In my experience a coil tapped or split Humbucker sounds nothing like a single coil or P90. It just sounds like a brighter, weaker Humbucker. It’s a sound upon itself. It has its uses but being a single coil isn’t one of them.
For me personally, I like this. As a play for fun, guitar hack, this is up my alley. I don't play out so not trying to impress anyone! I think adding the Burstbuckers and nitro finish ticked the boxes for me! Plus I don't mind weight relief either! (I'm old, LOL)! As I read through the comments and people complaining about pricing, I was pleasantly surprised when I clicked the link and saw the price! Dinesh thanks for the run through and good job Gibson!!!
I still have my old worn brown studio model, gets more playtime than my standard and even my custom. It just has that something to it that makes me pick it up before anything else!
@@janosmaiden8219 I have owned many LP Studios and much more expensive LP’s and the Studios work and play and sound great. A while back I took one of my Studios to the home of a worship leader who had an amp that I wanted to buy. He let me play one of his higher end LP’s and he played the guitar I brought with me. He said “I can see myself owning a closet filled with these.”
I love Les Paul studios. Have a 1990 Alpine white one with ebony board. Already own more Gibsons than anyone should but man I’m tempted by these…the blueberry burst with binding on the neck looking amazing.
That blue studio is the spitting image of a blue studio produced (I believe exclusively) for the Canadian market in the Epiphone Elitist line, circa early 2000's. Thanks for adding yet another guitar to my list lol!!!
Gibson should have consulted every person in these comments prior to releasing this guitar. 125 years in business, they could sure use some tips from a bunch of guys watching TH-cam videos on the toilet.
First of all this is awesome. Absolutely love these guitars. I think there is already way too much confusion about the Studio models. In part due to the different names from past models. For example, in 2016 we had the Studio Fade, that was different than the regular Studio. Then, possibly due to confusion, those became just the Faded in 2017. We also had the Tribute, that was merged with the Faded in 2019 and kept the Tribute. Both Faded and Tribute are often referred to as Studios, on Reverb, other used retailers (GC for instance, you sometimes find used Faded sold as Studios), and on social media. The reason I bring this up is that at least since 2016, maybe even longer, the LP Studio (including the T models in 2016 and 2017, not just the HPs) sported push-pull coil tap. That was one of the upgrades that you got from the Studio relative to the Faded and Tribute. Meaning we cave coil tap on Studios for maybe over a decade, or close to it. In my opinion, bringing up that a studio from, I think, 2010, that were more similar the recent Fadeds, didn't have coil tap only add to the confusion. Just my 2 cents. On a separate note, please bring back the Worn Brown Faded.
@@gibson Thank you. Didn't mean to sound overly critical. This was the best explanation of the difference between Split and Tap. Jim is an absolute legend. He always manages to fully grab my attention every time he talks. The only reason I brought it up was that even in the comment section of this very video and on reddit, I've see people talking about the price of these new Studios in a negative way while they take the Tribute or some even the 2018 Faded are a reference point. Considering, Fender's American Pro Strat was the exact same price as a Studio back in 2016/17, and now the Studio is less than the American Pro II Strats MSRM, I'de say the price on these Studios are pretty reasonable. As a consumer I'd love to see sub 1k prices like we did for the Faded and Tribute models back in 2017, but I that might be a tall order. For Studios the price seems very reasonable and the only reason there is this criticism regarding price is confusion. With that said, there is only so much you guys can do to address that.
I couldn’t make it more than halfway through this video. Unless the coil tap switches are silent, probably not, then the clicks from engagement or disengagement of those switches will be audible on a recording or during a lie set. I know you can always disrupt the flow of the recording and stop to engage the tap then resume recording. If you’re already stopping the recording what’s the point? Plus the taps usually affect the tone and volume level so make the engineer do more work
You keep saying “under $2 Grand like it’s a good thing. That’s insanely high for a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Especially when these were selling at $800 retail just a few years before they were discontinued. I love Gibsons, but this price point makes no sense.
Actually I prefer the previous Studio models over the new ones. I don’t task my Strats or Teles with delivery of humbucker tones and coil taps don’t really sound like real Strat single coils
Yeah, the modern studio is a lot more enticing but those are already getting close to 3000 CAD so I'm really hesitant on the whole "under 2k" thing. Unless it's under the modern price wise, I'm not really interested in it.
@@Fiberoptiks I agree. I own a mint condition 2009 Gibson LP Studio that I paid under $900 USD for this year, including shipping and a brand new Gibson ohsc. I’ve owned a bunch of LP Studios. I have also owned some much more expensive LP’s. For around $2 grand USD I can buy a great condition used LP Customer.
I think these look great! Wish I’d seen them yesterday because I ordered an Eastman SB59 for $1,899 because I wanted something a little different and affordable and was so impressed with their T484 I recently bought. I have heard the SB59 is on par with Gibson Custom Shop quality, which I can believe based on the T484. However, I have purchased 4 new Gibson LP’s this year: a Tribute, a Classic, and 2 Deluxes (I put P90’s in one of them). Also 3 SG’s, too. All of them fantastic. Love ‘em. I will certainly consider getting one of these new Studio models in the future. I’m a little overstocked and underfunded at the moment. 😂 Keep up the great work, Gibson!
