Is The NEW Studio Really "The One" ? | 2024 Gibson Les Paul Studio Blueberry Burst Review + Demo
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Is The NEW Gibson Studio Really "The One" ? | 2024 Les Paul Review + Demo
I’m just going to continue playing my all-black, gold hardware 1996 Gibson LP Studio
I had to sell my 96 studio in early 2000s and is the only guitar I regret selling. Mine was wine red with chrome hardware. Had it on layaway for 3 months and worked my ass off to pay for it myself. Loved it but lost my job at the time and had to make sacrifices.
It's a good one. I'm familiar with that model.
This guitar would be a step back from such a fine vintage
I actually like Studios without fretboard binding, its part of their charm. No body binding but with fretboard binding looks weird.
Honestly. Like if the whole point is a stripped back LP to keep the sound at a lower price point, then why get the money you want via binding? Wish they'd just throw an ebony fretboard on with no binding and keep the colors simple.
No body binding + fredboard binding= SG. 😂
Same I feel about the 70s Explorer and V, never were the actual 70s ones like that.. Also, the regular Explorer and V is for whatever reason out of production..
theres plenty without binding in stock no worries
At about the same price point, a few years back, I got a PRS S2 singlecut. Unbound neck, and the 'faux scrape reveal' thing on the body.
I played it today andd I love it. The blueberry even had some figure in the plain top it sounds amazing
I find it odd people don't like 490R 498T in the Studios. It's an entry level way (entry level for Gibson anyway...) to get the same pickups and sound that the $5,000 Gibson LP Custom has. Unless they changed too recently, the Custom always had 490R 498T, so Studios were a way to get the same high end LP tones without the upcharge on tops, bindings, etc.
@@tinystar3010 I have a 1990 Studio I never bonded with from the time it was new…I was 14 with this pretty Les Paul that I never really liked the tone of. I ditched the stock pickups and rewired it and get some PAFish Seymour Duncans.
The sound of the Les Paul is not the 490R/498Ts in a modern Custom. It’s the PAF, which they sound absolutely nothing like.
Then they must have updated current Customs, because I remember them always having the 490R 498T for the longest time.
I honestly think people hate them because they're priced lower and "common." I think the 490R and 489T is my favorite set that they make for playing solo. A little hotter and a little brighter suits me nicely. And in a mix, I'm not sure I could tell any Gibson humbuckers apart, maybe aside from the molten hot ceramics. Certainly not if you EQ them.
@@tinystar3010 modern Customs still do use 490R/498T. Had a ‘23 Silverbust Custom with them. The 57 black beauty Custom reissues however use Custombuckers.
@@plenaryverbalistEvery ‘90 Studio I’ve ever had had the Bill Lawrence “The Original” circuit board pickups in it.
I like the slim taper neck, I have pretty bad neck and shoulder issues so I like the weight on this guitar. I definitely like these pick ups better as well. For me it’s a winner.
I'm sure the fingerboard binding saves a little cost, just using the same part as the Standard. The one spec change I really don't get is the vintage tuners. Not only do they not match the rest of the hardware but, in my opinion, they're slightly lower quality than the Grovers it used to have.
My 2014 Studio Pro has become a favorite, not only for feel, but it really has a gorgeous top.
Id enjoy this in my band a lot more that an expensive custom or standard.the coil split and light weight are useful. I have an old custom, it is just so meaty size and soundwise. This can actually do a lot of clean styles well.
I'd love to own a studio, any colour will do just as long as it holds tune and sounds great.
Anyone that complains about tuning instability needs to address the contact points: usually 99% of the time it is the nut. Plenty of videos on how to file a nut for a Gibson. Highly recommend “nut sauce” or graphite to prevent friction on the nut. For any guitar tbh. My PRS had tuning issues on the D and B string issue. Had to adjust that as well. I have a 2003 Gibson es-137, 2022 50s standard, and 2012 studio. They all hold tune well. I often do whole step bends as well.
@@zaccarter3801 ok, yea it wasn't a dig at Gibson's, I take the same philosophy with every brand every price range.
