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Wonderful video brother. With this presentation you really hit the nail. Awesome tomorrow I wanna order mine? To sweet water. Keep it up with The good videos brother God-bless you. A Mexican man from Boston Massachusetts. Cheers.
Actually, it's not coil split in this case. It's coil tap. Get a multimeter and measure the output of the pickup when the knob is pulled. If it is a coil split, the output will drop; but you'll see that, with a Studio, the output won't drop. That means it's not coil split.
Excellent video. Perfect sound and great chops. This thing is vicious. I’m about to buy a 2010 studio in wine red with gold hardware! It’s mint and beautiful. You did a great Satriani too!
1st time here , and have purchased my 1st Gibson LP Studio Plus a month ago. I absolutely love everything about it. But seeing and hear how great and expressive you are show how incredible and versatile the Studio is.
I bought a new Studio and a Marshall Silver Jubilee short stack in 1988. Definitely no hollowed body pockets in that one. Weighed a ton and brought the tone and sustain of the best Les Pauls I have ever heard. It was perfect right off the shelf, no set up needed. Deluxe tuners, nice flat fretboard, steel bridge hardware, and those Hummers just put it in front beautifully and had sustain all week. It was wine red, and you could see the plain grain maple top rather than having any ray or other fine wood features, no binding. Those were the only differences between higher end versions. A good friend who was a truly gifted guitarist bought it from me so he wouldn't have to haul his vintage LP's to gigs. He fell in love with it and borrowed it all the time, so I just sold it to him so he'd stop the whining.
I am the happy owner of a 2010 Gibson Studio. I truly love this guitar. The sound is amazingly clean and smooth, and it plays so well, it just fits me ! I can't tell you how many compliments I have received about this guitar ! I have other guitars, but this is my player, love it. It would take a pile of money to git this guitar, if then ?
Took me 6 Gibson's to find a neck I liked and it was a Ebay buy so I couldn't touch the neck til it got there. Got a 97 ebony w/ gold trim ebony fretboard with 496/500 pups. $800 including chainsaw case. But on closer inspection with those H Output pups I changed lots of things like CTS 500K pots, 50's wiring w/ Garrett cloth wire. Tonespro locking bridge and alum tailpiece, Tusc XL nut, Kluson locking tuners. Now it's a rock dog without the crazy high price. I did 3 different time buys and made offers on various items at a time. Probably only got about $400 in parts and did the work myself.
Right on Man! I've done a lot of customization on some of my guitars as well. It's a great satisfaction to plan out what you want to do and then enjoy the finished result knowing it's just how you want it 🙌
You are one of the Les Paul Studio Experts. Having seen many Les Paul Studio videos, I can assure you.The reason I landed on your video is because I wanted to solve the mystery of my Les Paul studio for many years.It's how body structure and weight relate to sustain and resonance.My studio was made in 2001 and has a non-weight relief of 4.2kg.I wanted a spare studio, so I played the latest studio and many studios around 2000.However, I couldn't find a studio with the same sustain as my 2001 studio, so I gave up on a spare studio. This is a live sound sustain that does not use electricity. In the end, I bought a 2017 deadstock Classic Plus honeyburst similar weight 4.29kg with 9 hole weight relief.Still, 2001 Studio's live sound sustain is better.
Hey Jay, thanks for the comment! The sustain on electric guitars is a interesting and complicated topic. There are so many factors that influence the sustain on a guitar, such as the wood, the quality/ material of the bridge, the nut, the machine heads, the height of the pickups, etc. My first Les Paul was a smartwood (sustainable) Swamp Ash 2009 and it had great sustain. I think part of the alchemy is also possibly luck. Thanks for your share!
