Gibson Les Paul Studio Limited 2012 Electric Guitar (with Case)
Get the popular style and value of a Les Paul Studio with the added tonal range of a P-90 H and BurstBucker 3 pickup set.
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Submitted May 16, 2013 by Branden R in West Newton, PA
"Amazing Robot guitar from Gibson"
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This isn't my first Gibson LP Studio guitar, but my brand new one (purchased here at Zzounds.com) was dropped by my local guitar shop, and I chose to pay off the Pay-as-You-Play balance with the insurance money rather than replace it with a new guitar. At the time, I wasn't sure what to do and I was just getting married, so I made the right call at the time. So in effect, this is my first Gibson guitar. See the more detailed sections below for the rest of the review.
Sound
Quite simply, this Studio sounds significantly better than the base Studio 2012 model that I had. The pickups are different in the Limited model, plus add the technology into it and it really sounds awesome. I replaced the stock strings (of course) with EB Cobalts (heavy top, slinky bottom) and that made the guitar even brighter than out of the box.This is a Gibson Studio, a proven model that sounds amazing, has good sustain, and is light enough because of the chambering without loss of sound. Through my effects board (DT RP-1000) or straight into my Randall tube head and Dime cab, the guitar sounds amazing, bright, and tight. The true analog signal means no loss of that true Gibson tone. No mashed digital signals or delay here.
Features
The Limited "Robot" guitar has a ton more features than the base Studio, hence the huge price jump. This is my first Robot guitar; in fact, I never knew this tech existed before I saw this deal on Zzounds.com. The auto-tuning feature works amazingly well and is quick with just a strum or two of the strings.Other features include the included RIP unit for hooking up the guitar to a PC or Mac for recording; Chameleon Technology for installed modeling (analog still retains its quality) and custom sounds with the free downloadable software); piezo-blend control knob; and a lot of others. You can read about that in the product description yourself. How does it all work? So far, flawlessly. The guitar came with two rechargeable battery packs and charger, the Robot Interface Pack (RIP; latest "blue-dot" version), a fire-wire cable, and stereo instrument cable. Not too shabby at all for this sale price!
Ease of Use
Of course, as with any guitar that has this much tech, the learning curve can be as steep or shallow as the player's experience. I haven't worked with a guitar like this before, so I've had to read the manual a lot to get trained in how to use it. But it's not bad, at all, and the manual is written clearly. I've had no issues at all yet in getting to where I need to get. Of course, using the software, RIP, and other features extensively can up the complexity quite a bit, but all the manuals are downloadable and easy to read.
Quality
It's a Gibson. 'Nuff said!!
Value
For this price, you can't go wrong. This particular model was on sale for an insane price when I bought it (much less than the 2013 standard Studio), and with all these features, technology, playability, included hardware and hardshell case, you really can't get a better value than this - and only at Zzounds, by the way. NO ONE else had this deal anywhere.
Manufacturer Support
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The Wow Factor
Out of 10, 11. Seriously. My wife was even amazed when she watched me take the strings off and replace them with new ones. The Robot has a feature in the "Red Bank" that unwinds the strings in preparation for changing them!!! Not kidding. We literally went "oooohhh" when it did it. Crazy wow factor.
Musical Background:
been playing guitar consistently for about a year; I play electric and acoustic, but currently don't own an acoustic
Musical Style:
Christian, blues
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Submitted October 10, 2014 by Alan Burton in Paintsville, KY
"2012 Les Paul Studio "
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I owned one of the first generation Les Paul Robot guitars and found it to be problematic. It was slow to tune but more importantly it would not stay in tune requiring me to constantly use the robot tuning feature. This Guitar feels better, sounds better, tunes faster, and most important it stays in tune. All the extra features are great but for me it's a great guitar without the features.I really didn't care for my Gen 1 robot but this guitar is amazing.
Musical Background:
I have been playing for over 50 years
Musical Style:
Rock, Classic Country,
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Submitted August 22, 2022 by a customer from pacbell.net
"Fantastic versatile guitar"
I bought this guitar new from guitar Center in 2013. So I've had it for nine years. The robot tuning is brilliant, and has not given me any issues in any of those years. I have way too many guitars, (most of them cheapies) so open till recently the Gibson just stayed in the case. But for some reason now it is my daily player. The chameleon tone and the robot interface work great on my older Mac I can use it to shape the tones and record individual strings. Full disclosure I don't do much recording, but it is nice to have the capability of setting the tones in advance and having them in memory on the guitar. I play in a whole bunch of different tunings and that's where the robot really shines. No when I play with continuing their guitar as fast as the robot. And it's always dead on accurate. Now of course I can't tune with a capo. But other than that it's pretty awesome. And after nine years of ownership the guitar still looks great still plays great and most importantly still sounds great. I predict someday these guitars are going to be worth a pile simply because so many People slagged off on them when they were new. That they didn't make very many of them. As it stands now it's worth more than when I paid for it.
Musical Background:
Amateur
Musical Style:
Rock and roll 60s and 70s
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