@@JAL-cc8jd I’m sure that they’re nice guitars but there’s tons of used LP Studios on the market at half the cost or less. I have no first hand experience with Eastman guitars but I think that Trogly just reviewed the SB59. I hope that you enjoy owning it but to me the bridge pup sounded very brittle and compressed to me. Hopefully it doesn’t sound like that in person.
personally speaking...the binding is a must have look...if im gonna buy a les paul i want the full proper look. i like the fact that they have now added binding to the fret board, and one could scrape there own on the body...but for 1600 notes.....i could just buy a used les paul standard from reverb. but kudos to gibson, these are the best studios yet IMHO.
If binding costs so much why are they able to do it on sub $200 guitars from Asia? No doubt American labor is more expensive, but there is a heck of a markup on these guitars. Have to fund the stockholders as well...
Labor and time are in USD.. the finish process changes also... and the rate of return (people will nitpick on a nitro guitar like a poly guitar... one is more difficult to avoid finish problems on. Poly is far less likely to screw up between factory to store floor, to your house also. Nitro is delicate. The binding is done by hand in gibson, the channels are routed probably with cnc. you can get binding on a cheap guitar, but it's also cheap binding, and not hand done in the same manner. it would add about 200 to the price. so they'd break the 2k mark for a stuido, and they know the market isn't there. They also are the company "gibson" they expect to have at least a certian amount overhead profit vs labor and materials. As they should, they have a name and trademark designs second to no other (copied by tons) in the guitar industry. Of course they want a profit also.
if you don't want the name and way they build it, you could get a ltd ec-1000 22 fret. something worth looking in to. They come loaded with custom type appointments from foreign labor, poly etc.
There were 5 blue burst Studios on Sweetwater’s site yesterday morning and they all sold. I think they look great and the price is reasonable compared to other offerings in that price range. I have one on hold and think I’ll go ahead and get it. Nice job, Gibson!
Never liked No weight relief, or no light weight mahogany on Les Paul... All of those examples with weight relief sounded so good, on videos I watched... I have heard from many people, they don't play Les Paul Standard's as much as they do on other guitars, just because they weight a ton. It even hurts your leg when sitting down. People love 1959 reissue's the most, it's 8 lbs or less, in most cases, because light weight mahogany which is rare... Well, everyone has their own style :). I respect people that like heavy Les Pauls...
Is $1600 really an outlier for a made-in-USA guitar from one of the major brands? I love my Fender Tele, but looking at the cheapest Tele that Fender makes in the U.S. right now, the American Performer, it's a much worse deal imho at $1500 (currently discounted by a couple hundred as an update is supposedly around the corner). I'm not familiar with the brands you list, but it looks like they're made in China and in the Czech Republic, respectively, and you you might not think it's worth it but U.S.-made guitars will be more expensive. You can also find some excellent made-in-China Les Pauls by Epiphone. I love my Prophecy (now $900), it's a great complement to my Gibson LP Standard; a friend of mine has the Epiphone 59 LP Standard ($1300), which is also a great guitar, and it has CustomBuckers!
@@toraksel Well, MIA is only a selling point for americans, so the rest of the world would go with a MIM Strat/Tele which goes for way less and is imo well priced as an entry level to the big boy brands.
@@xMaoxoaMx I know plenty of people in Europe and Japan who think it's generally worth it to pay a premium for MIA guitars, I don't think it really matters where you live. But why are MIM Fenders better priced entry-level guitars than Epiphone Les Pauls made in China? Kind of the same concept - both are cheaper than their MIA versions, often by a lot. Still great guitars.
I have 4 les pauls. 89 standard, 92 studio lite, 94 studio, and a 05 studio. Personally, I feel the binding is a downgrade. The stress felt about finding the right person to refret the 89 is weighing heavy on me. My 94 studio has been in a fire, soaked, refretted and is absolutely amazing. No stress about the nibs!
for me the studio it's like if you go to see a guns'n'roses show and when they come out slash is bald. let's be clear, it sounds the same. but he's bald
The problem with Studios is that they sound like Studios. It is NOT the unsung hero as the presenter says. It is very bright and harsh and not in a good way. And why do an A/B with a Standard? Are you saying it sounds the same as a Standard but for a cheaper price? If not, what's the point of doing it? Does it not bring down the impression of a Standard?
That's why the 90s studios are so fantastic. Literally a custom without binding. Up till all the historical stuff, the difference between the studio, standard and custom were only visual appointments. Same pickups were in all 3 and the studios had the ebony fretboard like the customs.
i could listen to Jim DeCola all day. love those studio. i might pull my trigger to get the blue berry burst. still waiting for the new Les Paul Classic tho.
