'Scales Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I keep an eye on LP Studio's for sale on eBay lest the perfect one come up, and have noticed a lot of the 50's/60's Tributes come up as Studios with Tribute either mentioned in the title or not until you check out the pics and read the text. I suspect sometimes not until people take receipt... Are/were Tributes officially part of the Studio model line-up or do they stand alone as a separate model? (and should they be more expensive or less than regular Studios?) thanks - no big deal, I was just interested as it seemed to be a regular occurrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertAndersson Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 The model year 2013 had several of those Tribute models: http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA.aspx?Page=2&ModelYear=2013 They seem to have been priced even below the Studio model. //Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Thanks Robert - I sorted it by price and they seemed to be in between the Studio Satin and the regular Studio. Interestingly they don't seem to have Studio as part of their title. hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hello! When introduced in 2010, they were part of the Studio range, hence the name "Studio 50s/60s/70s Tribute". When these first models run out of productions, the new Tributes were put below the Studio line-up. This was the first to come out in 2010, the "Studio 50s Tribute": http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-50s-Tribute.aspx Then it was joined with the "Studio 60s Tribute": http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-60s-Tribute.aspx. Same guitar, with thinner neck. The next model was the "Studio 70s Tribute": http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-70s-Tribute.aspx. Maple neck with volute and newly designed rail-type mini humbuckers. The next one was the "Studio 60s Tribute Darkback": http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-60s-Tribute-Darkback.aspx And finally the PAF-equipped "Studio 50s Tribute Humbucker": http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-50s-Tribute-Humbucker.aspx. First appeared as "Thomann exclusive". So these are the "Studio Tributes", and these are the simple "Tributes": http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-50s-Tribute.aspx http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-60s-Tribute.aspx http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-70s-Tribute.aspx http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Future-Tribute.aspx Also there were SG and Firebird Tributes. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 thanks Bence. so basically... - pre 2013 tributes are genuine studios (and assume same or better quality materials and parts and similar price when new) - 2013 and tributes are lesser models than Studios and you might expect to be cheaper to be fair, I reckon a lot of sellers wouldn't even know that especially if they weren't the first owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hello 'Scales. I don't really know if there is any difference in quality between the two ranges. The original "Studio Tributes" were limited editions within the Studio range, just as the "Gem series" were couple of years before. That might be an excuse for a higher resale price. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarusvt84 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Tributes often don't come with a case (only a gig bag....) and in my case, the finish was the less expensive satin. Otherwise...my 2011 60's Tribute was a Studio in every respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skilsaw Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 The guys in white shirts who work in Gibson Marketing Department make up these names. I'm still a rookie guitarist but I'm hoping for the day I can really hear the difference between Studio, Custom Shop, Tribute, Re-issue, Traditional, Signature,and Standard guitars. Plopping down more money just because the Marketing dudes say it is worth more scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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