Gibson introduces Les Paul Studio '50s Tribute

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:44 pm

I'd buy one but Amazon is the only place I can see to order one. Ever buy a guitar from Amazon?

mellowlogic · Post by **mellowlogic** » Thu May 20, 2010 11:46 pm

Never a guitar, but I've gotten tons of other shit from there without a problem. These things look fucking awesome.

Boab · Post by **Boab** » Fri May 21, 2010 12:11 am

Ditto^ Amazon would surely be fine to use, even if it would feel strange getting a guitar from them.

I do like these. A Lot. Seems like a great price too, considering it's a limited run.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri May 21, 2010 12:27 am

oh man, the black one! would love me one'a those.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri May 21, 2010 3:25 am

I ordered a gold top from Amazon:

estimated delivery date 7/9-8/16

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri May 21, 2010 3:53 am

they had a goldtop at parkway the other day....it had a "hold" tag on it.

the afore mentioned tobacco burst was still there.....personally I'd rather the burst but goldtops really are a love or hate thing.

Also note these are very light since they're the chambered lp design.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri May 21, 2010 4:23 am

Nick wrote:they had a goldtop at parkway the other day....it had a "hold" tag on it.

the afore mentioned tobacco burst was still there.....personally I'd rather the burst but goldtops really are a love or hate thing.

Also note these are very light since they're the chambered lp design.

Yeah,I called them about the gold top yesterday but they said it was spoken for.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Fri May 21, 2010 3:13 pm

I think I would love the look of these more if they had dot inlays instead of trapezoids.

I think it would look cool.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Fri May 21, 2010 4:37 pm

I'm so meh about these meh doesn't even cover it.

Les Paul studio= boring (sorry Nick). Satin finish looks well, dull. Comprehensively labelled knobs= marketed to idiots.
Westtexasred I'm a little confused- you've owned a bunch of Les Pauls recently that are/were much more exciting and hotter looking than these cheap ones. What's so great about em?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri May 21, 2010 8:10 pm

timhulio wrote:I'm so meh about these meh doesn't even cover it.

Les Paul studio= boring (sorry Nick). Satin finish looks well, dull. Comprehensively labelled knobs= marketed to idiots.
Westtexasred I'm a little confused- you've owned a bunch of Les Pauls recently that are/were much more exciting and hotter looking than these cheap ones. What's so great about em?

I dunno, It looks like a good value to me. I am buying it to replace my Les Paul Junior(which I will sell if I like the Gold Top better)..

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Fri May 21, 2010 8:17 pm

I think that the fact that a regular les paul studio is over a grand new and the pups are the weakest part (in my opinion) and p90s are my prefered pickup, and a p90 les paul runs lie 2500 new or something like that, this is pretty cool. I would prefer it to be better decked out, but in all honesty, the fact that they are putting a real les paul with real gibson p90 pups out there for under 900 cash is great. Wait until these pop up on the used market for 650 or so and you got yourself a great guitar for a great price. Even at 849 it is a good deal... SO with a case around 950 shiped to your door. Still well less than half of a standard les paul gold top with p90's but most of the mojo...

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri May 21, 2010 8:50 pm

timhulio wrote:I'm so meh about these meh doesn't even cover it.

Les Paul studio= boring (sorry Nick).

No offense taken. I've been using the Ric and Viking so much that the Les Paul doesn't even feel or sound right to me anymore....I've not gigged with it once and I've been trying to unload it for the past 6 months or so, albeit not very aggressively. After I get back from my vacation in June it's hitting eBay. The money will most likely go towards a Vox jaguar organ (or continental if I can somehow find one cheap enough).

As far as this thing goes though Tim, in person they look straight class, satin finish at all. Honestly, when I saw these in the shop, the fact that they were beautiful guitars with p90s is what drew me to them, and then the $799 price tag shocked me...then I realized it was a studio. I didn't get around to plugging it in, since I'm not really interested in buying one myself, but I definitely think they're a cool guitar, the price is just a nice bonus.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri May 21, 2010 11:46 pm

finboy wrote:no binding = fail

Just add binding and voila! (Link)

matt.dines · Post by **matt.dines** » Sat May 22, 2010 2:34 am

Don't get me wrong I love bound guitars and think it would look far better bound, but I think it would be a mistake getting one bound as it's a limited run guitar and its a no brainer that collectors are going to pay good moneys for them in the future.I don't know how long you'll keep hold of it but I imagine if/when you go to sell it, it wouldn't go for as much as what it could have done had it been left stock.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sat May 22, 2010 3:11 am

something about this thread made me start playing my Harmony Les Paul clone again after it having pretty much sat unused since 2006
and i've got to say, i love it more and more, these studio LPs are phenomenal, i tried one out today, good guitars for the price, and i'd have no issues attempting to add some binding to it myself for aesthetics..

mongoose69 · Post by **mongoose69** » Mon May 24, 2010 5:55 pm

pumpkin wrote:Luv it. Sadly, it's a limited run.

Mercenary bastard-whores Gibson has become, I'm sure it'll become a standard item (albeit with a different name, perhaps) if they take off. They do look smart, I have to admit. Somebody buy one and give us a report/review ASAP please!

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed May 26, 2010 1:43 am

finboy wrote:neck is lacking binding, wtf gibson

They're LP Studios, they've never had binding.

The first Les Pauls (early 1952) didn't have neck binding either.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:49 am

I love the way that bottom one aged.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed May 26, 2010 3:42 am

i don't. it looks like it would give you splinters. i'm sure it plays awesome, but i think it looks stupid.