Dig it! Another pawn shop Les Paul. This one is not as insane as the sub-$500 Les Paul Classic I got last year, that one will never be topped, but still good!

smurfco

Meatus McPrepuce
Soo I saw that the pawn shop had a 2003 Gibson Les Paul Studio in Ebony (black finish, rosewood board). It was in decent condition - some wear around the input jack and in need of a good cleaning, but otherwise good! It was a full fledged Studio, not one of the Vintage Mahogany or Faded versions. It came with a clean Gibson USA case that I think is non-original but nicer than the one it would have come with (pink interior with the little shroud thingy).

It was tagged at $850 and it had just come out to the floor earlier that day. With it being so new they weren't going to move much but I got it for $830, tax included. It's a half pound lighter than the LP Classic I got there last year. I'm only going to keep one of the two and I'm leaning towards the Studio after spending time with both last night. I like the way the Classic looks more (binding), but the Studio feels better. To my surprise I actually like the 490R/498T pickups that are in the Studio. They get shit on online but to me they sound as good as the Burstbucker 1/2 set I put into the Classic.

Anyways that's all... here's a quick picture...

IMG_8126.jpeg
 
Nice!

Studios are good guitars.
I had someone comment that the pickups might be a bit dark on my Studio, but honestly, it was probably old strings. :grin:
 
Nice!

Studios are good guitars.
I had someone comment that the pickups might be a bit dark on my Studio, but honestly, it was probably old strings. :grin:
The pickups are def darker than the ones in the Classic, but I think I like that darkness. I am a neck pickup guy most of the time and I can't stand anything approaching a shrill tone...
 
Back
Top