FIRST LOOK: Gibson Les Paul Studio '60s Tribute

Gibson Les Paul Studio '60s Tribute — This Worn Goldtop model is equipped with a pair of USA P-90 pickups

Gibson Les Paul Studio '60s Tribute

Gibson's new Les Paul Studio '60s Tribute is a limited edition, affordable, stripped-down take on the company's most iconic electric guitar design.

Smitten by the '56 vibe of the Goldtop version, we put it through its paces and recorded the results for your listening pleasure. No great trickery was involved, we simply ran the guitar through a Blackstar HT-1R, added a touch of ambience from its onboard reverb and recorded the direct signal from the combo's emulated output.

Click onwards to hear the Les Paul Studio '60s Tribute in action...

Clean sounds — We set the HT-1R up with the ISF EQ set warm, plenty of reverb dialled in and the overdrive switch disengaged

Clean sounds

Bridge pickup:

Bridge and neck pickup:

Neck pickup:

Light overdrive sounds — Still with the overdrive disengaged, we revved up the preamp gain and adjusted the ISF EQ and reverb to taste

Light overdrive sounds

Bridge pickup:

Bridge and neck pickup:

Neck pickup:

Dirty lead sounds — Finally for this lead tone we engaged the overdrive and went for a more aggressive ISF EQ voicing

Dirty lead sounds

Bridge pickup:

Bridge and neck pickup:

Neck pickup:

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