The Gibson Les Paul Studio has been the working musician’s guitar for many years and has become one of the most desired Les Pauls for its tremendous harmonic and sonic capabilities. To celebrate the Les Paul Studio's 25th anniversary Gibson introduces the Les Paul Studio in Worn Cherry.
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Les Paul Studio features a traditional ’50s neck profile, a thicker, rounder profile, emulating the neck shapes of the iconic 1958 and 1959 Les Paul Standards. Once the fingerboard gets glued on to the neck, the rest, including the final sanding; is done by hand. This means there are no two necks with the exact same dimensions, making your Gibson Les Paul Studio entirely unique.
The revolutionary 490T (Treble) and 490R (Rhythm) pickups have the traditional characteristics of Gibson’s original “Patent Applied For” pickups, but with two key modifications:
- A four-conductor wiring scheme allows the 490s to be connected to any push/pull knob, which lets players split the coils and increase versatility.
- Wax potting, which does away with any air space inside the pickup, 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 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.
The fingerboards on the Gibson Les Paul Studios are constructed from the highest grade rosewood and ebony. The fingerboards are personally inspected and qualified by Gibson’s team of skilled wood experts before they are 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.
- The Ebony fingerboard is only available on the Les Paul Studios in Classic White or Alpine White.
- The Rosewood fingerboard is only available on the Studios in Ebony, Wine Red, and Fireburst.
The expert craftsmen at Gibson USA carve carefully mapped-out chambers in the Les Paul Studio’s solid mahogany back before the maple top is glued on. 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 result: a comfortable, lightweight guitar that is acoustically louder, with increased sustain and resonance.
The Gibson Les Paul Studio is available from Digital Village online, in-store or via telephone mail-order. Contact DV Guitars at Romford, Barnet and Clapham for more information on the Gibson Les Paul Studio