[The Studio club]

I have a question that might go along with the weight questions above.....

 

I am looking at a studio to buy and it is listed as a "Studio Lite"

 

They mention balsa wood insert, etc..........not real concerned with overall weight, but wondered what they are all about and most importantly, do they sound as well as "regular" studios?

 

Thanks,

NHTom

 

I know that these guitars have cavities inside or so-called "tone chambers" that are filled with balsa. On different forums i red that Gibson Studios are varying in weigth and it depends on the density of the wood. Mine is Gibson LP Studio 1995 and it weights slightly heavier than new studios wich i've tried in a musical shop. Anyway Gibson has prooved it's quality and most likely they guitars sound great. The most important thing for me when i try a guitar is to understand if i like the sound and how it feels in hands or not, and if it sounds great even if it's light...so what? Plug it and play =)

[The Studio club]

The quality of wood is the same within the whole range of Gibson guitars. Standards, Traditionals have two-piece bodies, while the Studios are usually made from slabs that are glued together from leftover bits and pieces. It's the very same material - nothing wrong with it. You will never notice, unless looking at a natural-colored guitar's sides. That's where You would notice the lines where pieces are joined.

 

Any Gibson USA model after 1982 is swiss-cheesed. From 2007 they are chambered. From 2012 most are "wheel-spoke" relieved (modern weight-relieved) or chambered.

 

Cheers... Bence

 

 

Thank you for the info, that's exactly wat i was looking for. Now i am wondering about the new pick ups... which to chose and what's the best sollution for me. I play different styles of music but mostly it is either blues stuff or some heavy metal riffs. I was thinking about EMG 81 for the dridge but i haven't heard how it sounds in the real life on the LP Studio. As far as i know Zakk Wylde uses this puck up, and obviously, the EMG 81 should fit the heavy metal sound. As i play bluesy soloes, i'm looking for some neck pick up that has a deep and fat sound without going crazy on high gain. I don't have a possibility to change pick up freequently to choose the best one for me cause i simply can't afford it now.

 

If anyone could help with saying which bunch of pick ups is the best sollution for me that would be great. Thanks in advance.

[The Studio club]

Actually it sounds great. I was just wondering about the 'cheese holes'

[The Studio club]

Hello everyone!

 

I am interested about the body of my Gibson LP Studio 1995 (serial # 91425389) - i've heard that starting from somewhen in 2000 they begun to make kind of a hollow body for this guitars to reduce it's weight and price, is it true? Also on some forum i've read that they use worser quality of wood ( like they use material that is closer to the edges of the wood rather than to the middle that is for Custom guitars) in Studios and in others non-expensive guitars in their line ( for example faded models). Can you guys give me some info about that? Does my guitar have holls in it's body? Is made of worser wood than more expensive models?