Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio!

Ad_02Std · 10-31-07, 07:56 PM

I know how much you guys love a rambling story so...

A friend of mine recently sold his '88 PRS because he decided he liked his '03 Les Paul Standard better. So with a small portion of the cash he got from the PRS he bought a 97 LP Studio as a backup to his main Les Paul. After playing it for about a week he decided he liked the sound of the Studio over the Standard, and that this was the fault of the Burstbucker Pros (probably not entirely untrue, as I found with mine). I do his tech work for him, so he handed me the Studio and the Standard and told me to pull the pickups from the Studio and put them in place of the Standards BBs.

I got home and took the Studio out of it's case; it was covered with grime and the strings were ancient, plus it was in need of a set-up. It hadn't been modded (apart from straplocks), but it had been played hard and displayed a number of moderate sized dinks and bumps - looked like it had been dropped a few times. Out of curiosity, and before I took the soldering iron to it, I plugged it in to my little Laney LC15R, and something magic happened - this little Studio had got some seriously nice tone to it. I couldn't stop playing for long enough to do the pickup job, and the more I played it the more I fell in love with the damn thing!

Bollocks to it! I took off the old strings, scrubbed the dirt off, polished it and gave it some new strings and a set-up. Plugged it back in. Magic. Just magic.

So now I just can't bring myself to part the pickups out of it. In fact I'm going to advise him to leave well alone. Messing with this little gem would be a huge mistake! I'll source some appropriate pickups for his Standard and when I've got the cash together I'll make him an offer he can't refuse on the Studio.

Anyway, all this got me thinking - The Les Paul Studio doesn't get nearly enough praise round here. How many times do you walk into a venue and see a guitarist strumming, chugging or wailing on a Studio? There's one in every other band where I come from! The punks love them. The rockers love them. The bluesers love them. The metallers love them. The indie crowd love them...

So let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio!

(That's your cue to post a photo.)

Here's the one I've been gushing about, in all it's new found shiny glory.

Adam

Titan7 · 10-31-07, 10:04 PM

I love mine!!

Iplay4JC · 10-31-07, 10:32 PM

Hip, hip, hooray! Mine's definitely a keeper, that's for sure.

Schtang · 11-01-07, 01:56 AM

The 96-97 Studio Gems with P90s are just plain and simple a wonderful guitar to play live. I use mine in conjunction with my Les Paul standard & USA standard strat. In actual fact the studio gem probably gets more gigging time than the other two. Love those P90s.

dart99 · 11-01-07, 05:31 AM

Shot of my '97 Studio Gem Topaz.

BadAssBill · 11-01-07, 06:20 AM

I couldn't agree more...I recently did the same with my Studio. New strings with a setup and it sounds freaking great. She has a lot of battle scars...but never lets me down...

Triplet · 11-01-07, 11:29 AM

Here's my Ho.....

She's a '92 w/RS kit, P94s....

badform · 11-01-07, 12:00 PM

Here's my '93 Studio Lite...

It's always had the magic feel, slim neck aside, but now it's got the magic sound as well!

Tarbender · 11-01-07, 12:02 PM

Here's my '92. Got it for $400.00 with no pickups. Dropped in a set of WCR Filmores and left the bumps and dings as earned mojo and now, a spectacular sounding instrument competing with my LP Standard for my affections.

58junior · 11-01-07, 12:17 PM

58junior · 11-01-07, 12:18 PM

Yeah....I dig em. Best feature besides the price is no neck binding, or binding nubs, nibs or plastic fret ends. Just pure metal to bend, slide and shake.

Put cream parts and chrome on those wine reds....please.

Hillbilly · 11-01-07, 03:14 PM

Or re-fin it gold-top...

scozz50 · 11-01-07, 06:48 PM

Love my 06 Studio Premium Plus. It's a real player, doesn't look too bad either.

pearsol · 11-01-07, 09:00 PM

Right behind you Scozz. I just love the tone I get from my prem+. Like you said, they're a looker too.[IMG]

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jpap · 11-02-07, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badform

Here's my '93 Studio Lite...

