FIRST LOOK: Gibson Les Paul Studio '60s Tribute

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

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Bridge and neck pickup:

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Light overdrive sounds

Bridge pickup:

Bridge and neck pickup:

Neck pickup:

Dirty lead sounds

Bridge pickup:

Bridge and neck pickup:

Neck pickup:

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Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.