I'm loving the Studio vibe. I came across a 2005 Les Paul Studio Faded T series about 6 years ago, and it has become my main guitar. After doing some research, I discovered some interesting things about this guitar. The first oddity I discovered is that it has a mohagany top. This tone and feel reminds me of a 1988 Hamer Chaparral Custom that I used to have. As for it being chambered, I don't think it is. The T truly stands for traditional. The neck is a 50's style, probably a soft V. The wiring is old school, and there is no PCB or coil splitters. The pickups are Burstbucker Pros. It also has the old school tuners. Being a Faded series, there isn't much of a finish. The guitar is stained brown and reminiscent of the USO provided guitars for the military through the Arts and Recreation programs. Over the years, I've seen the Studio get a bad wrap as if it was a lesser base model to the Standard. Never judge a guitar by its bling. In the studio you will never hear the flame top maple or the binding. For anyone looking for that special Les Paul that has that infamous Les Paul tone, I suggest looking at a Les Paul Studio. If one is going for looks, then by all means, spend thousands on a Standard. Great video, glad I found your channel.
Wow. Cool guitar! I had an LP Smartwood with the Burstbuckers. I really liked how they sounded. I totally agree with you about the Studio and the Standard. All great guitars. Regardless of the model, I've always had respect for Gibson using high quality woods and the guitars are made really well. Thanks for the comment. 🙏Have a good one!
i have the wine red one (guitar center also has some special edition finishes). when i first got it home i spent 10 minutes just playing a G chord and listening to the sustain. the word joy comes to mind when playing it. the zipper on the included case is amazing. seems like the finish can be a bit grippy when it's warm/humid which i don't mind on the body (stays in your lap) but when doing slides maybe not the best thing when it happens on the neck. there is an epiphone version but i didn't find that one quite as playable.
I haven't tried the Epiphone, but the series that was made in Japan in the late 90s was as good as the Les Paul. Crazy! Personally I expected a hard shell case, but the soft shell is padded enough. The first time I played a Les Paul, I was mesmerized by the sound of the first four frets and the sustain. Thanks for the comment! 🙌
I have a Gibson Les Paul Studio, love it. It just fits me better and the sound is immaculate. The group I play in play Fender Strats and Telecasters. The folks listening always compliment my Gibson Les Paul Studio. I play rythem with it.
I have a 2010 Gibson les Paul studio deluxe guitar center exclusive in Cherry Sunburst and it makes me happy . I know it is not a high end lp standard in any sense but for me it is ok . Cheers. Forgot to say it came with a hardshell case ! Not a gigbag
Cool! I think the most important thing about about owning a guitar is how it makes you feel when you play it. Hardshell cases are a lot harder to come by these days, unfortunately! Cheers
I have a '92 Gibson LP Studio I bought new 30 years ago and it's still in great shape. The only difference between it and a Standard or Custom is the lack of binding and Gibson inlay in the headstock. Otherwise, same wood, hardware and electronics. Though I prefer a solid body and am not a fan of push/pull knobs on a LP, the Studio is probably still the best choice for a budget friendly Gibson that delivers the classic look, sound and feel of a true Gibson LP. The Smokehouse Burst is also a beauty., 👍🏻
Hi! Cool. I personally like the push-pull feature because playing different styles, I have more tone choices. A chambered body can be useful if you are over 40 and on stage, like me! 😅 Thanks for the comment!
I'll totally disagree on the electrics parts. The pots on my 97 ebony w/ gold trim ebony fretboard Studio were these little in size pots and some garbage plastic coated wire. Just cheap junk. When I bought my guitar it came with 496/500 pups and I wanted the most sound out of them. So I changed a lot on mine. CTS 500K pots and Grarett cloth wiring in a 50's pattern, Tonespro locking bridge and alum tailpiece, Tusc XL nut, Kluson locking tuners. Just changed what most THINK is O K. But in reality takes away some of the Les Paul Mystique sustain. Just my opinion
First of all thank for your explanation and your test. I would like to hear from a fine player like you some clean sounds in high tones because there are no sounds like this in Gibson Les Paul Studio test.
Thanks for watching. In the next video, I'm testing another pedal and in the sound test I'll be playing some clean notes in the 12th fret zone on the Gibson. So be sure to check it out!
