Les Paul Studio
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== Les Paul Studio ==
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| Manufacturer | Epiphone |
| Period | 1995-Present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Set |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Industrial Mahogany |
| Neck | Industrial Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Tune-O-Matic |
| Pickup(s) | Open-Coil Alnico Classic humbuckers |
| Colors available | |
| Ebony, Vintage Sunburst, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Arctic Blue, Worn Brown, Worn Cherry, and Honeyburst (discont.). | |
The Epiphone Les Paul Studio, introduced in 1995, is positioned as a step up from the Epiphone Les Paul-100. The next step up from the Les Paul Studio is the Les Paul Standard.
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Variations
Les Paul Studio (2004-Present)
The Epiphone Les Paul Studio features:
- Open-coil Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Mahogany body
- Set Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- Colors available: Ebony, Vintage Sunburst, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Arctic Blue, Worn Brown, and Worn Cherry.
Les Paul Studio (1998-2004)
The Epiphone Les Paul Studio features:
- Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Mahogany body
- Set Mahogany neck
- "Les Paul" script on headstock
- Rosewood fingerboard with "trapezoid" inlays
- Colors available: Ebony, Vintage Sunburst, and Heritage Cherry Sunburst.
Les Paul Studio (1986-1988)
The Epiphone Les Paul Studio features:
- Open-coil humbuckers
- Black hardware
- Basswood body
- Set Maple neck
- Black "speed" knobs
- Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- Colors available: Antique White.
==Les Paul Studio Standard== 1995 Les Paul Studio Standard |
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Les Paul Studio Standard
The Epiphone Les Paul Studio Standard features:
- Open-coil Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Mahogany body with flamed Maple/Alder cap
- Bolt-on Mahogany neck
- Bound body and neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- Colors available: Honeyburst and Heritage Cherry Sunburst.
Elitist Les Paul Studio
The Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Studio features:
- 50SR/60ST humbuckers
- Nickel hardware
- Grover tuners
- African Mahogany body with Maple cap
- Set African Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with Mother of Pearl "dot" inlays
- Colors available: Vintage Sunburst.
Les Paul Studio Deluxe
The Epiphone Les Paul Studio Deluxe features:
- Alnico Classic Plus humbuckers
- Chrome/gold hardware
- Mahogany body
- Set Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with "trapezoid" inlays
- Colors available: Ebony, Wine Red, and Alpine White (Alpine White includes gold hardware).
Pirates Of The Caribbean Les Paul Studio
The Epiphone Pirates Of The Caribbean Les Paul Studio features:
- Open-coil Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Black hardware
- Mahogany body with Maple cap
- Set Mahogany neck
- "A Pirates' Life for Me" printed truss rod cover
- Rosewood fingerboard with red "skull and crossbones" inlays
- Colors available: Satin Black with Custom Pirates of the Caribbean artwork.
Les Paul Studio Pewter
The Epiphone Les Paul Studio Pewter features:
- Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Mahogany body
- Set Mahogany neck
- Black "speed" knobs
- "Les Paul" script on headstock
- Rosewood fingerboard with "trapezoid" inlays
- Colors available: Pewter.
Bob Marley Les Paul Studio
The Epiphone Bob Marley Les Paul Studio features:
- Open-coil "Zebra" Alnico Classic humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Mahogany body
- Set Mahogany neck
- Black "top hat" knobs
- "One Love" script on headstock
- Rosewood fingerboard with multicolor small "block" inlays
- Colors available:
History
Originally introduced in 1995 as a step down from the Les Paul Standard, the Les Paul Studio Standard has undergone some significant changes in it's lifetime.
In 1996, the Studio Standard got "trapezoid" fingerboard inlays and the "Les Paul" script printed on the headstock.
Redesigned and renamed "Les Paul Studio" in 1998, the guitar lost it's body and neck binding but gained chrome pickup covers, "trapezoid" fretboard inlays, and the "Les Paul" script on the headstock.
Redesigned again in 2004, the Les Paul Studio lost it's pickup covers and "trapezoid" fretboard inlays but gained a thicker, more traditional Les Paul body (it was previously slimmer like the Les Paul-100).
In 2009, Epiphone introduced a limited edition Les Paul Studio Deluxe with the same features as the 1998-2003 Les Paul Studio with the exception of Alnico Classic Plus humbuckers, gold hardware on guitars finished in Alpine White, and a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece.
