Gibson Les Paul Standard vs Studio vs Traditional and More: 5 LPs Explained | Reverb 

Wake up les paul as with all gibson guitars are shit. If you want a les paul buy yourself a Edward's or a bunny or get a Luther to build you a proper one. If a crackhead is trying to sell you one for a fix. Than throw him a bill and split. Otherwise stay as far a way from gibson as you can. GIBSON IS NOTHING BUT A NAME the stuff they have been putting their name on for the past 30 years is all seconds. Simply put over priced trash.

​@@seanfagan6998 That's why I bought a Guild Bluesbird, after having owned (and lost in a fire) several LPs. The best Les Paul type guitar...for me!

Legend thanks for this

@@seanfagan6998 so get off a video about gibson if its so shit. smh lmao

@@seanfagan6998 Going have to break all the records of some of my favorite rock legends because they used Gibsons. Some of the worst like BB King etc, LOL thanks for YOUR opinion.

Ikhsanafisyah Daud thanks!

It would have been better if a Deluxe had been included IMO.

Traditional

For me Traditional !

Not really much difference.

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I think a lot of us are waiting for the day we can afford a Gibson :(

ChronoTriggerGaming start building your credit. Got my LP Studio on sale through financing and I paid it off with no issues. I love the guitar so much

@@itscrono7073 lol

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They did that because the original collection is repros of the 50’s and 60’s models, and the modern collection is everything else. Classic is not a repro, it fits under the everything else category, so they put it in modenr

It's a modern classic.

It has the classic look with modern wiring and some weight relief. I think it's in the right category.

Especially with that yuppy lighting in the background ;)

Much better than the quality of Gibsons these days...

seekeyk They do give us a play demo to see how they sound.

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me too

I did the same it's not a bad choice, I even put a bigsby b7 on her lol

Went for Gibo LP (had budget for), got Epi LP because I liked it better 🤷

I've got several custom shop Les Paul's and several epi Paul's and if you get the higher end epi Paul's, and put real pick ups in it, and do a proper set up on it, it will play EVERY bit as good as any Gibson les paul you pick up. Also, it will only benefit you to install real tuning machines. In short, buy the epi, strip it down to an empty shell and build it back up with QUALITY parts and throw the epi junk in the bin where it belongs. It's a bit like buying a ferrari that some tweaker sold all the fine leather interior for meth and screwed down some milk crates to sit on and replaced the seatbelts with dental floss. The guitars are great, the hardware sucks ass and there will have been zero setup work done before boxing at the factory.

you hardly got cheated of anything except the head stock logo

Epi slash costed same

That's exactly what they are about to do: www.gibson.com/

Tradional: 50s spec. Standard: 60s spec. ?

RickyboyH yep , a chambered standard is not a standard

Paul Bangash They are stuck By law, to use Heavy Ass African Mahogany. If it wasn't chambered it would be like a .308 Battle Rifle.. !

@@soundpainter2590 Except a much shorter range.

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@@mbgmail5911 please tell!!! i watch this kind of videos to learn , and if you know more please tell ?

Marco Fernandes I Explain the Vast difference in Honduran & African Mahogany, Banned. ( The Cites Act & Lacy Act. ) They SOUND COMPLETELY Different . & Honduran is Way lighter! He @ around 5:00 while holding a Gold Top says, :this one has no Flame" yeah.. Either does the Paint on my car door ! "Reverb" was Originally started & Owned by CMI , Chicago Music Exchange. Now owned by ETSY, ZERO KNOWLEDGE in Musical instruments... No Wonder ! My ORIGINAL post is @ the beginning, ( Which I Had to explain his saying, " The Old LP'S were 12 lbs Mine is under 8Lbs ! & paid $400 for in 89 ! & a 58, for $1400 ! They will likely take it down, & honestly, the Amp sounds like a 1 wat Solid state toy practice amp, for ( Hotel room) & has "Nervous vibrato" ( If you can find , copy's on the net, Read "The Beauty of the Burst " Book. It explains, in Depth, Why & how, These Guitars came to Sound the way they do.. ( The Pictures in the Book ) Quite a few Fakes, 3 of which I can PERSONALLY CONFIRM. + a few Japanese Tokai's. W/ Changed headstock overlay. Gotta Sleep ! Play on Brother !

92 studio is a good year for wood.

Because it’s literally the one meant to be played, not for looks or bragging rights.

Good for you..happy playing Aj..

@@dannymcmince thank you, sir! God bless you!

@Marcellino Sananto Cheers to you!

how does it sound mate?

@@ajbalut1470 I’m thinking about getting one, too. How’re you liking it?

I had one Gibson Studio light, blue electric without binding..The worst thing i did in my life has been selling it. Why ? it's a long story, sometimes life is not easy an one has to survive, in a way or another. Maybe one day i'll buy a new Gibson but the problem is always the same...the cost of it.

I have a black one ('94), could you imagine just awesome it looks, just one piece of shiny orb archtop? Not to mention the massive sound and sustain.

I've got a studio that I bought 1993, it's a 1984 model white with black and chrome trim, it has aged very nice, when I bought it it had aged from white to a light yellow and the clear coat has cracks going the length of the guitar, I've never seen another one like it

Well considering the studio is literally for playing and just lacks aesthetics, it’s obviously going to play well.

So agree, I love mine

I’ve had my studio since 93. No weight relief, tons of sustain. Paint has rubbed off in some parts, it’s kinda of ugly looking but it sounds great. Much better than the newer ones.