I've got a satin black 2012 Gibson Les Paul Studio and although I don't have another Les Paul to directly compare it to, it's the biggest, chunkiest, most authoritative sounding guitar I own, including other Gibsons (an SG and a V). In fact it's hard to switch to another guitar because they all sound like toys in comparison. I believe they are the same as the pricier models in terms of what's going to deliver the sound, but just without the expensive finishes and binding. If you have the neck through construction and the big slab of mahogany with a good pickup (the stock 480T bridge is great for rock, for heavier rock and metal I've swapped in a Super Distortion and even an X2N) a Les Paul studio can sound as good as any of them. IIRC I got it for about 600 new in 2012.
Right on man! Yeah those two DiMarzio pickups are great for metal and heavy rock. I had a Super Distortion on a Jackson Randy Rhoads years ago and loved it. 🔥
Nice review on this guitar! I plan on getting the Epiphone of this in the same Smokehouse Burst soon. I'll probably get it during Sweetwaters Black Friday sale next month.
Hi, thanks a lot! I've seen the Ephiphone in person and esthetically they are very similar and the Smokehouse Burst finish is really cool on both guitars. Black Friday is a great opportunity! 🙌
@@VibeAlchemy I can't wait to see the glossy finish in person. I'm putting 100 back every time I get paid, and with the black Friday sale I'm definitely getting it then.
I love Les Pauls. I have one tattooed on my left bicep for goodness sakes. And I have 3 Pauls. But for me yeah it’s about both the sound and the fact that my heroes played them. They can be a bit quirky; especially that g string staying in tune. I’ll never stop loving them but if I’m objective the PRS that I play feels and stays in tune better.
I second this. I recently got a tribute and a studio that I traded for SEs( tremonti and holcomb ). I have USA Custom 24 and 22. It’s nice to have them around for when I’m craving that sound. But yeah my PRSs I enjoy more.
Thanks! Great questions! Since it was conceived in 2019, the Studio Modern series hasn't changed- same guitar in same 4 colors. All Gibsons are made in the USA. Memphis and Nashville were the two factories until 2018, when the Memphis factory was closed. Now everything is done at the Nashville factory. Gibson did a cool series on the Nashville facility in 2020. Here's a link of the first episode if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/npOOEWaTadA/v-deo.html
@@VibeAlchemy great a d thanks for the link. I have a cherry non glossy made in early 2000's like 2005 or so but don't play anymore but really like it so I'm keeping for who knows why. I also have a Magnatone accordion amp than is pretty cool MA or MA2os something like that. Original vibrato...take care and that is for all!
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YOU HAVE BROUGHT OUT THE SOUL OF THIS GUITAR MY FRIEND. VERY GOOD INDEED.
Thanks so much, Man! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Great Demo. For $1000 less than a standard and with coil splitting, the Studio really hits the mark.
Thanks, man! They got it all right for the price. It's a great model! 🔥
Wonderful video brother. With this presentation you really hit the nail. Awesome tomorrow I wanna order mine? To sweet water. Keep it up with The good videos brother God-bless you. A Mexican man from Boston Massachusetts. Cheers.
Actually, it's not coil split in this case. It's coil tap. Get a multimeter and measure the output of the pickup when the knob is pulled. If it is a coil split, the output will drop; but you'll see that, with a Studio, the output won't drop. That means it's not coil split.
Excellent video. Perfect sound and great chops. This thing is vicious. I’m about to buy a 2010 studio in wine red with gold hardware! It’s mint and beautiful. You did a great Satriani too!
Amazing demo!!! You just made me even more excited about my new purchase and I didn't think that was possible. Great work!
One of the best reviews, explanations and demonstrations of the Studio model I've seen. Very well done, thanks.
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it.
@@VibeAlchemy l own a 97 model and i reckon it's one of the best sounding guitar great tone and good playability.
@@vagiholmes Right on Man!
RESLPSA LOQUITUR.....YEAH, I JUST SAID THE SAME THING. I AGREE WITH YOU.
BEST DEMO AND SOURCE OF INFO ON THE INTERNET. THANK YOU!!!
