Gibson USA Les Paul Studio Figured Honey Burst

A Modern Studio: The "Workhorse" Spirit Since the 1983 Heritage

Following the lineage of the Les Paul Studio introduced in the early 80s, the GIBSON USA Modern Les Paul Studio Figured Top embraces the founding idea: delivering the essential Les Paul character in an instrument designed to play, record, and tour, without necessarily aiming for the ornamental finish level of a Standard. This "Modern" version makes choices focused on comfort and efficiency: internal Ultra-Modern Weight Relief, optimized ergonomics, and more flexible electronics thanks to push/pull volume controls. Add to that an AA flamed maple top: you get a Studio with a clear positioning, ready to handle both stage and studio, while showcasing a high level of presentation.

For Whom and Which Styles?

This Les Paul Studio is aimed equally at the intermediate guitarist seeking a real qualitative step up and the experienced musician wanting a reliable, versatile Gibson USA that's easy to dial in daily. Its set neck with a SlimTaper profile promotes quick playability: ideal for solid rhythms, punchy riffs, and demanding lead lines, without a "chunky" feel.
Style-wise, it naturally excels in rock, blues, hard rock, and pop, but its wiring also allows venturing into more refined territories. In humbucker mode, you get body, thickness, and excellent saturation sustain. In coil-tap mode, you open the door to airier, sharper sounds, very useful for arpeggios, staccatos, or dense mix parts where you need to "cut through" without raising the volume.

The Sound

The sonic recipe relies on a timeless classic: mahogany and maple. The mahogany body provides a warm foundation, rich mids, and a dense feel under the fingers, while the figured maple top adds attack, definition, and better note-to-note clarity. All of this is reinforced by the set neck construction, known for promoting long sustain and even response across the neck.
The Gibson Burstbucker Pro pickups are designed to recapture the modern PAF tone: an articulate, expressive humbucker with dynamics that respond well to right-hand playing. In short, you enjoy nice depth, present but controlled highs, and solid low mids. In crunch and saturation, the guitar delivers that typical Les Paul "singing" quality, with a natural compression that's pleasant for bends and vibratos.
The electronics greatly contribute to versatility: each pickup has its own volume (with push/pull pots for coil-tap) and tone, complemented by a 3-position selector. The result: you can switch from a warm, rounded neck pickup to a sharper bridge pickup, or blend both with differentiated volume settings to precisely carve your place in the mix. The Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stopbar aluminum tailpiece enhance attack and note sustain while maintaining a smooth and responsive feel.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To respect the original specifications, opt for a set of 10-46 gauge electric strings (manufacturer's recommendation). This gauge balances playability, tuning stability, and sustain in standard tunings, while providing enough response for clear attacks and bends.

Technical specifications

Category	Single cut	Nbr of strings	6
Left handed	No	Scalloped	Simple
Strings	Steel	Bridge / tailpiece	Fixed

Type	solid body electric guitar	Nut width at fingerboard end	2.260" / 57.404 mm
Body	solid mahogany with Ultra-Modern Weight Relief	Nut	Graptech
Top	AA grade flamed figured maple	Bridge	Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Finish	glossy nitrocellulose	Tailpiece	Aluminum Stopbar
Origin	United States	Tuners	Gibson Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Button
Neck	set mahogany	Pickups	Gibson Burstbucker Pro (humbucking pickups)
Profile	SlimTaper	Controls	1 volume per pickup (with push/pull pots for coil-tap), 1 tone per pickup
Fingerboard	Indian rosewood	Selector	3-position switch
Frets	22 medium frets	Model	GIBSON USA Modern Les Paul Studio Figured Top
Scale length	24.75" / 628.65 mm	Included	Gibson Soft Shell Case
Radius	12" / 304.8 mm	Recommended string gauge	10-46
Nut width at 1st fret	1.695" / 43.053 mm