I bought this guitar in 2019 with the binding from the GC brand new for under $1000. It gets as much love as my standard and custom. I love the tangerine burst! It has actually darkened over the 5 years I've had it. (w/hardshell case). A while back I tested the coil split w a meter and like you, did not see a change...weird because it sounds way different when switch is engaged. I am not sure what to call the neck profile on mine, but after 50 years of playing Gibsons I think it is the best I have ever felt.
My 2017 Gibson Tribute has the natural maple binding …. and it’s awesome !
I absolutely love my 2011 tribute w p90s and I have much more expensive and elaborate guitars
Mr. Trogly, I must say your playing has reached next level I super appreciate your channel and all episodes!
My 95’ studio lite has the 496R and 500T. I like those just fine!
The new Studio is what I'm most excited about. Reminds me of the models from 2018 and 2019.
I got a red one last month
I bet they used the bb pickups because of the quick connect. 400 series are mostly handwired if I’m correct. I’m actually a fan of the 490 498 pups. It’s the custom Gibson sound
1600 dollars? That guitar should have zero flaws
Average gibson QC
I see some camera improvement. Reflection is more pronounced. Brights and whites are enhanced. Depth of field is tightened up, Clarity improved. Nice!
100% agree about the faux binding. Probably would have got one event hough I don't need it.
Lowering the pitch of the intro, are you? Cool!
Finally someone is talking about the new lower pitched intro!
It's just his supposedly "spooky season" intro. That's why no one's saying anything, it's not new.
That's a stunning paint job.
I love the blueberry burst.
I'd really like one in natural finish, but I'd have to try that neck first.
I've never really understood the whole neck thing. I have several different guitars with way different size necks and it seems all the same to me when playing. I remember when I ordered my standard 50's hearing so many people talking about the necks being too fat, so I was a tad concerned because I have really small hands and when I got it, it was super comfortable! I do however have 1 guitar, a fairly cheap squier cyclone and the neck is really little compared to all my other guitars, but none of mine seem to really feel different enough that I've developed a preference. I understand it bugging some, but really I don't understand... IDK ! 🤷
@@richardcarle786 Yeah, fair enough. I've had two guitars that have bothered me with neck shape - both were wide and thin; hence the apprehension. I don't think this Studio would be an issue.
Yeah I agree. Neck differences seem odd to be a deciding factor on buying something. I do prefer slim necks but I understand why. They are easier to acclimate to. Big necks are only unusual feeling for the first few minutes you pick it up each time, then you acclimate to it quickly and stop noticing.
Did he pitch the Intro jingle? When did that Start. I Was seriously confused.
I have a 2011 studio with burstbuckers...it's a great little guitar.
I really like the studio model. I’ve got four of em. These look awesome with the gloss, binding and burstbuckers! About the same price as a LTD ec-1000 or high end Epi.
Beautiful
My 1st Gibson was an Ebony 1985 Les Paul Studio Custom with a gen 3 chainsaw case with blue interior (I’d argue that gen 3 is the best chainsaw case with latches that don’t break). I bought it for $575 in the mid-90’s on installments and I still own and cherish it to this very day. The Tim Shaw pickups are amazing and it’s in great condition. I’m not sure if it has a mahogany or alder body. I discovered Trogly by searching TH-cam for my model of Les Paul many years ago. I want a 90’s atudio lite in translucent black like Jerry Cantrell used in the “Would?” video. I’d like a Studio Lite m-3 as well. Austin is absolutely right by saying the 80’s studios (and especially studio customs) are phenomenal guitars. I totally regret passing up an opportunity to buy an 80’s studio custom with a tobacco sunburst finish shortly after getting mine. Anyway, it’s a great 1st Gibson that started my love affair with Gibson guitars.
You need to check out/review the studio lite from the early 90s. There is an awesome blue color.
I have one! And I love it! The blue is a transparent nitro over Birdseye maple. I have never seen another with Birdseye!
Also ebony fretboard and all black hardware!