1st time here , and have purchased my 1st Gibson LP Studio Plus a month ago. I absolutely love everything about it. But seeing and hear how great and expressive you are show how incredible and versatile the Studio is.
Hey Man, thanks a lot. I appreciate it! It's a great guitar! 🔥
I bought a new Studio and a Marshall Silver Jubilee short stack in 1988. Definitely no hollowed body pockets in that one. Weighed a ton and brought the tone and sustain of the best Les Pauls I have ever heard. It was perfect right off the shelf, no set up needed. Deluxe tuners, nice flat fretboard, steel bridge hardware, and those Hummers just put it in front beautifully and had sustain all week. It was wine red, and you could see the plain grain maple top rather than having any ray or other fine wood features, no binding. Those were the only differences between higher end versions.
A good friend who was a truly gifted guitarist bought it from me so he wouldn't have to haul his vintage LP's to gigs. He fell in love with it and borrowed it all the time, so I just sold it to him so he'd stop the whining.
I am the happy owner of a 2010 Gibson Studio. I truly love this guitar. The sound is amazingly clean and smooth, and it plays so well, it just fits me ! I can't tell you how many compliments I have received about this guitar ! I have other guitars, but this is my player, love it. It would take a pile of money to git this guitar, if then ?
I have had a studio for about 20 years great guitar. Red and gold trim beautiful
Right on, man! 🙌
A fantastic demo and your playing is original sounding and killer! 🎶🔥🎶
Hey, thanks so much!! Glad you enjoyed it! And if you have any suggestions for future content you'd like to see, let us know! Have a good one! 🎸👊
Took me 6 Gibson's to find a neck I liked and it was a Ebay buy so I couldn't touch the neck til it got there. Got a 97 ebony w/ gold trim ebony fretboard with 496/500 pups. $800 including chainsaw case. But on closer inspection with those H Output pups I changed lots of things like CTS 500K pots, 50's wiring w/ Garrett cloth wire. Tonespro locking bridge and alum tailpiece, Tusc XL nut, Kluson locking tuners. Now it's a rock dog without the crazy high price. I did 3 different time buys and made offers on various items at a time. Probably only got about $400 in parts and did the work myself.
Right on Man! I've done a lot of customization on some of my guitars as well. It's a great satisfaction to plan out what you want to do and then enjoy the finished result knowing it's just how you want it 🙌
You are one of the Les Paul Studio Experts. Having seen many Les Paul Studio videos, I can assure you.The reason I landed on your video is because I wanted to solve the mystery of my Les Paul studio for many years.It's how body structure and weight relate to sustain and resonance.My studio was made in 2001 and has a non-weight relief of 4.2kg.I wanted a spare studio, so I played the latest studio and many studios around 2000.However, I couldn't find a studio with the same sustain as my 2001 studio, so I gave up on a spare studio. This is a live sound sustain that does not use electricity. In the end, I bought a 2017 deadstock Classic Plus honeyburst similar weight 4.29kg with 9 hole weight relief.Still, 2001 Studio's live sound sustain is better.
Hey Jay, thanks for the comment! The sustain on electric guitars is a interesting and complicated topic. There are so many factors that influence the sustain on a guitar, such as the wood, the quality/ material of the bridge, the nut, the machine heads, the height of the pickups, etc. My first Les Paul was a smartwood (sustainable) Swamp Ash 2009 and it had great sustain. I think part of the alchemy is also possibly luck. Thanks for your share!
This studio has a bit of a sad story, and when a problem is solved, I'll come up with my own answer and report back to you.Thanks.
Very good player and wonderful review! Keep going on this way! 😎🤘😎
Thanks so much! You, too! 😎🎸🤘
This guy is good. Love his style. Excellent informative video !! Good music !!
Hey thanks a lot man! Much appreciated!🙌
@@VibeAlchemy Thank YOU 🙏🏻
Excellent review!
I really enjoyed how you make it sound
Thank you! I appreciate that. 🎸🙌
Du bist ein ganz super Gitarrist . Gefällt mir sehr gut dein Style
🎉🎉🎉
Thanks so much, Man. Much appreciated!
