Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio Electric Guitar in Smokehouse Satin

£1,699.00

Gibson have this outstanding New Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio Electric Guitar in Smokehouse Satin in Guitars department, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. The Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio takes the Studio range to the next level. Les Paul Studios have been favoured by guitarists for decades thanks to the lightweight Mahogany construction and simple aesthetic nature, stripping the Les Paul back to basics. With the Les…

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Gibson have impressed us with this New Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio Electric Guitar in Smokehouse Satin in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

The Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio takes the Studio range to the next level. Les Paul Studios have been favoured by guitarists for decades thanks to the lightweight Mahogany construction and simple aesthetic nature, stripping the Les Paul back to basics. With the Les Paul Modern Studio, some improvements and enhancements have been made, taken from the Modern line, such as the bound Ebony fretboard with compound radius, a Modern contoured heel to give superior upper-fret access, coil tapping controls, and additional switching to give you control over phase and pure bypass.

This high-performance machine comes loaded with a Gibson 490R humbucker in the neck and a Gibson 498T humbucker in the bridge for a contemporary growl that has articulate highs and mids, with plenty of bass in the low end. The slim tapered neck offers incredible playability and feel when moving up and down the fretboard, pinning you close whilst feeling comfortable in your hand. The Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio combines many fantastic features from the Modern range to give you a high-performance instrument, that feels superb to play!

Key Features

  • Modern Enhancements – This Les Paul Studio has undergone Modern treatment to give you enhanced playability, feel, and style.
  • Push/Pull Controls – For versatile tone and expansive sonic palette as well as keeping you tone pure with a phase & pure bypass.

Specifications

Body

  • Body Material: Mahogany
  • Top Material: Maple
  • Weight Relief: Ultra-Modern
  • Shape: Les Paul Studio

Neck

  • Neck Material: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: Slim Tapered Modern Contoured Heel
  • Neck Finish: Gloss
  • Scale Length: 24.75”
  • Fretboard Material: Ebony
  • Fretboard Radius: Compound 10-16”
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid
  • Nut Material: Graph-Tech
  • Nut Width: 43.053mm

Hardware

  • Tuners: Grover Rotomatic Keystone Button
  • Bridge: Aluminium Nashville Tune-O-Matic & Stopbar
  • Hardware Colour: Black Nickel
  • Control Knobs: Black Plastic

Electronics

  • Neck Pickup: Gibson 490R Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup: Gibson 498T Humbucker
  • Pickup Configuration: HH
  • Switching: 3-Way
  • Controls: 2x Push/Pull Volume (Coil Tap),2x Push/Pull Tone (Phase &Pure Bypass)

Miscellaneous

  • Case: Soft Shell Case (Included)

Additional information

Weight 22.5 kg

Stuff About Electric Guitars

Electric guitars use magnetic pickups to convert string vibration into an electrical signal, allowing the sound to be shaped through amplifiers and effects. Key things to understand include body shape, pickup type, neck profile, scale length and bridge design, as these all affect tone, feel and sustain. They are used across almost every modern genre, from clean and expressive to high-gain and aggressive styles, making them one of the most versatile instruments available.

Stuff About Guitars

Guitars cover a wide range of instruments designed to suit different styles, techniques, and sounds, from acoustic and classical models to solid body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric designs. Factors like body shape, scale length, neck profile, string type, and pickups all influence how a guitar feels and responds, making each type suited to different players and musical approaches. Whether used for rhythm, lead, songwriting, or experimentation, guitars are expressive, versatile instruments that form the heart of countless genres and playing styles.

Stuff About Solid Body Electric Guitars

Solid body electric guitars are built from a solid piece or pieces of wood, giving them excellent sustain, stability, and resistance to feedback at higher volumes. This construction makes them well suited to amplified playing across a wide range of styles, from clean and articulate tones to heavy, high-gain sounds. Their design allows pickups and hardware to play a major role in shaping tone, while the solid body provides a consistent, reliable feel. Solid body electric guitars are valued for their durability, versatility, and ability to perform confidently on stage and in the studio.

The Important stuff

Les Paul — A Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar known for its thick, powerful tone, strong sustain, and classic single-cutaway shape. It is commonly associated with warm, rich sounds and is well suited to rock, blues, jazz, and heavier styles, thanks to its mahogany body, carved top, and typically humbucker-loaded pickups that deliver depth, punch, and smooth overdrive characteristics.. Smokehouse Satin.

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