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The Gibson 1950s Les Paul Studio Tribute Humbucker Electric Guitar is a beautiful tribute to what made the 1950s models so great. It features a perfect marriage of the stripped down charm of the Studio series and all that was great about the 1950s models. This tribute guitar captures the same popular look and feel of the era but features updated PAF-style humbucking pickups that hit the Les Paul model later that decade.
Gibson 1950s Les Paul Studio Tribute Humbucker Electric Guitar Features
- Mahogany body with carved Maple top
- Comfortable Studio 50s rounded neck profile
- Powerful 490R Alnico II
- 498T Alnico V humbucking pickups in the neck and bridge
- Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
- Vintage Kluson-style tuners with green tulip keys
The Gibson 1950s Les Paul Studio Tribute Humbucker Electric Guitar has a solid, carved maple top and chambered mahogany body that gives it the same tonewood combination that has been familiar to Les Paul fans for the last 60 years. The 490R in the neck position is made with Alnico II magnet and wound to the same specs of the original PAF humbuckers giving it smooth tones and note definition. It also features the iconic design that's sonically enhanced by the inclusion of a baked maple fingerboard delivering sonic and tactile characteristics of ebony with a traditional and warm brown finish.
Gibson 1950s Les Paul Studio Tribute Humbucker Electric Guitar Specifications
- Body
- Top: Maple
- Back: Mahogany
- Body Type: Chambered
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Neck
- Species: Mahogany
- Profile: ‘Studio 50s’ Rounded
- Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
- Joint Angle: 5° (+/- 15 seconds)
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Neck Fit
- Joint: Mortise and Tenon
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Joint Angle Tolerance: +/- .005 inches
- Fingerboard
- Species: Baked Maple
- Frets: 22
- Radius: 12 inches
- Nut/E.O.B 1.695/2.260 inch
- Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoids
- Nut
- Material: White Corian
- Width: 1.695
- Slots: Gibson PLEK System
- Headstock
- Logo: Gold ‘Gibson’ Logo with scripted ‘Les Paul Model’ Silkscreen
- Truss Rod Cover: Black and White Antique Bell
- Tuners
- Model: Vintage-style with Green Tulip Keys
- Plating: Nickel
- Tuning Ratio: 14:1
- Bridge
- Type: Tune-O-Matic
- Material: Zamak
- Plating: Chrome
- Tailpiece
- Type: Stop Bar
- Material: Zamak
- Plating: Chrome
- Hardware
- Knobs: Gold Top Hats with Inserts
- Toggle Switch Washer: Cream with Gold Imprint
- Pickguard: Cream Plastic
- Pickup Mounting Rings: Cream Plastic
- Control Plate Cover: Black Plastic
- Strap Buttons: Black Aluminum
- Pickups
- Neck: Uncovered 490R (Alnico II)
- Bridge: Uncovered 498T (Alnico V)
- Electronics
- Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
- Type: 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
- Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
- Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with White Plastic Tip
- Output Jack: Traditional 1/4 inch
- Finish
- Sealer: Nitrocellulose
- Surface Texture: Satin
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| Quality |
| Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? |
| No flaws whatsoever on close inspection. Setup, action, and intonation were dead-on straight out of the box. |
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| How has it stood up over time? |
| This guitar is only one month old, but has a really solid feel that I love. Supposedly has a one piece neck and with that tilted back neck and also the tilted back headstock, I will have to be careful, but so far so good. The hardware, knobs, volume/tone pots, 3-way switch, output jack, is all on solidly, nothing loose that needed tightening. Gig-worthy straight out of the box. |
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| Your general opinion of this product. |
| Incredible value for a "real" Les Paul. Guitar was ready to play with perfect (for me) action and spot-on intonation from the factory. Love the feel of playing and the tone of a Les Paul. There's just SOMETHING about the geometry of a Gibson Les Paul's design that feels perfect to me. A previous Studio that I once owned left me seriously wanting another despite having a couple of really nice Agile Les Paul copies. They play and sound great, but the differences of the feel of the actual Gibson neck angles and string tension are just like magic to me. Just love these guitars and this Studio '50s Tribute Humbucker is a great financial deal, though I would have loved to have been able to afford a Standard. Great looks, tone and playability for as little money as you can get a carved top Gibson Les Paul. Thanks to Gibson! |
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| Playability and Feel |
| How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? |
| Neck profile is sorta-chunky, 50s rounded according to Gibson, but not really fat. I like fat necks and this is about as slim as I want to play. Had a Les Paul Studio in the past, and missed that guitar terribly. This one is much lighter, 7lb 4oz, but the tone IS THERE. Extremely pleased with the playability and tone of this guitar, it just makes me want to keep picking it up to practice. |
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| Tone |
| Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? |
| Loving the 490R (AlNiCo II, 7.94kOhms) neck pickup; full, rich and yet clear too. The 498T (AlNiCo V, 14.26kOhms) in the bridge is bright and hot, but not piercing. Can still get good low end "chug" on palm mutes. This is definitely a Rock 'n Roll machine, but that neck pickup can totally nail mellow jazzy stuff too. I'm totally satisfied and pleasantly surprised at the thick Les Paul tone from this light guitar. |
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| Finish |
| How did the stain or paint job look? |
| Worn Gold with black back is blemish free. I carefully polished the guitar with GHS Guitar Gloss and some buffing and it's a tad less satin and a wee bit shinier now. I added Gibson nickel covers to the exposed coil pickups to make the guitar look like a more traditional gold top. It's just lovely and the slight coat of the GHS Guitar Gloss helps prevent light scratching to keep it looking new. |
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| How was the action out of the box? |
| Perfect. Over time I've learned to adjust my own guitar's necks, slotting new nuts and adjusting bridges as necessary to get optimum playability. The action was real low, but not quite on the deck, JUST like I like it. And the intonation was dead-on on all strings, so this was truly a plug it in and start playing affair with this guitar. I'm glad Gibson didn't consider this "low end" Les Paul to be unworthy of a proper set up at the factory. $800 might not be much for a Gibson Les Paul, but it's a lot of money to me, and I appreciate Gibson nailing the action and intonation on this guitar so that it's perfect for playing right out of the box. |
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