I passed on buying on in 98 and I kick myself every day.
The weird brown color they had was cool too.
For me I don’t want the baseball bat neck, so thin is good. I don’t want coil splitting on a Les Paul.
The necks I can agree with being a deal breaker or not. Coil splits are irrelevant if someone doesn't like them because you don't have to use them. My Les Paul has coil splits and I never use them either. They don't really offer a usable sound. I just switch to my Fenders for single coil tones.
Hey Trogly I agree with one of your other viewers for the price it should have a hard case. It's a sweet guitar and should be more protected. Just sayin. Binding would be nice as well don't you think? I think you could buy a used standard for a little more cash. But the coil split is a nice option it's all about the Mula. Definitely no pick guard with the beautiful paint job. Slim and wide neck is
A personal preference if you like it then it will work for you. I really don't mind that type of profile. Yes it does need a little more crunch but it sounds like your getting there. Not bad. I trust your opinion on it. What do you think about sustainability? Sounds like a Gibson to me. Ah yes coil splitting works for me and the lite wait is easier on the back. We'll thanks for the fair review on this model bud, see you on the next one Trogly peace out bro. Take care.
That weight relief..is that an improvement or something you do not really want. That victory is sick..vomit green is just perfect😊
depends - most studios do have some type of weight relief
I like the plainer look of no body binding and the silkscreen.
There's something classic about the gold logo
I guess that when I was a teenager in the 90's, the marketing for the Studios worked too good on me. It wasn't about being a cheaper to make instrument, it was the "non-flashy Les Paul for the grunge era". I understand the binding on the neck is a value add, but to me, the Studios will always be the stripped down, no non-sense, anti-glamrock guitar. You didn't get a studio because you were on your way to lusting after a standard. You got a studio as a statement. I know, I know. Its marketing. But it worked on me.
I love the Alder ( Natural ) version of the Studio, the Blue Berry one you're reviewing looks cool with that ' Lightning Bolt ' wood grain , I'd like to see a Silver Burst version or Dog Hair / Silver Fox , yeah-YEAH !! I was put off about the ' PCB ' wiring at first yet I remembered what Bob Moog said about the synthesizer and how the vibrations ( spirit ) moves through a PCB board the same as through wood , metal , plastic or whatever material is used , it's only how we perceive it that changes...Thanks Trogness mOnster !
I love the blueberry finish and the movement in the grain
Makes me realize how much i appreciate binding on a les paul.
I wonder if switching to bound fretboards was to just have one less fretboard option in the factory, because what else does Gibson sell with no fretboard binding these days?
I still say those gig-cases/hard-bags look like heavy bags from a boxing gym.
Trogly treats those push-pulls like a wack-a-mole
That guitar sounds amazing to me❤
Kinda want one now.
I got my new Wine Red Studio a few days ago, it's my first experience with the Burstbucker Pros, and i really like them.
The positives include price, weight, color, and tuners. However, I don't care for the change in pickups. That 490R/498T combo is where it's at! I bought a Studio in Tangerine Burst before they discontinued them, and I would get rid of my 50s Les Paul Standard before I dreamed of getting rid of my Studio. Love those pickups! Also, I have never cared for the coil split.
Really tempted by one of these but I already have a 1990 studio from the “golden era” you mentioned. It’s white with gold hardware and ebony board which looks very classy. Serial number also dates the guitar to my birth month AND birth year. It’s one of my all time favorite guitars and truly is “The One” for me. Since these latest studios have neck binding, different pickups and ultra modern weight relief, I do feel I could justify buying one to pair with my 1990 studio as they are different enough.
Indeed! Different enough to enjoy both
For anyone considering any blue nitro-cellulose lacquer guitar - be sure to check out how they discolour as it might put you off it completely.
I have one of the 2018 style oddballs made in early 2019. Mine has the 490 and 498t, but I though the 2018's had a different pickup in them for a short run. Am I wrong?
Dig this one, super practical. The split pickups sound really good clean, great for jazzy stuff. It's light and has a usable gigbag you can throw around. Deal! Maybe in black.
