
• 2 Volume (Push/Pull Coil-Tap), 2 Tones, 1 Toggle
• Available in Vintage Sunburst and Smokehouse Burst
• Includes Gibson Hardshell Case
• Also available in left-handed model
Details
• Plain Maple Top
• Mahogany Body w/Ultra-Modern Weight Relief
• Mahogany Neck
• Slim Taper Neck Profile
• 1.695" Nut Width
• Tektoid Nut
• Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
• White Binding
• Rolled Over Fret Binding Style
• Aluminum Tune-O-Matic Bridge
• Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece
• Black Speed Knobs
• Kidney Tuners
• Chrome Hardware
• 57 Classic and 57 Classic + Humbucking Pickups
• 2 Volume (Push/Pull Coil-Tap), 2 Tones, 1 Toggle
• Available in Vintage Sunburst and Smokehouse Burst
• Includes Gibson Hardshell Case
• Also available in left-handed model
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Blown away! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Vancouver, British Columbia
A month ago, I bought a guitar from L&M, and today I swapped it back for a used Les Paul Studio; I literally couldn’t be happier. The sound, the feel, the colour (mine is Pelham Blue), even the funky hard shell case with all the case candy still inside, with the fuchsia pink fur; this is my guitar for life.
A big thanks to Bob in the Custom shop for making this happen!
Posted by Grant on Oct 15, 2021
Beautiful Guitar 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
I've had it for about 6 months, these would be my take aways:
- Wonderful sustain
- Plays like a hot knife through butter
- Humbuckers are great with a wide range of sounds - Blues to Heavy Metal(Standard Tuning)
- Hard to find a studio with a bound neck
- Comes with a hard case
- Not as heavy as you would think
- Pull/Pull pots that you can change to mimic(ish) a Strat, meeh I guess? Not buying this for a strat sound but nice that I mess around there and then go back
- haha, the rosewood smells heavenly
Posted by William L on Aug 27, 2020
Extremely well made guitar 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Fredericton, New Brunswick
As someone who owns a Les Paul standard and Les Paul Custom, i can say i still pick this guitar up regularly. I purchased this guitar in the Smokehouse Burst and it is a gorgeous guitar. I'm glad i picked up the 2018 model because i see the new ones do not have the neck binding, and im a sucker for binding. right from the slim neck to the 57 pups its a dream to play on, a great sounding guitar. Snarling rhythms and leads and really great clarity make this guitar a solid go to when im recording. It may not be as flashy as my custom (which is also an amazing guitar) but i would recommend this guitar to anyone. Do not feel like you are settling if you pick this baby up!
Posted by Adam Ketch on Jul 21, 2020
A truly excellent guitar. 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Waterloo, Ontario
I bought this guitar 3 months ago and have played it daily. It is a beautiful instrument that I plan to use for decades to come.
I love the look and the feel as well as the little touches like the pic that comes with it of it on the final inspection table.
There is a youtube series on GibsonTV that is called the process and it shows the work, nay, craftsmanship that goes into this. It is impressive.
The only thing marked down is value, it is a beautiful instrument and a pleasure to use but let's face it. They are expensive. Some argue worth it, and I can't say it is not worth the price, but the overall value of what you spend is not the greatest. Not saying it isn't worth it, it just doesn't have a proportionate value to me. That said, I love this thing so maybe it does...
Posted by Greg on Jun 2, 2020
Great Les Paul! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton Mayfield, Alberta
I love the sound of the '57 classics. I like the more subtle wood grain of the plain maple top and don't mind that it down't have a binding on the body because the black edges are so striking. I used to own a 12 lb LP Custom, so I'm relieved that this is much lighter at about 7.5 lbs. Despite what you may hear, the weight-relief does NOT hurt the sustain....notes ring out forever. The slim-taper neck feels good, more like an SG, which I prefer. It stays in tune relatively well for a Gibson. It's great to have a white binding on a Studio model. At $1550 it's a great deal especially with the hardshell case.
Posted by Jon on May 15, 2020
My first LP. Love it. 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Waterloo, Ontario
I have owned this about 1.5 months and have played it quite a bit since I bought it. The fit and finish on this are incredible. It is a beautiful guitar to play and has excellent sound. I wish I could make it sound truly amazing but that is my limitations, not the guitar.
These are not cheap guitars, not by any stretch but man are they beautiful to look at and to play. I found it was worth the price to own such a beautiful instrument. Check out "The Process' on youtube under Gibson TV to see just what goes into making these and you will understand the price more.
Posted by Greg on May 4, 2020
OMG! 2 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton North, Alberta
This is an awesome guitar at a price that will not cause your divorce! Lol. I have 8 other guitars and I must say this is among the top 3 in my collection. I set up all my guitars myself and this had slightly higher action than what I wanted . After setting this up, it plays like a dream. The first time I plugged this in all I could say was OMG! The 57 Classic pick ups sound great! The neck is great and the tones you can get from coil spiltting the pick ups are unimaginable! Get it while u still can. The 2019 Studios come with 490T498T pick ups which dont compare the the 57 classics in this guitar. I had those in my Tribute and they dont produce the same great sound as the 57s do.
Kudos to Carmine of the Edmonton-North location. Great service brother!
Posted by Deo P. on Apr 20, 2019
Outstanding Value - Les Paul Studio!! 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Hamilton, Ontario
Bought this beauty at the Hamilton store -- great service, no pressure. It's tremendous value at this price point -- sounds awesome and very versatile. The look -- magnificent -- professional!!
Can't put it down. The L&M staff were terrific.
Posted by Mike on Jan 16, 2019
Outstanding Value - Les Paul Studio!! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Hamilton, Ontario
I purchased this beauty -- in vintage burst from L&M in Hamilton and love every aspect of the guitar -- sound, versatility, playability, aesthetics. It's a great guitar and I just cannot put it down. Great value for the buck. The staff at L & M were very helpful and there was no pressure.
Posted by Mike on Jan 9, 2019
An awesome guitar 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Vancouver, British Columbia
I've played guitar for 25 years, but am in no way a professional. This guitar looks, plays and sounds awesome. Great value at the price point. Hard to justify 2x the price for body binding on higher end models. Gibson hit it out of the park with this year's Studios. Love that it came with a vintage brown leather hard case as well.
Posted by Jason on Mar 22, 2018
own it 4 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Hamilton, Ontario
This is a beautiful guitar and plays like butter. Trash Gibson all you want but to me this is a wonderful guitar.
Posted by Gord on Nov 6, 2017
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| 2018 Les Paul Studio - Vintage Burst | 509733 |