It's always had the magic feel, slim neck aside, but now it's got the magic sound as well!

bluesfingers · 11-02-07, 05:31 AM

This is the perfect thread to introduce you my 94 Studio with some upgrades.

Chrome hardware & Cream parts
Historic Pickup Rings
Historic Tuners
Amber Top Hat knobs with knob pointers
Great sound :-)

Cheers from Spain

kanada · 11-02-07, 07:30 AM

i love the topaz and that blue and black with bigsby

heres mine

Trans-Am · 11-02-07, 08:43 AM

You gotta have at least one Studio....It's?...it's just...that GOOD!!

My '97 Alpine White:

Peace

moonpie · 11-02-07, 09:17 AM

Thanks for sharing, Gents
I've got an 88 Alpine White, ebony board dot neck and a 93 Wine Red, rosewood w/traps.

Both fine guitars, but that's just my opinion

Bobby_Lee · 11-02-07, 10:14 AM

My '95 Studio was my first LP and I loved it then and I love it now. I've put in WB Firewater pickups and that has given me a lot more tone definition. It's just damn fun to play.

Long live the Studio!!

andy k · 11-02-07, 12:39 PM

theres some fine looking guitars here--
the premplus is awesome--
and that bluetop with bigsby is obscene--
always loved that re-fin goldtop,

I have 3 studios, first was a Gothic, which i never really gelled with (caused me to buy my first standard )

my second, was my own well documented re-fin--the Raw-raw power, which has 490/498 pups, and the fattest neck i own -a 95.
here he is=
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and then i saw another, which i had to have--an 02, with the pups and electrics from a recent standard--I messed with the plastic to get more comfortable with it, but its one of my favs---got me gassing for a VM right now--
heres the 2 together

definately money well spent.
cheers guys
andy k

driver75 · 11-02-07, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

Or re-fin it gold-top...

Do you have any pics of that Guitar before it was refinned?

kent · 11-03-07, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trans-Am

You gotta have at least one Studio....It's?...it's just...that GOOD!!

My '97 Alpine White:

Peace

My '97 Alpine White:

Minneapolis Slim · 11-03-07, 07:21 AM

Gotta throw in my VM Studio, modded, natch!

suvsteve · 11-03-07, 12:43 PM

Alpine white? I'll play, here's my '93...

EC1000 · 11-03-07, 01:31 PM

I don't have one at the moment but I have had nice 93 studio in the past. I have also played lots in stores and many sound and feel great. I have never tried one of those VM studios though

68goldtop · 11-07-07, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

Or re-fin it gold-top...

hi hillbilly!
wow, that refin looks amazing!
would you care to tell me who did it - and what one would have to expect to pay for it?

thanks a lot!

- 68.

Hillbilly · 11-08-07, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by driver75

Do you have any pics of that Guitar before it was refinned?

No, but it was just your 'standard' '95 Wine Red LP Studio...played by a guy in a punk band who had stickers all over it...and used a garden trowel for a pick. A decent chunk of wood was missing from the bottom of the cutaway, probably in an effort to "rawk", and it was just generally an ugly duckling. I'm a sucker for an old GT, so what they hey?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68goldtop

hi hillbilly!
wow, that refin looks amazing!
would you care to tell me who did it - and what one would have to expect to pay for it?

thanks a lot!

- 68.

I work for RS Guitarworks, so I had some pretty cool guys to assist me in the project...

You can find what one would expect to pay at the RS website.

mmukav · 11-08-07, 07:41 PM

Here's mine. Les Paul Studio Vintage Mahogany:

(I had this plain truss rod cover on for a while, now I've gone back to the 'studio' cover)

chris ottawa · 11-22-07, 08:46 AM

Here's my '07 Vintage Mahogany. Stock, except for the nickel Grover tulips I put on. It's my first LP... there will definitely be more, eventually.

Carpenter_Jason · 11-22-07, 11:11 AM

This is my first and only LP. 01 Studio in Wine Red.

Trans-Am · 11-22-07, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triplet

Here's my Ho.....

She's a '92 w/RS kit, P94s....

Yikes!!!

What a beaut!!