I've got the 1983 Greenburst refinished you featured on one episode about two years ago. And also the 2013 Dirty Cherry you featured in January of this year. I've got a hard side Gatorcase gigbag I picked up for a low end Epiphone. I highly suggest it if you want to protect any guitar. I find the bridge on the Studio being reviewed sounds a little like a Telecaster bridge pickup. I do like the colo 22:16 r and the fret board looks. The 2013 Dirty Cherry I has 57 classics with coil splits and sounds much better. I also have an Epiphone Trad Pro III that has burst buckers and coil splitting that sounds better.
I got my hands on a tradition 09 recently and constantly got my strings stuck on the fret nibs.. the fretboard binding looks nice but functionally it's detrimental at best
Looks great, and i like wide, but i like chunky and wide both together!!
If the wine is growing on you, get a nice dark one. They look spectacular.
Yep
Thanks Trogly for showing your only human like the rest of us. and that we all forget things from time to time.
I just picked up a new (built 7 weeks ago) Les Paul Modern Studio Smokehouse Satin for 40% off rrp. Satin finish and 49* pickups, but I can live with that for the price paid, Looks mean with the black nickel hardware and it and plays well too!
It looks like they've found a "happy medium" here. Like you Austin, I hope these do well and they keep it on but would likely prefer a thicker profile on the neck.
If I was buying purely with my eyes though, I'd take that original studio you show with the natural Alder body and the dot inlays.
Something about the original ones being so completely "stripped back" compared to a Standard really appeals to me
I think the gold silk screen logo is part of what makes a studio a studio. 🤷🏼♂️
Your idea with the museum is great. I see Gibson guitars well new ones i see them crashing
There's a lot of bird's eye figuring hiding in that top. And I like the sound of those pickups - very vintage-y. I can see the appeal.
That thing sound pretty good actually better then most studios
Neck and middle sounded good but the bridge was very harsh
I had a black fully loaded LP Studio. I swear to GOD that thing must have weighed 12 damn pounds. The neck was a baseball bat. The stock pups are actually pretty good. Give them a shot before you do like so many others and put in completely different pups. I put Kerry King's EMG's in my old Studio. Those pups were SIZZLING HOT. The "boost" switch included with the KK EMG's for some reason did not do anything. It was connected fine but just did not do anything. Good luck with getting clean tones with pups that hot. I really had to stay on the ball jamming and gigging. I will say that that neck was SO thick it forced me to play better. Had to concentrate harder. Still....the WEIGHT of it was too much in the end. Jam sessions were 4-5 hours a day 4 days a week. After a couple of hours that old black Studio felt like it weighed 25 pounds. Traded it for a cheap MIJ Jackson DKMGT. The Jackson DKMGT is as light as a feather. It has the thinnest fastest neck in my collection. I put the early Dave Mustaine pups in it. They actually sound very good. These NEW Studio's are a BIG step in the right direction. I am looking to buy my last electric guitar. My collection is still missing a Gibson, Ibanez, G&L, etc. It needs to be light weight and well made. This Japanese made Jackson has near perfect fret work. "Medium Jumbo" frets in Japan are not that tall. They are wide though.
I have beautiful 93 studio. I've had since 95. I love it.
the neck felt like LP Tribute that discontinued last year even the weight too. im happy with the price tho.
i will say the rosewood they're using on these studios is just immaculate. Your example is no different.
Saw one yesterday at the local shop. Had boutiqe pickups from New York. Only $1100.
Always have a weakness for blue Les Paul’s. I got a 2016 faded studio because it had the burstbuckers. I now find BB pros and cons bit too bright.
Really glad I decided to pick up my modern studio new. Never done that before. It rocks so much, I kinda had to. No regrets or shortcomings at all, well okay the satin has a couple dust bumps around the body so it isn’t flawless. But when I compare it to the rest of their selection I’m assured I made the right choice bcuz the gimmicks that sold me are actually cool.
