Gibson introduced the Les Paul Studio series in 1983 as a cheaper version of a Les Paul Standard. It has all the essential elements of a Les Paul Standard, with a carved top and humbucking pickups, but has a thinner body, no binding and no gold Hardware. It quickly became the most popular model in the Les Paul Series.
Responding to a gap in their model lineup for a lower-priced Les Paul in 1983, Gibson introduced the Studio model. The Studio was designed to attract guitar players who desired traditional Les Paul sound without having to pay for cosmetic features of upscale models. In order to produce a lower-cost Les Paul, features such as body binding, neck binding, and headstock inlays were not available. Additionally, the body was ⅛ inch thinner than a standard Les Paul. Initially made of alder from 1983-1985, Gibson moved back to maple top/mahogany body combination after the alder body proved prone to lacquer problems.The name "Studio" comes from the idea that this model would be sonically indistinguishable from a Les Paul Standard or Custom in the recording studio, and that the flashier guitars would be reserved for stage use.
No image yet | GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS)GIBSON produced the LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) between 1997 and 1999 |
No image yet | GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO)GIBSON produced the Les Paul Studio (LPSO) between 1996 and 1999 |
No image yet | GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST)Production of the LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST model) began in 1984. |
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GIBSON Les Paul Studio CustomThe Gibson Les Paul Studio Custom was made between 1984 and 1987. It was based on the Les Paul Studio model but had many of the features of the Gibson custom including multi-layer binding on the body and headstock, a bound neck, gold hardware, Tim Shaw pickups. But the fingerboard inlays were mother-of-pearl dots and not the block inlays you would have seen on a L.P. Custom at the time. | |
No image yet | GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS)GIBSON manufactured the Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) between 1996 and 1998 |
No image yet | GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited ColorsGIBSON made the Les Paul Studio Limited Colors between 2002 and 2004 |
No image yet | GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT)GIBSON made the first Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) in 1998 |
No image yet | GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M IIIManufacture of the Les Paul Studio Lite/M III ran from 1991 to 1995. |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUSGIBSON began making the LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS (LPO+) in 2001. It was like the Les Paul Studio model but with a figured carved maple top, gold hardware and 490R and 498T Alnico II magnet humbuckers. The 22-fret rosewood on mahogany neck had pearloid trapezoid inlays. This model was available in Desert Burst, transparent black or transparent red finishes with gold hardware. There was a similarly named model, the Les Paul Studio Pro Plus, but it had different pickups (uncovered BurstBucker Pro in the bridge and 490R in the neck) and chrome hardware | |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUSThe Gibson Les Paul Studio Pro Plus was like the Les Paul Studio model but with a grade AA-figured maple top. Pickups were a 490R in the neck position and a BurstBucker Pro in the bridge with push/pull switching to give independent coil tapping. The mahogany body was chambered for weight relief. The one-piece mahogany neck was glued in with a traditional mortis & tenon joint, and carved in the fast and comfortable SlimTaper profile. The rosewood fingerboard had 22 medium-jumbo frets, with a 12" radius and acrylic trapezoid inlays. | |
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GIBSON Les Paul Studio StandardThe Gibson Les Paul Studio Standard was made between 1983 and 1986. It had features of both the Les Paul Studio and Les Paul Standard models. It had dot inlays and single-ply binding around the body and neck, chrome hardware, and white pickup rings and pick guard. It was available in Cherry Sunburst, white and red finishes. | |
No image yet | GIBSON Les Paul Studio VoodooGIBSON manufactured the Les Paul Studio Voodoo between 2003 and 2004 |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Number of strings | Finish effects | Made in | Scale length | Finish material | Binding |
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GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) 1997 to 1999 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO) 1996 to 1999 | No image yet | amber finish, ebony finish, green finish, red finish | 6 strings | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST) 1984 | No image yet | blue finish, ebony finish, platinum finish, red finish, white finish | 6 strings | sunburst finish | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Baritone | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Custom 1984 to 1987 | ebony finish, red finish | 6 strings | sunburst finish | USA | - | - | - | |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) 1996 to 1998 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited Colors 2002 to 2004 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) 1998 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M III 1991 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS 2001 to 2005 | black finish, red finish | 6 strings | sunburst finish, transparent finish | USA | 24.75 inches scale-length | - | - | |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUS 2011 | black finish, blue finish, natural finish, red finish | 6 strings | transparent finish | USA | 24.75 inches scale-length | nitrocellulose finish | - | |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Smartwood | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Standard 1984 to 1987 | red finish, white finish | 6 strings | sunburst finish | USA | 24.75 inches scale-length | - | body binding, neck binding | |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Voodoo 2003 to 2004 | No image yet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Model | Hardware color | Bridge | Tailpiece | Tuners |
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GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) 1997 to 1999 | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO) 1996 to 1999 | chrome hardware, gold hardware | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST) 1984 | chrome hardware | tune-o-matic bridge | stop tailpiece | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Baritone | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Custom 1984 to 1987 | chrome hardware | tune-o-matic bridge | stop tailpiece | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) 1996 to 1998 | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited Colors 2002 to 2004 | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) 1998 | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M III 1991 | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS 2001 to 2005 | gold hardware | tune-o-matic bridge | stop tailpiece | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUS 2011 | - | tune-o-matic bridge | stop tailpiece | Grover tuners |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Smartwood | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Standard 1984 to 1987 | chrome hardware | tune-o-matic bridge | stop tailpiece | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Voodoo 2003 to 2004 | - | - | - | - |
