Les paul studio for musicians

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Guitar enthusiasts have to look no further than the Gibson Les Paul Studio that is designed by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Les Paul Studio is uniquely designed to suit the needs of all those who are studio musicians. An attractive and uniquely designed electronic guitar is targeted for guitar players concerned with the playability and tones rather than the cosmetics that are unnecessarily attached to electronic guitars.

Features of the Les Paul Studio

The early models of the Les Paul studio had ebony and rosewood fret boards and since the 90’s the white finishes which were classic, alpine and silver burst were popular. These specifications were made to make the guitar under a specific price range for the masses. Novice guitarists had the advantage of using a guitar with pedigree. The Les Paul Studio has some of the most attractive features that can be mentioned below as:

a)    Two pickups – One pickup is placed at the neck and the other at the bridge position

b)    Volume control – Each pickup has a volume control, a tone control and a three-way selector switch

c)    A guitar cable jack – A ¼ inch guitar cable jack can be found at the bottom rim of the guitar.

d)    Magnet humbuckers – Some of the guitar series of the Les Paul studio are equipped with ceramic magnet humbuckers

There are continuous modifications and variations to the Les Paul Studio.

Variations of the Les Paul Studio

Different models and variations have evolved over the years for the Les Paul studio. Some of them can be listed below:

a)    1982 to 1985 models – These guitars were made during this period with carved alder top and necks made of set maple.

b)    Vintage Mahogany – These guitars were made of carved mahogany and a rosewood fretboard with Alnico V Burstbucker Pro humbucker pickups.

c)    Smartwood Studio – This guitar is essentially a variant of the Studio model where the back and the neck are made of mahogany, but certain guitars had the chocolate-walnut richness of the Curupay. Peroba has a orange hue on the pine ceiling beam while the Banara has a golden banana glow. Ambay-Guasu has the even lightness of maple. Taparyva Guasu boass a sun-bleached rosewood on the guitar while the Chancharana has a warm-brown deep russet.

d)    Swamp Ash Studio – The Les Paul Swamp Ash Studio introduced in 2003 is identical to the Les Paul Voodoo and has some elements of the Gothic guitars.

e)    Gem Series – this Les Paul studio had special finishes of gemstones like Amethyst, Topaz, Sapphire, Emerald and Ruby.

f)    Studio Custom – These guitars had a mahogany neck and body with a maple top along with a single ply binding at the neck and a three-ply binding around the body. It also has gold hardware.

g)    Studio Standard – These guitars were similar the studio custom except for the chrome hardware.

h)    Studio Lite – as the name suggests, these guitars were made of Chromyte wood making them light.

Les Paul studio is a unique signature series of guitars ideal for all from novice to advanced guitar players for several decades.

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