What is a studio version guitar?
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What is a studio version guitar?
The Studio This is a great electric guitar for serious beginners and very affordable. It lacks the maple top and features a carved mahogany body and mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard. It has Alnico Classic humbuckers like the Standard, but these are an open-coil design.
Are Epiphone Les Paul Standards good?
The Epiphone Les Paul Standard is a fine guitar. It plays well and has a great sound and at the price is surely unbeatable in terms of value for money. It has become a recognized quality guitar by many and is now widely used, and that is quite understandable.
What is a studio Les Paul?
The Studio was designed to attract guitar players who desired traditional Les Paul sound without having to pay for cosmetic features of upscale models. In order to produce a lower-cost Les Paul, features such as body binding, neck binding, and headstock inlays were not available.
Where is Epiphone Les Paul Standard made?
Epiphone Guitars are made in Gibson’s own factory in Asia. Because Gibson owns the Epiphone factory overseas and doesn’t use contract manufacturers, you can be sure that your Epiphone Les Paul is made to the exacting standards of the Gibson Company.
What kind of pickups does Epiphone Les Paul Standard have?
The Les Paul Standard PlusTop PRO is a version of the Epiphone Les Paul Standard. It has ProBucker-2 and ProBucker-3 pickups with coil-tapping, which distinguishes it from the regular Standard PlusTop.
What is the difference between a Les Paul Classic and a Les Paul Standard?
Aside from the different pickups, the Les Paul Classic has a Slim Taper neck profile (closer to a 60s profile) which is really comfortable, especially for faster players whereas the Les Paul Traditional has a chunkier, Rounded neck profile – as they were in the late 50s.
Why is it called Les Paul Studio?
The name “Studio” comes from the idea that this model would be sonically indistinguishable from a Les Paul Standard or Custom in the recording studio, and that the flashier guitars would be reserved for stage use.