I would've gotten rid of the pickguard, pickup covers and the trapezoid inlays, as those are all purely visual appointments. I would've also went with the Les Paul axcess body contours, a Harmonica bridge, TP-6 tailpiece, and locking tuners, as well as a 57 classic pup in the neck and a dirty fingers in the bridge
@@HALWASRIGHTIf I’m not mistaken, Fluff (Ryan Bruce) actually made a video regarding this idea. Supposedly, Gibson won’t do an RD in their M2M program. Being from Tennessee, I’ve went to the Gibson Garage a handful of times. When discussing options with the employees, the options for a M2M are somewhat limiting. I wanted to get a quote on an Explorer with no pick guard (rear routes) and a maple top similar to an old Hamer. They said that option is not available even though it has been done before multiple times. They’re certain options that a singular customer can’t pick, but dealers can I suppose.
wow big difference, especially on the depth and definition of the sound..but is also cheaper anyway new studio is a great guitar for the bucks no doubt.
If it were possible, I would use this as the basis for a Made To Measure as follows: Delete the bridge pickup, delete the coil tap. But I suspect that you can't do that.
I bought an off brand electric for $40. It looked solid body, but it was actually semi-hollow. It would sustain for 32 seconds, where my solid LP only sustained for 16 seconds...so it makes a difference.
I wish you would have compared the Studio with the 60s Standard since they also got the Burstbuckers Pro and should sounds a lot fatter than the 50s Standard model.
$1999 for this is still insane… Like is it a good guitar? Yes! It’s a great guitar… but it is not a $2000, even with upgraded electronics and binding. Even with the rest of the world’s economic situation being crazy, Gibson’s price jumps do not make sense… and this is from someone who play’s Gibson guitars to pay their bills.
I think this guitar is great I just dont understand the role of the (also) new les paul studios modern in satin finish. It makes it more confusing. I would have only one in the collection , would keep everything here but add the carved heel joint and the Grover tuners from the satin model.
Alright Gibson, all the cool flavors are nice to choose from on your Les Paul models and I realize it’s pretty much the flagship model. How about an SG Studio of some sort, a real affordable one :) The Tribute was a pretty damn cool model and even had a fairly chunky neck on it for players that prefer it, would be cool to do something along these lines and offer it for like 12 or 1300 or whatever makes sense in an affordable range. Thanks if you read this 🤣🤙
To me, a Les Paul without any binding looks odd, if not to say ugly. Then prefer an double binded Epiphone custom! Epis Probuckers in their higher priced Les Pauls sounds very close to Gibson, maybe better than a Gibson Studio LP.
Why did you change the original design the LP studio from the 90s with no binding on the neck and the 498 and 490 pickups is the best design. Honestly, it just looks weird with the bound neck and no binding on the body. What happened to the white Paul studio?
Am I losing the plot here? The fanfare suggests the Studio's been gone for ages and has been completely reimagined. As far as I can tell, it's been gone for about a year, and the only change is binding on the neck and a different set of pickups. Oh, and different knobs/cream plastics on two colours.
The bones of the guitar are great. The electronics are unusable for a working musician. The tap pots feel sloppy and clunky and the sweep of the pot is way too narrow. The 490 series hb’s are too harsh and gainy for the resonant voice of the instrument, imho. I swapped the pcb and taps out for standard 50’s wiring, ditched the 490’s for some SD Seth Lover sh55’s and am way happier. Gimmicks like coil taps give sales guys stuff to talk about but usually aren’t useful in the real world.
I get what you're trying to do here, because I personally don't like the classic 490-498 set, and burstbuckets are great for lightweight guitars, but man, I don't think it will sell well. For that kind of money You can get yourself a used LP Standard with all the bells and whistles. Don't get me wrong, I understand the pricing on those (binding, burstbuckers and so on), I just don't think this will be successful.
As a Les Paul studio guitar owner, they are absolutely awesome!!!no joke they are that good.. I know people have issues with price point but to be honest once you hold a Gibson it is totally different experience than any other guitar in the best way, and you know your holding a real guitar it’s that simple. Trust me ,you will never look at the other guitars the same way. You don’t need many guitars all you need is a Gibson!!!
I've dreamed about buying a Gibson LP standard for a long time, I've saved up for years. Now I know I'll never buy one. Every time I get to 1k I buy a guitar that offers the closest to the bigger brothers experience (like a PRS SE or a Fender player plus) I don’t know what you're thinking, but you're loosing customers, Epiphone is nothing close to Gibson no matter how "inspired" they are, and still they're getting more and more unaffordable. Stop thinking about releasing models like crazy and think about how to offer a product really afordable. This LP studio could be the 1k dollar guitar that would devour the market. There's no reason why this costs more than that.
The PRS SEs are great, but these new studios are in a different league in terms of quality and playability. It’s just not true that PRS SEs blow these out of the water.
@@HALWASRIGHT The person was posting misinformation. But whatever, the TH-cam guitar community has become a cesspool of BS. I guess I just shouldn’t care.
@@Viper_75th_RR sorry mate, my reply was for the OP. But I agree with you that the internet guitar community has become more toxic over the years, and it's a shame. Hobbyists slating brands because they are in "business" is just bonkers to me. It's what they do...business.