I saw one like this locally for $950 year was 2003 9.5 out of 10,The only thing different was is that it had to fret markers only side dots.Ebony neck btw!!.It looked like an Swamp Ash model Studio.

I might give it a go this weekend.

Peace

Trans-Am · 11-22-07, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris ottawa

Here's my '07 Vintage Mahogany. Stock, except for the nickel Grover tulips I put on. It's my first LP... there will definitely be more, eventually.

Bro where did u get the mighty tulips and what ratio?...I can see that on my Deluxe/Classic.It is bitchin' hot IMHO!!!....and the axe too!!

Peace

chris ottawa · 11-23-07, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trans-Am

Bro where did u get the mighty tulips and what ratio?...I can see that on my Deluxe/Classic.It is bitchin' hot IMHO!!!....and the axe too!!

Peace

Hey, thanks. I found 'em on the 'bay, for around $45, so I grabbed them. They're 14:1, I believe. I like the stock ones, but I just had to have the shiny.

Trans-Am · 11-23-07, 08:39 AM

So right to add a few blings to your axe ,as long as you dont overdo it.It get pretty heavy after that.

Peace

soldano16 · 11-23-07, 02:18 PM

This lead part was done with a studio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT6zsnrBpVY

44deluxe · 11-25-07, 06:17 AM

Mine is a mid '95 that I bought in January '04. I remember the date because I had just quit smoking and decided to buy a guitar to remind myself how stupid it was to keep setting fire to my money...

It was love at first play, my first Gibson and to this day probably my best guitar. It plays so nicely and felt like a HUUUUGE step up from the Epiphone Standard I traded in against it (no disrespect to those of you who have Epis BTW it served me well).

I sometimes wonder if I should maybe upgrade the pickups/pots but then I just think naah....leave it as it is...

denyeverything · 11-25-07, 01:13 PM

cas121 · 11-26-07, 07:26 AM

Here's my '93, plays and sounds like a dream

John_Sykes · 01-27-08, 06:42 PM

some very cool looking Studios up in here!lol

i have two that are both modded with SD pickups and Sprague caps.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IODUNCANS2.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1.../WRLPMINE2.jpg

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10-31-07, 07:56 PM	#1
Ad_02Std Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Over the green hills Posts: 3,031	Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! I know how much you guys love a rambling story so... A friend of mine recently sold his '88 PRS because he decided he liked his '03 Les Paul Standard better. So with a small portion of the cash he got from the PRS he bought a 97 LP Studio as a backup to his main Les Paul. After playing it for about a week he decided he liked the sound of the Studio over the Standard, and that this was the fault of the Burstbucker Pros (probably not entirely untrue, as I found with mine). I do his tech work for him, so he handed me the Studio and the Standard and told me to pull the pickups from the Studio and put them in place of the Standards BBs. I got home and took the Studio out of it's case; it was covered with grime and the strings were ancient, plus it was in need of a set-up. It hadn't been modded (apart from straplocks), but it had been played hard and displayed a number of moderate sized dinks and bumps - looked like it had been dropped a few times. Out of curiosity, and before I took the soldering iron to it, I plugged it in to my little Laney LC15R, and something magic happened - this little Studio had got some seriously nice tone to it. I couldn't stop playing for long enough to do the pickup job, and the more I played it the more I fell in love with the damn thing! Bollocks to it! I took off the old strings, scrubbed the dirt off, polished it and gave it some new strings and a set-up. Plugged it back in. Magic. Just magic. So now I just can't bring myself to part the pickups out of it. In fact I'm going to advise him to leave well alone. Messing with this little gem would be a huge mistake! I'll source some appropriate pickups for his Standard and when I've got the cash together I'll make him an offer he can't refuse on the Studio. Anyway, all this got me thinking - The Les Paul Studio doesn't get nearly enough praise round here. How many times do you walk into a venue and see a guitarist strumming, chugging or wailing on a Studio? There's one in every other band where I come from! The punks love them. The rockers love them. The bluesers love them. The metallers love them. The indie crowd love them... So let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! (That's your cue to post a photo.) Here's the one I've been gushing about, in all it's new found shiny glory. Adam __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARa2eQ4Rqk0

10-31-07, 10:04 PM	#2
Titan7 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 114	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! I love mine!! Last edited by Titan7 : 11-01-07 at 11:35 PM.

