The New Les Paul Studio – deep dive demo

00:00 Intro
00:15 Demo jam #1
01:23 Overview
02:15 Features
13:00 Demo jam #2

Guitarist Tone Lounge reviewers Richard Barrett and Jamie Dickson take a close look at the newest version of one of the most popular electrics Gibson has ever built - the attainable yet capable Les Paul Studio. With a raft of subtle and not so subtle upgrades, the 2024 Les Paul Studio is the closest yet to being a fully fledged Lester, with fingerboard binding, high-spec pickups and more. Join Richard and Jamie as they explore its pros and cons and weigh up whether it remains the singlecut solidbody to beat in the affordable, US-made market.

[davidcarson]

Love these reviews, great to see this guitar back in production....has never been a better time to play

[jackprice]

Nice playing guys! The LP sounds great!

[williamrobinson]

Thanks Richard and Jamie! As ever the music is beautiful, really cool. If you 2 with the addition of Nev Marten did an album of Blues/Latin instrumentals it would be PERFECT for the old wine and nibbles party, alongside Donald Fagen and the l8 gr8 Walter Becker et al. Great stuff. Oh yes, this is a guitar review isn't it? 🤣Well on an aesthetic front I do agree with Richard, Wine Red takes the palm for an axe like this. If ur going to have 'red/yeller' then the eye is directed to the yellow bit and it doesn't work unless it meets a class of maple flame worthy of a violin made in Cremona in C17 by a Master luthier, which is the case with many high end LP Standards. Also, I've seen a yellow LP Junior, which was like a Studio only with 1 p/u, I mean it FELT like a Studio, and it and Studios I've seen had dot markers. As far as I can hear the sounds are gr8 and if people want to see this as a versatile guitar to take into the deadroom without actually dying from excessive porterage then praps this is an option.
But I come here for the guitar music and this certainly doesn't disappoint!
Merry Christmas to all at the office!
Nice one guys. 🎄🎶✨🌟👍

[benlogan]

I’ve got em all. Epi, Ltd and Gibson guitars. My USA Gibson’s are definitely worth the cost and are a good value. Studios all the way! My Epi, and Ltd are really good, but my Gibsons are great guitars.

[efxprecor]

I had a night hawk too! Looking for new studio now.

[steve]

I think this is good value when comparing to a fender professional tele or strat with a poly finish and a bolt on neck

[iainfreeman]

The tap capacitor thing has been a feature since 2014, my studio pro had that. I took the capacitor out. Made it a full slit then.

[robertcarey]

That guitar and amp together they are peanut butter and jelly.

[darrenedwards]

So body binding costs around £600 (ie a Standard).?

[georgeroumeliotis]

Studios have never been full width body they have always been 1/4” thinner than standards etc… what would be a good comparison would be early 80s Tim Shaw equiped Studio, and these… nice feel and tone in this demo, well done.

[uwedasler]

That Choptank looks and sounds killer. Is there a video of it?

[Koogle-og]

Make some with a fat neck and i wood love to buy one

[shawnstarks]

I own a 1995 Wine Red w Gold Hardware Les Paul Studio. I played the new ones just the other day. For me the biggest difference is the weight. Mine is 10 pounds and thicker. The new ones are not that. Not close.

[JAL-ccjd]

I bought a new Studio in September and a new Studio Session last month. They are both absolutely fantastic guitars! Fit and finish is perfect on both, setup spot on, and they play and sound great. I prefer the ebony fretboard and the 57 Classics on the Session model, but they are both keepers for sure. I realize there are plenty of people who remember paying less money for a new Gibson in the past, but like most things, it’s in the past. Given the current economy and pricing of everything, I think the Studio models are still a good value and I encourage everyone to try one before forming an opinion about them. Just because you can’t afford something doesn’t mean it’s overpriced. 😊

[jonvig]

Best studios made were the early 90s till about 2000. Long neck tenons and the entire factory really put a lot of pride into them.
Really good information on the internet doing a search for the workers that were at the factory during that time period.

[benoitnezan]

The clown burst is back ! Sounds great though.

[jeefder]

imo the sunburst one looks "plastic" doesn't look right without the binding, the other three look good though and they seem to weigh between 7.5 and 8lb

[martinclayton]

Gibson's, and Epiphone's are just overpriced! I'm glad that I bought mine when they were a reasonable price! I bought my SG for £400, and it's great, but the pricing was right then, but now they're taking the piss!

[paulwhiteside]

If this guitar floats your boat and you're going to play it extensively, then great! - Buy it. However, this model is very pricey. 🤔I'm old enough (and lucky) enough to own two 1990's wine red Les Paul Studios (one of which has an ebony fingerboard). I have not yet found the need or justification for replacing them. ☺

[stevesteve.]

What price people will pay for a name on a headstock.
You can get the full monty better built 'Les Paul' for the same money, buy a Tokai.