Gibson Les Paul Studio

 USA Gibson Les Paul Serial number: 033071357

Guitar is in good shape, but I have played it 2-3 times a week at my church for the last three years. With that said it has normal signs of play all shown in the pictures above. There is some belt rash on the back of the guitar, and some spots where the finish is fading on the back of the neck and the top of the body where my arms and hands are in contact with the guitar. The fading is all natural from playing it so much so it looks very nice with the Worn Cherry finish. It has planet waves locking tuners which keep the thing in tune like no ones business. Guitar is great and is stock besides the tuners. thanks for looking.

Also, this is the same guitar sold on eBay a lot, except that it comes with the Original Gibson Hard Case.

Gibson
Les Paul Studio Guitar, Faded Worn Cherry — Les Paul performance with a
modern, no-frills attitude. Introduced nearly 25 years ago as a guitar
for the studio musician,
the Les Paul Studio has become one of the most desired Les Pauls for
its tremendous harmonic and sonic capacities, coveted by musicians from
all genres of music.

The
Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded remains one of the most desired and
popular guitars in the Gibson line, and what it lacks in extras it makes
up for in performance.

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Gibson
USA Les Paul Studio Faded Some guitar players like the look and feel of
a shiny, brand new guitar. Others, however, prefer the look and feel of
a timeworn instrument a guitar, without the sheen, that looks a little used, and has a smooth, worn look to it.

For
these players, there is the Les Paul Studio Faded from Gibson USA,
which lets you see and feel the wood grains natural beauty. And just
like its brother, the Les Paul Studio,
the Les Paul Studio Faded offers up breathtaking Les Paul performance
in a modern, no-frills package thats sure to please even the most
discriminating players.

When
the first Les Paul Studio hit the streets in 1983, it instantly became a
favorite among scores of prominent studio musicians. Why Because it
consisted of a basic Les
Paul chassis with all the essential elements needed to rock, including a
solid mahogany body and a pair of genuine Gibson humbucker pickups.
It's still that way today,
but only better. The Les aul Studio Faded remains one of the most
desired and popular guitars in the Gibson line, and what it lacks in
extras it makes up for in performance.
If you dont believe us, ask any one of the thousands of musicians who
play it today. The Les Paul Studio becomes your favorite guitar right
out of the case. Play it and it becomes your best friend. Make the connection you need today.

50s Rounded Neck Profile

Gibsons
traditional rounded neck profile, which graces the neck of each Les
Paul Studio Faded, is a thicker, rounder profile, emulating the neck
shapes of the iconic Les Paul
Standards of the late 1950s. Each neck is machined in Gibsons rough
mill using wood shapers to make the initial cuts. But once the
fingerboard gets glued on, the rest
including the final sanding is done by hand. That means each neck ends
up with ever-so-subtle differences that make each one as exceptional and
unique as the next.

Fingerboard

Rosewood
fingerboards and trapezoid inlays have been a mainstay feature on Les
Pauls ever since the models introduction in the 1950s, and the
fingerboards on Gibson
Les Paul Studio Faded are no different. They are constructed from the
highest grade rosewood on the planet. Each piece of wood is personally
inspected and qualified
by Gibsons team of skilled wood experts before it enter the factories
to be fitted onto the necks. The resilience of this dense and durable
wood makes these fingerboards
extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note
unparalleled clarity and bite. Additionally, the 12-inch radius of the
fingerboard provides smooth
note bending capabilities and eliminates dead or choked out notes. The
traditional trapezoid inlays are made of figured acrylic, and offer a
classic pearl look.

They are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesnt require the use of fillers.

Pickups

Gibsons
drive to recapture the magic of the original Patent Applied For
humbucker pickups of the 1950s culminated with the introduction of the
Burstbucker line in the early
1990s. Those BurstbuckersTypes 1, 2, and 3 successfully captured the
subtle variations of true, classic humbucker tone with historically
unmatched bobbin windings
and Alnico II magnets. In 2002, Gibson followed up this innovative
accomplishment with yet another breakthrough in pickup design the
Burstbucker Pro, designed
specifically for the new Les Paul Standards. The Burstbucker Pro
features an Alnico V magnet (instead of the Alnico II), which offers
slightly higher output and allows
preamps to be driven a little harder to achieve a more natural
break-up. Like all Burstbuckers, the Burstbucker Pro has asymmetrical
coils true to the original PAFs
which supply a more open sound. The Burstbucker Pro Neck is wound
slightly less than the original PAFs, while the Burstbucker Pro Bridge
is slightly overwound for increased
output. The Burstbucker Pro pickups are also wax potted to allow loud
volume pressures with minimal feedback. As with all Gibson pickups,
every part is precisely manufactured at Gibson USA in Nashville, Tennessee, insuring tight, seamless fittings, and superior workmanship.

Mahogany Back and Top

There
isnt anything more critical than the matching of the Les Pauls mahogany
back with its mahogany cap, as well as the regimen involved in
selecting the right wood and
the formula to dry it out. First, the wood is personally inspected and
qualified by Gibsons team of skilled wood experts before it enters the
Gibson factories. Inside the
Gibson factories, humidity is maintained at 45 percent, and the
temperature at 70 degrees. This ensures that the wood is dried to a
level of equilibrium, where the moisture
content does not change during the manufacturing process. This
guarantees tight-fitting joints and no expansion, and controls the
shrinkage and warping of the
wood, in addition to reducing the weight. It also improves the woods
machinability and finishing properties, and adherence to glue.
Consistent moisture content means that a Gibson guitar will respond evenly to temperature and humidity changes long after it leaves the factory.

Chambered Body

Theres
something about playing a guitar with perfect tone, balance, and
weight. One of the ways the expert craftsmen at Gibson USA achieve this
equilibrium is by carving
carefully mapped-out chambers in the Les Pauls solid mahogany back
using a Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) router before the mahogany top
is glued on.

The
positioning of the routes was established after careful examination of
the resonant characteristics of the Les Paul. Gibson approached this
process with the awareness
that every change to the formula would have repercussions on the
instruments sound. So, in addition to relieving the stress on a players
back and shoulder, these
lighter Gibson guitars also enhance the tone palette in a manner unique
only to these guitars. The results are comfortable, lightweight guitars
that are acoustically louder, with increased sustain and resonance.

Hardware

Plating Finish - Chrome
Tailpiece - Gibson Stop Bar
Bridge - Gibson Tune-O-Matic
Tuners - PlantetWaves Locking

Electronics

Neck Pickup - Burstbucker Pro
Bridge Pickup - Burstbucker Pro
Pickup Covers - Yes
Controls - 2 Volume - 2 Tone - 3-Way Toggle
Control Knobs - Black Speed
Control Pocket Cover - Black Molded

Neck

Species - Mahogany
Nut - Corian
Nut Width - Standard Gibson: 1.695" +/- .050"
Headstock Inlay - Gibson Logo
Silkscreen - Gibson Logo + Les Paul Model
Truss Rod - Gibson Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover - Bell-shaped cover, stamped "Studio"

Fingerboard

Fingerboard Species - Rosewood
Inlays - Figured Acrylic Trapezoid
Frets - 22
Scale Length - 24 - 3/4"

Case

Type - Gibson Hard Case
Case Interior - White
Case Exterior - Black
Silkscreen - Gibson USA Logo