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Daryl Robertson

"Casting my eye over its clean and well-applied finish, I'm once again reminded that Gibson is currently producing some of the finest guitars in its history": Gibson Les Paul Studio Session review

Gibson Studio Session review.

What is it?

Released in the early eighties as a less flashy alternative to the Les Paul Standard, the Studio looked to sound and play every bit as good as Gibson's flagship model, just without all the bells and whistles. Now, a little over 40 years later, the beloved guitar has been revised, remodeled, and redesigned in four separate guises – the Studio, Studio Flame Top, Studio Modern, and with the all-new Session model we are looking at today, the line between the fabled Standard and its less expensive stablemate is getting increasingly blurred.

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