Model | Body back material | Body material | Body shape features | Body sides material | Body style | Body top material | Pickguard shape |
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GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) 1997 to 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO) 1996 to 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST) 1984 | mahogany body back | mahogany body, swamp ash body | carved top, single cutaway | mahogany body sides | Les Paul-style body | mahogany body top, maple body top | raised pickguard |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Baritone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Custom 1984 to 1987 | mahogany body back | mahogany body, swamp ash body | carved top, single cutaway | mahogany body sides | - | mahogany body top, maple body top | raised pickguard |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) 1996 to 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited Colors 2002 to 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M III 1991 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS 2001 to 2005 | - | mahogany body | carved top, single cutaway | - | Les Paul-style body | maple body top | raised pickguard |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUS 2011 | - | mahogany body | carved top, single cutaway | - | Les Paul-style body | maple body top | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Smartwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Standard 1984 to 1987 | mahogany body back | mahogany body, swamp ash body | carved top, single cutaway | mahogany body sides | Les Paul-style body | mahogany body top, maple body top | raised pickguard |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Voodoo 2003 to 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Model | Fingerboard inlay material | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
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GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) 1997 to 1999 | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO) 1996 to 1999 | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST) 1984 | pearl fingerboard inlay material | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers, trapezoid fingerboard position markers |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Baritone | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Custom 1984 to 1987 | pearl fingerboard inlay material | - | dot fingerboard position markers |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) 1996 to 1998 | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited Colors 2002 to 2004 | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) 1998 | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M III 1991 | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS 2001 to 2005 | pearl fingerboard inlay material | rosewood fingerboard | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUS 2011 | pearl fingerboard inlay material | rosewood fingerboard | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Smartwood | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Standard 1984 to 1987 | pearl fingerboard inlay material | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Voodoo 2003 to 2004 | - | - | - |
Model | Neck material | Number of frets | Tuner layout | Peghead (headstock) | Neck profile | Neck width | Nut |
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GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) 1997 to 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO) 1996 to 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST) 1984 | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Baritone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Custom 1984 to 1987 | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | bound headstock | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) 1996 to 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited Colors 2002 to 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M III 1991 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS 2001 to 2005 | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUS 2011 | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | - | shallow oval neck profile | 1.69 inches wide at nut | corian nut |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Smartwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Standard 1984 to 1987 | mahogany neck | 22 fret | three-each-side | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Voodoo 2003 to 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Model | Pickup selector controls | Tone controls | Volume controls | Controls material | Controls shape | Number of control knobs |
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GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) 1997 to 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO) 1996 to 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST) 1984 | 3-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Baritone | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Custom 1984 to 1987 | 3-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) 1996 to 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited Colors 2002 to 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M III 1991 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS 2001 to 2005 | 3-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls | - | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUS 2011 | 2 coil tap switches, 3-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls | black controls | speed knobs | 4 control knobs |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Smartwood | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Standard 1984 to 1987 | 3-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls | - | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Voodoo 2003 to 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Model | Pickups configuration | Pickups brand and model |
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GIBSON LES PAUL DOUBLE CUTAWAY STUDIO (LPDS) 1997 to 1999 | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio (LPSO) 1996 to 1999 | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO (LPST) 1984 | 2 humbucker pickups | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Baritone | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Custom 1984 to 1987 | 2 humbucker pickups | Gibson Tim Shaw PAF pickup(s) |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Gem Limited Edition (LPGS) 1996 to 1998 | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Limited Colors 2002 to 2004 | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite (LPLT) 1998 | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Lite/M III 1991 | - | - |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PLUS 2001 to 2005 | 2 humbucker pickups | Gibson 490R pickup(s), Gibson 498T pickup(s) |
GIBSON LES PAUL STUDIO PRO PLUS 2011 | 2 humbucker pickups | Gibson 490R pickup(s), Gibson Burstbucker pickup(s) |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Smartwood | - | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Standard 1984 to 1987 | 2 humbucker pickups | - |
GIBSON Les Paul Studio Voodoo 2003 to 2004 | - | - |