LP Studio V.S. LP Standard

[MAXIFUNK]

I hope you realize that that case is worth between 200 and 300 bucks alone.
A couple of scratches on the back but nothing major. Also a bonus is the inlays are not the greenish tinted ones on the later Classics.
A sweet deal for sure. I would have it appraised. You will be amazed at what it's actual value is.
One other thing. What is the approx. weight on it?

I have one of the guys I bought my other guitars from looking into what is actually worth.

i have not weighed it either and have no idea where our scale since we moved 5 years ago. LOL

 

[tele911]

Wow, that thing looks amazingly hot

 

[ZMAN]

Maxi: taking another look at the pictures and that is definitely a Classic plus. They had the Flame maple tops. When I asked about weight, you can probably tell if it is a 10+ pounder or in the 8 to 9 pound. I have a 96 Standard that has the most beautiful tone. It is in the 9.5 range, compared to my Studio and Classic Gold top in the 8 pound range.
How does she play with after a set up?

 

[mrmudcat]

sweet!!!

 

[Danzego]

Kazz: The latest edition of those Mahogany Les Pauls have the Burstbuckers in them.

They all have Burstbuckers. That's not something they recently began including.

 

[ZMAN]

The original faded series was in the SG. They came with the open coil 490 498 combo. Then about 3 years ago they came out with the faded Studios. Unlike the other studios that come with the 490 498 combo these had Burstbukers.

 

[Danzego]

The original faded series was in the SG. They came with the open coil 490 498 combo. Then about 3 years ago they came out with the faded Studios. Unlike the other studios that come with the 490 498 combo these had Burstbukers.

Right, that's what I'm referring to: the Faded LP's. They've always had BB Pros in them, not just the latest edition (as you mentioned). Unless I'm mistaking what you said and you're simply saying the latest ones have BB's, just like the rest of them always have (with the exception of a special UK model that had P-90's in it).

If that's the case, I read what you said as only the latest ones having them because of a lot of confusion over which pickups Gibson uses on the Mahogany Faded Studios. It seems Gibson had the 490/498 P'up combo listed on their site for that model for quite some time, up until a couple of months ago. Understandably, it threw a lot of people for a loop.

 

[ZMAN]

OK. Heres what I should have said. The Faded Studio series have burstbuckers in them, unlike the regular painted Studios that come with the 490/498 combo. Happy? I didn't know there would be test later! LOL
Merry Christmas.

 

[Danzego]

OK. Heres what I should have said. The Faded Studio series have burstbuckers in them, unlike the regular painted Studios that come with the 490/498 combo. Happy? I didn't know there would be test later! LOL
Merry Christmas.

Dude, relax. It's not like I'm being anal here, so please spare the sarcasm. :thwap I'm simply trying to clear up any possible confusion you may have (your statement CAN be taken that way, as I was politely trying to explain) or even confusion that your statement could potentially cause for others. That's all.

 

[ZMAN]

if you read the whole thread you would see that Maxi was not sure if he had a Studio or Classic. He had dates ranging from 72 to 92. As it unfolded he found it was a 92 Classic.
I am sure you will agree with me that 90% of the Studios out there have the 490/498 combo? And that the "latest" editon of the Faded LP Studio would have been after 92. So really do we need to go over this again.
OH and BTW I wasn't being sarcastic, but now I am. The LOL would mean I was laughing about it.
After 1000 or so posts here I am sure both Robert and Spudman will tell you I do not conduct myself in any manner other than to help.
And again Merry Christmas. Case Closed.

 

[Danzego]

Yes, I read the thread in the first place. I'm not talking about all of that, so I don't know why you're bringing other models into it, especially SG's. That's not my concern and I was only referring to ONE thing you stated that has nothing to do with ANY of that.

Here. Brass tacks: Kazz mentioned the Mahogany Studio Faded. You said "the latest edition of those Mahogany Les Pauls have Burstbuckers in them." I stated that they all have Burstbucker Pro's in them because they all do. There has been one run of the Studio Faded, from what...2004?...on to today. There is no latest edition of the Studio Faded since 92 or whatever. That's all I'm saying. Does it need to be drawn out any further than that? No, not really, nor does it seem to elicit the eventual response I got from you when trying to explain myself, thanks. But that's two days ago, so whatever. It's done.

So yeah, with that said, one last thing and then I'm done: no offense really, but the ONLY thing that you having over 1000 posts means to me is that you hit the "Submit Reply" button over 1000 times. I don't view it as a sign of someone's reliability, trustworthiness, intent, or any other weird sign some seem to think it should be taken as. It's not that big of a deal. :what

 

[guitars1969]

studio vs standard

OPPS, my bad Zman. The owner of the Guitar is my V.P. he has a 59 reissue which he said was #1 now. He Gave us the week off for all of our hard work over the past few months. Well, anyway I'll get to see the LP next week when I am back in the office. I'll update everyone once i have seen it.

Maxi............................

there is many ways to look at this I own 14 gibson guitars many of witch are Les Paul models. Now the Difference is in the quality of the wood Exotic woods are very expenssive especialy curry maple of Flame maple these are considered grades ...Sometime they are graded as AA or AAA meaning the rarety of the wood In Classic Les paul You will often see AAA (tiple A grade Flame top ) what that means is the Block of wood they used for that guitar is a High Exotic Wood big Bucks because its rare and the way they prepare it is as such... they take this deseased wood (exotic flame wood ) that measures 8 inches wide by 6 inches thick and the cut it perfectly in the midle creating the perfect twin wood to the next one because it follows the same grain and thats how you get a high AAA grade Flame top ..the split of the wood is in the midle of the Les Paul only you will see these in Clasics, Costoms ,and Standards only depending on its grade AA or AAA ...when you start going into Deluxe and Studio your using regular Maple and or peaces left over from the high grade ones sometimes ending up with three pieces on the Body instead of two this creates a lower end Les paul ..Still sounding ok but not getting the sustain tones from the exotic woods you would find in the Classic,,Custom,,or standard .. Hope this help a little