Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio – With Modern playability upgrades
With modern features and a stripped back look
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These Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio are the latest incarnation of the more affordable single-cut design. Available in three finishes for 2024.
Les Paul Modern Studio
The Les Paul Modern Studio is Gibson’s offering with an Ultra Modern weight-relieved mahogany body and maple cap. It was once the trimmed-back, more affordable model in their US-made lineup. However, in 2024 it is still nearly £2k in the UK, so maybe not quite as affordable as they once were.
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Modern Upgrades?
They now feature some enhanced features, and these are many taken directly from the Les Paul Modern range. Including a bound ebony fretboard with a compound radius for improved action and playability, along with a Modern Contoured Heel for better upper-fret access.
Controls-wise, these new 2024 models also offer coil tapping, plus additional switching for control over phase, and pure bypass. The pickups themselves, are the Gibson 490R neck and 490T bridge humbuckers.
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Finishes
The three new finishes include Wine Red Satin, Smokehouse Satin, and Worn White. Each model also has black nickel hardware throughout. This includes the aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic and stop bar, plus a set of Grover Rotomatic tuners.
It is certainly, a cut-down model for a Les Paul, in many ways, yet they offer the classic choice of woods, of a Standard Les Paul, but with an ebony fretboard, and these Modern upgrades.
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Stripped Back
They all come in a Gibson soft shell case. I get the feeling that they could be popular with guitar players, that must have an American-made guitar but are on a budget. However, I still think they are a bit expensive for such a basic two-humbucker model, with a cut-down, basic appearance.
However, if you don’t need fancy maple tops, then they could be the ideal Gibson Les Paul for you.
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