If Gibson listens to vocal fans, please add a purple burst LP Custom to the purple series. Also, please add a first fret marker to the modern Studio, keep the ebony fingerboard with the purple finish, and preferably use block inlay. And also, please finally abandon the cheesy Epiphone name and headstocks. Make them all Gibson and have the same headstock and differentiate by series, like how Ibanez does with the Prestige and Premium series. Next, stop making all these limited runs. Why can’t I get a reasonably priced Randy Rhoads-spec’ed guitar without spending $8K new or $20K on the used market? Lastly, stop using satin finishes. They are only satin for a short time if you play it because it quickly becomes glossy in spots and looks ridiculous. If you give people what they want, they will buy. I’m available as a consultant. Just reach out.
I agree with the guy below ... under 2k; preposterous!!! And that soft case ... could it get any more flimsey, and that case top looking pretty poor for a soft shell Gibson product. So, are the burstbuckers the added cost of around $1,200.00 ... shame on Gibson ... ¡¥¡
Jajajajajaj biene con funda no stuche ? .jajajajaj esto es una broma ? 1800€ y 2.000 € una studio? Costaban 600€ 700€ . jajajajajaj NO . Que se quede en tienda para siempre
Basically $2000.00 after taxes for an "affordable" Gibson. Guitar is dead. This ad is for dentists and collectors. No wonder all new artists are Fender.
Ripoff. Then they slap you in the face with a gig bag / no hardshell case. Quality control performed by 3 year olds. All marketing, no value. Avoid Gibson people!!
@@HALWASRIGHT Blah blah blah. There are good ones, but unfortunately it's about every 7th one. The glaring real life fact is they are horribly inconsistent. I've bought them. I've owned them. I've had to return plenty due to far more than an itty bitty blemish. I've earned the right to criticize them. In the grand scheme of things, they suck.
@@divebomb99 I earned the right....blah blah blah.😭 you're not a serious person. If you feel that way, why did you make the choice to keep buying something you don't like? And why did you make the choice to click on a video of a brand you don't like. Seems juvenile at best. Good luck to ya!
Best tap/split explanation I've ever heard. Bravo
Glad you enjoyed it!
Start making the studios like you did from 90 to 95 and everybody will go crazy and will not complain about the price at all
P90s option
In my experience a coil tapped or split Humbucker sounds nothing like a single coil or P90. It just sounds like a brighter, weaker Humbucker. It’s a sound upon itself. It has its uses but being a single coil isn’t one of them.
For me personally, I like this. As a play for fun, guitar hack, this is up my alley. I don't play out so not trying to impress anyone! I think adding the Burstbuckers and nitro finish ticked the boxes for me! Plus I don't mind weight relief either! (I'm old, LOL)! As I read through the comments and people complaining about pricing, I was pleasantly surprised when I clicked the link and saw the price! Dinesh thanks for the run through and good job Gibson!!!
Thanks for watching, and the kind comments!
I still have my old worn brown studio model, gets more playtime than my standard and even my custom. It just has that something to it that makes me pick it up before anything else!
We love the guitars we love. :)
@@janosmaiden8219 I have owned many LP Studios and much more expensive LP’s and the Studios work and play and sound great. A while back I took one of my Studios to the home of a worship leader who had an amp that I wanted to buy. He let me play one of his higher end LP’s and he played the guitar I brought with me. He said “I can see myself owning a closet filled with these.”
I love Les Paul studios. Have a 1990 Alpine white one with ebony board. Already own more Gibsons than anyone should but man I’m tempted by these…the blueberry burst with binding on the neck looking amazing.
That blue studio is the spitting image of a blue studio produced (I believe exclusively) for the Canadian market in the Epiphone Elitist line, circa early 2000's. Thanks for adding yet another guitar to my list lol!!!
I was about to pull the trigger on an Elitist but I’m thinking I’m getting this one instead.
I've had my 2011 Les Paul Studio since 2012 and I still rock it! It's a total workhorse
A workhorse indeed!
Gibson should have consulted every person in these comments prior to releasing this guitar. 125 years in business, they could sure use some tips from a bunch of guys watching TH-cam videos on the toilet.
FINALLY! Someone gets it. 😂
First of all this is awesome. Absolutely love these guitars. I think there is already way too much confusion about the Studio models. In part due to the different names from past models. For example, in 2016 we had the Studio Fade, that was different than the regular Studio. Then, possibly due to confusion, those became just the Faded in 2017. We also had the Tribute, that was merged with the Faded in 2019 and kept the Tribute. Both Faded and Tribute are often referred to as Studios, on Reverb, other used retailers (GC for instance, you sometimes find used Faded sold as Studios), and on social media. The reason I bring this up is that at least since 2016, maybe even longer, the LP Studio (including the T models in 2016 and 2017, not just the HPs) sported push-pull coil tap. That was one of the upgrades that you got from the Studio relative to the Faded and Tribute. Meaning we cave coil tap on Studios for maybe over a decade, or close to it. In my opinion, bringing up that a studio from, I think, 2010, that were more similar the recent Fadeds, didn't have coil tap only add to the confusion. Just my 2 cents.
On a separate note, please bring back the Worn Brown Faded.
Appreciate you Paulo!