Edit: and it rightfully came with a blank TRC and a color matching poker chip unlike this one…
I love that neck i also started playing guitar on a nylon acoustic guitar
Les Paul Studio Unibrow Edition
They’re coil taps. Not splits.
My 2012 studio worn cherry came with burstbucker pros
I saw alot of Birdseye in that Blueberry top !
Didnt gibson „use“ wrong binding on the lp tribute? I think the cap edges where
Looks nice, but it lacks the punch I hear in other models. Maybe its the pickups, IDK.
I tried the other day one at my local shop had a terrible sustain and tone was pretty nasal didn't warm up to me at all. Maybe the one I tried had a bad setup would be interesting to see what others think.
I'd prefer a Studio to be a carved top Les Paul Special with dot inlays and binding or with a Les Paul Junior unbound neck...imo
My tribute from the mod shop has natural binding. I thibk the honey burst tributes may all have it so if we get a natural back studio it might get the pho binding.
Thats pretty nice..i usually dnt like pick guards but that looked good woth a bkack one
Why do you cut the box tags off on a guitar you will sell. Won't you reuse the original box inside another box ? I save my original boxes.
They shoulda kept the Smokehouse Burst finish as a choice.
You have neck labeled in the coil split part where you are clearly on the bridge
I don't like the moderns.
I want to get a 2018 wine red.
Actually I dated a woman who did binding work back in the 90s at Gibson the scrape it after it's painted so I don't know I got an aged white nickel hardware and ebony fretboard 😊
I reckon copper iridescent would sell quite a few.
That sure is a pretty thing! And I like light weight and slim necks. Lead me not into temptation!
if one obtains a clean piece, and then dings it, are they misfits to be punished for (gasp) PLAYING?
Relics are laughably odd, as how can you tell what is 'flawed' and what is 'pinged'?
Neck dimples on a '58 burst would be charming and be talked up as an attribute.
I don't like the binding.
Not a fan of coil splitting also not a fan of blue or blueberry color guitars. To each their own that’s just me…
I have a 2005 studio got it used at GC a few years ago it’s a mean beast I play it a lot…
Yes
I like your vids but since you added the "background" music, I find it kinda in the way and not needed. I liked them better without the background music.
There has always been background music
Even if I know how many times I've already said this, I feel no shame repeating it. Gibson still has some work to do to improve on their coil-splitting features. I thought they were beginning to improve, but this sounds like all the rest of the specimens I've heard or played, tinny. I will repeat that they need to take a few lessons from other builders like Ibanez, PRS, Schecter, Godin, Kiesel or Brian Moore_iGuitar (if a version of that builder is even.still around).
Not bad looking
Did they discontinue the modern studio?!?!? Those are becoming valuable in the future, hear me out
Nice !
Look everyone... a gigbag!
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Buddy of mine had a Black Custom that was a real dog. He lost interest in it fast. Between the tuners and nut. It never stayed in tune.
I remember, I could get it to settle down if I fiddled with it. But he was one of those impatient players that couldn't grasp the tune "up" to pitch process. Trying to explain string and tuner slop when changing directions to him. Was beyond his pay grade. Everytime I picked it up, it was like starting from scratch. He'd leave it leaning in the corner for weeks. Until I insisted he buy a proper stand for it. It was heavy, and the neck would be twisted like a pretzel.
In my experience, there can be duds, for sure. A pro setup can also cure a lot of problems though.
@@RUSST1981 no question. This dude isn't the sharpest crayon in the box. I remember it being $400 bucks and thinking that was alot. Now that guitar is probably worth $2500. It was heavy, but in great condition. Think it was an '83 or '84.
wow, this is like the fourth review of this guitar that I’ve seen and I still don’t like the sound I don’t know. Maybe the regular pick ups sound better than this in the way the studio is configured.
1600 dollars? How do they sell these and what base of people buy these
I have a Chibson with the fretnibs and binding that I upgraded with Japanese hardware and Gibson plastics and EMGs
Spent $500 on that thing and it looks more like a Gibson than these things
Wider neck reminds me of 2014, and that's not good for my small hands