I'm loving the Studio vibe. I came across a 2005 Les Paul Studio Faded T series about 6 years ago, and it has become my main guitar. After doing some research, I discovered some interesting things about this guitar. The first oddity I discovered is that it has a mohagany top. This tone and feel reminds me of a 1988 Hamer Chaparral Custom that I used to have. As for it being chambered, I don't think it is. The T truly stands for traditional. The neck is a 50's style, probably a soft V. The wiring is old school, and there is no PCB or coil splitters. The pickups are Burstbucker Pros. It also has the old school tuners. Being a Faded series, there isn't much of a finish. The guitar is stained brown and reminiscent of the USO provided guitars for the military through the Arts and Recreation programs. Over the years, I've seen the Studio get a bad wrap as if it was a lesser base model to the Standard. Never judge a guitar by its bling. In the studio you will never hear the flame top maple or the binding. For anyone looking for that special Les Paul that has that infamous Les Paul tone, I suggest looking at a Les Paul Studio. If one is going for looks, then by all means, spend thousands on a Standard. Great video, glad I found your channel.
Wow. Cool guitar! I had an LP Smartwood with the Burstbuckers. I really liked how they sounded. I totally agree with you about the Studio and the Standard. All great guitars. Regardless of the model, I've always had respect for Gibson using high quality woods and the guitars are made really well. Thanks for the comment. 🙏Have a good one!
i have the wine red one (guitar center also has some special edition finishes). when i first got it home i spent 10 minutes just playing a G chord and listening to the sustain. the word joy comes to mind when playing it. the zipper on the included case is amazing. seems like the finish can be a bit grippy when it's warm/humid which i don't mind on the body (stays in your lap) but when doing slides maybe not the best thing when it happens on the neck. there is an epiphone version but i didn't find that one quite as playable.
I haven't tried the Epiphone, but the series that was made in Japan in the late 90s was as good as the Les Paul. Crazy! Personally I expected a hard shell case, but the soft shell is padded enough. The first time I played a Les Paul, I was mesmerized by the sound of the first four frets and the sustain. Thanks for the comment! 🙌
I have a Gibson Les Paul Studio, love it. It just fits me better and the sound is immaculate. The group I play in play Fender Strats and Telecasters. The folks listening always compliment my Gibson Les Paul Studio. I play rythem with it.
Yeah for sure in a band the combo of Les Paul and Fender is great. They complement each other. 🔥
@@VibeAlchemy Yes indeed !
I have a 2010 Gibson les Paul studio deluxe guitar center exclusive in Cherry Sunburst and it makes me happy . I know it is not a high end lp standard in any sense but for me it is ok . Cheers. Forgot to say it came with a hardshell case ! Not a gigbag
Cool! I think the most important thing about about owning a guitar is how it makes you feel when you play it. Hardshell cases are a lot harder to come by these days, unfortunately! Cheers
I have a '92 Gibson LP Studio I bought new 30 years ago and it's still in great shape. The only difference between it and a Standard or Custom is the lack of binding and Gibson inlay in the headstock. Otherwise, same wood, hardware and electronics.
Though I prefer a solid body and am not a fan of push/pull knobs on a LP, the Studio is probably still the best choice for a budget friendly Gibson that delivers the classic look, sound and feel of a true Gibson LP. The Smokehouse Burst is also a beauty., 👍🏻
Hi! Cool. I personally like the push-pull feature because playing different styles, I have more tone choices. A chambered body can be useful if you are over 40 and on stage, like me! 😅
Thanks for the comment!
I'll totally disagree on the electrics parts. The pots on my 97 ebony w/ gold trim ebony fretboard Studio were these little in size pots and some garbage plastic coated wire. Just cheap junk. When I bought my guitar it came with 496/500 pups and I wanted the most sound out of them. So I changed a lot on mine. CTS 500K pots and Grarett cloth wiring in a 50's pattern, Tonespro locking bridge and alum tailpiece, Tusc XL nut, Kluson locking tuners. Just changed what most THINK is O K. But in reality takes away some of the Les Paul Mystique sustain. Just my opinion
First of all thank for your explanation and your test. I would like to hear from a fine player like you some clean sounds in high tones because there are no sounds like this in Gibson Les Paul Studio test.
