NGD - Les Paul Studio

[Stramm8]

Picked up this 1996 Les Paul Studio today off of Craigslist today. Kind of a Randy Rhodes on a budget vibe The finish has is starting to turn a nice vintage yellow and it's got a sweet ebony board It's got some wear in all the right spots and some dingage here and there but over all a sweet ride for sure. Oh yeah, no chambering on this bad boy!! Spent the day cleaning it up getting it into proper playing condition:

 

[Steinmetzify]

Niiiiice man. Dig the gold and black. Nice score, and HNGD!

 

[Stramm8]

Thanks Bro It's one of the few guitars I've come how with where my wife said "oooh, that's sexy"

 

[racerevlon]

Very nice!! Congrats!!

 

[TheSneakyTruth]

It's definitely sexy alright! Love that aged vibe it's rocking with the faded gold hardware. Normally a fan of figured topped LP's but this one is definitely doing it for me

 

[jmgman69]

Congrats !!!

 

[DrugDM]

That looks great and should sound great through the EVH (I am guessing that is yours in the avatar). Congratulations!

 

[Stramm8]

I was surprised at how hot the 498T is. It measured 13.48k on my meter. Does anyone know if these mid '90s Gibsons came with 300k or 500k volume pots?? The wiring is all original and I can't find any markings on the pots other than the word "Gibson"...

 

[blackba]

Very nice. Makes me miss my 95 Gibson les Paul studio.

I can't remember the pot values on the ones I used to have, sorry.

 

[Steinmetzify]

Far as I can remember all production Gibsons since the early 70s are 300k, man.

 

[Stramm8]

Far as I can remember all production Gibsons since the early 70s are 300k, man.

That's what I'm thinking too. I have a feeling some 500k volume pots could give it that "push over the cliff"

 

[Anonymous]

300k.

all mine are. i like them as is....others complain that they're a tad warm for their taste.

throw a 470pf cap across the outer to inner lug of the neck pickup.....treble bleed on the neck in these sounds SO good for cleaning up an amp...

 

[Michi]

HNGD!

What's the neck profile like on yours? I remember the band I played in abt 10 years ago the other guitarist had a LP Studio from the 90's and I never got along with that particular guitar. The neck just felt uncomfortable to me. It was like a mix of the "60's slim taper" and the 50's fatter profile.

 

[Chris O]

I've had two of those from nearly the same time frame, and they were hands-down the best LP's in sound and feel that I've ever had. Nice! HNGD!

 

[ridner]

grats!

 

[Stramm8]

HNGD!

What's the neck profile like on yours? I remember the band I played in abt 10 years ago the other guitarist had a LP Studio from the 90's and I never got along with that particular guitar. The neck just felt uncomfortable to me. It was like a mix of the "60's slim taper" and the 50's fatter profile.

I'd say it's close to a '59 profile which is somewhat in between a '58 and a '60. I have a 2008 worn cherry SG and it feels a hair thinner than that guitar and the necks on those SGs are actually pretty fat.

 

[johnpace2]

90's era Les Paul's are a great secret. Those studios are awesome. I have a 96 and I'd love one just like yours.

 

[Stramm8]

I've had two of those from nearly the same time frame, and they were hands-down the best LP's in sound and feel that I've ever had. Nice! HNGD!

I have to agree, these 90's studios are real "sleepers". It literally has sustain for days (well not literally ). You can bend a note and it doesn't want to give out and I'm talking unplugged. It also does not appear to have a long neck tenon which supposedly contributes to the tone factor on Gibsons. This guitar seems to debunk that theory to a degree. It may not be the best LP I've played (a recent murphy aged historic slash LP holds that title for me) it certainly will do. That said, I actually bought this guitar to clean up and sell as the tough upper fret access is a deal breaker for me but I may hang on to this for a while to see if I can adapt and overcome

 

[Chris O]

One of the things I always liked that kinda set the Alpine Whites apart was the ebony board. They always were of a nice slab of wood too.

 

[blackba]

I've had two of those from nearly the same time frame, and they were hands-down the best LP's in sound and feel that I've ever had. Nice! HNGD!

I have to agree, these 90's studios are real "sleepers". It literally has sustain for days (well not literally ). You can bend a note and it doesn't want to give out and I'm talking unplugged. It also does not appear to have a long neck tenon which supposedly contributes to the tone factor on Gibsons. This guitar seems to debunk that theory to a degree. It may not be the best LP I've played (a recent murphy aged historic slash LP holds that title for me) it certainly will do. That said, I actually bought this guitar to clean up and sell as the tough upper fret access is a deal breaker for me but I may hang on to this for a while to see if I can adapt and overcome

I hope you decide to keep it as I will be mighty tempted if you sell it.