A true Les Paul with advanced electronics that is lightweight and affordable.

The Gibson Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar has become one of the most desired Les Paul guitars for its tremendous harmonic and sonic capacities. The studio guitar is coveted by musicians from all genres of music and offers Les Paul performance with a modern, no-frills attitude. This Silverburst edition is lighter weight and offers a distinct look and modern features. The Les Paul Studio guitar marries a lightweight chambered mahogany back to a maple top. The mahogany set neck has a 22-fret fingerboard that is constructed from high-grade ebony. The resilience of this dense and durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The flatter 12" fingerboard radius promotes smooth note bending and eliminates dead or choked out notes—a common occurrence on rounder, smaller radius fingerboards. The Les Paul Studio guitar's '60s neck profile is slim tapered emulating the neck shapes of the 1960 Les Paul Standard.

The Les Paul Studio Guitar shares the same quality electronics as some of its more expensive siblings. The Gibson 490R pickup has the tonal characteristics of an original PAF, but with a slight increase in upper mid-range response. The Gibson 498T bridge pickup is the 490 pickup's ideal complement. Taking the 490 one step further, the 498 swaps the Alnico II magnet with an Alnico V, thus making it a slightly hotter pickup with emphasis on mid-ranges and highs. The pole pieces on the 498T are also aligned a little further apart to accommodate the spacing of the strings at the bridge. Both pickups can be split via push/pull volume controls.

Gibson Les Paul Studio Silverburst Electric Guitar Features:

• Style: Les Paul
• Body Back: Mahogany
• Body Top: Carved maple
• Neck: Set mahogany neck with '60s profile
• Scale length: 24-3/4"
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Number of frets: 22
• Inlays: Trapezoid
• Bridge pickup: Gibson 498T
• Neck pickup: Gibson 490R
• Controls: Vol/Vol/Tone(push/pull)/Tone(push/pull) with 3-way toggle
• Bridge: Tune-O-Matic with stopbar tailpiece
• Tuners: Grovers
• Hardware: Chrome
• Finish: Silverburst

Gibson Les Paul Studio Silverburst Electric Guitar Includes:

• case

Get a modern Les Paul without spending a fortune.

Gibson Les Paul Studio Silverburst Electric Guitar

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IT'S TIME!

Posted by mystudioshawn from colorado on Dec 14, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: N/A

Well now that I've had and played my new lady for a while now it's finally time for my reveiw, I luv her today just as much, if not more, than the day she arrived! the silverburst is an incredible addition to the studio line-up, the ebony, the coil-taps and that beautiful silver and black paint! WOW!! I almost bought a used fireburst 2 years ago, so glad I waited. Thanks Gibson

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Perfection

Posted by Mike Teezy from Montgomery, AL on Dec 3, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: 2 Year Veteran

Reviewer's Play Style: Classic Rock, Blues

I bought this Les Paul Studio Silverburst about a month ago at Guitar Center and couldn't be happier. It looks and plays like a beast. The ebony fingerboard feels great and the Grovers have yet to let a string out of tune.

My favorite specs are the coil tapped 490 and 498 combo. The tonal capabilities are endless. The coil-tapped pickups give it a very "woody" sound when played through a clean amp, almost like an acoustic.

Just like my salesman said "These pickups make the difference between buying just another guitar and buying your LAST guitar." I know that this guitar is all I need for years to come.

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EXCELLENT GUITAR

Posted by CrazyRockr from LA, CA on Nov 12, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Everything

This is an amazing guitar! However, it's real heavy, I was playing a show and I dropped it. I'm SO GLAD I got the EXTENDED GOLD COVERAGE on it. The neck snapped, and I didn't have to pay anything to get it repaired. Not one cent. It was an awesome deal for this guitar! I love it! It works great for me. I would recomend it to ANYONE!

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The perfect guitar!

Posted by guitar_legend01 from Utah on Oct 7, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Metal,

This guitar came in perfect condition! Thanks MF! When I opened the case and pulled this beauty out absolutly beatuiful, the finish is amazing. The action and intination was perfect. It plays like a dream! I have heard people talk about the quality that Gibson provides with there guitars, now that I own this beauty I know what they are talking about. This is a must buy! I give it 5 Stars in all categories!

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Great Addition to the Studio Line

Posted by DaveH003 from Portland, OR on Sep 17, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Blues, Jazz

The purists can say what they want about the LP Studio line, but having multiple LP's myself, I can attest to the fact that the LP Studio is a fantastic value compared to the Standard, Traditional, Custom, etc. For starters, it has arguably the best pickup configuration Gibson has ever paired (498T/490R), which they also put on the Custom and the Supreme. With this addition, they brought the silverburst finish to the Studio line and added split coil knobs to double the tonal capabilities. Overall, this is a fantastic guitar, and while it is still overpriced, it is a good value compared to its ridiculously over-priced brethren. It's good to see that Gibson understands that high quality and an arguably fair(er) price need to paired if people are going to make such a high dollar purchase.

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