Vintage tuners. Specs claim a 1950's inspired neck profile. The 2017 Gibson Les Paul Studio, however, claims a slim-taper, so maybe this 2016 is the .951" neck???
2016 Gibson Les Paul Studio T Series:
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OP
Oh, crap...
I shouldn't have looked at this...
I shouldn't have looked at this...
Truss_rod
Ambassador of Picks and Sticks
A much deserved "WOW" comes to mind. That is a beautiful guitar....
BlackSG91
Ambassador of Anarchy
At least there is some BLACK in that gorgeous LP Studio...love them guitars. I have a 2008 black Gibson LP Studio that is chambered and the sound is fantastic on it. The neck on it feels a bit fat...maybe a 50's profile. Don't know if they made them that way in the year I mentioned.
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OP
Only Black Nitro in stock...love the vintage tuners...
Bocc69
Ambassador of Metal Health
Me too!
OP
I was checking them out on Stratosphere - you, know, thinking of buying a husk like Smitty did - and the price is higher than I can buy a new (complete) Gibson Studio Les Paul...
OP
This is the headstock Epiphone should have been using all along, IMHO:
Yeah. In the end I didn’t save any money by building up my own guitar from a husk, but I got what I wanted in the guitar.
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That’s a lot like Epi headstocks you see on some vintage Epiphones.
Bocc69
Ambassador of Metal Health
Buying a current model husk is the one time you'll have some savings over buying the equivalent new. I kept tabs waiting for Stratosphere to get New inventory, and when they did, I got mine. I saved some cash over New, not much. But I didn't have to rip the guts out just to put my own in. And it was fun.
Truss_rod
Ambassador of Picks and Sticks
I agree. I believe Epipones are really nice guitars and those headstocks are the beautiful.
OP
Well, you have a point...getting rid of the PCB and factory pickups seems inevitable.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I thought about building one up at one time and after pricing everything out it didn't make sense, was more than buying a complete guitar. But (and this is a big one) I prefer and would have used Gibson pickups to build it up and the PCBs don't bother me so I wouldn't remove one from a guitar just for the sake of changing it out (that being said only one of my guitars has one, the '17 SG Standard).
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
No joke - that is a classy looking headstock. I hate the normal Epi one so much I can't even look at it.
OP
Do you notice any more or less noise with your PCB equipped Gibson???
OP
Agreed! I have considered buying this model in the past, largely because of the more "original" headstock design, but I still kinda see it as a China model, even though it seems everything is being made thete nowadays.
OP
I'm about half tempted to give a Les Paul another go...