@@gibson Thank you. Didn't mean to sound overly critical. This was the best explanation of the difference between Split and Tap. Jim is an absolute legend. He always manages to fully grab my attention every time he talks. The only reason I brought it up was that even in the comment section of this very video and on reddit, I've see people talking about the price of these new Studios in a negative way while they take the Tribute or some even the 2018 Faded are a reference point. Considering, Fender's American Pro Strat was the exact same price as a Studio back in 2016/17, and now the Studio is less than the American Pro II Strats MSRM, I'de say the price on these Studios are pretty reasonable. As a consumer I'd love to see sub 1k prices like we did for the Faded and Tribute models back in 2017, but I that might be a tall order. For Studios the price seems very reasonable and the only reason there is this criticism regarding price is confusion. With that said, there is only so much you guys can do to address that.
I was so ready to be negative but i think i want one...
I couldn’t make it more than halfway through this video. Unless the coil tap switches are silent, probably not, then the clicks from engagement or disengagement of those switches will be audible on a recording or during a lie set. I know you can always disrupt the flow of the recording and stop to engage the tap then resume recording. If you’re already stopping the recording what’s the point? Plus the taps usually affect the tone and volume level so make the engineer do more work
I like my studios as much as my standards. Just great guitars. May have to add one of these new ones to the collection.
Rock on!
These studios are freakin cool beans 🫘!!!
No, you are!
You keep saying “under $2 Grand like it’s a good thing. That’s insanely high for a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Especially when these were selling at $800 retail just a few years before they were discontinued. I love Gibsons, but this price point makes no sense.
Actually I prefer the previous Studio models over the new ones. I don’t task my Strats or Teles with delivery of humbucker tones and coil taps don’t really sound like real Strat single coils
Yeah, the modern studio is a lot more enticing but those are already getting close to 3000 CAD so I'm really hesitant on the whole "under 2k" thing. Unless it's under the modern price wise, I'm not really interested in it.
@@Fiberoptiks I agree. I own a mint condition 2009 Gibson LP Studio that I paid under $900 USD for this year, including shipping and a brand new Gibson ohsc. I’ve owned a bunch of LP Studios. I have also owned some much more expensive LP’s. For around $2 grand USD I can buy a great condition used LP Customer.
I think these look great! Wish I’d seen them yesterday because I ordered an Eastman SB59 for $1,899 because I wanted something a little different and affordable and was so impressed with their T484 I recently bought. I have heard the SB59 is on par with Gibson Custom Shop quality, which I can believe based on the T484. However, I have purchased 4 new Gibson LP’s this year: a Tribute, a Classic, and 2 Deluxes (I put P90’s in one of them). Also 3 SG’s, too. All of them fantastic. Love ‘em. I will certainly consider getting one of these new Studio models in the future. I’m a little overstocked and underfunded at the moment. 😂 Keep up the great work, Gibson!
@@JAL-cc8jd I’m sure that they’re nice guitars but there’s tons of used LP Studios on the market at half the cost or less. I have no first hand experience with Eastman guitars but I think that Trogly just reviewed the SB59. I hope that you enjoy owning it but to me the bridge pup sounded very brittle and compressed to me. Hopefully it doesn’t sound like that in person.
I know it's not tradition but how about an SG Studio? For those of us who want a double cut.
what would the difference be? they really can't do a more basic version of an already basic guitar
@jcwoodstl same setup, electronics, binding, etc. but no single cut body style. Instead, an SG body style.
Really love the work and the thoughts behind all the actions taken for their instruments
Why anyone would get hung up over the lack of binding is a mystery.
This is me unfortunately. Binding and block inlays are a must for me visually on a Les Paul.
@@paulissus8974 IMHO, binding feels better to play on…most of the time.
Binding has a certain feel to it that I prefer
I have a Tribute without binding and I love it, but I definitely prefer binding. It does have a nice look and feel to it.
personally speaking...the binding is a must have look...if im gonna buy a les paul i want the full proper look.
i like the fact that they have now added binding to the fret board, and one could scrape there own on the body...but for 1600 notes.....i could just buy a used les paul standard from reverb.
but kudos to gibson, these are the best studios yet IMHO.
One benefit of that Les Paul is definitely the coil taps none of them had that besides I think the modern?
I remember the first studios in1983 had dot inlays.
Gibson Studio’s just have a special sound..!
I’ve no idea why they should sound more ‘raw’, but love the sound and playability
Pretty cool!!
If binding costs so much why are they able to do it on sub $200 guitars from Asia? No doubt American labor is more expensive, but there is a heck of a markup on these guitars. Have to fund the stockholders as well...
Labor and time are in USD.. the finish process changes also... and the rate of return (people will nitpick on a nitro guitar like a poly guitar... one is more difficult to avoid finish problems on. Poly is far less likely to screw up between factory to store floor, to your house also. Nitro is delicate.
The binding is done by hand in gibson, the channels are routed probably with cnc.
you can get binding on a cheap guitar, but it's also cheap binding, and not hand done in the same manner. it would add about 200 to the price. so they'd break the 2k mark for a stuido, and they know the market isn't there.
They also are the company "gibson" they expect to have at least a certian amount overhead profit vs labor and materials. As they should, they have a name and trademark designs second to no other (copied by tons) in the guitar industry. Of course they want a profit also.
if you don't want the name and way they build it, you could get a ltd ec-1000 22 fret. something worth looking in to. They come loaded with custom type appointments from foreign labor, poly etc.