I have a '94 Ebony w/ Ebony board and that thing sounds massive in terms of tone and sustain. Not a light guitar at all. My friend loved it so much after playing mine and hearing the tone he ended up buying a $3500 'black beauty' Custom, used of course. That thing is gorgeous but somehow we both somehow agree that there is something about my 'Studio' that both of us couldn't lay our hands off of. That said, I just love my ' 94 Studio. Bought it new the same year and naturally relic'ed, not overly but just paint chips here ad there along the edges, most notable is paint reaction on back of the neck from a guitar stand. Didn't know guitar stands can damage certain guitars with certain paint types - as with Les Pauls!

I have a 1993 studio I bought new back then and still have the original receipt . I paid $549.00 brand new . I’ll never forget the day I bought it ! I still Play that guitar all the time .

I've got a '96 studio and love it! I've past on buying newer and nicer LPs because they didn't play or feel as good to me. Good Wood Era!

I agree . I have several Les Pauls and my first I bought new in 1993 and it’s still my main guitar . It’s fantastic . The ones back then didn’t have any weight relief that I’m aware of and yes Ebony fretboards until they switched to rosewood.

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Yeah! I most definitely agree. It sounded the best, by far. Better pickups in that one.

I think so too, and my thoughts are that it has a warmer tone. Are we agreeing on that?

@@dannyo3317 that’s what I’m thinking! I just bought a 98’ LP Custom, and it is quite a bit ‘woolier’ in tone than my 89’ standard and 09’ traditional pro. I’m wondering if it’s because of the pickup covers honestly. The ebony is miles above rosewood inho though!

@@nicholasmolino5282 Ebony is not above or below rosewood, it's just a different flavour. I played both and I like rosewood better.

@@S_Bellew exactly. It feels smoother and quicker to me. I have 2 other rosewood Les Paul’s as well.

The neck pickup was an Alnico V pickup, also known as a "staple" pickup. They were a slightly hotter version of a P-90 that was designed by Seth Lover, who is the developer of the P.A.F. pickup, a few years later. The Alnico V's were also used in L-5's and Super 400's of that same era. Today, those are rare, and very valuable pickups that sell for pretty ridiculous prices. There are several companies that make a pretty decent version of these at realistic prices. Lollar being the closest to my ear, but that will most certainly change from person to person.

@@tinyb4165 Thanks for solving that mystery for me. I remember the pickup in the bridge position but I guess the years have twisted my memory around. You're not going to want to hear this. That guitar was traded for a Rickenbacker 360 at a prominent guitar shop in New York City. I'm sure it found a good home after that.

Why'd you ditch the studio, mate?

Wow-that was before the Tribute has maple necks. Nice.

Phillip Lindholm studios are the shit 🤘

@@cannibalcorpse6664 The Studio is almost the same guitar as Standard , and takes the same pickups as Custom . The differences are the bindings and tag price... the tones are the same . I got a 2013 Studio and is wonderful There are much wrong marketing... But the Custom is beautiful...

Phillip Lindholm best of both world :)

They are all the same, the rest is marketing.

@Joe Paul me too bro😜

So..... How is it? Does it rip?

@@sfessler123 Sound-wise, it rocks. Mine doesn't look as good as the one in the video - the maple top is less "flamed". I don't understand why Gibson rated it as an AAA top. Or it's just quality issue...

Unfortunately that seems common. I've had a Standard that was trans Amber and it wasn't so Flamey either. At least it sounds good though. That's a plus.

Tributes = faded

Here's a weird idea--they could just keep making the guitars people want to buy and not try to screw people with a new an improved version of something that was already perfect. No bitterness here.

Bro I died reading this!

@@HUGEGUY405 R.I.P.

Great concept. Will they be available as Deluxe Reissue? ;-) they should add that to the headstock, probably would boost the sales...

A big part of the light wood back then is that they kiln-dried it in-house during the original production runs. The wood was super dry, so there wasn't any water weight in the guitar. Still, 12lbs is pretty heavy for a Standard even without weight relief. The numbers I've seen for originals have almost always been 8.5-9.9lbs. I've got a recent (2015?) non-weight relieved LP that comes in somewhere between 9.5 and 10lbs, closer to 10. The Norlins are heavier than others on average, but they have more maple in them.

Its different types of both mahagony and rosewoods now , honduran and indian respectively , but i believe what ur saying to be true too, so too , the neck tendon length and the type of glue ....and what the weather was where the stars were and what the luthier ate for lunch lol

They were heavier not because of the type wood but because they were not chambered!

my epiphone without weight relieve weights about 7 pounds if i recall good

As demand increased the Les Paul (and Strats) got heavier. Some say the drying process changed, became shorter leaving moisture in the bodies, sealed in by the clear coat.

Damn nice guitar, too.

@@RaymondGinn1978 haha, yes indeed they're really good guitars as well and despite of the shape they're quite comfy to play.

My 2012 LP Trad Pro II has a boost built into the push-push neck Tone control pot. (There's a variable setting inside I've never bothered messing with.) Non-standard feature? Sure. Then again, I'm no traditionalist either, and it's nice for a bit more _umph_.

My 2015 Gibson Les Paul Classic Sprint Run has the boost switch, you can set the level with an internal pot. It is a quick way to recover the volume lost when the coil split is engaged. Or you can use it for extra drive with the full humbucker coil. It does seem to change the EQ so that it has slightly more treble / less bass, and that's not easily adjustable. It's a bright sounding guitar, especially with the aggressive chambering for weight relief. I like using the middle switch position (both pickups on) and coil split the bridge, then dial in just the right amount of brightness on the bridge volume pot to sweeten the neck humbucker .