Thanks for watching. In the next video, I'm testing another pedal and in the sound test I'll be playing some clean notes in the 12th fret zone on the Gibson. So be sure to check it out!
I’ve owned a Gibson Les Paul Standard and Classic. My 2008 Studio is the best out of the three.
Right on, Man! Yeah, they sound great.
8.00 WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT CHROMATIC RUNS IN HARMONY???!!!
I've got a satin black 2012 Gibson Les Paul Studio and although I don't have another Les Paul to directly compare it to, it's the biggest, chunkiest, most authoritative sounding guitar I own, including other Gibsons (an SG and a V). In fact it's hard to switch to another guitar because they all sound like toys in comparison. I believe they are the same as the pricier models in terms of what's going to deliver the sound, but just without the expensive finishes and binding. If you have the neck through construction and the big slab of mahogany with a good pickup (the stock 480T bridge is great for rock, for heavier rock and metal I've swapped in a Super Distortion and even an X2N) a Les Paul studio can sound as good as any of them. IIRC I got it for about 600 new in 2012.
Right on man! Yeah those two DiMarzio pickups are great for metal and heavy rock. I had a Super Distortion on a Jackson Randy Rhoads years ago and loved it. 🔥
Nice review on this guitar! I plan on getting the Epiphone of this in the same Smokehouse Burst soon. I'll probably get it during Sweetwaters Black Friday sale next month.
Hi, thanks a lot! I've seen the Ephiphone in person and esthetically they are very similar and the Smokehouse Burst finish is really cool on both guitars. Black Friday is a great opportunity! 🙌
@@VibeAlchemy I can't wait to see the glossy finish in person. I'm putting 100 back every time I get paid, and with the black Friday sale I'm definitely getting it then.
I love Les Pauls. I have one tattooed on my left bicep for goodness sakes. And I have 3 Pauls. But for me yeah it’s about both the sound and the fact that my heroes played them. They can be a bit quirky; especially that g string staying in tune. I’ll never stop loving them but if I’m objective the PRS that I play feels and stays in tune better.
Yeah Les Pauls are iconic and they simply sound fantastic. PRSs are very good guitars, too. I prefer the early 90s models. 🤘🔥
I second this. I recently got a tribute and a studio that I traded for SEs( tremonti and holcomb ). I have USA Custom 24 and 22. It’s nice to have them around for when I’m craving that sound. But yeah my PRSs I enjoy more.
nothing like the Les Paul sustain and crunchy chords
No kidding! 🔥
Lo mismo,en español.Perfecto! saludos.
Hey thanks man! 🙏
The studio is my favorite.
Right on, man 🤘
Gostei da Camisa da Santa Cruz
Thanks dude!
Does Gibson change the Studio or does it remain the same? Are they all made in USA? Excellent demo and review!
Thanks! Great questions! Since it was conceived in 2019, the Studio Modern series hasn't changed- same guitar in same 4 colors. All Gibsons are made in the USA. Memphis and Nashville were the two factories until 2018, when the Memphis factory was closed. Now everything is done at the Nashville factory. Gibson did a cool series on the Nashville facility in 2020. Here's a link of the first episode if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/npOOEWaTadA/v-deo.html
@@VibeAlchemy great a d thanks for the link. I have a cherry non glossy made in early 2000's like 2005 or so but don't play anymore but really like it so I'm keeping for who knows why. I also have a Magnatone accordion amp than is pretty cool MA or MA2os something like that. Original vibrato...take care and that is for all!
@@VibeAlchemy i feel good about buying something made in the USA. some epiphones i've tried recently had issues like lifted fret ends.
I have a 2013 chocolate gibson lpj,. I want to put whammy bar
could be cool, but more expensive 😉