There were 5 blue burst Studios on Sweetwater’s site yesterday morning and they all sold. I think they look great and the price is reasonable compared to other offerings in that price range. I have one on hold and think I’ll go ahead and get it. Nice job, Gibson!
Never liked the weight relief myself. I prefer a bit of weight and believe it adds to the tone.
Heavy guitars resonate against your hip bone brother. Vibrations
Never liked No weight relief, or no light weight mahogany on Les Paul... All of those examples with weight relief sounded so good, on videos I watched... I have heard from many people, they don't play Les Paul Standard's as much as they do on other guitars, just because they weight a ton. It even hurts your leg when sitting down. People love 1959 reissue's the most, it's 8 lbs or less, in most cases, because light weight mahogany which is rare... Well, everyone has their own style :). I respect people that like heavy Les Pauls...
Pickin up a CherrySun this week🤩
Keep going Gibson!
Almost 2 grand for a studio, wth. For that money you could get a top of the line Eastman or Maybach.
and then when you go to sell your Eastman you realize that nobody wants it and it isn't worth nearly what you paid for it
@@brianmckenzie1318where?
Is $1600 really an outlier for a made-in-USA guitar from one of the major brands? I love my Fender Tele, but looking at the cheapest Tele that Fender makes in the U.S. right now, the American Performer, it's a much worse deal imho at $1500 (currently discounted by a couple hundred as an update is supposedly around the corner). I'm not familiar with the brands you list, but it looks like they're made in China and in the Czech Republic, respectively, and you you might not think it's worth it but U.S.-made guitars will be more expensive. You can also find some excellent made-in-China Les Pauls by Epiphone. I love my Prophecy (now $900), it's a great complement to my Gibson LP Standard; a friend of mine has the Epiphone 59 LP Standard ($1300), which is also a great guitar, and it has CustomBuckers!
@@toraksel
Well, MIA is only a selling point for americans, so the rest of the world would go with a MIM Strat/Tele which goes for way less and is imo well priced as an entry level to the big boy brands.
@@xMaoxoaMx I know plenty of people in Europe and Japan who think it's generally worth it to pay a premium for MIA guitars, I don't think it really matters where you live. But why are MIM Fenders better priced entry-level guitars than Epiphone Les Pauls made in China? Kind of the same concept - both are cheaper than their MIA versions, often by a lot. Still great guitars.
I have 4 les pauls. 89 standard, 92 studio lite, 94 studio, and a 05 studio. Personally, I feel the binding is a downgrade. The stress felt about finding the right person to refret the 89 is weighing heavy on me. My 94 studio has been in a fire, soaked, refretted and is absolutely amazing. No stress about the nibs!
That wine red looks so amazing!!
It really does!
It's a beautiful instrument with great tones; I want to check one out. Hopefully, my local guitar stores will have a few in stock so I can get one.
for me the studio it's like if you go to see a guns'n'roses show and when they come out slash is bald. let's be clear, it sounds the same. but he's bald
Great, now I can't stop thinking about that visual.
The problem with Studios is that they sound like Studios. It is NOT the unsung hero as the presenter says. It is very bright and harsh and not in a good way. And why do an A/B with a Standard? Are you saying it sounds the same as a Standard but for a cheaper price? If not, what's the point of doing it? Does it not bring down the impression of a Standard?
Pickups, weight relief? Idk. Good point. Something different and binding doesn't affect tone as far as I know
That's why the 90s studios are so fantastic. Literally a custom without binding. Up till all the historical stuff, the difference between the studio, standard and custom were only visual appointments. Same pickups were in all 3 and the studios had the ebony fretboard like the customs.
I’d just take the pots out and replace with 50’s wiring. Probably add grovers. Looks great!
From Cambridge dictionary:
- Budget : an amount of money available to spend.
- Budget: cheap, inexpensive
They need to add a 50s profile neck. My arthritic hands can't take the 60s slim and I'm sure there are others who prefer the 50s profile.
Get the tribute or traditional
@@garickmendezpadilla8133 Thanks, Garick
i could listen to Jim DeCola all day. love those studio. i might pull my trigger to get the blue berry burst. still waiting for the new Les Paul Classic tho.
I think the term coil tap here adds more confusion to the topic. Controlled, partial or tuned split would be a better term IMO
2003/06ish Platinum Studio, were the coolest Studios Gibson ever did... please bring them back! 🩶
I would've gotten rid of the pickguard, pickup covers and the trapezoid inlays, as those are all purely visual appointments.
I would've also went with the Les Paul axcess body contours, a Harmonica bridge, TP-6 tailpiece, and locking tuners, as well as a 57 classic pup in the neck and a dirty fingers in the bridge
Keeping the Modern Studio series and bringing this back as a traditional version without a P90 option makes absolutely no sense
If Gibson is really listening... Bring back the RD!! And do it in 25.5" like the originals! (the maple fingerboard would be great too).
Why don't you just put in a MTO and be done with it?
I'd be interested in an RD in 24.75
@@HALWASRIGHTBecause just bringing back an accurate RD is mutually beneficial. We get a long lost model, they make bank.