10-31-07, 10:32 PM	#3
Iplay4JC Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 551	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Hip, hip, hooray! Mine's definitely a keeper, that's for sure. __________________ Nice to meet you!

11-01-07, 01:56 AM	#4
Schtang Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 544	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! The 96-97 Studio Gems with P90s are just plain and simple a wonderful guitar to play live. I use mine in conjunction with my Les Paul standard & USA standard strat. In actual fact the studio gem probably gets more gigging time than the other two. Love those P90s.

11-01-07, 05:31 AM	#5
dart99 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 24	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Shot of my '97 Studio Gem Topaz. Last edited by dart99 : 11-02-07 at 05:30 AM. Reason: Image code doesn't want to work

11-01-07, 06:20 AM	#6
BadAssBill Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,547	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! I couldn't agree more...I recently did the same with my Studio. New strings with a setup and it sounds freaking great. She has a lot of battle scars...but never lets me down... __________________ 08 R6 Bourbon Burst 04 ES-137 (Roadworn!) 92 Strat (Lake Placid Blue) 97 Breedlove SC25/AR 05 Am St Tele (Sunburst) 09 Tele Thinline RI Martin DM 83' JCM 800 2204 (6550)/1936 cab Goodsell S17 2x10, Avatar (Greenbacks) Hot Rod Deluxe Vox Night Train Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jiving too.

11-01-07, 11:29 AM	#7
Triplet Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 598	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Here's my Ho..... She's a '92 w/RS kit, P94s.... __________________ 'then she made me play games I didn't wanna play...'

11-01-07, 12:00 PM	#8
badform Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: B'more, MD Posts: 373	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Here's my '93 Studio Lite... It's always had the magic feel, slim neck aside, but now it's got the magic sound as well!

11-01-07, 12:02 PM	#9
Tarbender Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 36	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Here's my '92. Got it for $400.00 with no pickups. Dropped in a set of WCR Filmores and left the bumps and dings as earned mojo and now, a spectacular sounding instrument competing with my LP Standard for my affections. __________________ Believe it or not, my life is based on a true story!

11-01-07, 12:17 PM	#10
58junior Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 212	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! x

11-01-07, 12:18 PM	#11
58junior Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 212	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Yeah....I dig em. Best feature besides the price is no neck binding, or binding nubs, nibs or plastic fret ends. Just pure metal to bend, slide and shake. Put cream parts and chrome on those wine reds....please.

11-01-07, 03:14 PM	#12
Hillbilly Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 152	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Or re-fin it gold-top...

11-01-07, 06:48 PM	#13
scozz50 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 284	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Love my 06 Studio Premium Plus. It's a real player, doesn't look too bad either.

11-01-07, 09:00 PM	#14
pearsol Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 18	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Right behind you Scozz. I just love the tone I get from my prem+. Like you said, they're a looker too.[IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

11-02-07, 05:31 AM	#16
bluesfingers Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! This is the perfect thread to introduce you my 94 Studio with some upgrades. Chrome hardware & Cream parts Historic Pickup Rings Historic Tuners Amber Top Hat knobs with knob pointers Great sound :-) Cheers from Spain

11-02-07, 07:30 AM	#17
kanada Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 211	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! i love the topaz and that blue and black with bigsby heres mine

11-02-07, 08:43 AM	#18
Trans-Am Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: YVR,Canada Posts: 3,902	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! You gotta have at least one Studio....It's?...it's just...that GOOD!! My '97 Alpine White: Peace __________________ Hapiness Is A Warm Gun !! - John Lennon

11-02-07, 09:17 AM	#19
moonpie In the Zone/Backstage Pass Join Date: May 2003 Location: Somewhere between right and wrong. Posts: 9,774	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Thanks for sharing, Gents I've got an 88 Alpine White, ebony board dot neck and a 93 Wine Red, rosewood w/traps. Both fine guitars, but that's just my opinion __________________ IF YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE, YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR IT!