@@fluffytoaster427 but wouldn't you be able to have the specs YOU want with a MTO?
@@HALWASRIGHTIf I’m not mistaken, Fluff (Ryan Bruce) actually made a video regarding this idea. Supposedly, Gibson won’t do an RD in their M2M program. Being from Tennessee, I’ve went to the Gibson Garage a handful of times. When discussing options with the employees, the options for a M2M are somewhat limiting. I wanted to get a quote on an Explorer with no pick guard (rear routes) and a maple top similar to an old Hamer. They said that option is not available even though it has been done before multiple times. They’re certain options that a singular customer can’t pick, but dealers can I suppose.
They called it a tradition years ago. No change
wow big difference, especially on the depth and definition of the sound..but is also cheaper anyway new studio is a great guitar for the bucks no doubt.
If it were possible, I would use this as the basis for a Made To Measure as follows: Delete the bridge pickup, delete the coil tap. But I suspect that you can't do that.
I drank the blueberry burst Kool-Aid and ordered one yesterday.
You should have kept these traditional studios with 9 hole relief, its sounds much muxh better than the modern weight relief.
Looks like a Tribute in new colours.
I'd much rather have the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Les Paul Custom in Arctic White.
No way I'd give up the lacquer... even though Im sure the Epi is a great guitar.
What about proper ripper/rd/eb3 releases?
I don't need 5 reasons, I just need the money man! 🤣
That les Paul standard is so nice! Is that unburst or amber?
My satin wine red Studio Modern is sweet like a new corvette with zero miles on it...better value than most their lineup as well
I always wondered does the weight relief,chambers in the body,make what wood it's made from irrelevant,as it surely has an effect on tone?
Maybe so slightly, I dunno if even noticible but still doesn’t mean it’s not resonate, it still sounds very cool.
I bought an off brand electric for $40. It looked solid body, but it was actually semi-hollow. It would sustain for 32 seconds, where my solid LP only sustained for 16 seconds...so it makes a difference.
Binding feel factor 😆 thats a new thing.
I wish you would have compared the Studio with the 60s Standard since they also got the Burstbuckers Pro and should sounds a lot fatter than the 50s Standard model.
$1999 for this is still insane… Like is it a good guitar? Yes! It’s a great guitar… but it is not a $2000, even with upgraded electronics and binding.
Even with the rest of the world’s economic situation being crazy, Gibson’s price jumps do not make sense… and this is from someone who play’s Gibson guitars to pay their bills.
I checked and the £549 I paid in 2012 would be £770 now. That would be $1000 now. The real terms price has doubled and that’s crooked.
Do they come without the pickguard? I know I can take it off, but the screw holes don't look great.
the BBs instead of the 490s was a good change
So the modern studios are 1799 now on Gibsons website
Sir why gibson sg tribute were discontinued? Its a great instrument actually😮
Good pricing in U.S. but in Europe why do they have to cost 400 Euro's more? Other than that, really loved this guitar specifically.
Shipping to Brazil?
I think this guitar is great
I just dont understand the role of the (also) new les paul studios modern in satin finish. It makes it more confusing.
I would have only one in the collection , would keep everything here but add the carved heel joint and the Grover tuners from the satin model.
Here is the issue, the vast majority of us don't want the carved heel joint
Alright Gibson, all the cool flavors are nice to choose from on your Les Paul models and I realize it’s pretty much the flagship model. How about an SG Studio of some sort, a real affordable one :)
The Tribute was a pretty damn cool model and even had a fairly chunky neck on it for players that prefer it, would be cool to do something along these lines and offer it for like 12 or 1300 or whatever makes sense in an affordable range.
Thanks if you read this 🤣🤙
To me, a Les Paul without any binding looks odd, if not to say ugly. Then prefer an double binded Epiphone custom! Epis Probuckers in their higher priced Les Pauls sounds very close to Gibson, maybe better than a Gibson Studio LP.
Why did you change the original design the LP studio from the 90s with no binding on the neck and the 498 and 490 pickups is the best design. Honestly, it just looks weird with the bound neck and no binding on the body. What happened to the white Paul studio?
bring back the ES-Les Paul
Am I losing the plot here? The fanfare suggests the Studio's been gone for ages and has been completely reimagined.
As far as I can tell, it's been gone for about a year, and the only change is binding on the neck and a different set of pickups. Oh, and different knobs/cream plastics on two colours.
1,599 usd
Gibson rocks.
You rock!
Let me guess.... It's $1999 so they can legally and technically say under 2k?
Great presentation. However it sometimes nice to hear the guitar rather than the effects.
Is it possible to add a poker chip to these? Or do i have to spend an extra $500 for that?
Spend the extra 400 and get the modern. The upgrades are more than wroth it.
The bones of the guitar are great. The electronics are unusable for a working musician. The tap pots feel sloppy and clunky and the sweep of the pot is way too narrow. The 490 series hb’s are too harsh and gainy for the resonant voice of the instrument, imho. I swapped the pcb and taps out for standard 50’s wiring, ditched the 490’s for some SD Seth Lover sh55’s and am way happier. Gimmicks like coil taps give sales guys stuff to talk about but usually aren’t useful in the real world.
How about Gibson produce a Double Cut Jr that isn't $3500 plus
I get what you're trying to do here, because I personally don't like the classic 490-498 set, and burstbuckets are great for lightweight guitars, but man, I don't think it will sell well. For that kind of money You can get yourself a used LP Standard with all the bells and whistles. Don't get me wrong, I understand the pricing on those (binding, burstbuckers and so on), I just don't think this will be successful.
As a Les Paul studio guitar owner, they are absolutely awesome!!!no joke they are that good.. I know people have issues with price point but to be honest once you hold a Gibson it is totally different experience than any other guitar in the best way, and you know your holding a real guitar it’s that simple. Trust me ,you will never look at the other guitars the same way. You don’t need many guitars all you need is a Gibson!!!
I've dreamed about buying a Gibson LP standard for a long time, I've saved up for years. Now I know I'll never buy one.
Every time I get to 1k I buy a guitar that offers the closest to the bigger brothers experience (like a PRS SE or a Fender player plus) I don’t know what you're thinking, but you're loosing customers, Epiphone is nothing close to Gibson no matter how "inspired" they are, and still they're getting more and more unaffordable. Stop thinking about releasing models like crazy and think about how to offer a product really afordable. This LP studio could be the 1k dollar guitar that would devour the market. There's no reason why this costs more than that.
PRS SE blow these Gibsons out of the water at half the cost.
The PRS SEs are great, but these new studios are in a different league in terms of quality and playability. It’s just not true that PRS SEs blow these out of the water.
Why do you care?
False. I say this as core PRS owner, PRS is a quality manufacturer but they are not better than Gibson
@@HALWASRIGHT The person was posting misinformation. But whatever, the TH-cam guitar community has become a cesspool of BS. I guess I just shouldn’t care.
@@Viper_75th_RR sorry mate, my reply was for the OP. But I agree with you that the internet guitar community has become more toxic over the years, and it's a shame. Hobbyists slating brands because they are in "business" is just bonkers to me. It's what they do...business.
Smoke House burst 😥
No, the Yamaha Revstar Element
Any lefty Gibson studios ????
If Gibson listens to vocal fans, please add a purple burst LP Custom to the purple series. Also, please add a first fret marker to the modern Studio, keep the ebony fingerboard with the purple finish, and preferably use block inlay. And also, please finally abandon the cheesy Epiphone name and headstocks. Make them all Gibson and have the same headstock and differentiate by series, like how Ibanez does with the Prestige and Premium series.
Next, stop making all these limited runs. Why can’t I get a reasonably priced Randy Rhoads-spec’ed guitar without spending $8K new or $20K on the used market?
Lastly, stop using satin finishes. They are only satin for a short time if you play it because it quickly becomes glossy in spots and looks ridiculous. If you give people what they want, they will buy. I’m available as a consultant. Just reach out.
I agree with the guy below ... under 2k; preposterous!!!
And that soft case ... could it get any more flimsey, and that case top looking pretty poor for a soft shell Gibson product.
So, are the burstbuckers the added cost of around $1,200.00 ... shame on Gibson ... ¡¥¡
Made in the USA is almost as good as made in Japan..
Why not just get an epiphone instead
Weight relief, the wrong pick ups and coil tapping all the things a studio shouldn't be. And for God sakes include a hard shell case again.
Meanwhile on Reverb I can pick a Studio up in mint condition for $900. Daft pricing in a buyer's market.
are yall only making instruments for doctors and lawyers now? us working musicians are always BROKE and aint paying 1600$ for a studio
Gross bluish color.
Sounds out of tune and bad. Looks even worse than it sounds! No one wants these.
🎯
2 much $ for this
Like if you won’t buy this
Jajajajajaj biene con funda no stuche ? .jajajajaj esto es una broma ? 1800€ y 2.000 € una studio? Costaban 600€ 700€ . jajajajajaj NO . Que se quede en tienda para siempre
Basically $2000.00 after taxes for an "affordable" Gibson. Guitar is dead. This ad is for dentists and collectors. No wonder all new artists are Fender.
Ripoff. Then they slap you in the face with a gig bag / no hardshell case. Quality control performed by 3 year olds. All marketing, no value. Avoid Gibson people!!
@@divebomb99 Nope, I just dropped 4K for a new Gibson and it's glorious! Worth every dollar!
@@HALWASRIGHT Blah blah blah. There are good ones, but unfortunately it's about every 7th one. The glaring real life fact is they are horribly inconsistent. I've bought them. I've owned them. I've had to return plenty due to far more than an itty bitty blemish. I've earned the right to criticize them. In the grand scheme of things, they suck.
@@divebomb99 I earned the right....blah blah blah.😭 you're not a serious person. If you feel that way, why did you make the choice to keep buying something you don't like? And why did you make the choice to click on a video of a brand you don't like. Seems juvenile at best. Good luck to ya!
@@HALWASRIGHT LOL. You are clueless, but it's cute that you feel the need to reaffirm your purchase to make yourself feel better.
@@divebomb99Sooo childish. I feel sorry for you. Hope it gets better for you. Best of luck!