11-02-07, 10:14 AM	#20
Bobby_Lee Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rockland County,NY Posts: 88	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! My '95 Studio was my first LP and I loved it then and I love it now. I've put in WB Firewater pickups and that has given me a lot more tone definition. It's just damn fun to play. Long live the Studio!! __________________ '95 Studio "Aged" White '05 Standard Faded Tobacco Burst '01 Standard Ebony Bobby Lee Signature Series "Screwless" LP Pickguards http://www.gibson.com/wiki/Pickguards.ashx

11-02-07, 12:39 PM	#21
andy k Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 152	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! theres some fine looking guitars here-- the premplus is awesome-- and that bluetop with bigsby is obscene-- always loved that re-fin goldtop, I have 3 studios, first was a Gothic, which i never really gelled with (caused me to buy my first standard ) my second, was my own well documented re-fin--the Raw-raw power, which has 490/498 pups, and the fattest neck i own -a 95. here he is= [IMG][/IMG] and then i saw another, which i had to have--an 02, with the pups and electrics from a recent standard--I messed with the plastic to get more comfortable with it, but its one of my favs---got me gassing for a VM right now-- heres the 2 together definately money well spent. cheers guys andy k

11-03-07, 07:21 AM	#24
Minneapolis Slim Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,170	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Gotta throw in my VM Studio, modded, natch! Last edited by Minneapolis Slim : 11-22-07 at 11:44 AM.

11-03-07, 12:43 PM	#25
suvsteve Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Alpine white? I'll play, here's my '93...

11-03-07, 01:31 PM	#26
EC1000 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,389	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! I don't have one at the moment but I have had nice 93 studio in the past. I have also played lots in stores and many sound and feel great. I have never tried one of those VM studios though __________________ check out my tunes@ http://songramp.com/stratomaster

11-08-07, 07:41 PM	#29
mmukav Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 195	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Here's mine. Les Paul Studio Vintage Mahogany: (I had this plain truss rod cover on for a while, now I've gone back to the 'studio' cover) __________________ Gibson SG All-American Fender 70's Series Stratocaster Fender Blues Jr. Blackheart BH5 112

11-22-07, 08:46 AM	#30
chris ottawa Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Here's my '07 Vintage Mahogany. Stock, except for the nickel Grover tulips I put on. It's my first LP... there will definitely be more, eventually.

11-22-07, 11:11 AM	#31
Carpenter_Jason Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! This is my first and only LP. 01 Studio in Wine Red.

11-23-07, 08:39 AM	#35
Trans-Am Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: YVR,Canada Posts: 3,902	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! So right to add a few blings to your axe ,as long as you dont overdo it.It get pretty heavy after that. Peace __________________ Hapiness Is A Warm Gun !! - John Lennon

11-23-07, 02:18 PM	#36
soldano16 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Montreal Posts: 3,043	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! This lead part was done with a studio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT6zsnrBpVY __________________ “I thus reached the conviction that every man who thinks should have his own philosophy.” Havelock Ellis

11-25-07, 06:17 AM	#37
44deluxe Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South of France Posts: 114	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Mine is a mid '95 that I bought in January '04. I remember the date because I had just quit smoking and decided to buy a guitar to remind myself how stupid it was to keep setting fire to my money... It was love at first play, my first Gibson and to this day probably my best guitar. It plays so nicely and felt like a HUUUUGE step up from the Epiphone Standard I traded in against it (no disrespect to those of you who have Epis BTW it served me well). I sometimes wonder if I should maybe upgrade the pickups/pots but then I just think naah....leave it as it is... __________________ >deluxerecordings> .....coming soon In the meantime.....here's an OLD song

11-25-07, 01:13 PM	#38
denyeverything Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 17	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio!

11-26-07, 07:26 AM	#39
cas121 Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: amsterdam Posts: 16	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! Here's my '93, plays and sounds like a dream

01-27-08, 06:42 PM	#40
John_Sykes Les Paul Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 37	Re: Let's hear it for the Les Paul Studio! some very cool looking Studios up in here!lol i have two that are both modded with SD pickups and Sprague caps. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IODUNCANS2.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1.../WRLPMINE2.jpg __________________ R.I.P. Dime.